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Exhibit A: 2002-2003 IFME Fellows

Name and Home Country Institution Educational Program U.S. Host Institution and Duration of Fellowship
Ji Ho Choi, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Family Medicine
Assistant Dean in Clinical Affairs
Director, PBL Subcommittee
Inha University College of Medicine
Inchon, Korea 		Curriculum Development University of California, Irvine
School of Medicine
Irvine, CA

12 months
Simona R. Dragan, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Coordinator, Curricular Reform
University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Victor Babes"
Timisoara, Romania 		Curricular design and medical school management Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, NC

6 months
Minas W. Gebru, M.D.
Dean, Faculty of Medicine
Jimma University Faculty of Medical Sciences
Jimma, Ethiopia 		Curriculum design for medical education with specific emphasis on problem-based learning University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, TX

6 months
Venkata C. Pindicura, M.B.B.S., M.S.
Associate Professor of Surgery
NTR University of Health Sciences
Vijayawada, India 		Medical education with a focus on curriculum design, instruction and assessment, faculty development, skills teaching/learning, and structure and function of a medical education unit Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Springfield, IL

12 months
Altantsetseg Togoo, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Epidemiology
Head, Medical Education Department
National Medical University of Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 		Medical education with a focus on program evaluation and curriculum development University of Washington School of Medicine
Seattle, WA

12 months
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Exhibit B: 2003 Institute Fellows

Eliana Amaral, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Campinas, Brazil

Sekelani Banda, B.Sc., M.B.Ch.B., M.Sc., M.Med.
Department of Medical Education Development
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia

Elena Barragan, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Biomedicine
Universidad Nacional del Comahue
Rio Negro, Argentina

Solomon Genet, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D.
Department of Biochemistry
Jimma University
Jimma, Ethiopia

Muhammad Z. Khan, M.D.
Center for Medical Education
Baqai Medical & Dental College
Karachi, Pakistan

Ahuka Ona Longombe, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Surgery
Universite de Kisangani
Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Samuel Luboga, M.B.Ch.B., M.Med., Ph.D.
Department of Anatomy
Makerere University
Kampala, Uganda

Charles Mkony, M.D., M.Med.
Department of Surgery
Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Vivek Saoji, M.B.B.S., M.S.
Department of Surgery
Bharati Vidyapeeth Medical College
Pune, India

Tejinder Singh, M.B.B.S., M.D., PGDHE
Department of Pediatrics
Christian Medical College
Ludhiana, India

Huseyin Cahit Taskiran, M.D.
Department of Medical Education
Dokuz Eylul Universitesi
Izmir, Turkey

Rashmi Vyas, M.B.B.S., M.D.
Department of Physiology
Christian Medical College and Hospital
Vellore, India
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Exhibit C: FAIMER Institute 2002 Fellows: Professional Accomplishments in 2003

Fellow Academic Promotions, Appointments Grants, Publications, Presentations Related to FAIMER Fellowship
Bosede Afolabi
University of Lagos, Nigeria
  • Appointed to Lecturer
  • Member of Committee on use of Information Technology for student records
  • Member of Information Technology Committee
  
Rima Beriashvili
Tbilisi State Medical University, Georgia
  • Promoted to full Professor in Pathology
  • Elected to Education Committee
  
Henry Campos
Universidade Federal do Ceara, Brazil 		Re-elected for 2nd term as Dean (2003-2007) School was awarded a grant from Brazilian Ministry of Health/Pan-American Health Organization to develop curriculum change project (20 of 69 schools selected).
Jose Cueto
De La Salle University College of Medicine, Philippines
  • Director, Philippines Board of Surgery
  • Chair, Committee on Objective Structured Clinical Exam
  • Full Professor & Vice President, Medical Services
  
S.M. Wasim Jafri
Aga Khan Medical College, Pakistan
  • Elected Vice President of the Pakistan Hepatology Society
  • Member of Training and Education Committee of the Organisation Mondiale de Gastro-Enterologie
  
Nor Azila Mohd Adnan
Universiti Malaya, Malaysia
  • Reappointed as a revolving member of the Accreditation Panel for Medical Undergraduate Program
  • Appointed as a member of Advisory Panel on Medical Program, Quality Assurance Division, Ministry of Education, Malaysia
Grants for:
  • Research project in medical education
  • Development of facilities for staff/student training and assessment
  • Infrastructure development of problem-based learning from the Chancellery, University of Malaya
E. Oluwabunmi Olapade-Olaopa
University of Ibadan, Nigeria 		Member, Curriculum Change Committee International Surgical Foundation Award
Avinash Supe
Seth G.S. Medical College, India
  • Promoted to Professor and Head, Surgical Gastroenterology
  • Elected as Director, Medical Education, Training, and Evaluation at Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Ananvalli, Nashik Maharashtra
  • Mahalaxmi Trust for developing Clinical Skills Laboratory
  • Alumni Association from UK/USA/India for Clinical Skills Laboratory
  • Diamond Jubilee Society Trust
Elizabeth Wasserman
University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
  • Member, Stellenbosch University Rector's Committee for Quality
  • Member, Joint Research Committee between Faculty of Health Science and Faculty of Education
  
Kristina Weil
Universidad de Los Andes, Chile 		Promoted to Assistant Professor in Psychiatry Grant from Internal Foundation for Research from the Universidad de los Andes to complete FAIMER project on evaluation of medical student interviewing skills
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Exhibit D: Institute Participating Institutions

Country School
Argentina
  • Universidad Nacional de Cuyo
  • Universidad Nacional del Comahue
Brazil
  • Universidade Estadual de Campinas
  • Universidade Federal do Ceara
Chile
  • Universidad de Chile
  • Universidad de Los Andes
Democratic Republic of the Congo Universite de Kisangani
Ethiopia Jimma University
Georgia Tbilisi State Medical University
India
  • Bharati Vidyapeeth Medical College
  • Christian Medical College, Ludhiana
  • Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore
  • Seth G.S. Medical College
Kenya Moi University
Malaysia
  • Universiti Malaya
  • Universiti Sains Malaysia
Mongolia National Medical University
Nigeria
  • University of Ibadan
  • University of Lagos
Pakistan
  • Aga Khan Medical College
  • Baqai Medical & Dental College
Philippines De La Salle University College of Medicine
South Africa
  • University of Cape Town
  • University of Stellenbosch
  • University of Transkei
Tanzania Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences
Turkey
  • Dokuz Eylul Universitesi
  • Ege University Faculty of Medicine
Uganda Makerere University
Zambia University of Zambia
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IMED Advisory Board

Dale L. Austin, M.A.
Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States, Inc.

Vinod K. Bhutani, M.D., F.A.A.P.
Neonatologist and Pediatrician
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Adjunct Faculty, School of Nursing
University of Pennsylvania

W. Dale Dauphinee, M.D., F.R.C.P.C.
Executive Director
Medical Council of Canada

Dr. Fernando J. Gracia
Minister of Health
Panama

Geetha Jayaram, M.D., M.B.A.
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Hans Karle, M.D., D.M.Sc.
President
World Federation for Medical Education

Randal C. Manning
Executive Director
Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine

Elizabeth O. Ofili, M.D., M.P.H.
Member, Board of Directors
FAIMER

Member, Board of Trustees
ECFMG

Professor of Medicine
Chief, Section of Cardiology
Director, Clinical Research Center
Morehouse School of Medicine

Pablo A. Pulido, M.D.
Executive Director
Pan American Federation of Associations of Medical Schools

Professor Ian J. Simpson
Chair, Division of Clinical Sciences
University of Auckland

Professor Dame Lesley Southgate
Professor of Primary Care & Medical Education
Academic Centre for Medical Education

Jamsheer Talati, M.B.B.S.
Member, Board of Directors
FAIMER

Associate Dean, Education
Faculty of Health Sciences
The Aga Khan University

Altantsetseg Togoo, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Epidemiology
Head, Medical Education Department
National Medical University of Mongolia

Professor J.P. de V. van Niekerk
Dean Emeritus
University of Cape Town Faculty of Medicine

Andrzej Wojtczak, M.D., D.MSc.
Director
Institute for International Medical Education
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Scientific Review Panels: IFME & STEF

George A. Condouris, Ph.D., Chair *
Chair Emeritus,
Department of Pharmacology and Physiology
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

Francis L. Abel, M.D., Ph.D.
Research Professor, Department of Pediatrics
George Washington University
Children's National Medical Center

Donald Bartlett, Jr., M.D. *
Chair, Department of Physiology
Andrew C. Vail Professor of Physiology
Dartmouth Medical School

William P. Burdick, M.D.
Co-Director, FAIMER Institute
FAIMER

Assistant Vice President, Assessment Services
ECFMG

N. Lynn Eckhert, M.D., Dr.P.H.
Chair, Board of Trustees
ECFMG

Director, Academic Programs
Harvard Medical International / Harvard Medical School

James A. Hallock, M.D. (ex officio) *
Chair, Board of Directors
FAIMER

President and Chief Executive Officer
ECFMG

Diane Heestand, Ed.D. *
Professor and Director,
Office of Educational Development
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Richard M. MacDonald, M.D.
Associate Dean for Student Affairs
Professor of Psychiatry
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences –
F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine

John J. Norcini, Ph.D. (ex officio) *
President and Chief Executive Officer
FAIMER

* IFME Review Panel members denoted with an asterisk are also members of the STEF Panel.

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Institute Selection Advisory Committee

William P. Burdick, M.D.
Co-Director, FAIMER Institute
FAIMER

Assistant Vice President, Assessment Services
ECFMG

George A. Condouris, Ph.D.
Chair Emeritus, Department of Pharmacology and Physiology
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

Catherine deVries, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.A.P.
Associate Professor of Surgery
Primary Children's Medical Center

Angela Diaz, M.D.
Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Mount Sinai/New York University Health

N. Lynn Eckhert, M.D., Dr.P.H.
Chair, Board of Trustees
ECFMG

Director, Academic Programs
Harvard Medical International / Harvard Medical School

Diane Heestand, Ed.D.
Professor and Director, Office of Educational Development
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Roger W. Koment, Ph.D.
Executive Director
International Association of Medical Science Educators

Sade Kosoko-Lasaki, M.D., M.S.P.H.
Associate Professor, Ophthalmology
Associate Vice President for Multicultural & Community Affairs
Creighton University School of Medicine

Page S. Morahan, Ph.D.
Co-Director, FAIMER Institute
FAIMER

Co-Director, ELAM Program
Drexel University College of Medicine

John J. Norcini, Ph.D. (ex officio)
President and Chief Executive Officer
FAIMER

Alton I. Sutnick, M.D.
Director of International Medical Education
Carelift International

Sharon Wood-Dauphinee, Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine in Physical and Occupational Therapy, Epidemiology and Biostatistics
McGill University
School of Physical and Occupational Therapy
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Institute Global Faculty Advisors

Vanessa Burch, M.B.Bch., M.med., FCP
Senior Lecturer & Senior Specialist,
Department of Medicine
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa

Boaz Otieno-Nyunya, M.D., M.Ed.
Lecturer, Reproductive Health
Moi University
Eldoret, Kenya

Ana Lia Vargas, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Universidad Nacional de Cuyo
Facultad de Ciencias Medicas
Mendoza, Argentina

Anand Zachariah, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor,
Department of Medicine
Christian Medical College
Vellore, India
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[last update: June 29, 2006]