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Since 2001, more than 175 individuals have served as faculty members in the six FAIMER fellowship programs. Faculty members have come from:

• Argentina • Nigeria
• Brazil • Pakistan
• Canada • South Africa
• Egypt • Turkey
• India • Uganda
• Malaysia • United Kingdom
• Nepal • United States

They are experts in various areas of health professions education, including:

• assessment • team building
• curriculum development • effective teaching skills
• community-based health professions education • organizational development
• distance learning • personal professional development
• e-learning resources • education research
• problem-based learning • qualitative and quantitative analysis
• psychometrics • change management
• program evaluation • conflict resolution
• small group dynamics • approaches to leadership

Approximately one-half of all faculty members are individuals who have completed the FAIMER fellowship.

Faculty Directory

The table below lists the names of the individuals who have served on the FAIMER faculty, as well as their institution or organization, their country, and the FAIMER fellowship programs in which they have taught. Faculty members who are also FAIMER Fellows are listed in bold.

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KEY
Institute: BRAZ =  Brazil-FAIMER Regional Institute: Porto das Dunas, Brazil; CMCL =  CMCL-FAIMER Regional Institute: Ludhiana, India; GSMC =  GSMC-FAIMER Regional Institute: Mumbai, India; PSG =  PSG-FAIMER Regional Institute: Coimbatore, India; SAFRI =  Southern Africa-FAIMER Regional Institute: Cape Town, South Africa; PHIL =  FAIMER Institute, Philadelphia; “•” = faculty member; “-” = not a faculty member.
First Name Last Name Institution / Organization Country BRAZ CMCL GSMC PSG SAFRI PHIL
B.V.AdkoliAll India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia-  •  •---
AdrianaAguiarUniversidade do Rio de JaneiroBrazil  •-----
NoorAhsenShalamar Medical & Dental CollegePakistan-----  •
BosedeAfolabiUniversity of LagosNigeria-----  •
ElianaAmaralUniversidade Estadual de CampinasBrazil  •----  •
M. BrownellAndersonAssociation of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)United States  •----  •
Dr.AnshuMahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical SciencesIndia-  •  •  •-  •
George DantasAzevedoUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do NorteBrazil  •-----
DineshBadyalChristian Medical College, LudhianaIndia-  •  •---
JohnBakerIndependent Clinical PsychologistUnited States-----  •
PayalBansalMaharashtra University of Health Sciences Regional Centre, PuneIndia-  •  •  •--
SairaBanuPSG Institute of Medical Sciences and ResearchIndia---  •--
ElenaBarragánUniversidad Nacional del ComahueArgentina  •----  •
SandeepBavdekarSeth G.S. Medical CollegeIndia--  •---
DaleBergThomas Jefferson UniversityUnited States-----  •
Katherine T.BergThomas Jefferson UniversityUnited States-----  •
ElaineBezerraUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do NorteBrazil  •-----
JuanitaBezuidenhoutStellenbosch UniversitySouth Africa----  •  •
SoumyaBhattacharyaB.P. Koirala Institute of Health SciencesNepal-  •---  •
YuvarajBhosaleSeth G.S. Medical CollegeIndia--  •---
JuliaBlitzStellenbosch UniversitySouth Africa-----  •
PrithaBhuiyanSeth G.S. Medical CollegeIndia--  •---
Janice M.BogenThomas Jefferson UniversityUnited States-----  •
ValdesBollelaFaculdade de Medicina de Riberão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo (FMRP-USP)Brazil  •----  •
Rosuita FratariBonitoUniversidade Federal de UberlândiaBrazil  •-----
JamesBonTempoJhpiegoUnited States-----  •
John R.BouletFAIMERUnited States  •  •---  •
VanessaBurchUniversity of Cape TownSouth Africa  •---  •  •
William P.BurdickFAIMERUnited States  •  •  •  •  •  •
DavidCameronUniversity of PretoriaSouth Africa---  •  •  •
FranciscoCamposSecretaria de Gestão do Trabalho e da Educação na Saúde (SGTES), Brazil Ministry of HealthBrazil  •----  •
HenryCamposUniversidade Federal do CearáBrazil  •----  •
João José BatistaCamposUniversidade Estadual de LondrinaBrazil  •-----
PáduaCamposUniversidade Federal do CearáBrazil  •-----
Paulo MarcondesCarvalhoFaculdade de Medicina de MaríliaBrazil  •----  •
ThomasChackoPSG Institute of Medical Sciences and ResearchIndia-  •  •  •-  •
Shubha SandeepChandorkarBharati Vidyapeeth Medical CollegeIndia-  •----
JugeshChhatwalChristian Medical College, LudhianaIndia-  •----
FrancoisCilliersStellenbosch UniversitySouth Africa----  •-
Ciraj AliMohammedMelaka Manipal Medical College, ManipalIndia-  •----
Frances H.CorneliusDrexel University College of MedicineUnited States-----  •
Eliana GoldfarbCyrinoUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) Faculdade de Medicina de BotucatuBrazil  •-----
Regina Maria LugarinhoDa Fonseca*Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroBrazil  •-----
SuchetaDandekarSeth G.S. Medical CollegeIndia--  •---
DavidDannerIndependent Organizational Development ConsultantUnited States-----  •
W. DaleDauphineeMcGill UniversityCanada-----  •
Maria Neile TorresDe AraújoUniversidade Federal do CearáBrazil  •-----
Eliana CláudiaDe Otero RibeiroHealth Care ConsultantBrazil  •-----
ChetnaDesaiB.J. Medical College, AhmedabadIndia-  •  •---
DeborahDiserensFAIMERUnited States  •  •  •  •  •  •
AmolDongreSri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and HospitalIndia---  •--
JoseFrantzUniversity of the Western CapeSouth Africa----  •  •
StaceyFriedmanFAIMERUnited States--  •  •-  •
Anthony J.FrisbyThomas Jefferson UniversityUnited States-----  •
RobertGalbraithNational Board of Medical Examiners, retiredUnited States-----  •
Vera LúciaGarciaUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) Faculdade de Medicina de BotucatuBrazil  •-----
NancyGary*Educational Commission for Foreign Medical GraduatesUnited States-----  •
VimalGovindanPSG Institute of Medical Sciences and ResearchIndia--  •  •-  •
JanetGrantThe Centre for Medical Education in Context (CenMEDIC)United Kingdom  •  •  •  •  •  •
Ralf RundgrenGravesFAIMERUnited States  •  •  •  •  •  •
SuelyGrossemanUniversidade Federal de Santa CatarinaBrazil  •----  •
Ana StellaHaddadBrazil Ministry of HealthBrazil  •-----
James A.HallockFAIMERUnited States-----  •
JohnHamiltonThe University of Newcastle, AustraliaUnited States-----  •
IleneHarrisUniversity of Illinois at ChicagoUnited States-----  •
PaulHiltHilt and AssociatesUnited States-----  •
Munira AbbasHirkaniSeth G.S. Medical CollegeIndia--  •---
EricHolmboeAmerican Board of Internal MedicineUnited States-----  •
MobeenIqbalShifa College of MedicinePakistan-----  •
Praveen BalasubramanianIyerSeth G.S. Medical CollegeIndia--  •---
TaraJafferyShifa College of Medicine, IslamabadPakistan-----  •
AnimeshJainKasturba Medical CollegeIndia---  •--
ArunJamkarB.J. Medical College, PuneIndia-  •  •  •--
MedhaJoshiM.S. Maraiah Medical CollegeIndia-  •-  •--
SujataKanhereK.J. Somaiya Medical CollegeIndia--  •---
Harpreet KaurKapoorChristian Medical College, LudhianaIndia-  •----
AshwiniKarveTopiwala National Medical CollegeIndia--  •---
ArthurKaufmanUniversity of New Mexico School of MedicineUnited States-----  •
MrunalKetkarBharati Vidyapeeth Medical CollegeIndia--  •---
Muhammad ZakaKhanBaqai Medical UniversityPakistan-----  •
UdayKhopkarSeth G.S. Medical CollegeIndia--  •---
SarahKiguliMakerere UniversityUganda----  •  •
ElsieKiguli-MalwaddeMakerere UniversityUganda----  •  •
DanKipnisThomas Jefferson UniversityUnited States-----  •
NilimaKshirsagarSeth G.S. Medical CollegeIndia--  •---
GagandeepKwatraChristian Medical College, LudhianaIndia-  •---  •
EnochKwizeraWalter Sisulu UniversitySouth Africa----  •-
ZahraLadhaniShifa College of MedicinePakistan-  •---  •
AnthonyLaDucaNational Board of Medical Examiners, retiredUnited States-----  •
AlwynLouwStellenbosch UniversitySouth Africa----  •-
Dione TavaresMacielFaculdade de Ciências Médicas da Universidade de PernambucoBrazil  •-----
Joseph T.MajdanThomas Jefferson UniversityUnited States-----  •
DianneManningUniversity of the WitwatersrandSouth Africa----  •  •
LindaMayCenter for Applied ResearchUnited States-----  •
Danette W.McKinleyFAIMERUnited States  •  •--  •  •
PaulMehneUniversity of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey - Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolUnited States-----  •
PreetiMehtaSeth G.S. Medical CollegeIndia--  •---
Marta SilvaMenezesEscola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde PúblicaBrazil  •-----
Regina PetroniMenninUniversidade Federal de São PauloBrazil  •----  •
Stewart P.MenninMennin Consulting & AssociatesUnited States  •  •--  •  •
Page S.MorahanFAIMERUnited States  •  •  •-  •  •
GloriaMtshaliSouth African Nursing CouncilSouth Africa----  •-
DanMwesigwa-KayongoWalter Sisulu UniversitySouth Africa----  •  •
Jyoti MahanteshNagmotiJawaharlal Nehru Medical College, BelgaumIndia---  •--
AjitaNayakSeth G.S. Medical CollegeIndia--  •---
John J.NorciniFAIMERUnited States  •----  •
Karen D.NovielliThomas Jefferson UniversityUnited States-----  •
EdwinNwobodoNnamdi Azikiwe UniversityNigeria-----  •
EstherOfoegbuUniversity of NigeriaNigeria-----  •
GboyegaOgunbanjoUniversity of LimpopoSouth Africa----  •-
KerryO RourkeUniversity of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey - Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolUnited States-----  •
SeethaPanikkarPSG Institute of Medical Sciences and ResearchIndia---  •--
ShubhangiParkarSeth G.S. Medical CollegeIndia--  •---
ChandrakantPatankarZuventus HealthcareIndia-  •  •---
Harold L.PazUniversity of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey - Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolUnited States-----  •
Edna ReginaPereiraUniversidade Federal de GoiásBrazil  •-----
GlynisPickworthUniversity of PretoriaSouth Africa----  •-
James D.PlumbThomas Jefferson UniversityUnited States-----  •
Cheryl B.PortwoodDrexel University College of Nursing and Health ProfessionsUnited States-----  •
NancyPostPost EnterprisesUnited States-----  •
CharlesPugliaDrexel University College of MedicineUnited States-----  •
AppalaRajuPSG Institute of Medical Sciences and ResearchIndia---  •--
MeeraRamanathanPSG Institute of Medical Sciences and ResearchIndia---  •--
SatyaprakashRaneSeth G.S. Medical CollegeIndia--  •---
Susan L.RattnerThomas Jefferson UniversityUnited States-----  •
P.Ravi ShankarKIST Medical CollegeNepal---  •--
NirmalaRegeSeth G.S. Medical CollegeIndia-  •  •---
Maria GorettiRibeiroUniversidade Federal do CearáBrazil  •-----
Juan Stuardo YazlleRochaUniversidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão PretoBrazil  •-----
RamalingamSankaranPSG Institute of Medical Sciences and ResearchIndia---  •--
VivekSaojiBharati Vidyapeeth Medical CollegeIndia-  •  •  •--
Suptendra NathSarbadhikariPSG Institute of Medical Sciences and ResearchIndia---  •--
Mary BethScallenPeople's Light & TheatreUnited States  •---  •  •
Daniel V.SchidlowDrexel UniversityUnited States  •----  •
WilliamSchwartzUniversity of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, retiredUnited States-----  •
Maria HelenaSengerPontifícia Universidade Católica de São PauloBrazil  •-----
HenalShahTopiwala National Medical CollegeIndia--  •--  •
RanitaSharmaUniversity of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey - Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolUnited States-----  •
Frank A.SimonFAIMERUnited States-----  •
DaljitSinghDayanand Medical CollegeIndia-  •----
Praveen R.SinghPramukhswami Medical CollegeIndia-  •----
SheenaSinghChristian Medical College, LudhianaIndia-  •----
SmitaSinghMahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical SciencesIndia--  •---
Suman P.SinghPramukhswami Medical CollegeIndia-  •----
TejinderSinghChristian Medical College, LudhianaIndia-  •  •  •-  •
Sílvia Mamede StudartSoaresEscola de Saúde Pública do CearáBrazil  •-----
InderpreetSohiChristian Medical College, LudhianaIndia-  •----
RitaSoodAll India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia-  •  •  •-  •
RuySouzaUniversidade Federal de RoraimaBrazil  •-----
PaulSteinUniversity of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, retiredUnited States-----  •
KarenStephensonNetForm InternationalUnited States-----  •
Tadury M.SubbaraoNTR University, VijaywadaIndia---  •--
AvinashSupeSeth G.S. Medical CollegeIndia-  •  •  •-  •
BerniceSykesThomas Jefferson UniversityUnited States-----  •
WagdyTalaatSuez Canal UniversityEgypt-----  •
ChristinaTanUniversiti MalayaMalaysia---  •-  •
Huseyin CahitTaskiranDokuz Eylül ÜniversitesiTurkey-----  •
Edward W.TawyeaThomas Jefferson UniversityUnited States-----  •
AraTekianUniversity of Illinois at ChicagoUnited States----  •  •
MarinaThomasPSG Institute of Medical Sciences and ResearchIndia---  •--
PatreeceThompsonCareer Concepts, Inc.United States-----  •
Luis Fernando FarahTofoliCurso de Medicina de Sobral, Universidade Federal do Ceará, SobralBrazil  •-----
Luiz ErnestoTronconUniversidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão PretoBrazil  •-----
Marie C.TrontellUniversity of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey - Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolUnited States-----  •
Millind S.TulluSeth G.S. Medical CollegeIndia--  •---
JohnTumboUniversity of LimpopoSouth Africa----  •-
BenVan HeerdenStellenbosch UniversitySouth Africa----  •  •
MarietjieVan RooyenUniversity of PretoriaSouth Africa----  •  •
JacquelineVan WykUniversity of KwaZulu-NatalSouth Africa-  •--  •  •
MartaVan ZantenFAIMERUnited States-----  •
Ana LíaVargasUniversidad Nacional de CuyoArgentina-----  •
JonVeloskiThomas Jefferson UniversityUnited States-----  •
RashmiVyasChristian Medical College, VelloreIndia-  •  •  •-  •
ElizabethWassermanStellenbosch UniversitySouth Africa----  •-
RayWellsFAIMERUnited States--  •  •-  •
Gerald P.WhelanEducational Commission for Foreign Medical GraduatesUnited States-----  •
AnandZachariahChristian Medical College, VelloreIndia---  •--
Wynandvan der MerweStellenbosch UniversitySouth Africa-----  •
ElizabethEngelbrechtWestern Cape Provincial Department of HealthSouth Africa-----  •
Ved PrakashMishraDatta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences UniversityIndia-----  •
AbrahamThomasChristian Medical College, LudhianaIndia-----  •
Ahmed NadeemAkbarPakistan Medical and Dental CouncilPakistan-----  •
JamsheerTalatiAga Khan UniversityPakistan-----  •
AnnJobeClinical Skills Evaluation CollaborationUnited States-----  •
IêdaAleluiaEscola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública (EBMSP)Brazil  •-----
ShitalBhandaryPatan Academy of Health Sciences (PAHS)Nepal---  •--
Mala BhallaSethiGovernment Medical College, ChandigarhIndia-  •----
Vera Therezinha MedeirosBorgesUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)Brazil  •-----
JohanDempersStellenbosch UniversitySouth Africa----  •-
RosianeDinizUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN)Brazil  •-----
RosângelaDominguesUniversidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Brazil  •-----
AmolDongreSri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and HospitalIndia---  •--
JorgeGuedesUniversidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA)Brazil  •-----
BiplabJamatiaIndira Gandhi National Open UniversityIndia-  •----
NaveneetKaurUniversity College of Medical Sciences, DelhiIndia-  •----
VeraKochUniversidade de São Paulo (USP)Brazil  •-----
FranciscoLamusUniversidad de la SabanaColombia  •-----
HemLataDayanand Medical CollegeIndia-  •----
Valéria Menezes PeixeiroMachadoUniversidade de São Paulo (USP)Brazil  •-----
Francisco das ChagasMedeirosUniversidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)Brazil  •-----
AlessandraNaghettiniUniversidade Federal de Goiás (UFG)Brazil  •-----
MonikaSharmaChristian Medical College, LudhianaIndia-  •----
Rosana BrandãoVillelaUniversidade Federal de Alagoas (UFAL)Brazil  •-----
RachelWeissUniversity of Cape TownSouth Africa----  •-
ClaireFialkovCorporation for Positive ChangeUnited States-----  •
GailFurmanClinical Skills Evaluation CollaborationUnited States-----  •
DavidHaddadCorporation for Positive ChangeUnited States-----  •
LaurenMaggioStanford University School of MedicineUnited States-----  •
Shannon P.MarquezDrexel University School of Public HealthUnited States-----  •
VanessaMitchellFAIMERUnited States-----  •
VijayRajputCooper Medical School of Rowan UniversityUnited States-----  •
MiaSolomonMain Line HealthUnited States-----  •
K.Shyam KishoreSeth G.S. Medical CollegeIndia--  •---
NeenaSawantSeth G.S. Medical CollegeIndia--  •---
SavitaMaratheMaharashtra University of Health Sciences Regional Centre, PuneIndia--  •---
VadlamannatiSrinivasArmed Forces Medical CollegeIndia--  •---
VarshaPhadkeK.J. Somaiya Medical CollegeIndia--  •---

* Deceased.

[last update: February 6, 2012]