As part of the Fellowship, each FAIMER Fellow conducts an education innovation project at his or her home institution.
| 2009 Fellows and Education Innovation Projects |
| Dr. Anshu, MD, MBBS, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, INDIA Evaluation of faculty development by FAIMER Regional Institutes in India |
| Rukhsana Aslam, MBBS, Lahore Medical and Dental College, PAKISTAN A community project by students to improve health outcomes – A pilot project |
| Dinesh Badyal, MBBS, MD, Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, INDIA Impact of immediate feedback on the learning of medical students |
| Janet Bloomfield, MD, Universidad del Desarrollo, CHILE Improving feedback-giving skills in clinical tutors |
| Andrea Dávila-Cervantes, MD, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, MEXICO Development of a postgraduate medical education simulation program |
| Martha Delgado, MSc, MD, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, COLOMBIA Integration of distance learning with clinical simulation for training |
| Rosiane Diniz, MD, PhD, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, BRAZIL Interactive spaced-education to improve cardiac semiology in undergraduate education |
| Yasser El-Wazir, MBChB, PhD, Suez Canal University, EGYPT Computer-assisted problem-based learning in FOMSCU |
| Tesfaye Gebremedhin, MD, MPH, Jimma University, ETHIOPIA Establishment of medical education unit at three medical schools |
| Mahinda Kommalage, MBBS, PhD, University of Ruhuna, SRI LANKA Converting a medical doctor to a life-long learner |
| Abdel-Karim Koumare, MD, MPH, Ecole Nacional de Medecine, MALI Improving educational strategies in health sciences universities in Africa |
| Francisco Lamus, MD, MPH, Universidad de la Sabana, COLOMBIA Tutorial materials for health profession students in community health |
| Marykutty Mammen, BSc, PhD, Walter Sisulu University, SOUTH AFRICA Importance of medicinal plants in the life of medical students |
| Ramalingam Sankaran, MD, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, INDIA Academic Leadership Learning Initiative (ALLI) for faculty heads and deans |
| Tegbar Sendekie, MD, MPH, Gondar College of Medical Sciences, ETHIOPIA Dialogue education in postgraduate public health education |
| Muhammad Tariq, MBBS, Aga Khan Medical College, PAKISTAN Evaluating the impact of verbal feedback on residents’ performance |
| 2008 Fellows and Education Innovation Projects |
| Mercedes Bernadá, MD, Universidad de la República, URUGUAY Physician-patient relationship – Professionalism |
| Elaine Bezerra, MD, PhD, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, BRAZIL Student-selected components program in undergraduate rheumatology teaching |
| Ricardo Borda, MD, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, COLOMBIA Distance learning in rural areas for students during their internship |
| Ayhan Caliskan, PhD, MD, Ege Universitesi, TURKEY Usage and effectiveness of web based item bank (WBIB) in Ege University FAC |
| An Dao, PhD, MPH, MD, Hanoi Medical University, VIET NAM Strengthening capacity of health workers in preventive medicine centres |
| Sari Dewi, MD, MHPE, Universitas Padjadjaran, INDONESIA Distributed medical education for increasing health services in West Java |
| Coralie Therese Dimacali, MD, University of the Philippines College of Medicine, PHILIPPINES An evaluation of the summer community immersion program in the UP College |
| Irene Durante, MD, MBA, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, MEXICO Ethical reasoning education in medical residencies at Facultad de Medicina |
| Jorge Garcia, MSh, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, ARGENTINA Improving medical education through a final year tutor’s training program |
Harpreet Kapoor, MS, MBBS, Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, INDIA Development of a structured training program to enhance clinical skills of interns in managing common eye disorders |
| Michan Malca, MD, Universidad Científica del Sur, PERU Training of medical students for improvement of healthcare in vulnerable populations |
| Dianne Manning, PhD, MEd, University of the Witwatersrand, SOUTH AFRICA Factors which impact on the success of medical students |
| Henal Shah, MBBS, DPM, MD, Topiwala National Medical College, INDIA Module for training interns in group psycho education/communication skills |
| John Tumbo, MBChB, MMed, MCFP, University of Limpopo, SOUTH AFRICA Teaching and evaluation of evidence based medicine |
| Eskinder Weldetensaye, MD, Addis Ababa University, ETHIOPIA Improving assessment of clinical competence by using OSCE |
| Zareen Zaidi, MBBS, MD, Foundation University Medical College, PAKISTAN Use positive deviants to improve clinical skills learning in medical students |
| 2007 Fellows and Education Innovation Projects |
| Payal Bansal, MBBS, MS (Surgery), PG Dip (Health Education), Bharati Vidyapeeth Medical College, INDIA |
| Mary Bermudez, MD, MSc, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, COLOMBIA The curricular reform at Javeriana University School of Medicine Program |
| Jugesh Chhatwal, MBBS, MD, Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, INDIA |
| Venkatesh Doreswamy, MBBS, MD (Physiology), M.S. Ramaiah Medical College, INDIA |
| Yucel Gursel, MD, Dokuz Eylul Universitesi, TURKEY |
| Enoch Kwizera, MBChB, MSc, PhD, Walter Sisulu University, SOUTH AFRICA |
| Zahra Ladhani, RN, RM, BScN, MPH, Shifa College of Medicine, PAKISTAN |
| Amam Mbakwem, MBBS, FWACP, University of Lagos, NIGERIA |
| Leilanie Nicodemus, MD, University of the Philippines College of Medicine, PHILIPPINES |
| Gboyega Ogunbanjo, MBBS, MFamMed, FCFP (SA), FACTM, FACRRM, University of Limpopo, SOUTH AFRICA |
| Bishnu Hari Paudel, MD, DGO, FCCP, PhD, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, NEPAL |
| Yinusa Raji, PhD, MSc, BSc, University of Ibadan, NIGERIA |
| Si Mui (Debra) Sim, BSc, PhD, Universiti Malaya, MALAYSIA |
| Ivan Solarte, MD, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, COLOMBIA |
| Astrid Valenzuela, MD, Universidad del Desarrollo, CHILE |
| Wagdy Talaat, MD, PhD, Suez Canal University, EGYPT |
| 2006 Fellows and Education Innovation Projects |
| Richard Adome, BPharm, MSc, PhD, Makerere University, UGANDA |
| Noor Ahsen, MBBS, F.M.H. College of Medicine and Dentistry, PAKISTAN |
| Shyamal Bhattacharya, MBBS, MD, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, NEPAL |
| Valdes Bollela, PhD, MD, Universidade de Ribeirão Preto, BRAZIL |
| Paulo Carvalho, PhD, MD, MHPE, Faculdade de Medicina de Marília, BRAZIL |
| Vimal Govindan, MBBS, MS, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, INDIA |
| Mobeen Iqbal, MD, Shifa College of Medicine, PAKISTAN |
| Maharaj Mam, MBBS, Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, INDIA |
| Efosa Oviasu, MBBS, University of Benin, NIGERIA |
| Imran Shaikh, MBBS, MPH, Ziauddin Medical College, PAKISTAN To improve health status of assigned families through student intervention |
| Naranchimeg Sodovsuren, MD, PhD, Health Sciences University of Mongolia, MONGOLIA |
| Kofoworola Soyebi, BSc, MBChB, FWACS, FAMCR, University of Lagos, NIGERIA |
| Jamuna Vadivelu, BSc, MSc, PhD, Universiti Malaya, MALAYSIA |
| Ben van Heerden, MBChB, MSc, MMed, Stellenbosch University, SOUTH AFRICA |
| Marietjie van Rooyen, MBChB, MMed, University of Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA |
| 2005 Fellows and Education Innovation Projects |
| Juanita Bezuidenhout, MBChB, MMed (Anatomical Pathology), PhD, Stellenbosch University, SOUTH AFRICA |
| Soumya Bhattacharya, MBBS, MS, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, NEPAL |
| David Cameron, MBChB, MPraxMed, MPhil (Palliative Medicine), University of Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA |
| Tara Jaffery, MBBS, MD, Shifa College of Medicine, PAKISTAN |
| Elsie Kiguli-Malwadde, MBChB, MMed, Makerere University, UGANDA |
| Esther Ofoegbu, MBChB, MSc, FWACP, University of Nigeria, NIGERIA |
| Milagros Rabe, MD, MS, PhD, University of the East/Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center, PHILIPPINES |
| Ricardo Ronco, MD, Universidad del Desarrollo, CHILE |
| Rita Sood, MBBS, MD, All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, INDIA |
| Christina Tan, MBBS, MRCGP (UK), FRCGP (UK), Universiti Malaya, MALAYSIA |
| 2004 Fellows and Education Innovation Projects |
| Luis Baricco, MD, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, ARGENTINA |
| Thomas Chacko, MBBS, MD, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, INDIA |
| Francois Cilliers, MBChB, MPhil, Stellenbosch University, SOUTH AFRICA |
| Roy Cuison, MD, MBA, University of Santo Tomas, PHILIPPINES |
| Arun Jamkar, MBBS, MS, PhD, B.J. Medical College, Pune, INDIA |
| Sarah Kiguli, MBChB, MMed, Makerere University, UGANDA |
| Rosemary (Waithira) Mirie, BSc, MSc, University of Nairobi, KENYA |
| Edwin Nwobodo, PhD, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, NIGERIA |
| Christy A.N. Okoromah, MBBS, University of Lagos, NIGERIA |
| Ayodele B. Omotoso, MBBS, University of Ilorin, NIGERIA |
| Daljit Singh, MD, Dayanand Medical College, INDIA |
| Jacqueline van Wyk, BSc, MEd, University of Kwazulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA |
| 2003 Fellows and Education Innovation Projects |
| Eliana Amaral, MD, PhD, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, BRAZIL |
| Sekelani Banda, MBChB, MMed, PhD, University of Zambia, ZAMBIA |
| Elena Barragán, MD, PhD, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, ARGENTINA |
| Solomon Genet, PhD, Jimma University, ETHIOPIA |
| Muhammad Z. Khan, MD, Baqai Medical College, PAKISTAN |
| Ahuka Ona Longombe, MD, PhD, Universite de Kisangani, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO |
| Samuel Luboga, MBChB, MMed, PhD, Makerere University, UGANDA |
| Charles Mkony, MD, MMed, Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences, TANZANIA |
| Vivek Saoji, MBBS, MS, Bharati Vidyapeeth Medical College, INDIA |
| Tejinder Singh, MD, DNB, FIAP, Masters Distance Education, Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, INDIA |
| Huseyin Cahit Taskiran, MD, Dokuz Eylul Universitesi, TURKEY |
| Rashmi Vyas, MBBS, MD, Christian Medical College, Vellore, INDIA |
| 2002 Fellows and Education Innovation Projects |
| Bosede Afolabi, MBChB, University of Lagos, NIGERIA Improving self-reliant learning of medical students by the use of information technology |
| Nor Azila Mohd Adnan, PhD, Universiti Malaya, MALAYSIA Enhancement of the present medical curriculum by increasing the use of patient oriented cases as learning triggers |
| Rima Beriashvili, MD, PhD, MScD, Tbilisi State Medical University, GEORGIA Institutional self-evaluation campaign: Initial stage to approach international standards |
| Henry Campos, MD, MSc, PhD, Universidade Federal do Ceará, BRAZIL Consolidation of a curriculum transformation process |
| Jose Cueto, MD, MHPEd, De La Salle Health Sciences Institute, PHILIPPINES Planning and implementing curricular integration at the DLSU College of Medicine |
| Zalina Ismail, MBBS, PhD, Universiti Sains Malaysia, MALAYSIA Implementation of the E-Nursing Initiative in collaboration with the Ministry of Health of Malaysia |
| S.M. Wasim Jafri, MBBS, MRCP, Aga Khan Medical College, PAKISTAN To improve the teaching skills of residents to act as tutors and facilitators in PBL blocks and to address the issue of shortage of facilitators in PBL blocks and to address the issue of shortage of facilitators at the AKG Khan University |
| E. Oluwabunmi Olapade-Olaopa, MBBS, MD, University of Ibadan, NIGERIA Introduction of year 3 medical students (Clinical Year 1) to molecular medicine |
| Avinash Supe, MBBS, MS, Seth G.S. Medical College, INDIA Developing modules for procedural skills training at undergraduate curriculum |
| Elizabeth Wasserman, MBChB, MMed, DPhil, Stellenbosch University, SOUTH AFRICA Evaluating the assessed curriculum: A pilot project focusing on the theoretical modules of a medical curriculum |
| Kristina Weil, MD, Universidad de los Andes, CHILE Evaluation of the medical interview by systematic videotaping of students |
| 2001 Fellows and Education Innovation Projects |
| Adebowale Adeyemo, MD, University of Lagos, NIGERIA Integrating IT into learning and teaching at the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan |
| Vanessa Burch, MBChB, MMed, PhD, University of Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA The use of formative assessment to promote learning in undergraduate clinical clerkships in the MBChB programme at the University of Cape Town |
| Carlos Carvajal Hafemann, MD, Universidad de Chile, CHILE To evaluate clinical skills in medical education: a necessity |
| Maria Del Carmen Montbrun, MD, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, ARGENTINA Portfolio development in a student-centered curriculum |
| Dan Mwesigwa-Kayongo, MD, Walter Sisulu University (formerly University of Transkei), SOUTH AFRICA Utilisation of information technology to enhance a problem-based learning curriculum at the University of Transkei Medical School |
| Boaz Otieno-Nyunya, MBChB, MMed, Moi University, KENYA Strengthening innovative education of health professionals in sub-Saharan Africa |
| Abdullah Sayiner, MD, Ege Universitesi, TURKEY Achieving vertical integration in a horizontally integrated, system-based curriculum |
| Togoo Altantsetseg, MD, PhD, Health Sciences University of Mongolia, MONGOLIA To develop OSCE at the National Medical University of Mongolia |
| Ana Lia Vargas, MD, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, ARGENTINA Evaluation of clinical skills |
| Anand Zachariah, MD, Christian Medical College, Vellore, INDIA Introduce PBL in clerkship and community posting |
