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Fellow Innovation Projects

As part of the Fellowship, each FAIMER Fellow conducts an education innovation project at his or her home institution.

FAIMER Institute Fellows: 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001

2007 Fellows and Education Innovation Projects
Payal Bansal, MBBS, MS (Surgery), PG Dip (Health Education), Bharati Vidyapeeth Medical College, INDIA Faculty development in standardized clinical skills assessment
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 A program to impart communication skills at undergraduate level (interns)
Venkatesh Doreswamy, MBBS, MD (Physiology), M.S. Ramaiah Medical College, INDIA An urgent need to integrate professionalism with medical education
Yucel Gursel, MD, Dokuz Eylul Universitesi, TURKEY Performance-based assessment in undergraduate medical education
Enoch Kwizera, MBChB, MSc, PhD, Walter Sisulu University, SOUTH AFRICA Training PHC nurse practitioners for rational prescribing
Zahra Ladhani, RN, RM, BScN, MPH, Shifa College of Medicine, PAKISTAN Introducing competency-based community health curriculum in nursing program
Amam Mbakwem, MBBS, FWACP, University of Lagos, NIGERIA Improving patients' medical education
Leilanie Nicodemus, MD, University of the Philippines College of Medicine, PHILIPPINES 2-track family medicine residency training program integrated curriculum
Gboyega Ogunbanjo, MBBS, MFamMed, FCFP (SA), FACTM, FACRRM, University of Limpopo, SOUTH AFRICA Improving the reliability of examiners with the OSCE at undergrad level
Bishnu Hari Paudel, MD, DGO, FCCP, PhD, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, NEPAL Public health impact of medical school and community posting effect on intern
Yinusa Raji, PhD, MSc, BSc, University of Ibadan, NIGERIA Synchronizing teaching of pre-clinical subjects in problem-based learning
Si Mui (Debra) Sim, BSc, PhD, Universiti Malaya, MALAYSIA Training undergraduate medical students to develop good prescribing skills
Ivan Solarte, MD, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, COLOMBIA The curricular reform at Javeriana University School of Medicine Program
Astrid Valenzuela, MD, Universidad del Desarrollo, CHILE Improving health supervision in pediatrics
Wagdy Youssef, MD, PhD, Suez Canal University, EGYPT Diploma in HPE at the Egyptian national level through e-learning

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2006 Fellows and Education Innovation Projects
Richard Adome, BPharm, MSc, PhD, Makerere University, UGANDA The introduction of objective structured clinical/practical examination (OSCE/OSPE) in the undergraduate student assessment in pharmacy
Noor Ahsen, MBBS, F.M.H. College of Medicine and Dentistry, PAKISTAN Medical students training in counseling and interpersonal skills
Shyamal Bhattacharya, MBBS, MD, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, NEPAL Critical appraisal of the innovative undergraduate medical curriculum of B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Nepal
Valdes Bollela, PhD, MD, Universidade de Ribeirão Preto, BRAZIL “Bridging the gap:” Implementing a competence-based internship in undergraduate curriculum of medicine in a medical school in Brazil
Paulo Carvalho, PhD, MD, MHPE, Faculdade de Medicina de Marília, BRAZIL Establishing a unit for development of online education at Marília Medical School
Vimal Govindan, MBBS, MS, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, INDIA Enhancing communication skills of interns training in surgery, using OSCE as a formative assessment tool
Mobeen Iqbal, MBBS, Shifa College of Medicine, PAKISTAN Implementing evidence-based medicine principles in undergraduate internal medicine clerkships
Maharaj Mam, MBBS, Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, INDIA Critical appraisal of open distance learning (ODL) program in geriatric medicine
Efosa Oviasu, MBBS, University of Benin, NIGERIA A more objective assessment of medical students’ clinical skills
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 Developing a model for the teaching and assessment of professional attitudes in undergraduate medical education
Kofoworola Soyebi, BSc, MBChB, FWACS, FAMCR, University of Lagos, NIGERIA Problem-based learning (PBL) as a training method: A pilot study in the department of radiation biology, radiotherapy, radiodiagnosis & radiography (RBRRR), College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Nigeria
Jamuna Vadivelu, BSc, MSc, PhD, Universiti Malaya, MALAYSIA To develop assessment tools for evaluation of basic sciences integration in clinical teaching
Ben van Heerden, MBChB, MSc, MMed, Stellenbosch University, SOUTH AFRICA Identifying the predictors of success, beyond past performance, in the medical curriculum of the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
Marietjie van Rooyen, MBChB, MMed, University of Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA The prevalence of depression and compassion fatigue, and perceived reasons for excessive distress in students at the medical school of the University of Pretoria

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2005 Fellows and Education Innovation Projects
Juanita Bezuidenhout, MBChB, MMed (Anatomical Pathology), PhD, Stellenbosch University, SOUTH AFRICA CANMeds – a suitable framework for post-graduate pathology training in South Africa
Soumya Bhattacharya, MBBS, MS, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, NEPAL Bridging the gap: Implementation of an integrated assessment in a problem-based curriculum at B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
David Cameron, MBChB, MPraxMed, MPhil (Palliative Medicine), University of Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA Are we training our medical students to solve problems and think critically?
Tara Jaffery, MBBS, MD, Shifa College of Medicine, PAKISTAN Achieving early clinical exposure in a traditional curriculum
Elsie Kiguli-Malwadde, MBChB, MMed, Makerere University, UGANDA Problem Based Learning: A place in the sun for radiology
Esther Ofoegbu, MBChB, MSc, FWACP, University of Nigeria, NIGERIA Strategic process for establishing one of the first offices of medical education in Nigeria
Milagros Rabe, MD, MS, PhD, University of the East/Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center, PHILIPPINES Hyperlinked case presentation to promote self-directed learning
Ricardo Ronco, MD, Universidad del Desarrollo, CHILE A pilot project: PBL for tiny tots and mothers-to-be
Rita Sood, MBBS, MD, All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, INDIA Critical appraisal of assessment practices in undergraduate medical education in a developing country
Christina Tan, MBBS, MRCGP (UK), FRCGP (UK), Universiti Malaya, MALAYSIA Improving the reliability and accuracy of the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) at final MBBS level

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2004 Fellows and Education Innovation Projects
Luis Baricco, MD, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, ARGENTINA Increasing student motivation in Argentinean students through early clinical experience
Thomas Chacko, MBBS, MD, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, INDIA The “Competent Intern” program: use of peer feedback to improve competency at primary care settings
Francois Cilliers, MBChB, MPhil, Stellenbosch University, SOUTH AFRICA Identification of health-delivery functions of interns in resource-constrained settings
Roy Cuison, MD, MBA, University of Santo Tomas, PHILIPPINES Developing a double-degree program for the University of Santo Tomas, Philippines
Arun Jamkar, MBBS, MS, PhD, B.J. Medical College, Pune, INDIA Integrated teaching programme with student centered case based learning for undergraduates at B J Medical College Pune
Sarah Kiguli, MBChB, MMed, Makerere University, UGANDA Introducing clinical skills training to pre-clerkship medical students in a resource constrained medical school
Rosemary (Waithira) Mirie, BSc, MSc, University of Nairobi, KENYA First use of student feedback in evaluation of the medical curriculum at the University of Nairobi – application to the nutrition component
Edwin Nwobodo, PhD, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, NIGERIA Development of an integrated curriculum for basic medical sciences
Christy A.N. Okoromah, MBBS, University of Lagos, NIGERIA Impact of evidence based medicine curriculum on medical students during paediatrics clerkship
Ayodele B. Omotoso, MBBS, University of Ilorin, NIGERIA Improving the quality and efficiency of medical student assessment using objective structured clinical examination: A pilot study
Daljit Singh, MD, Dayanand Medical College, INDIA Increasing the acceptability of student feedback for curriculum revision
Jacqueline van Wyk, BSc, MEd, University of Kwazulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA Establishing the efficacy of program evaluation for a new problem-based learning (PBL) curriculum in a medical school in a developing country

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2003 Fellows and Education Innovation Projects
Eliana Amaral, MD, PhD, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, BRAZIL Enhancing clinical skills through experience at the primary health unit during the pre-rotation year in Brazil
Sekelani Banda, MBChB, MMed, PhD, University of Zambia, ZAMBIA Self-evaluation on WFME Basic Standards in Medical Education
Elena Barragán, MD, PhD, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, ARGENTINA First steps towards horizontal integration in teaching within a biomedical department
Solomon Genet, PhD, Jimma University, ETHIOPIA Evaluation of team training program as one of the strategies of community based medical education of Jimma University
Muhammad Z. Khan, MD, Baqai Medical College, PAKISTAN Integrating the first year curriculum of Baqai Medical College amongst the basic and clinical sciences, through a parallel problem-based learning (PBL) track
Ahuka Ona Longombe, MD, PhD, Universite de Kisangani, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Introduction of rural medicine to medical schools in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): Pilot experiment to attract future physicians to rural areas
Samuel Luboga, MBChB, MMed, PhD, Makerere University, UGANDA Developing a student assessment plan appropriate for problem-based learning (PBL) and community-based education and service (COBES) curriculum
Charles Mkony, MD, MMed, Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences, TANZANIA Regular formative assessment for students in clinical rotation at School of Medicine, Muhimbili, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: Does it improve learning?
Vivek Saoji, MBBS, MS, Bharati Vidyapeeth Medical College, INDIA Computer-based self-learning packages (study modules) as a learning resource in an undergraduate surgery curriculum
Tejinder Singh, MD, DNB, FIAP, Masters Distance Education, Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, INDIA Integration of distance learning with conventional classroom teaching
Huseyin Cahit Taskiran, MD, Dokuz Eylul Universitesi, TURKEY A new competency level system for practical and procedural skills in an undergraduate curriculum
Rashmi Vyas, MBBS, MD, Christian Medical College, Vellore, INDIA Initiating an integrated learning program (I-ILP) in basic medical sciences

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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 M.A. Azila, 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, 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

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2001 Fellows and Education Innovation Projects
Adebowale Adeyemo, MD, University of Ibadan, NIGERIA Integrating IT into learning and teaching at the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan
Vanessa Burch, MBChB, MMed, 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
Altantsetseg Togoo, 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

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[last update: February 13, 2008]