Tag: Riyadh

The 2^nd Quality Assurance in Medical Education Symposium took place May 30-31, 2010, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, at the Faculty of Medicine, King Fahad Medical City, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences. FAIMER Associate Vice President for Education and Co-Director of the FAIMER Institute William Burdick, M.D., M.S.Ed., was among the symposium’s invited international speakers. Dr. Burdick gave presentations on “The WFME Standards” and “Excellence in Medical Education,” and led a workshop on “Use of the WFME Standards.” Dr. Burdick also met with faculty from four medical schools to discuss possible development of a Saudi FAIMER Regional Institute, including Dr. Hamza Abdulghani of King Saud University; Dr. Omayma AboulElla of King Abdulaziz Medical University; Dr. Rajaa Mirghani, Dr. Abdulmohsen Alzalabani, Dr. Magdy El Barbary, Dr. Eeman At-Taras, and Dr. Faroque Khan of King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences – King Fahad Medical City; and Dr. Mohi Eldin Magzoub and Dr. Margaret Elzubeir of King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences – National Guard Health Affairs.