Syed I. Shehnaz

Privatisation of Medical Education Viewpoints with a global perspective

Faculty and Students’ Perceptions of Student Experiences in a Medical School Undergoing Curricular Transition in the United Arab Emirates

Objectives: In 2008, the Gulf Medical College in the United Arab Emirates underwent a curricular change from a discipline-based to an organ-system-based integrated curriculum. In this context, this study aimed to compare the faculty and students’ perceptions of the student experiences with the new curriculum. Methods: …

Pirates of Plagiarism: Proposed courses of action to deal with plagiarism

Is More Nutrition Education Needed in the Undergraduate Medical Curriculum?: Perceptions of graduates from a medical university in the United Arab Emirates

Objectives: The rise in lifestyle diseases has resulted in primary physicians advising more patients on the benefits of nutritional modifications. However, nutrition education has remained more or less unchanged in the undergraduate medical curriculum. This study aimed to assess the perceptions of medical graduates reg …

A Five Year Longitudinal Study of the Educational Environment in a Newly Integrated Medical Curriculum

Objectives: The College of Medicine at Gulf Medical University (GMU), Ajman, United Arab Emirates, was subjected to a curricular reform, which shifted the institution from a traditional curriculum to a hybrid, studentcentred, integrated curriculum. There are no previous studies analysing the consequences of such a curr …