
Meghana Sudhir
Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator - Advanced Contact FacultyMeghana Sudhir is a Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator -Advanced (CHSE-A) with over fifteen years of experience in Health Professions Education of which 12 years in Simulation Based Education [SBE]. She is highly experienced in both manikins based, and human patient based (simulated patient) healthcare simulation and debriefing. She is a pioneer in Simulated patient program in the United Arab Emirates and established the first Foundations Certificate course for simulated patients in the region. She serves as International Committee member of Association of Standardized Patient Educators (ASPE), SIG member of Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) She is the recipient of the most prestigious ‘ASPE Outstanding Educator of the Year 2021’ and also recipient of the first Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator- Advanced from the United Arab Emirates. She is also awarded with Associate Fellowship from AMEE. She has been working with MBRU since 2014.
Academic Appointments
Senior Simulation Educator
Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE.
Lecturer
College of Nursing and Midwifery, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE.
Simulation Educator
Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE.
Training Center Coordinator
American Heart Association International Training Center, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE
Coordinator, Clinical Skills Training
United Arab Emirates University, UAE
Lecturer
Faculty of Nursing, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health sciences, India
Registered Nurse
Emirates Diagnostic Clinic, UAE
Professional Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA- Healthcare Services Administration)
Sikkim Manipal University, India
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN – Psychiatric Nursing)
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, India
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
Mahatma Gandhi University, India
Teaching
- Curriculum development, design, delivery, and facilitation of simulation based educational programs for undergraduate and post graduate medical, nursing, and dental colleges.
- Training Educators in Train the Trainer/ Instructor Courses and Faculty Development Programs
- Designs and delivers simulation courses for healthcare professionals nationally, regionally, and internationally
- Basic and Advanced Life Support course training
- Teaching Psychiatric Nursing, Nursing Education & Administration for Diploma, Undergraduate & Post Graduate Nursing students.
- Mentoring Undergraduate & Masters Program students in research projects & dissertations
Honors and Awards
ASPE Outstanding Educator Award
Association for Standardized Patient Educators, USA
Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator- Advanced (CHSE-A)
Society for Simulation in Healthcare, USA
Associate Fellow (AFAMEE)
Association for Medical Education Europe (AMEE), UK
Recipient of 1st MBRU College of Medicine Internal Grant
Mohammed Bin Rashid University of MEdicine and Health Sciences
Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE)
Society for Simulation in Healthcare, USA
Publications
Membership of Professional Bodies/Associations
- International Committee Member, ASPE
- Member Society of Simulation in Healthcare [SSH], USA
- Member of Association of Standardized Patient Educators [ASPE], USA
- Member, AMEE
Research interests
- Simulation-Based Education (SBE)
- Human Patient Simulation -Simulated Patients/ Participants
- Professionalism
- Human Factors
Clinical and Community Service
- Serves as a mentor for simulation community
- Organizing and chairing numerous conference sessions and entire international conferences in Simulation Based Education and Medical Education.
- Engaging Community into Health Professions Education through Simulated Patient Program.
- International Committee Member of Association for Standardized Patient Educators (ASPE)
- Scholarly engagement as Keynote speaker, chief guest, panel member, invited speaker at local, regional and international platforms.
- Reviewer of scientific papers for AMEE, IMSH, ASPE, AMEA, AERA and much more.
- IRB Committee Member
- Founding Training Center Coordinator of the American Heart Association International Training Center at MBRU
- Facilitating MBRU PULSE Program
- Participating in Teddy Bear Hospital Program at MBRU
- Teaching Heart Saver First Aid CPR AED Program for Community