Nabil Zary
Contact FacultyDr. Nabil Zary is the senior director of the Institute for Excellence in Health Professions Education (ieHPE) at the Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine in Health Sciences (MBRU) in Dubai, UAE. He has a background in medicine, technology, and education. He received a bachelor’s in medicine and a doctoral degree in medical sciences at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden. He is active in investigating the potential of emerging technologies in the context of digital health education – with a particular interest for serious games, extended realities, artificial intelligence, technology standards, and ubiquitous learning approaches for patients and the healthcare workforce. Along his professional journey, he has gained experience at strategical/tactical/levels of impactful transformations that have been translated into actionable understanding, expertise, and leadership in complex contexts.
Academic Appointments
Professor - Medical Education
Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, UAE.
Visiting Associate Professor
Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Associate Professor
Karolinska Institute, Sweden
Assistant Professor
Karolinska Institute, Sweden
Professional Education
PhD (Medical Education/Simulation)
Karolinska Institute - Stockholm, Sweden
BSc Medicine
Karolinska Institute, Sweden
BSc Biomedical Laboratory Sciences
Karolinska Institute, Sweden
Teaching
- Program director and teacher in Master’s of Science in Health Professions Education (MScHPE)
- Program director and teacher in Postgraduate Diploma in Health Professions Education (PGDipHPE)
- Program director and teacher in Postgraduate Certificate in Health Professions Education (PFCertHPE)
Publications
Membership of Professional Bodies/Associations
- Association for American Medical Colleges (AAMC) – member of the Medbiquitous Steering Committee
- International Association for Medical Education (AMEE) – member
- Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) – member
- The Immersive Learning Research Network (iLRN) – member
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) – member
Research Interests
- Artificial Intelligence in Medical Education
- Educational neurosciences
- Learning health sciences
- Immersive Experiences (Virtual/Augmented/Extended realities) for Learning and Assessment
- Technology standards in Health Professions Education
- Learning and academic analytics
Clinical and Community Service
- Editor in Chief – JMIR Medical Education
- Editor in Chief – JMIR Serious Games
