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Professor of Medical Education and Senior Director - Institute for Excellence in Health Professions Education

Nabil Zary

Nabil.Zary@mbru.ac.ae

Dr. 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

2019 - Present

Professor - Medical Education

Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, UAE.

2016 - 2019

Visiting Associate Professor

Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

2012 - 2019

Associate Professor

Karolinska Institute, Sweden

2009 - 2011

Assistant Professor

Karolinska Institute, Sweden

Professional Education

2007

PhD (Medical Education/Simulation)

Karolinska Institute - Stockholm, Sweden

1999

BSc Medicine

Karolinska Institute, Sweden

1990

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)

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