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Rasha Buhumaid Biography Academic Appointments Professional Education Teaching Honors and Awards Publications Membership of Professional Bodies and Associations Research Interests Clinical and Community Service
Dean - College of Medicine & Graduate Medical Education

Rasha Buhumaid

Dr. Rasha Buhumaid was appointed as the Dean of the College of Medicine and Graduate Medical Education in 2025. She is a Consultant Emergency Physician with a special interest in Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS). Dr. Buhumaid serves as the President-elect of the Asian Society for Emergency Medicine and immediate past president of the Emirates Society of Emergency Medicine and is a member of the National Institute for Health Sciences Emergency Medicine Scientific Committee. She is deeply committed to medical education and has been actively involved in teaching residents, interns, and medical students, contributing significantly to the advancement of emergency medicine in the region.

Academic Appointments

2025 - Present

Dean - College of Medicine & Graduate Medical Education

Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE

2024 - 2025

Vice Dean - Graduate Medical Education

Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE

2020 - 2025

Designated Institutional Official

Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE

2019 - Present

Assistant Professor - Emergency Medicine

Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE

2017 - 2019

Program Director - Emergency Medicine Residency

Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, UAE

2014 - 2016

Associate Program Director - Emergency Medicine Residency

Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, UAE

Professional Education

2013 - 2014

Fellow- Point of Care Ultrasound

Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA

2009 - 2013

American Board of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine Residency Program

George Washington University, USA

2000 - 2007

Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery

UAE University, UAE

Teaching

  • Teaching and mentoring residents, interns and students.
  • Teaching “Basic and Advanced Point of Care Ultrasound”
  • Teaching “Emergency Medicine”
  • Teaching “Professionalism in Medicine”

Honors and Awards

2024

Community Engagement Excellence Award

Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE

2019

Best EM Educator Award

Emirates Society of Emergency Medicine

2019

1000 Best Employee of 2019

SEHA, UAE

2014

Resident Teaching Award

George Washington University, USA

2013

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society

George Washington University, USA

Publications

Factors influencing medical students' knowledge and attitudes toward climate change: A cross-sectional study

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A scoping review of mentorship in Graduate Medical Education: a proposed conceptual framework

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Improving asthma outcomes in Kuwait through a standardized emergency department algorithm

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Exploring knowledge, attitude and confidence in point-of-care ultrasound among emergency physicians and radiologists in Jordan: a cross-sectional study

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From novice to proficient: a longitudinal study of POCUS skill development through a hybrid certification program in the United Arab Emirates

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The need for implementing a standardized, evidence-based emergency department discharge plan for optimizing adult asthma patient outcomes in the UAE, expert meeting report

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Clinical Care Pathway and Management of Major Bleeding Associated with Nonvitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants: A Modified Delphi Consensus from Saudi Arabia and UAE

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Palliative care education: a nationwide qualitative study of emergency medicine residency program directors in the United Arab Emirates

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Professionalism-training in undergraduate medical education in a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic setting in the Gulf Region: an exploration of reflective essays

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Impact of Ramadan on Emergency Department Patients Flow; a Cross-Sectional Study in UAE

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Membership of Professional Bodies and Associations

  • Board Member of the Asian Society of Emergency Medicine
  • Board Member of the Arab Resuscitation Council
  • Member of the Emergency Medicine Scientific Committee of the National Institute for Health Specialties.
  • Chair of the Point of Care Ultrasound subcommittee at the National Institute for Health Specialties.

Research Interests

  • Point of Care Ultrasound as a clinical and educational tool
  • Emergency Medicine Education
  • Graduate Medical Education

Clinical and Community Service

  • 2025 – Present, Consultant emergency physician, Dubai Health
  • 2019 – 2025, Consultant emergency physician, Mediclinic Parkview Hospital
  • 2014 – 2019, Consultant emergency physician, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
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