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
Dean - College of Medicine & Graduate Medical Education
Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE
Vice Dean - Graduate Medical Education
Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE
Designated Institutional Official
Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE
Assistant Professor - Emergency Medicine
Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE
Program Director - Emergency Medicine Residency
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, UAE
Associate Program Director - Emergency Medicine Residency
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, UAE
Professional Education
Fellow- Point of Care Ultrasound
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA
American Board of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine Residency Program
George Washington University, USA
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
Community Engagement Excellence Award
Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE
Best EM Educator Award
Emirates Society of Emergency Medicine
1000 Best Employee of 2019
SEHA, UAE
Resident Teaching Award
George Washington University, USA
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
George Washington University, USA
Publications
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