About the Award
Named after Professor Mutairu Ezimokhai, the Founding Provost of Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU), who served as the academic lead for the development and launch of MBRU, and its College of Medicine. Professor Ezimokhai is a mentor whose mark will forever be evident in MBRU. This award recognizes excellence in teaching- improving student learning and teaching practice at the University, advancing medical education scholarship and research, and effecting change and improvement at MBRU.
Criteria
To be awarded, an eligible individual must clearly demonstrate excellence in performance and achievements in any of the components of health sciences education [didactic, clinical and research] when judged against preset criteria, and more generally, their peers.
There are three criteria, each one focusing on a different aspect:
- Criterion 1. Improving student learning and teaching practice
- Criterion 2. Advancing medical educational scholarship and research
- Criterion 3. Effecting change and improvement in the educational workplace
Under each of these criteria there are a series of sub-criteria. as well as providing evidence to support the application.
- Criterion 1. Improving student learning and teaching practice (50%)
- Development and implementation of effective, innovative curricula and assessment strategies.
- Demonstrated measurable excellence in teaching and improving student opportunities and outcomes.
- Demonstrated measurable excellence in academic support, with a focus on research supervision, personal tutoring, or services supporting learning.
- Criterion 2. Advancing medical educational scholarship and research (25%)
- Incorporating own research evidence into education
- Utilizing research and data to improve teaching and learning.
- Criterion 3. Effecting change and improvement in the educational workplace (25%)
- Actively contributing to the development and/or implementation of evidence-based reviews, policies and standards.
- Achieving excellence in education through community partnerships
* All Criteria are mandatory.
*Provide evidence to support the application
* Previous Academic Year (September 1st 2020 – August 31st 2021)
Scoring
| Criteria | Score (Points) |
| Criterion 1 | 50 (25 points are allocated based on evaluation of Criterion 1 in the application and 25 points is a representation of the Instructor Effectiveness Indicator as extracted from the Student Courses’ Evaluation Surveys) |
| Criterion 2 | 25 |
| Criterion 3 | 25 |
| Total | 100 |
Apply
Teaching Award:
| Application Type | Eligibility | # of Winners | Award Classification | Apply |
| Application | Faculty (Completed 1 year at MBRU)Associate Professor/Professor |
3 (1 from each college) | Individual | Click Here to apply |
Rising Teaching Award:
| Application Type | Eligibility | # of Winners | Award Classification | Apply |
| Application | Rising Faculty (Completed 1 year at MBRU)Assistant Professor/Instructor |
3 (1 from each college) | Individual | Click Here to apply |
Adjunct Faculty Award:
| Application Type | Eligibility | # of Winners | Award Classification | Apply |
| Application | Adjunct Faculty | 1 | Individual | Click Here to apply |