University of Melbourne
What was the name of the employer Samy Azer work for between Dec 2001 and Jul 2006?
Samy Azer Samy A . Azer is an Egyptian-born Australian physician author and medical educator who has contributed to medical education internationally . Academic career . Professor Azer has contributed to medical education at the University of Sydney ( 1997–1998 ) and the University of Melbourne ( 1999–2006 ) . He is Professor of Medical Education and the Chair of Curriculum and Research Unit at King Saud University College of Medicine in Riyadh , Saudi Arabia . He was Professor of Medical Education and the Chair of Medical Education Research and Development Unit , Faculty of Medicine , Universiti Teknologi MARA Malaysia , from 2007 to 2009 . Prior to this , he had a distinguished career in clinical medicine , research , and medical education . Prior to joining Universiti Teknologi MARA , he was a Visiting Professor of Medical Education at the University of Toyama , and Senior Lecturer in Medical Education at the Faculty of Medicine , Dentistry and Health Sciences , the University of Melbourne , from 1999 to 2006 , and Senior Lecturer in Medical Education at the University of Sydney from 1997 to 1998 , Post-doctoral Fellow , Faculty of Medicine , Kansas Medical Centre , Kansas , USA , 1995 . His clinical work and research was in the area of gastroenterology and hepatology and he was awarded a PhD in Medicine from the University of Sydney in 1995 , Master of Education from the University of New South Wales in 1993 , Fellowship of the American College of Gastroenterology in 1998 , and Master of Public Health , from the University of New South Wales in 2005 . During his career he was appointed as an editor at PLOS ONE , the MEDICINE Journal , and the World Journal of Gastroenterology . He was also on the editorial board of the International Journal of Medical Education , BMC Medical Education , and the Editorial Board of MedEDWorld , as well as other journals and joint membership of the policy committee of the ASME , the UK . He is the convener of PBL-SIG , for the Australia and New Zealand Association for Medical Education ( ANZAME ) . He has published widely in the area of Problem-Based Learning ( PBL ) , Medical Education , and Assessment and has written a number of books on PBL . Over the last 10 years he trained over 1500 academics in the area of Problem-Based Learning . His trainees were from a wide range of disciplines including medicine , nursing , physiotherapy , dentistry , occupational therapy , speech pathology , nutrition , education , management and administration , business , engineering , leadership and law . His trainees were from universities in Australia , Japan , Malaysia , Taiwan , Sweden and other countries . During 2003 to 2006 , he has also introduced PBL to 6 schools in the eastern region of Victoria , Australia , Qualifications . - M.B. , B.Ch . - MSc ( Med. ) - PhD ( Med. ) , Faculty of Medicine , University of Sydney , Australia ( 1990–1995 ; graduated in 1995 ) - MEd , University of New South Wales , Australia ( 1991–1993 ; graduated in 1993 ) - Fellowship of the American College of Gastroenterology , American College of Gastroenterology , USA ( elected in 1998 ) - M.P.H. , University of New South Wales , Australia ( 1998–2005 ; graduated in 2005 ) Selected works . - Azer , Samy A . ( 2003 , 2005 , 2007 , 2009 ) Emedicine . Intestinal perforartion . - Azer , Samy A . ( 2013 ) Making Sense of Clinical Teaching . Hodder-Arnold , UK . External links . - Medical Education Research and Development Unit - Newspapers in Malaysia