Researcher

Dr Maha Pervaz Iqbal

Fields of Research (FoR)

Curriculum and Pedagogy Theory and Development, Higher Education, Medical and Health Sciences

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Biography

 

Dr Maha Iqbal is an Associate Lecturer in Primary Care in the School of Population Health. She has a diverse repertoire of both learning and teaching experience in different countires including Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, United Kingdom, Australia and United States of America. This experience has ledher to understand education from global perspective. Maha has a MBBS from Army Medical College in Pakistan, Masters in Medical Education from the...view more

 

Dr Maha Iqbal is an Associate Lecturer in Primary Care in the School of Population Health. She has a diverse repertoire of both learning and teaching experience in different countires including Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, United Kingdom, Australia and United States of America. This experience has ledher to understand education from global perspective. Maha has a MBBS from Army Medical College in Pakistan, Masters in Medical Education from the University of Dundee (Scotland, UK) and a PhD in Medical Education from the University of New South Wales (Sydney, Australia).She is a registered medical practitioner with the General Medical Council, United Kingdom and also registered with Saudi Commission for Health Specialities, Saudi Arabia. She is passionate educator and is involved in teaching and assessment since 2010. Her specific research interests are student learning, educational design research with an interest in developing educational innovations in teaching and learning. As part of her Doctoral research she has developed an educational intervention to promote the key collaborative learning competencies in medical students. The developed intervention is called the Collaborative Learning Develop Exercise (CLeD-EX) and has been recognized with the UNSW Faculty of Medicine Award for Innovation in Learning and Teaching 2017. Maha is continuing to build her research trajectory in the area of health services and is currently involved in projects exploring clinicans' experience of providing care, primary care models of effective health care delivery for refugees, asylum seekers and migrant population and clinicans' experience with error. 

 

Currently

  • Academic Board non-professorial member 2018-2021

  • Academic member on the Faculty of Medicine Faculty Board 2018-2021

  • Associate Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators



 


My Grants

2019

  • Sax Institute Evidence Check: Clinicans' Experience of Providng Care (AUS 35000)
  • School of Public Health and Community Medicine- Grant Building Outcome (AUS 7348)

2018

  • School of Public Health and Community Medicine-Small Scale Research Support Scheme AUS 3250

          Project titled: Explore the Knowledge, attitude and practices of medical students regarding infection prevention and control in clinical settings

  • UNSW Career Advancement Fund   

2015

  • Postgraduate Research Support Scheme (PRSS) funding  

2014

  • Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) for PhD 
  • Postgraduate Research Support Scheme (PRSS) funding 

My Qualifications

PhD in Medical Education, University of New South Wales, Australia

Masters in Medical Education, University of Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom

Medicine Bachelor Bachelor Surgery (MBBS) Army Medical College, National University of Science and Technology, Pakistan


My Awards

  • 2017 UNSW Faculty of Medicine Award for Innovation in Learning and Teaching
  • 2014 Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) - Scholarship for PhD in Medical Education, University of New South Wales, Australia
  • 2010 Deans Letter of Appreciation for Outstanding support in the National Accreditation, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
  • 2005 Merit Scholarship for Outstanding Position in Fourth Professional MBBS Exam-Army Medical College Pakistan 
  • 2003 Merit Scholarship for Outstanding Position in Scond Professional MBBS Exam-Army Medical College Pakistan 

 


My Research Supervision


Supervision keywords


Areas of supervision

 

Maha has mentored many students and peers. She is keen to supervise ILP/ Honors, Masters and PhD students on research projects that align with her expertise - medical education/health professions education, collaborative learning, educational program evaluation, educational design reserach and mixed-method research.

 

ILP, Honors, Masters and PhD


My Engagement

Professional Registrations:

  • General Medical Council, United Kingdom; GMC Reference no. 7012856; Registration Type:  Registered Medical Practitioner; Since, 23 March 2009
  • Saudi Commission for Health Specialities, Saudi Arabia; Registration No. 10-R-M-0313566; Since, March 2010
  • Member of The Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE)

  • Member and Associate Fellow of Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professions Educators

 


 


My Teaching

Co-Convening Undergraduate Medicine- Phase 1 Society and Health - MFAC1527

Co-Convening Postgraduate Course in Masters in Health Leadership and Management PHCM9781 - Evidence-informed Decision-making

 

 

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Location

School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine
Room 314 B, Level 3 Samuels Building | Gate 11, Botany Street, Randwick
UNSW SYDNEY NSW 2052 AUSTRALIA


Contact

+61 2 90651854