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CURRICULUM VITAE

DR. BASIL ABDULRAHMAN ALI - ALSHAIKH

Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, College of Medicine and

Medical Sciences, King Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi

Arabia.

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I. CURRICULUM VITAE:

A. NAME : BASIL ABDULRAHMAN ALI-ALSHAIKH

B. PERSONAL DATA:

NATIONALITY : SAUDI

DATE OF BIRTH : 1952

MARITAL STATUS : MARRIED - TWO CHILDREN

RELIGION : ISLAM

C. EDUCATION:

1976 : M.B.Ch.B.

University of Basrah - Iraq

1981 : Ph.D.

University of Sheffield, England.

Major area of Study : Physiology

Title of Ph.D. Thesis : “Crystalloid Inclusions in Macrophages.”.

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D. EMPLOYMENT RECORD:

Sept 2010- till now : Vice rector for academic affairs

Mar 2009- till now : Chairman, Department of Physiology

College of medicine-dammam.

Mar 2009 – Till now : Chairman, Department of Physics

College of medicine-Dammam.

Dec 2003 – Nov 2007 : Dean, College of applied medical sciences

Jan 2002 – Dec 2003 : Vice-Dean for Academic Affairs

College of Applied Medical Sciences.

June 1993 till present : Associate Professor, Department of Physiology,

College of Medicine-dammam .

Jan 1982 –May 1993 : Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology,

College of medicine-dammam.

Dec 1992 - April 1994 : Chairman, Department of Physiology

College of medicine-dammam.

Nov 1988 - Oct 1990 : Vice-Dean for Administrative Affairs, CMMS.

College of medicine-dammam.

Nov1986 – Oct 1988 : Chairman, Department of Physiology

July 1976 –Feb 1978 : This period was spent in Basrah Medical

College which includes:

i. Internship in Teaching Hospital.

ii. partly as demonstrator in the Deptt. of

Physiology

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E. LANGUAGE PROFICENCY:

1. Arabic (Mother Tongue): Fluent, Spoken & Written.

2. English : Fluent, Spoken & Written.

F. CAREER AT KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY:

1. Teaching:

a. Undergraduate:

i. System Physiology MDPL 203

ii. Neuroscience MDAP 309

These courses are taught for both males and females.

b. Postgraduate:

i. M.Sc. Program in Physiology:

i. Advanced Systems Physiology I (MDPL 810)

ii. Advanced Systems Physiology II (MDPL 811)

iii. Mammalian Physiology Laboratory (MDPL 812)

iv. Research Techniques (MDPL 825)

ii. Ph.D. Program in Physiology:

i. Special Topic-III (MDPL 830)

ii. Seminars in Physiology (MDPL 826)

iii. Fellowship in Chemical Pathology

Clinical chemistry and toxicology (MDPA 812):Lectures on acid-

base and water and electrolyte balance.

iv. Course MDCM 800:

Basic Science Course in the fellowship programs for General

Surgery, ENT, Neurosurgery and Opthalmology.

v. Residency Training Program:

Lectures on selected topics or participation in seminars.

vi. Physiology lectures for part I, Saudi Board and Arab Board for

ENT and Medical specialities.

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2. Clinical Service:

a. Supervisor of pulmonary function unit in King Fahd Hospital

since 1982; responsible for interpretation of pulmonary function tests of

referred patients. This unit provides services to the patients, training

facilities for residents and academic staff as well as research facilities.

b. Chairman of the respiratory therapy section 1993 - 1998.

3. Committees:

i. Department:

i. Member of the Advisory Committee for the program of the first

Ph.D. candidate (Dr. Mona Alshaikh) in the Department of

Physiology 1986-19991.

ii. Chairman of the Advisory Committee and supervisor for M.Sc.

Thesis for M.Sc. candidate Dr. Zubaida Howsawi (1998-2000)

iii. Coordinator of monthly departmental seminars since 1995

iv. Chairman of the Advisory Committee and supervisor for M.Sc.

Thesis for M.Sc. candidate Miss. Sumar Al-Neami ( 2001-2004)

v. Chairman of the Advisory Committee and supervisor for the Ph.D.

thesis of Dr. Lubna Alasoom (2004)

ii. College:

1. Member of the Faculty Board 1986-1990 and from 2002-todate

2. Member of Undergraduate Curriculum Committee 1985-1990

and from 2009-todate

3. Member of Student Advisory Committee 1983-1987

4. Chairman of Student Under Probation Committee 1985-1995

5. Chairman of Library Committee 1983-1990

6. Member of Principle Committee 1988-1990

7. Chairman of Safety Committee 1988-1990

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8. Member of Examinations Control Committee 1986-1990

9. Member of Interview Committee for new admission since 1987

10. Member of Research Committee “1986-1987”

11. Chairman of Translation & Publication Committee “1982-1986”

12. Member of admission committee for preparation of College

By-laws for the preclinical phase of medical, lab, technology and

nursing programs 1993.

13. Member of the Committee for the establishment of College of

Medical Sciences, 1996

14. Member of Committee on Committees, 1993

15. Supervisor of animal house, 1986-1987

16. Member of the committee on undergraduate by laws - 1996

17. Member of the committee on postgraduate by laws - 1996

18. Member of the committee of the curriculum and medical education

1995 - 1997

19. Member of Undergraduate Curriculum Committee -1999-2002

20. Chairman of Medical Education Committee -1999

21. Chairman of Secretary Committee of second GCC conference of

faculties of medicine, 2000

22. Member of committee on student admission, 2000

23. Chairman of Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, 2002-2004

24. Member of Undergraduate Curriculum Committee -2008

25. Chairman of the committee on Cardiovascular and respiratory

systems in the problem-based curriculum of the parallel program in

the college of medicine-2008

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26. Member of task force for strategic plan for College of Medicine

in the area "Teaching and Learning" -2009

iii. University:

1. Member of the University Council of Libraries 1985-1990.

2. Member of Co-ordination committee between CMMS and

Deanship of Admissions & Registration since 1985

4. Member of the University Scientific Council, Oct. 94 - Oct. 96.

5. Member of Advisory Committee of the Prince Mohd. Bin Fahd

Research Institute, 1995

6. Member of the committee responsible for suggesting the

administrative structure and educational program for College of

Applied Medical Sciences 1998

7. Member of Curriculum Committee for Respiratory Therapy

Program, 1998

8. Member of council of the center of translation and publication in

King Faisal University, 1999 -2002

9. Member of Faculty Board of College of Applied Medical

Sciences, 1999-2007

10. Chairman of Curriculum Committee for Nursing, February, 2000-

2004

11. Member of Curriculum Committee for Physiotherapy Program,

March, 2000

12. Chairman of curriculum committee for Midwifery Program, 2000

13. Member of the committee on follow up of university projects, 2000

14. Chairman of Committee for Educational and Audiovisual

Development, 2001

15. Chairman of curriculum committee of College of Applied Medical

College, 2002-2004

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16. Member of University Academic Committee, 2002

17. Member of the principle committee for establishing a new medical

college in Al-Hassa, 2003-2005

18. Chairman of Faculty Board of College of Applied Medical

Sciences, 2004-2008

19. Member of university council, 2004 - 2008

20. Member of a university committee to establish faculty development

unit, 2006

21. Chairman of Committee for Academic Programs, 2010

22. Chairman of Computer Committee, 2010

23. Chairman of Recruitment Committee, 2011

24. Chairman of Student Disciplinary Committee, 2010

25. Member of University Council, 2010

4. Academic Activities Within University:

1. Coordinator of Research Seminars “1986-1987”

2. Member of Editorial Board of Medical Education and organization

of the proceeding of the 7th Saudi Medical Conference 1982

3. Member of Organizing Committee on workshop on medical

education conducted by Harvard University in collaboration with

CMMS - March 1987

4. Internal examiner for the dissertation entitled: “Respiratory and

skin manifestation in the manufacturing of detergent enzyme

product in a factory in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia by Dr.

Khalid Al Gamdi, a requirement for the fellowship degree in

family and community medicine, February 1992.

6. Internal examiner for the dissertation entitled: “Effect of fibre glass

on lung health” by Dr. Wadeea Tola. A requirement for the

fellowship degree in family and community medicine. Feb. 1995

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7. “Technical advisor for the dissertation of Dr. Abdulelah Al Shariri

“Prevalence of Bronchial Asthma among male student in Yanbu

Industrial City, Saudi Arabia”, August 1995

8. Facilitator, medical education workshop on assessment, 14-16

December 1995, King Fahd University Hospital (KFHU), Al-

Khobar.

9. Coordinator, medical education workshop on instructional

methods, 16-17 January 1996, King Fahd University Hospital

(KFHU), Al-Khobar.

10. Member of the Scientific Committee of “Symposium on clinical

laboratory science in Saudi Arabia present and future, Military

College of Health Sciences - Dhahran, May 7, 1997.

12. Chairman of Secretarial Committee for the 2nd GCC conference on

Medical Education, November 2000, King Faisal University,

Dammam

13. Member of the Scientific Committee for the 2nd GCC conference on

medical education, November 2000, King Faisal University,

Dammam

14. Chairman of Organizing Committee of a workshop on Clinical

Continuous Assessment: reality and expectation, King Fahd

University Hospital (KFHU) Al-Khobar, February 6, 2002

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16. Member of faculty board of Alhassa medical college 2003-2004

17. Founder of “Faculty Development Program” in the College of

Applied Medical Sciences, 2004. This includes a minimum of three

workshops per year for training faculty members in the areas of

curriculum design, teaching methods and assessment.

18. Coordinator of ‘Symposium on terrorism and its impact on society’

for university students, February 8, 2005, KFU, Dammam

19. Coordinator of discussion groups on violence and its impact on

society’ for university students, February 14 2005, KFU, Dammam

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5. Academic Activity Outside University:

1. Educational consultant for the Military College for Health Sciences,

Dhahran (1994-2002)

2. Symposium on Bronchial Asthma in King Abdulaziz Hospital,

Jeddah April, 1994. (Guest lecturer).

3. Act as peer reviewer for Saudi Medical Journal, Saudi Arabia

4 Act as peer reviewer for Journal of Family and Community

Medicine, Saudi Arab

5. Member of the higher council of the Military Health Science

College, 2002-2004

6. External examiner for MSc. thesis” Some physiological effects of

exposure to electromagnetic fields and possible protection by

vitamin C in male rats” for the student, Fatima Mohammed Al-

Rasheed from Girls College-Riyadh, June 2003

7. External evaluator of the final clinical examination of Saudi Board

of Orthopedic Surgery-Saudi Board of Health Specialty held on

22nd December, 2005 in King Fahd University Hospital in Al-

Khobar.

8. Member of a national team established by Saudi Council for Health

Specialties to design a workshop on medical ethics for residents

enrolled in different specialties, March 2006.

9. Member of a team from KFU to develop a strategic plan for the

establishment of a new medical college in the University of Al-

Baha, February-March 2008

10. Research project evaluator: Evaluate many research projects of

King Abdul-Aziz City of Science and Technologist, Riyadh as well

as King Abdul-Aziz Research Center, Jeddah

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4. Invited Speaker:

1. Guest lecturer in Symposium on Kidney in pregnancy - K.F.U.

Dammam, April, 1993

2. Speaker on "Student Assessment" in the Workshop on: towards

better student assessment, December 1999, King Fahd Hospital of

the University, Al-Khobar

3. Invited speaker in symposium on Air Pollution & Respiratory

Diseases, King Abdul-Aziz City for Science and Technology,

Riyadh, March 1999

4. Lecturer and facilitator in "Certificate in Health Professions

Education" three days education course planned at the level of GCC

Medical Colleges and held in King Abdul-Aziz Medical College,

Jeddah, April 2-4, 2001.

5. A speaker on lecturing skills in "Certificate in Health Professions

Education" three days education course planned at the level of GCC

Medical Colleges and held in King Abdul-Aziz Medical College,

Jeddah, April 2-4, 2001

6. Lecturer and facilitator in "Certificate course in Health Professions

Education" three days education course planned at the level of GCC

Medical Colleges and held in King Saud University, Riyadh

February 2-4, 2002

7. Guest lecturer on (effective lecturing) in the faculty development

program in College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh

April 1, 2002

8. Speaker on ‘Effective Learning’ as well as leading a seminar on

‘Learning skills’ as part of orientation program offered at the

beginning of every academic year for newly admitted students to

medical, Dental & Applied Medical Sciences Colleges, since 2002

9. Lecturer and facilitator in “Certificate course in Health Professions

Education” three day education course planned at the level of GCC

medical Colleges and held in Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat

December 14-16, 2002

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10. Speaker on “Medical Curriculum, Reforms and Challenges” in a

symposium on “Vision & Mission of the Medical College-KFU”

January 16, 2003, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Al-Khobar

11. Guest lecturer on “Effective Lecturing” for faculty members in

College Of Architecture-KFU in Dammam, January 20, 2003

12. Invited speaker on “Medical Ethics & Professionalism: Role of

Medical Colleges” in a Seminar on “Medical Ethics &

Professionalism : raising awareness among stakeholders, King Fahd

University Hospital, Al-Khobar, February 17, 2004

13. A speaker on a workshop on” Lecturing Skills” for faculty members

in College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Faisal university,

Dammam , April 20, 2004

14. Lecturer and a facilitator for a workshop on” Effective

Teaching” for faculty members in College of Applied Medical

Sciences-Dammam, April 20, 2004

15. Lecturer and facilitator in “Certificate course in Health Professions

Education” three days education course “ planned at the level of

GCC Medical Colleges and held in Sultan Qaboos University,

Muscat, March 2- 4, 2004.

16. Speaker on ‘Study Guide’ as part of faculty development program

offered for faculty members at the College of Applied Medical

Sciences, September 4, 2004

17. Lecturer and a facilitator for a workshop on” Lecturing

Skills” for faculty members in College of Medicine in Al-Hassa and

consultants from King Fahd hospital in Hofuf –Al-Hassa , February

24, 2005

18. Lecturer and facilitator in a one full day workshop on “Lecturing

Skills” for faculty members in College of Medicine, held in Al-

Hassa, February 24, 2005

19. Invited speaker on “Lecturing Skills “ in 2nd King Saud University

Workshop on Medical Education, Riyadh March 1-3, 2005

20. Invited speaker on “Professionalism: how can we promote it in

Health Professionals” in a Symposium on “The Future of Medical

Laboratory Technology: Expectations & Challenges, King Fahd

University Hospital, Al-Khobar, April 27-28, 2005

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21. Invited speaker on “ Types of MCQs ” in a workshop on Item

writing and Item Analysis, King Fahd University Hospital, Al-

Khobar, April 19, 2006

22. Lecturer and facilitator in a one full day workshop on “Lecturing

Skills” for medical and nursing staff, held in King Fahd hospital in

Al- Hassa, July 2, 2006

23. Speaker on “Teaching for Cognitive Skills: Experience in

Physiology Department” in a Workshop on “Teaching for High

Cognitive Skills", held in King Fahd Hospital of the University, Al-

Khobar, October 15, 2008

24. Invited speaker on “Student Skills: Tips for the Teacher” as part of

faculty development program for College of Applied Medical

Sciences, Dammam, October 26, 2010

25. A lecture on “Measures of quality assurance in assessment

”Presented to faculty members of College of Medicine in University

of Taibah, Madinah, December 26, 2011

26. A lecture on “Teaching for high cognitive skills ”Presented to

faculty members of College of Medicine in University of Taibah,

Madinah, December 27, 2011

27. A speaker on “Leadership for an Islamic Perspective”. A

presentation on a workshop on “Leadership in Medical Education”,

University of Dammam, January 4, 2012

28. A speaker on “Leading Change” in a workshop on “Change

Management” for faculty members from different Saudi universities

as part of essential leadership workshop series offered by Academic

Leadership Center of ministry of higher education. Riyadh,

December 19, 2012

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G. Conference, Symposia & Workshops Attended:

1. Anatomical Society of Great Britain & Ireland, UK. July 1981, paper

presented

2. 7th Saudi Medical Conference - May 1982, K.F.U. Dammam

3. 8th Saudi Medical Conference - October 1983, Riyadh

4. Medical Education Workshop in collaboration with WHO-February 1983,

K.F.U. Dammam

5. Medical Education Workshop in collaboration with Harvard University,

K.F.U. Dammam March 1987

6. International Conference on Islamic Medicine, February 1987, Cairo

7. Medical Education Workshop at KFU in December 1991

8. Arabization of Medicine - Bahrain, Feb. 1993

10. Workshop on Clinical Clerkship and Postgraduate Clinical Program, King

Fahd University Hospital (KFHU)-Al-Khobar, January 1994

11. Workshop on Medical Education “Students and Staff Responses” K.F.U.

January 1994.

13. Symposium as “Evaluation in Undergraduate Medical Education, Arabian

Gulf University, Bahrain, May 24, 1995

14. “Symposium on Clinical Laboratory Science in Saudi Arabia present and

future. Military College of Health Sciences - Dhahran, May 7, 1997

15. Symposium on higher education in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Future

Outlook - Riyadh, February 24-25, 1998

16. International symposium on exercise in Health and Disease, Kuwait

University -Kuwait, March 22-24, 1998

17. Symposium on emerging technology for the 21st century: Health

Information in Saudi Arabia - Military College of Health Sciences Dhahran,

May 12-13, 1998

18. Annual Conference of Association for medical education in Europe on

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“Current Issues in medical education”. Prague, Czech Republic August30 -

September 2, 1998

20. First GCC Conference on Medical Education, April 26 - 28, 1999, Kuwait

University, Kuwait

21. Annual conference of the Association of Medical Education in Europe,

Linkoping, Sweden, September, 1999

22. Workshop on: Towards Better Student Assessment, December 1999, King

Fahd Hospital of the University, Al-Khobar

23. Workshop on: Effective Teaching, December 1999, King Fahd Hospital of

the University, Al-Khobar

24. Workshop on: towards better quality MCQs, March, 2000, King Fahd

Hospital of the University, Al-Khobar

25. Workshop on: Computer Assisted Teaching & Learning, May, 2000, King

Fahd Hospital of the University

26. 2nd GCC Conference of Faculties of Medicine on Medical Education: Future

Perspective, November 15-16, 2000, King Faisal University, Dammam

27. Workshop on: Evidence Based Medicine, King Fahd Hospital of the

University, Al-Khobar, March 2001

28. Workshop on: Towards Better Quality MCQs, King Fahd Hospital of the

University, Al-Khobar, May 2001

30. Workshop on clinical continuous assessment: Reality and Expectation. King

Fahd Hospital of the University, Al-Khobar, February 2002

31. 3rd GCC Conference of Faculties of Medicine on Medical Education, Sultan

Qaboos University, Muscat December 16-18, 2002

32. 2nd workshop on Licensure and Accreditation in Higher Education, Riyadh,

April 25, 2004

33. Workshop on “Problem Based Learning” King Fahd Hospital of the

University, Al-Khobar, May 5, 2004

34. Workshop on “Types of Thinking”, Government Central Auditorium,

Dammam, May 19, 2004

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35. Workshop on” Theories of Learning” for faculty members in College of

Applied Medical Sciences, King Faisal University, Dammam , September 8,

2004

36. Workshop on” MCQs” for faculty members in College of Applied Medical

Sciences, King Faisal University, Dammam , December 22, 2004

37. Workshop on “Problem Based Learning : Small Group Facilitation” ,

supervised by a team from Arabian Gulf University, held in King Fahd

Hospital of the University, Al-Khobar, December 23, 2004

38. Workshop on “Problem Based Learning : Problem Design & Students

Assessment” supervised by a team from Arabian Gulf University, held in

King Fahd Hospital of the University, Al-Khobar, April 27-28, 2005

39. A symposium on “Standards and Procedures for Quality Assurance and

Accreditation” Riyadh, May 1-2, 2005

40. Workshop on” Effective Clinical Teaching” for faculty members in College

of Applied Medical Sciences, King Faisal university, Dammam, May 4,

2005

41. Workshop on “E-Learning in Higher Education: Opportunities and

Challenges”, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran,

March 14-15, 2006

42. Workshop on “Designing 3 days workshop on Medical Ethics” for residents

enrolled in different specialties, Saudi Council For Health Specialties,

Riyadh , March 29, 2006

43. Workshop on “Motivating Students for Better Retention, Learning and

Achievement” By Prof. Sergio J. Piccinin, University of Ottawa,

King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, May 16, 2006

44. A symposium on the role of teaching and learning, King Fahd University of

Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, May 16-17, 2006

45. A workshop on “Skills of Creative Training” King Fahd University of

Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, August 28, 2006

46. A workshop on “Thinking Preference” King Fahd University of Petroleum

& Minerals, Dhahran, August 29, 2006

47. A workshop on “Mind Mapping” King Fahd University of Petroleum &

Minerals, Dhahran, August 30, 2006

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48. A workshop on “Good Learning and Good Teaching: How do we promote

more of it? “.King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran ,

September 4, 2006

49. Workshop on “Outcome Based Curriculum", held in King Fahd Hospital of

the University, Al-Khobar, January 20-22, 2008

50. Workshop on “Interactive Teaching", held in King Fahd Hospital of the

University, Al-Khobar, October 15, 2008

51. Workshop on “Medical Education: Research & Application", held in King

Faisal University, Dammam, November 17, 2009

52. 7th GCC Medical Colleges Conference (Medical Education: Research and

Applications) held in King Faisal University, Dammam, November 18-19,

2009

53. A symposium on “The New Trends in Advanced Health Training: The Use

of Simulation” University of Dammam December 25, 2010

54. Workshop on “Lecturing Tools Workshop, King Fahd Hospital of the

University, Al-Khobar, January 10, 2011

55. 1st International Conference on Assessment & Evaluation, hosted by the

National Center for Assessment in Higher Education, Riyadh December 2-4,

2012

56. A symposium on Faculty Recruitment: Experiences in Saudi universities as

part of the 7th Annual Meeting of the Vice Rectors of Academic Affairs of

Saudi universities, University of Taif, March 26, 2013

H. Membership:

1. Member of the New York Academy of Sciences 1992

2. Member of the Association for Medical Education in Europe, since 1992

3. Member of the WHO Global Environment Epidemiology Network, 1992

4. Member of International Society of Doctors for the Environment, 1994

5. Member of the Editorial Board of Saudi Medical Journal, 1994 - 1998

6. Member of the advisory board for Saudi Sport Medicine Journal, 1996

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7. Member of the association for the study of medical education, since 1998

8. Member of the international association of medical science educators, 1999

9. Member of the Editorial Board of journal of family and community

medicine 2003-2008

10. Member of Saudi society for medical education 2005

11. Member of the advisory board for Journal of Taibah University for Medical

Sciences, 2013

I. Special Training:

a. In Pulmonary Function Testing at John Hopkins University, July-October

1985. During this period, I conducted research on “the mechanism of

pulmonary oedema in experimentally (lipiodoxide) induced ARDS in

rabbits: an electron microscopical study

b. Medical Education:

1. One week workshop on educational planning and education; organized

by WHO, Eastern Mediterranean region which was held in CMMS in

February1983

2. One week workshop on curriculum, planning and education; organized

by Harvard University which was held in CMMS in March 1987

3. Course organization of "Certificate in health professions education" three

day education course planned at the level of GCC medical colleges held

in several places, Jedda on april 2001,Riyadh on Feb 2002, Muscat on

Dec 2002

4. Workshop on assessment and accreditation in higher education. King

Fahd University for Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, January 4, 2004

5. Workshop on “Improving the standards of clinical training”, Saudi

Council for Health Specialties, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Al-

Khobar, June 2, 2004

6. Workshop on “Improving student learning: practical suggestions from

recent research” By Prof. Sergio J Piccinin, University of Ottawa. King

Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, May 17, 2006

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7. St. George Advanced Assessment Course, St. George University of

London, London ,UK, November 24-25, 2010

c. Academic Leadership

1. A course on ‘Creativity for Distinguished Leadership’ supervised by

Malaysian expert Prof. Leonard Yong, King Faisal university, Al-Hassa,

January 2-3, 2005

2. Workshop on “Crisis Management” General Administrative Institute,

Dammam, May 22-24, 2005

3. Workshop on “Leadership and Creative Administration” General

Administrative Institute, Dammam, September 25-27, 2005

4. An international course for deans on “Effective Leadership for

Persuading & Influencing Others” King Faisal University-Al-Hassa,

February 19-20, 2006

5. A workshop on “Skills of Creative Training “King Fahd University of

Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, August 28, 2006

6. Recruiting, developing, and retaining a faculty for the 21st Century. An

academic leadership development workshop for academic leader,

organized by Academic Leadership Center, Ministry of Higher

Education and led by two international guest speakers from United

States(John Cavanaugh, Chancellor of Pennsylvania State System of

Higher Education- Jeffrey Buller, Dean in Florida Atlantic University).

University of Dammam, January 2011

7. Achieving high quality in undergraduate education. An academic

leadership development workshop for vice rectors of Saudi universities,

organized by Academic Leadership Center, Ministry of Higher

Education and led by three international guest professors from American

universities (Prof. David Schulenburger, Washington- Prof. James

Maher, Pittsburgh- Prof. James Moeser, North Carolina), held at King

Faisal University Al-Hassa, April 2-3, 2011

8. Training the trainers. An academic leadership development workshop

organized by Academic Leadership Center, Ministry of Higher

Education and led by one international guest professor from Florida

Atlantic University (Dr. Jeffery Buller), held in Riyadh, November 19,

2011

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9. Training the trainers advanced workshop. An academic leadership

development workshop organized by Academic Leadership Center,

Ministry of Higher Education and led by one international guest

professor from Florida Atlantic University (Dr. Jeffery Buller), held in

Al-Khobar, April 1-2, 2012

10. Leading excellence in undergraduate education: Vice rector workshop

organized by Academic Leadership Center, Ministry of Higher

Education and led by three international guest professors from USA

(Professor Dean Galen, Chancellor of University of Wisconsin-River

Falls 2. Professor Lawrence Abele, Director of Institute of Academic

Leadership of Florida State University and Professor Jeffery Buller,

Dean of College of Florida Atlantic University held in Riyadh, April 11,

2012

11. Intensive Academic Leadership Program, June 18-27, 2012, LH Martin

Institute, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia

12. Speaker in a workshop on Change Management: An academic

leadership development workshop organized by Academic Leadership

Center, Ministry of Higher Education along with Prof. Charlie Bullock,

San Jose State University, USA, held in Riyadh, December 19, 2012

13. Train the trainers, the second advanced workshop: An academic

leadership development workshop organized by Academic Leadership

Center, Ministry of Higher Education and led by one international guest

professors from Florida Atlantic University (Dr. Jeffery Buller), held in

Al-Khobar, March 4, 2013

14. ‘Faculty recruitment, development and retention’ A vice rector

workshop organized by Academic Leadership Center, Ministry of

Higher Education and led by two international guest professors from

USA (Professor Robert Tanner ,Chief Academic Officer and Vice

President for Academic Affairs, Association of Public and Land-grant

Universities and Professor Jeffery Buller, Dean of College of Florida

Atlantic University held in Al-Khobar, March 6, 2013

15. Train the trainers ,the second advance workshop: An academic

leadership development workshop organized by Academic Leadership

Center, Ministry of Higher Education and led Prof. Donald Ford,

President of Training Education Management, USA, held in Jeddah,

April 27, 2013

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16. Speaker in a workshop on Introduction to Academic Leadership: An

academic leadership development workshop organized by Academic

Leadership Center, Ministry of Higher Education along with Prof.

Robert Cipriano, South Connecticut State University, USA, held in

Riyadh, April 30, 2013

17. Workshop on Strategic Planning in Higher Education , facilitated by

three international professors from USA, organized by Academic

Leadership Center, Ministry of Higher Education, held in Yanbu on

November 2013

18. Workshop on “Administrative Leadership of Higher Education

Institutions: Reframing Academic Leadership, led by Prof. Lee Paulman

from USA on December 18, 2013

19. Workshop on Successful Strategic Plan, led by Dr. Stephen Chadwick

from UK held in Al-Khobar on January 6-7, 2014

20. Workshop on Academic Leadership Strategic Planning for improving

faculty performance & program quality, facilitated by Prof. Richard

McCarty & Prof. James Antony from USA and organized by Centre for

Academic Leadership in Al-Khobar, on March 13, 2014

II. RECORD OF PUBLICATIONS:

A. Papers published in referred Journals:

1. Basil A. Ali, J.R. Shortland and G. Hudson.

Origin of crystalloid inclusion in macrophages I. Studies of peritoneal

macrophages after erythrocyte ingestion.

Br. j. Exp.. Path. (1981), 62: 661-665.

2. Basil A. Ali, J.R. Shortland and G. Hudson.

Origin of cyrstalloid inclusions in macrophages II. Evidence for derivation

from eosinophil granylocyte break-down.

Br. J. Exp. Path. (1981), 62: 662-668.

3. S.G. Ballal and Basil A. Ali.

Respiratory symptoms and lung function tests in factory worker exposed to

fertilizer dust and gases, Saudi Arabia.

Proceeding of the 7th World Clear Air Congress sydney-Australia.

(1986): 86-93.

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4. Basil A. Ali, Yousuf M. Abro, Najma H. Javed, Mohammad S. Islam.

Standardization of different spirometers.

Respiration (1988), 53: 58-63.

5. Basil A. Ali, Yousif M. Abro, Najma H. Javed, Mohd. S. Islam and Gamil

Absood. Pulmonary function tests in normal saudi children.

Annals of Saudi Medicine (1990), 10 (6): 637-641.

6. Asoka S. Dissanayake, Basil A. Ali and Usha Nayar.

The influence of the introduction of objective structured practical

examinations in physiology on student performance at King Faisal

University Medical School.

Medical Teacher (1990), 12(3): 297-304.

7. Asoka S. dissanayake, Basil A. Ali and Usha Nayar.

English Proficiency in multiple-choice questions.

Academic Medicine (1990), 65(2): 101

8. Basil A. Ali and Hashim H. Erwa.

Effect of Nigella Sativa on ingestion ability of mice peritoneal

macrophages.

Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal (1993), 1 (1): 18-21.

9. Abdullah O. Bamosa, Basil A.Ali and Saleh A. Sowayan.

“Effect of oral ingestion of Nigella Sativa seeds on some blood parameters

Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal (1997) 5(2-3): 126-129.

10. S.G. Ballal; Basil A. Ali, A.A. Al bar, H.O. Ahmed and A.Y. Al-Hassan.

Bronchial asthma in two chemical fertilizer producing factories in eastern

Saudi Arabia

Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. (1998) 2(4): 330 - 335

11. Basil A. Ali, S.G. Ballal, A.A. Albar, H.O. Ahmed.

Post-shift changes in pulmonary function in a cement factory in Eastern

Saudi Arabia.

Occupational Medicine (1998), 48(8): 519-522

12. Basil A. Ali, S.G. Ballal, A.A. Albar, H.O. Ahmed.

Influence of cement dust on pulmonary function. A study in the Eastern

Province of Saudi Arabia.

Journal of the Bahrain medical society. (1998), 10 (3): 134-140.

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13. Abdullah O. Bamosa, Basil A. Ali.

The relationship between certain learning habits and examination

performance in physiology at College of Medicine and Medical Sciences of

King Faisal University in Saudi Arabia.

Journal of the Bahrain medical society. (1999) ,11 (1): 6 - 10.

14. Abdullah O. Bamosa, Basil A. Ali.

Students motivation: perception of preclinical students in the college of

medicine, King Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.

Journal of Family and Community Medicine (2000) , 7(1) :55-61.

15. Basil A Ali, Hafiz O Ahmed, Seifeddin G Ballal, Adnan A Albar.

Pulmonary function of workers exposed to ammonia: A study in the eastern

province of saudi arabia.

Int J Occup Environ Health (2001),7: 19-22.

16. Zubaida A. Al-Hawsawi, Basil A Ali, Abdullah O Bamosa., Effect of

Nigella Sativa (Black Seed) and thymoquinone on blood glucose in

Albino Rats.

Annals of Saudi Medicine ( 2001), 21(3-4):242-244

17. Abdullah O Bamosa. Basil A Ali, Zubaida A. Al-Hawsawi.

The effect of Thymoquinone on Blood Lipids in Rats.

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology (2002) , 46(2):195-201

18. Basil A Ali, Abdullah O Bamosa., Zubaida A. Al-Hawsawi

Effect of Nigella Sativa on Blood Lipids in normal rats.

Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research (2003),21(2):102-109

19. Basil A. Ali-AlShaikh

Editorial :The medical profession : The bright past and future challenges

Journal of Family and Community Medicine (2003), 10(3):17

20. Siefeddin G Ballal, Hafez O Ahmed, Basil A Ali , Adnan A Albar and

Abdullah Y Alhassan

Pulmonary effect of occupational exposure to Portland cement:

A study from eastern Saudi arabia.

Int J Occup Environ Health (2004), 10: 272-277.

21. Basil A Ali and Suliman Bah

Approaches for teaching, learning and doing research as deduced from the

Qur’an and Sunnah.

The International Medical Journal,(2009),8(2):53-60

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22. Ahmad Badar ,Basil A Ali Alshaikh

Quality Assurance Of Physiology Laboratory Teaching At University Of

Dammam By Students’ Feedback

Pak J Physiol, (2010),6:2-7

23. Ahmad Badar, Mona Alsheikh & Basil A Ali Alshaikh

Learning physiology by competition (Editorial)

Pak J Physiol, (2012),8:1

24. Lubna.I Al-Asoom, Basil A. Al-Shaikh, Abdulla.O.Bamosa,

Mohammed.N.El-Bahai.

Comparison of Nigella Stavia & Exercise-Induced Models of Cardiac

Hypertrophy Structure & Electro Physiological Features.

Cardiovascular Toxicology (2014)

25. Lubna.I Al-Asoom, Basil A. Al-Shaikh, Abdullah.O.Bamosa,

Mohammed.N.El-Bahai.

Effect of Nigella Stavia Supplementation to exercise training in a novel

model of Physiological Cardiac Hypertrophy

Cardiovascular Toxicology (2014)

B. Abstracts Published in proceedings of Conferences:

1. Basil A. Ali, J.R. Shortland and G. Hudson.

Are crystalloid inclusions in macrophages derived from break down of

eosinophil? J. Anat. (1981), 133 (4): 669-670.

2. Basil A. Ali-AlShaikh: Respiratory Symptoms, bronchial asthma

and pulmonary function test in Ammonia factory.

Bronchial asthma symposium, 6th April 1994, King Abdulaziz Hospital and

Oncology center - Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

3. Ballal, S.G; Basil A. Ali, Al Bar, AA, and Ahmed, H.O.

Respiratory systems and bronchial asthma in chemical fertilizer factory.

International symposium on new epidemics in occupational health. 16-19

May, 1994.

Marina Congress Centre, Helsinki, Finland.

4. Lubna I Al-Asoom ,Basil A Ali Alshaikh, Mohammed N El-Bahai

Comparison between the myocardial hypertrophy induced by exercise

training and long term intake of Nigella sativa

First scientific conference for higher education, 15-18 March 2010

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C. Other Publications (in Arabic):

1. Skin Structure and function

Al-Faisal Medical Journal (1985), 12: 19-23, (Arabic)

2. Hormonal changes in women.

Al-Faisal Medical Journal (1985), 13: 48-53, (Arabia)

3. H.M. El-Sebai, Basil A. Ali, H.El-Munshid and A. Al-Hassan.

Continous Medical Education in CMMS.

Al-Tabeeb, (1987), 53: 7-14 (Arabic).

D. Translation:

1. The book “Pain” it’s nature, analysis and treatment by Michael C. Bond,

2nd edition, .Basil A Ali,. Hassan M. Ismail and Mahdi

Alnahdi. Publisher: The new national publishers and distributors - Saudi

Arabia.1995

2. The chapter “Primary Health Care, view through general practice” by

Michael C. Bond in the book “Primary health care 2000”.

Publisher: Dilmun publishing Ltd., Cyprus (1990).

3. Abstracts of the proceeding of the 7th Saudi Medical Conference (1982): in

collaboration with a group of faculty members in CMMS, published by

K.F.U.

III. Research grants:

1. Pulmonary effects of industrial dusts and fumes: A survey of four industrial

groups in the Eastern Province funded by King Abdulaziz city for Science and

Technology, Ref. No. AR-10-024 (1992).

2. The Effect of Nigella Sativa on Blood Levels of Sugar, Uric acid and Lipids

in Rats funded by King Abdulaziz city for Science and Technology, Ref. No.

AR-2-1 (2000)

3. Comparison of the cardiovascular adaptations in Nagilla sativa fed- and

exercise trained-rats. Funded by King Faisal university, Ref no: 8086 (2007)

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4. Measurement of key performance indicators and educational environment for

quality assurance and strategic planning for teaching and learning in the

preparatory year for health profession cluster. Funded by university of

Dammam (2014)