CURRICULUM VITAE

Dr. Shazia Sadaf

Nationality: Pakistani

Language Proficiency: English, Arabic and Urdu

FORM A (1): ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Academic Degree Place of Issue Address Date

Masters in Medical

Education (MMEd)

University of

Dundee, United

Kingdom

University of Dundee,

Scotland, UK 2012

Certificate – Program for

Educators in Health

Professions

Harvard Macy

Institute, United

States of America

Harvard Macy Institute at

Harvard Medical School,

Boston - USA

2006

Bachelor of Dental Surgery

(BDS)

Baqai Medical &

Dental College,

Karachi, Pakistan

University of Karachi,

Pakistan 1997

Intermediate Science

Examination (Higher

Secondary School

Certificate)

Pakistan Islamia

Intermediate

College, Abu Dhabi,

UAE

Federal Board of Examination,

Islamabad 1991

GCE “O Level”

Examination (English

Language, Urdu, Religious

Studies, Biology, Chemistry

& Physics).

Islamia English

School, Abu Dhabi,

UAE

University of London, UK 1989

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A (2): PROFESSIONAL RECORD

Job Rank Place and Address of Work Date

Lecturer

College of Dentistry, University of

Dammam, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi

Arabia

October 2013 -Present

Visiting Faculty Department for Educational Development,

Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan September 2013 -Present

Senior Instructor –

Education

Coordinator

Department for Educational Development

& Surgery, Aga Khan University, Karachi,

Pakistan

April 2009 - September

2013

Instructor –

Education

Coordinator

Department for Educational Development

& Surgery, Aga Khan University, Karachi,

Pakistan

July 2002 - April 2009

Medical Educationist College of Physicians and Surgeons

Pakistan, Karachi, Pakistan July 1999 - June 2002

Intern – House

Officer Baqai Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan January - December 1998

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FORM B: SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS

B (1) Published Refereed Scientific Researchers:

S.No Name of

Investigator/s Research Title

Publisher and Date

of Publication

1 Sheila Pinjani, Masood

Umer, Shazia Sadaf

Faculty engagement in

developing an internship entry

test

Medical education

2015; 49 (5), 540-541

2

Marie Andrades, Seema

Bhanji, Malika Dhanani

and Shazia Sadaf.

Does a brief education

intervention improve

comfortability in evidence -

based literature search for

general practitioners?

Journal of Nawabshah

Medical College 2013.

3

Shazia Sadaf, Sadaf

Khan and Syeda Kauser

Ali.

Tips for Developing a Valid

and Reliable Bank of Multiple

Choice Questions (MCQs).

Education for Health

2012; 25 (2).

4 Tabassum Zehra and

Shazia Sadaf. Lessons Learnt- Pilot of Mid

rotation Feedback.

Journal of College of

Physicians & Surgeons

Pakistan 2012; 22(4);

269-270.

5

Firdous Jahan, Shazia Sadaf, Seema Bhanji,

Naghma Naeem and

Rahat Qureshi.

Clinical Skills Assessment:

Comparison of student and

examiner assessment in an

OSCE.

Education for Health

2011; 24(2).

6

Shahnaz Ibrahim, Syeda

Kauser Ali and Shazia Sadaf.

Factors That Affect

Implementation of Web-based

Faculty Evaluation Forms:

Residents’ Perspectives from a

Developing Country.

Education for Health

2010; 23(2)

7

Shazia Sadaf, Syeda

Kauser Ali, Rukhsana W

Zuberi.

Problem-based Learning:

Enhancing Tutors' Facilitation

Skills Using Structured Small

Group Experiential Learning.

Education for Health

2009; 22(1)

8

Firdous Jahan, Shazia Sadaf , Saira Kalia, Ali

Khan, Hasan B Hamza.

Attributes of an Effective

Clinical Teacher: A Survey of

Students and Teachers

Perceptions.

Journal of College of

Physicians and

Surgeons Pakistan

2008; 18(6); 357-361

4

B (2) Refereed Scientific Researchers Accepted for Publication:

S.No Name of

Investigator/s Research Title

Publisher and Date

of Publication

1

Maha ElTantawi, Asim

Ansari, Shazia Sadaf and Jehan AlHumaid

Evaluating the Scientific

Writing Skills of the Saudi

Dental Students at Entry Level

Eastern Mediterranean

Health Journal, 2016

B (3) Scientific Research Presented to Refereed Specialized Scientific

Conferences:

S.No Name of

Investigator/s Research Title

Publisher and Date

of Publication

1

Shazia Sadaf, Naveed

Yousuf & Rukhsana W

Zuberi.

Logbook: A tool for mapping

the curriculum and promoting

students learning.

AMEEMR Conference

2013, Riyadh – Saudia

Arabia

2

Shazia Sadaf, Naveed

Yousuf, Raheela Mohsin,

Sameena Shah, Firdous

Jahan, Rashida Ahmed

and Rukhsana W Zuberi.

Logbook: Effectiveness of

EPITOME framework in the

Learning Process.

AMEE Conference

2011, Vienna.

3

Firdous Jahan, Shazia Sadaf, Seema

Mohammad, Naghma

Naeem and Rahat

Qureshi.

Clinical Skills Assessment:

Comparison of students’ self-

assessment and examiners’

assessment in an OSCE.

Ottawa Conference on

Assessment of Clinical

Competence 2010,

Miami.

4

Shazia Sadaf, Tabassum

Jafri, Raheela Mohsin,

Firdous Jahan, Sameena

Shah, Naveed Yousuf,

Rashida Ahmed and

Rukhsana W Zuberi.

Mapping the curriculum at the

Aga Khan University (AKU)

using the Logbook.

Ottawa Conference on

Assessment of Clinical

Competence 2010,

Miami.

5

Syeda Kauser Ali, Shazia Sadaf, Lubna A Baig and

Hasnain Zafar.

Construct validity of students’

continuous assessment form

used at Aga Khan University.

Ottawa Conference on

Assessment of Clinical

Competence 2010,

Miami.

6

Hasnain Zafar, Shazia Sadaf, Sadaf Khan and

Syeda Kauser Ali.

Testing Predictive Validity of

the Students Continuous

Assessment Form at the Aga

Khan University.

AMEE Conference

2009, Malaga.

5

7

Shazia Sadaf, Sadaf

Khan, Syeda Kauser Ali,

Hasnain Zafar,

Amanullah Memon and

Rukhsana W Zuberi.

Developing Quality Questions

for the Final Year MBBS

Certifying Written

Examination at Aga Khan

University (AKU).

AMEE Conference

2008, Prague.

8

Firdous Jahan, Shazia Sadaf, Saira Kalia, Ali

Khan and Hasan Hamza.

Attributes of an Effective

Clinical Teacher: A Survey of

Students and Teachers

Perceptions.

AMEE Conference

2008, Prague.

9

Tabassum Jafri and

Shazia Sadaf.

Pilot on Midrotation Feedback.

International

Conference on

Education 2008,

Institute for Education

Development,

Karimabad Campus,

Karachi.

10

Syeda Kauser Ali, Shazia Sadaf, Nadia Ali Syed,

Naghma Naeem and

Rukhsana W Zuberi.

Professionalism: perception of

newly inducted AKU residents.

AMEE Conference

2007, Trondheim,

Norway.

11

Shazia Sadaf, Hasnain

Zafar, Naghma Naeem,

Amanullah Memon and

Rukhsana W Zuberi.

Developing a uniform

comprehensive and objective

continuous assessment tool for

Clinical Clerkships at Aga

Khan University.

Program for Educators

in Healthcare

Professions 2006,

Harvard Medical

School, Boston.

12

Shazia Sadaf, Hasnain

Zafar, Naghma Naeem,

Amanullah Memon and

Rukhsana W Zuberi.

Developing an objective

continuous assessment tool for

final year Surgery Clerkship at

Aga Khan University.

AMEE Conference

2005, Amsterdam.

13

Naghma Naeem, Shazia Sadaf and Rukhsana W

Zuberi.

Design, delivery and evaluation

of a short course in Medical

education for teaching

assistants at AKU.

AMEE Conference

2005, Amsterdam.

14

Syeda Kauser Ali,

Naghma Naeem, Syed

Moin Ali and Shazia Sadaf.

Reasons for delay in

implementation of COME

project in a developing country.

AMEE Conference

2004, Edinburgh.

6

B (5) Scientific Researchers presented to non-refereed

Scientific conferences and symposia.

S.No Name of

Investigator/s Research Title

Conference or

Symposium Date

1 Shazia Sadaf Dental Education: Challenges in

Assessment

Asian Congress on

Dental Education and

Research (ACDER)

2013, Islamabad,

Pakistan

2 Sara Sajid, Rahat Qureshi

and Shazia Sadaf.

Faculty and student perceptions

regarding teaching and learning

of clinical skills in a five year

undergraduate medical program

in Pakistan.

AKU Health Sciences

Research Symposium

2011, Karachi,

Pakistan

3 Shazia Sadaf Evolving role of the Residents

in 21st Century – From a

Learner to a Teacher.

7th Hamdard

International

Symposium 2008,

Karachi, Pakistan.

4

Naghma Naeem,

Rukhsana W Zuberi,

Syeda Kauser Ali and

Shazia Sadaf.

Quality of Test Items as a

Measure of Effectiveness of

Faculty Development Activity.

AKU Health Sciences

Research Symposium

2008, Karachi,

Pakistan

5

Naghma Naeem, Shazia Sadaf and Rukhsana W

Zuberi

Development of a Model

Workshop for Clerkship

Coordinators using Critical

Incident Technique.

AKU Health Sciences

Research Symposium

2008, Karachi,

Pakistan

6

Syeda Kauser Ali,

Naghma Naeem, Shazia Sadaf and Nadir Ali Syed.

Developing an Instrument to

Evaluate Residency Programs.

AKU Health Sciences

Research Symposium

2008, Karachi,

Pakistan

7

Qazi Tauseef Ahmad,

Shazia Sadaf, Syeda

Kauser Ali and Rukhsana

W Zuberi.

Residents' Perceptions About

Their Role & Responsibility in

Teaching and Learning.

AKU Health Sciences

Research Symposium

2007, Karachi,

Pakistan

8

Shazia Sadaf, Hasnain

Zafar, Shaista Khan and

Amanullah Memon

OSCE - An Evaluation tool to

assess Undergraduate teaching

in the Clinical years at AKU.

AKU Health Sciences

Research Symposium

2005, Karachi,

Pakistan

7

B (6) Scientific Publications (Books, translations, biographies, chapter in

books, verification of manuscripts, data collection etc.):

S.No Name of

Investigator/s Research Title

Publisher and Date

of Publication

1

Rukhsana W Zuberi,

Syeda Kauser Ali, Sheilla

Pinjani, Shazia Sadaf and Naveed Yousuf

Routledge International

Handbook of Medical

Education.

Chapter 23 – Case Study 23.2:

Supporting the continuum of

faculty development through

the Department of Educational

Development.

Routledge, 2015.

2

Shazia Sadaf, Tabassum

Zehra, Shaista Khan and

Rukhsana W Zuberi

Developed the survey

instrument to help determine

the Educational Value Units

(EVUs) for the clinical faculty

with educational administrative

responsibilities.

Policy Document of the

Aga Khan University -

2011, Karachi, Pakistan

3

Shazia Sadaf, Raheela

Mohsin, Firdous Jahan,

Sameena Shah,

Tabassum Jafri, Rashida

Ahmad and Rukhsana W

Zuberi

Conceptualized, developed,

piloted and implemented the

AKU Logbook based on

EPITOME Framework which is

used to monitor students

Undergraduate Clinical

Experience.

Curricular Document

of the MBBS Program

at the Aga Khan

University - 2009,

Karachi, Pakistan

4

Shazia Sadaf, Hasnain

Zafar, Syeda Kauser Ali,

Rukhsana W Zuberi and

Amanullah Memon

Revised and implemented the

uniform Students Continuous

Assessment Form (SCAF) for

student evaluation in Clinical

Clerkships, a psychometrically

reliable and valid tool for

holistic assessment of

competence.

Curricular Document

of the MBBS Program

at the Aga Khan

University - 2007,

Karachi, Pakistan

5

Shazia Sadaf, Hasnain

Zafar, Qazi Tauseef

Ahmad, Tabassum Zehra,

Sameena Shah, Junaid

Razzak, Rashida Ahmad

MBBS Year 5, Students

Clerkship Manual.

Curricular Document

of the MBBS Program

at the Aga Khan

University – 2007,

Karachi, Pakistan

6 Shazia Sadaf. Chapter on Literature

Searching. Research

Methodology (1st Ed - 2001).

Publication of the

College of Physicians

and Surgeons Pakistan.

8

B (7) Current Researches:

S.No. Name of

Investigator/s Research Title

Publisher and Date

of Publication

1

Maha M ElTantawy,

Jehan AlHumaid and

Shazia Sadaf.

Use of Gamification to teach

Evidence Based Dentistry to

2nd year students at the College

of Dentistry.

2016 2

Jehan AlHumaid, Maha

M ElTantawy and

Shazia Sadaf.

Standardization of Clinical

Assessments in the BDS

program at the College of

Dentistry.

3

Jehan AlHumaid,

Thikriyat AlJawahir

and Shazia Sadaf.

Readiness to Practice as a

General Dental Practitioner –

Interns Perception and

implications for the Curricular

Change.

4 Shazia Sadaf and

Naveed Yousuf.

Ensuring Quality Assurance in

Medical Education.

Submitted for

publication in

Education in Medicine

Journal

5

Naveed Yousuf, Shazia Sadaf and Rukhsana W

Zuberi

Defining Educators

Performance in the Clinician

Educator Track.

Submitted for

publication in Medical

Education

6

Shazia Sadaf, Susie

Schofield and Syeda

Kauser Ali.

Review of Resident as Educator

Program in Developing

Countries.

Submitted for

publication in

Education in Medicine

Journal

B (8) Other Publications:

S.No. Name of

Investigator/s Research Title

Publisher and Date of

Publication

1 Lead person

Strategic Plan for Academic

Activities of the Department of

Surgery (2011 to 2020)

Department of Surgery

Academic Documents

2 Transcriber Manual for Lady Health

Visitors

Project of United Nations

Family Planning

Association, Islamabad.

3 Reviewer HIV AIDS - Manual for

Facilitators

Project of National

Institute of Health,

Islamabad.

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MEMBERSHIP OF SCIENTIFIC & PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES & ORGANIZATIONS

S. No Membership / Date

1 Editorial Board of the Education in Medicine Journal (EIMJ) - Member, Section

Editor & Reviewer

2 Canadian Medical Education Journal (CMEJ)- Reviewer

3 Pakistan Medical & Dental Council. Member

4 DR-ED: An Electronic Discussion Group for Medical Educators, OMERAD, USA.

Member

5 JOBDAK – Dental magazine of Pakistan Dental Association, Karachi (Issue of

1998). Sub-editor

AWARD AND HONORS

S. No Name of the Award Place and Date

1 Outstanding Teacher Award for sustained

Excellence in Scholarship of Discovery

Aga Khan University, Karachi,

Pakistan, 2011

2

Faculty Development Award – 2005 to

pursue Masters in Medical Education

Aga Khan University, Karachi,

Pakistan, 2005

3

Certificate of Excellence Award in

Periodontology - 1998 by the Head,

Department of Periodontology,

Baqai Medical & Dental College,

Karachi, Pakistan, 1998

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FORM C: TEACHING ACTIVITIES

Date Teaching Activity

Undergraduate

Introduction to Dental Profession (DTEDU 121). An introductory course on

Evidence Based Dentistry for the 2nd

Year BDS students at the College of

Dentistry – University of Dammam.

Lectures

Grading of Assignments

Problem Based Learning (PBL) sessions in MBBS Years 1 & 2 curriculum

of the Aga Khan University - Pakistan:

Tutorial Facilitation and process assessment

Surgical Clerkship Orientation for Undergraduate students in MBBS Years

3 and 5 at the Aga Khan University - Pakistan:

Overview of the clerkship including policies and procedures to be

followed by the students

Examiner:

MBBS Year 3 and 5 Objective Structured Examinations at the Aga

Khan University – Pakistan

Invigilator:

Written Examinations held at the College of Dentistry – University

of Dammam.

MBBS Year 5 Final Professional Written Examinations of the Aga

Khan University - Pakistan

Postgraduate

Resident as Educator Program, a mandatory structured program for the in-

training physicians at AKU to be completed during their residency program.

Orientation to Medical Education for PGY 1 residents

Workshops on “Enhancing Supervisory & Feedback Skills” for

PGY 2 residents

Graduate

Introductory Short Course in Health Professions Education, a pre-requisite

course for the Masters in Health Professions Education (MHPE):

Sessions on Teaching Learning Strategies; Problem Based Learning

Principles and Process Assessment and Problem Based Learning

Experience.

Advanced Level Course on Curriculum Development in Health Professions

Education, a required course of the MHPE program:

Sessions on Overview of Curriculum Development, Trends in

Curriculum Development, Program Evaluation, Identification of

Resources and Dissemination of Curriculum

Advanced Level Course on Assessment in Health Professions Education, a

required course of the MHPE program.

Session on Continuous Assessment during clinical practice

including Workplace Based Assessment

Masters in Health Professions Education (MHPE):

Thesis Supervisor of Aga Khan University MHPE students (2

students/year)

External Examiner of Dow University of Health Sciences MHPE

students

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Faculty

Development

Need based workshops and retreats on faculty’s demand:

Developing an Examination Blueprint at the College of Dentistry –

University of Dammam

Annual multidisciplinary retreat for Standard Setting in Objective

Structured Clinical Examinations and developing and reviewing

Quality Items

Frame of Reference Training sessions to improve the quality of

students continuous assessments

Developing assessment tools eg. MiniCex, Logbook, and Integrated

Viva Voce Examinations.

Developing a bank of quality items – Faculty of Aga Khan

University Campus in East Africa.

FORM (D)

ADMINISTRATIVE JOB, COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP AND

COMMUNITY SERVICE

ADMINISTRATIVE JOB

Position Institution Date

Course Director

Advanced Level Course on Curriculum

Development in Health Professions Education

() offered by the Aga Khan University,

Karachi, Pakistan

2010 present

Thesis Supervisor

Master in Health Professions Education

Program offered by the Aga Khan University,

Karachi Pakistan

2012 present

Program Director Resident as Educator Program 2008 2013

Organizer

Annual Mega Retreat for Enhancing the

Reliability and Validity of Written

Assessments at Faculty of Health Sciences,

Aga Khan University.

2007 2013

COMMUNITY SERVICES

S. No Community Service Activity / Date

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COMMITTEES

Position Committee Date

Member Curriculum Committee – College of Dentistry,

University of Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

November

2013 present

Member Examination & Assessment Committee –

College of Dentistry, University of Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

November

2013 present

Member Quality Assurance Initiative Committee –

College of Dentistry, University of Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

September 2014

present

Member Medical Records Committee – College of

Dentistry, University of Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

June 2014 present

Member Masters in Health Professions (MHPE)

Curriculum & Assessment Committee – Aga Khan University, Karachi – Pakistan.

2006 2013

Member ASPIRE task force on Student Engagement 2012 2013

Resource Person ASPIRE task force on Assessment 2012 2013

Co-Chair

Logbook Committee for the Undergraduate

Program at the Aga Khan University, Karachi,

Pakistan

2009 2013

Member Department of Surgery Undergraduate

Education Committee 2009 2013

Member Department for Educational Development

Appointments & Promotions Committee 2009 2013

Member Undergraduate MBBS Year 3 & 5 Curriculum

Committee 2002 2013

Resource Person PGME Task Force for drafting the

Assessment and Promotion Policies 2006

Resource Person Self-Assessment group for the External

Review of the MBBS program in 2006 2005 2006

Resource Person Internal program review of MBBS Years 3 to

5 Clerkships 2004 2005