I have a total teaching experience of 39 years and have worked in universities and institutions in the United States, Bahrain, Pakistan and Kuwait. My last academic position was Professor of Anatomy at the Kuwait University Faculty of Medicine. I served as the chairman the Department of Anatomy from January 1, 2008 until February 16, 2016.
I have a student-centered teaching philosophy. My lectures are organized around concepts and I always try to make these interesting and meaningful for...
I have a total teaching experience of 39 years and have worked in universities and institutions in the United States, Bahrain, Pakistan and Kuwait. My last academic position was Professor of Anatomy at the Kuwait University Faculty of Medicine. I served as the chairman the Department of Anatomy from January 1, 2008 until February 16, 2016.
I have a student-centered teaching philosophy. My lectures are organized around concepts and I always try to make these interesting and meaningful for students. I am adaptable to any teaching philosophy that an institution or a student may use. I am equally comfortable with lecture-based, problem-based and hybrid curricula. I have experience of teaching all disciplines of Anatomy with equal liking for Gross Anatomy, Neuroanatomy, Human Embryology, Histology, and Cell Biology. During my career I have received two merit awards for Excellence in Teaching; the first at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York (1981-82) and the second at the Aga Khan University, Karachi (1995).
I have taught all disciplines of Anatomy (Gross anatomy, Neuroanatomy, Histology, Huma Embryology) at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York, Aga Khan University Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan and Kuwait University Faculty of Medicine. I have 39 years of experience. I have earned two teaching awards for excellence in teaching; at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine and at Aga Khan University. Over the years students have praised my work ethics and have developed excellent rapport with students. My former students are working at several hospitals and universities throughout USA.
My style of teaching is student friendly. I work on concepts instead of trivial details and have convinced students that Anatomy is not about memorizing names, rather it is about understanding the organization of the human body right from conception to the end. Whether it is Gross Anatomy or Neuroanatomy, relationships of structures are essential and I encourage students to link structure with function. I use the same appr
