Associate Professor of Anatomy
MD Phase I Director
PhD Anatomy
Dr. Ramya Rathan currently holds the position of Phase I Director of the MD Program and serves as an Associate Professor of Anatomy at Gulf Medical University, Ajman.
Education
- 2021: Masters in Health Profession Education (MHPE)
Awarded by Gulf Medical University in association with FAIMER - 2015: Doctor in Philosophy (Ph.D. Anatomy)
Awarded by the Department of Biomedical Sciences, JSS University, India - 2009: Master of Science in Medical Anatomy (MSc Anatomy)
Awarded by Manipal University, India
Other Positions Held
- Faculty in the Department of Health Profession Education
- Head of the Portfolio Committee for the COM from 2023 onwards
- Faculty Supervisor – Peer Assisted Learning for GMU since 2022
- Secretary for Inter Profession Education (IPE) University Committee, and Phase 1 Coordinator for the IPE Program since 2023
Top Recent Publications
- Kassab, S.E., Rathan, R., Schmidt, H.G. et al. Measuring sociocultural engagement of health professions education students: a psychometric study. BMC Med Educ 24, 567 (2024)
- Kassab, S.E., Rathan, R., Schmidt, H.G. et al. Influence of the university campus environment on sociocultural engagement and satisfaction of health professions education students: role of the sense of belonging. BMC Med Educ 24, 1512 (2024).
- Ramya Rathan, Hossam Hamdy, Salah Eldin Kassab, Miral Nagy F. Salama, Anusha Sreejith, Aji Gopakumar “Implications of Introducing Case Based Radiological Images in Anatomy on Teaching, Learning and Assessment of Medical Students: A Mixed-methods study” BMC Medical Education (2022) 22:723.
- Jhancy Malay, Salah Eldin Kassab, Tarig Hakim Merghani, Ramya Rathan and Anusha Sreejith” Faculty and students’ perceptions about online teaching styles of faculty in large group lectures” Advances in Medical Education and Practice” 2022:13.
- Maryam Sayed, Hesham Marei, Ashraf Ayoub, Ramya Rathan. Influence of students’ self-directed learning on situational interest: A prospective randomized study. European Journal of Dental Education, April 2022; 00:1–8.