UCL research clinician awarded presitigious medical education fellowship

The Karolinska Institutet is a world-renowned medical university located in Stockholm, Sweden. The KIPRIME Fellowship is a global community of expert medical education practioners. The progamme offers an inspirational curriculum of mentoring and development activities for midcareer medical education researchers.

Speaking of the award, Professor Rashid said: “It is an enormous honour to be awarded this fellowship and I’m delighted to have the opportunity to be mentored by global leaders in the field. I am grateful to Professor Brian Hodges from Toronto for nominating me and to many colleagues and collaborators from UCL and beyond for their support. I look forward to spending time in Stockholm this summer and continuing to raise the profile of medical education research around the world”

Professor Rashid is a Professor of Medical Education at UCL, Head of the UCL Centre for International Medical Education Collaborations (CIMEC), and leads a variety of medical education projects at undergraduate and postgraduate level. He is Vice Dean (International) at UCL Faculty of Medical Sciences and has a particular interest in assessment and accreditation. He continues to work as a primary care physician in the UK National Health Service.

Further information

• Professor Rashid Ahmed academic profile
• UCL Centre for International Medical Education Collaborations (CIMEC)
• UCL Medical School
• Karolinska Institutet Prize for Research in Medical Education (KIPRIME) Fellowship