Curriculum Vitae

Name

Ahmad Firas Khalid

Address 605-149 Main Street West Hamilton, Ontario L8P 1H9 Tel: +1 613 255-2829 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://swirlcopperdevice.weebly.com

Personal Data Birth date: 02 November 1983 Citizenship: Canadian Languages: English, Arabic

Education

MD with Research Distinction – Doctor of Medicine St. George’s University, School of Medicine, Grenada, West Indies (2009) Awards: International Peace Scholarship for Academic Excellence (2005) Humanitarian Award (2007) Graduate Certificate - Population Health Risk Assessment and Management University of Ottawa, School of Medicine and Population Health, Ottawa, Ontario, (2012) Masters in Education: Health Professions Education University of Ottawa, School of Medicine and Education, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (2014) Masters of Healthcare Management- International Masters for Health Leadership- McGill University, School of Medicine and Management, Montreal, , Canada (2014) Awards: Grand Challenges Canada Stars in Global Health Award (2013)

Additional Qualifications

Trauma Evaluation and Management Certificate, Program of the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (2007) OSHA Guidelines for Blood Borne Pathogens Certificate, Seton Hall University (2007) Medical Council of Canada Evaluating Exam (MCCEE) (2009) National Assessment Collaboration (NAC) Examination (2012) Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination Part 1 (2012)

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Employment History

Academic

2003 World Health Organization, Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health, Geneva, Switzerland - Intern, approaches for the implementation of community-based neonatal care interventions

2005-08 St. George’s University, School of Medicine, Grenada, West Indies - Tutor, medical physiology & biochemistry

2011-12 University of Ottawa, McLaughlin Centre for Population Health, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - Research analyst, chronic wasting disease

2012 McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada - Instructor & facilitator, : unlocking the complexity of international humanitarian aid

2014 University of Ottawa, Faculty of Education, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - Researcher, in-depth analysis of first Nations, inuit, metis health core competencies proposed curriculum framework for undergraduate medical education

2011-15 Cultural Interpretation Services for Our Communities, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - Instructor & manager, medical terminology education

2014-15 McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada - Instructor & facilitator, international masters for health leadership

Consultations

2013 World Health Organization Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland - Evidence for maternal, neonatal, child health interventions included in the LiST module of the OneHealth tool

2013-15 World Health Organization Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland - Research prioritization exercise with respect to 8 areas of child health using an adapted CHNRI process

2014-15 Health Canada (Health Products and Food Branch), Ottawa, ON, Canada - Investigation and assessment as to the relevance of Glucose-6- Phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PD) deficiency in the Canadian population to support possible intervention

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2005 Médecins Sans Frontières, Doctors Without Borders, Abu Dhabi, UAE - Research coordinator and analyst for effective delivery of health related issues in and Middle East Region to the media

2012-15 Grand Challenges Canada, ON, Canada - Project supervisor for preventing infectious diarrhea in Kenyan and Indian communities utilizing a copper wire water filtration device.

2012-13 Médecins Sans Frontières, Doctors Without Borders, Geneva, Switzerland - Social media campaign manager for Dr. Joanne Liu, International President of Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres.

2013-15 Frontiers Journal, Lausanne, Switzerland - Public health journal review editor

Research

1. Khalid AF, Moreau K. Strategies for developing assessment instruments & modalities of assessment: Twelve tips for developing and using global health objective structure clinical examinations. (Manuscript to be submitted to Medical Teacher Journal)

2. Khalid AF, Bengoa R. What is the evidence available on the effects of interprofessional education on improving collaboration among healthcare professionals.

3. Khalid AF, Sarwar GS. To what extent is reliefweb an effective learning tool for NGO staff and volunteers who require access to information on disaster zone management?

4. Khalid AF, Martinez J. Childhood pneumonia in developing countries: the neglected killer of children.

5. Khalid AF, Fakokunde AF. Risk factors for emergency caesarean section in a multiethnic enviroment. (Manuscript submitted to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)

6. Odili A, Khalid AF, Onwubalili J, Yoong W. Henoch schonlein purpura alleviated during pregnancy: a case report and review of the literature. (Manuscript submitted to North Middlesex University Hospital Publications).

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Invited

1. Khalid AF. Risk factors for emergency caesarean section in a multiethnic environment. Royal college of obstetricians and gynecologists, obstetrics and gynaecology scientific meeting, hyatt regency hotel, port of spain, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies, 6 March 2009.

2. Khalid AF. Risk factors for emergency caesarean section in a multiethnic environment. Research competition winner. St. George’s University School of Medicine, clinical faculty meetings, Grenada, West Indies, 2 March 2010.

3. Khalid AF. Provision of home-based care to mother and child in the first week after birth. World Health Organization, department of maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health (MCA), Geneva, Switzerland, 09 February 2012.

4. Khalid AF. Risk factors for neonatal mortality in developing countries. University of Ottawa 15th interdisciplinary conference, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, 20 March 2012.

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