Prof. Samar Ahmed

Professor Samar Azim is a medical education leader and Professor at Ain Shams University Faculty of Medicine, with extensive experience in health professions education, curriculum development, academic affairs, faculty development, and educational quality management. She has held senior academic leadership roles, including Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at Dubai Medical College for Girls and Rabdan Academy, and Founding Director of the ASU MENA FAIMER Regional Institute. Professor Azim is a Senior Fellow of Advance HE and was the first female fellow from the Middle East to receive the Karolinska Institutet Prize for Research in Medical Education. She has contributed to more than 70 publications and serves as an editor and associate editor for international medical education journals. Her current work includes AI curricular adaptation, digital assessment systems, educational technology, and international faculty development partnerships.