Dr Maha Pervaz Iqbal

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Sch of Public Health & Com Med

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+61 2 90651854

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m.pervaziqbal@unsw.edu.au

University role :

Associate Lecturer

Dr Maha Iqbal is an Associate Lecturer in Primary Care in the School of Population Health. She has a diverse repertoire of both learning and teaching experience in different countires including Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, United Kingdom, Australia and United States of America. This experience has ledher to understand education from global perspective. Maha has a MBBS from Army Medical College in Pakistan, Masters in Medical Education from the University of Dundee (Scotland, UK) and a PhD in Medical Education from the University of New South Wales (Sydney, Australia).She is a registered medical practitioner with the General Medical Council, United Kingdom and also registered with Saudi Commission for Health Specialities, Saudi Arabia. She is passionate educator and is involved in teaching and assessment since 2010. Her specific research interests are student learning, educational design research with an interest in developing educational innovations in teaching and learning. As part of her Doctoral research she has developed an educational intervention to promote the key collaborative learning competencies in medical students. The developed intervention is called the Collaborative Learning Develop Exercise (CLeD-EX) and has been recognized with the UNSW Faculty of Medicine Award for Innovation in Learning and Teaching 2017. Maha is continuing to build her research trajectory in the area of health services and is currently involved in projects exploring clinicans' experience of providing care, primary care models of effective health care delivery for refugees, asylum seekers and migrant population and clinicans' experience with error.

Currently

Academic Board non-professorial member 2018-2021
Academic member on the Faculty of Medicine Faculty Board 2018-2021
Associate Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators

Qualifications :

PhD in Medical Education, University of New South Wales, Australia

Masters in Medical Education, University of Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom

Medicine Bachelor Bachelor Surgery (MBBS) Army Medical College, National University of Science and Technology, Pakistan

Grants :

2019

Sax Institute Evidence Check: Clinicans' Experience of Providng Care (AUS 35000)
School of Public Health and Community Medicine- Grant Building Outcome (AUS 7348)

2018

School of Public Health and Community Medicine-Small Scale Research Support Scheme AUS 3250

Project titled: Explore the Knowledge, attitude and practices of medical students regarding infection prevention and control in clinical settings

UNSW Career Advancement Fund

2015

Postgraduate Research Support Scheme (PRSS) funding

2014

Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) for PhD
Postgraduate Research Support Scheme (PRSS) funding

Awards :

2017 UNSW Faculty of Medicine Award for Innovation in Learning and Teaching
2014 Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) - Scholarship for PhD in Medical Education, University of New South Wales, Australia
2010 Deans Letter of Appreciation for Outstanding support in the National Accreditation, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
2005 Merit Scholarship for Outstanding Position in Fourth Professional MBBS Exam-Army Medical College Pakistan
2003 Merit Scholarship for Outstanding Position in Scond Professional MBBS Exam-Army Medical College Pakistan

Research

Socio-economic Objective (SEO) tags :

Education and Training

Assessment and Evaluation of Curriculum

Learner and Learning Processes

Field of Research (FOR) Tag :

Curriculum and Pedagogy Theory and Development

Higher Education

Medical and Health Sciences

Teaching & Supervision

I am available to supervise :

Yes

Areas of supervision :

Maha has mentored many students and peers. She is keen to supervise ILP/ Honors, Masters and PhD students on research projects that align with her expertise - medical education/health professions education, collaborative learning, educational program evaluation, educational design reserach and mixed-method research.

ILP, Honors, Masters and PhD

Supervision keywords :

early intervention (education)

collaborative learning

student learning in higher education

assessment instrument

educational evaluation

Teaching :

Co-Convening Undergraduate Medicine- Phase 1 Society and Health - MFAC1527

Co-Convening Postgraduate Course in Masters in Health Leadership and Management PHCM9781 - Evidence-informed Decision-making

Publications related to this Person

Journal articles

Pervaz Iqbal M; Velan G; O'Sullivan A; Balasooriya C, 2020, 'The collaborative learning development exercise (CLeD-EX): an educational instrument to promote key collaborative learning behaviours in medical students', BMC Medical Education, vol. 20

Iqbal MP; Velan G; Sullivan AOSO; Balasooriya C, 2020, 'The Collaborative Learning Development Exercise (CLeD-EX): an educational instrument to promote key collaborative learning behaviours in medical students', , http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.2.18690/v2

Siddiqui MF; Iqbal MP; Ghayas S, 2020, 'DISEASE to EASE: Paradigm shift in clinical approach', Medical Teacher, vol. 42, pp. 114 - 115, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0142159X.2019.1597259

Hall JJ; Ambang T; Asante A; Mapira P; Craig A; Schuele E; Pervaz Iqbal M, 2019, 'Poliomyelitis outbreak in Papua New Guinea: health system and health security implications for PNG and Australia', Medical Journal of Australia, vol. 211, pp. 161 - 162.e1, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.50283

Iqbal MP; Velan G; O'Sullivan AJ; Olupeliyawa AM; Balasooriya C, 2019, 'Developing the competency of ‘collaborative clinical practice’', MedEdPublish, vol. 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.15694/mep.2019.000082.1

Pervaz Iqbal M; Velan GM; O'Sullivan AJ; Balasooriya C, 2018, 'Prioritising the key behaviours that enhance the quality of collaborative learning by medical students: A modified Delphi study', FOCUS ON HEALTH PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION: A MULTI-PROFESSIONAL JOURNAL, vol. 19, pp. 18 - 35

Balasooriya C; Olupeliyawa A; Iqbal MP, 2016, 'Innovative Assessment That Combines Collaborative and Self-Directed Learning With Integration and Application of Knowledge: Teamwork Group Projects.', MedEdPORTAL, vol. 12, pp. 10452, http://dx.doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10452

Iqbal M; Velan GM; O'Sullivan AJ; Balasooriya C, 2016, 'Differential impact of student behaviours on group interaction and collaborative learning: Medical students' and tutors' perspectives', BMC Medical Education, vol. 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12909-016-0730-1

Pervaz Iqbal M; O'Sullivan AJ; Velan GM; Balasooriya C, 2014, 'Are we seeing the full picture of peer-assessment in medical education?', Medical Teacher, vol. 36, pp. 1 - 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/0142159X.2014.940880

Balasooriya C; Olupeliyawa A; Iqbal M; Lawley C; Cohn A; Ma D; Luu Q, 2013, 'A student-led process to enhance the learning and teaching of teamwork skills in medicine.', Education for health (Abingdon, England), vol. 26, pp. 78 - 84

Balasooriya C; Olupeliyawa A; Pervaz Iqbal M; Lawley C; Cohn A; Ma D; Luu Q, 2013, 'A student-led process to enhance the learning and teaching of teamwork skills in medicine', Education for Health: Change in Learning and Practice, vol. 26, pp. 78 - 84, http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1357-6283.120698

Iqbal MP; Manias E; Mimmo L; Mears S; Jack B; Hay L; Harrison R, 'Clinicians’ Experience of Providing Care: A Rapid Review', , http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-26639/v2

Iqbal MP; Manias E; Mimmo L; Mears S; Jack B; Hay L; Harrison R, 'Clinicians’ Experience of Providing Care: A Rapid Review', , http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-26639/v3

Conference Papers

Pervaz Iqbal M; Manias E; Mimmo L; Stephen Mears S; Jack B; Hay L; Harrison R, 2020, 'Assessing Clinician’s Experiences of Providing care', Melbourne, presented at Australian and New Zealand Association of Health Professionals Education, Melbourne, 12 July 2020 - 15 July 2020

Pervaz Iqbal M; Uebel K; Islam MS; Jabbour V; Chughtai A; Hall J, 2019, 'Explore the knowledge, attitude and practices of medical students regarding infection prevention and control in clinical settings', presented at Australian and New Zealand Association of Health Professionals Education, 01 July 2019 - 04 July 2020

Pervaz Iqbal M; Balasooriya ; O'Sullivan, Anthony ; Velan, Gary M, 2018, 'The Collaborative Learning Development Exercise (CLeD-EX) tool: A Preliminary Investigation', in The Collaborative Learning Development Exercise (CLeD-EX) tool: A Preliminary Investigation, An International Association for Medical Education (AMEE), Glasgow, Scotland, presented at An International Association for Medical Education (AMEE), Glasgow, Scotland, 05 September 2018 - 09 September 2015

Pervaz Iqbal M; Balasooriya C; O'Sullivan AJ; Velan GM, 2014, 'Identifying the critical and important collaborative competencies that relate to effective collaborative learning environments in medicine', in ANZAHPE 2014 CONFERENCE - CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS AND PROGRAMME. Gold Coast, Australia: ANZAHPE, ANZAHPE, Griffith University, pp. 275 - 275, presented at ANZAHPE 2014, Griffith University, 07 July 2014 - 10 July 2014, http://media.wix.com/ugd/363deb_f855cffe2d5243bb9012cf92abef7c7d.pdf

Working Papers

Iqbal MP; Manias E; Mimmo L; Mears S; Jack B; Hay L; Harrison R, 2020, Clinicians’ Experience of Providing Care: A Rapid Review, Research Square, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-26639/v1

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