Rahila Ali

Assistant Professor
Department for Educational Development

Telephone: 92 21 34864502

Education

1. MBBS: Sind Medical College, Karachi University 
2. MCPS (Fam Med):  College of Physicians & Surgeons, Pakistan, 
3. DCPS (HPE): College of Physicians & Surgeons, Pakistan
4. MRCGP (INT): Royal College of General Practitioners. UK
5. Master of Health Professions Education (MHPE): The Aga Khan University

Research interests

Student Engagement, Flipped class Teaching, Educational Leadership, Faculty Development, Curriculum Mapping, Case-Based Learning, 

Experience

1. Senior Instructor: Department of Family Medicine Ziauddin University- 2003-2007
2. Assistant professor Department of Family Medicine Ziauddin University -2008- 2014
3. Senior Instructor: Department of Educational Development Ziauddin University 2014-2015 
4. Assistant professor Department of Educational Development Ziauddin University 2016-2017
5. Senior Instructor: Department for Educational Development Aga Khan University. November 2017 to Aug 2024
6. Assistant Professor: Department for Educational Development Aga Khan University. August 2024 to date

Professional associations

Association for excellence in Medical education  AEME

Awards and honours

• Team Based Collaborative Award for Teaching. 2022, Case Based Integrated Learning (CBIL)- Transforming Education with Immersive Learning Techniques, Aga Khan University. 
• Team Based Collaborative Award for Teaching. 2021, Development of Bench to Bedside Module for Year 3 Aga Khan University. 
• Team Based Collaborative Award for Teaching. 2020, Development of COVID Module for Year 3 (, Aga Khan University 
• Fellowship Higher Education Academy (FHEA)

Publications

1. Ali, R., Afzal, A., Shakil, S., Sultan, A., Babar, S., Rehman, J., ... & Saeed, S. (2025). Transforming Education: Case-Based Integrated Learning Development and Implementation–A Mixed Methods Study at a Private Medical College. Journal of Advances in Medical Education & Professionalism, 13(1), 49.
2. Rehman, R., Javaid, Q., Khalid, S., Ali, T. S., & Ali, R. (2025). Realist evaluation of the AKU-SONAM mentorship program. PloS one, 20(1), e0316816.
3. Rehman, R., Khan, F., Ali, T. S., & Ali, R. (2025). Steps initiated for sustainability of faculty mentorship program at Aga Khan University Medical College: A mixed method study. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 41(3), 798.
4. Rehman, R., Noreen, K., Khalid, S., Ali, T. S., Ali, R., & Javaid, Q. (2025). Formal Faculty Mentorship at Aga Khan University Medical College and AKU-SONAM: A Comprehensive Triangulation Approach for Improved Outcomes.
5. Zehra, T., Sana Saeed, Malik, M. G. R., Ali, R., Sultan, A., & Tariq, M. (2025). Assessing the impact of faculty development workshops: a change initiative in medical education in Pakistan. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 75(09), 1441–1444. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.21012
6. Rehman, R., Arooj, M., Ali, R., Ali, T. S., Javed, K., & Chaudhry, S. (2024). Building stronger foundations: exploring a collaborative faculty mentoring workshop for in-depth growth. BMC Medical Education, 24(1), 797.
7. Durrani, S. F., Yousuf, N., Ali, R., Musharraf, F. F., Hameed, A., & Raza, H. A. (2024). Effectiveness of spaced repetition for clinical problem solving amongst undergraduate medical students studying paediatrics in Pakistan. BMC Medical Education, 24(1), 676.
8. Rehman, R., Ahmad, S., Nasir, S. P., & Ali, R. (2024). Acceptance of team-based learning by students and faculty: A pilot study. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 40(5), 1001.
9. Rehman, R., Ali, T. S., Khalid, S., & Ali, R. (2024). The ongoing evolution of mentorship: Advancing the formal mentorship program at AKU-SONAM. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 40(3Part-II), 514.
10. Rehman R, Ali R, Khalid S, Ali TS. Seeds of trust ripe as luscious fruits: Faculty mentorship forum at Aga Khan University Medical College. Pak J Med Sci. 2023;39(5) 
11. Sultan AS, Ali R, Zahid N, Akbar R, Ali M, Fatima S, Ghias K, Martins R, Tariq M, Ajani K. Experiences of Undergraduate Medical, Nursing Students and Faculty regarding Flipped Classroom: A Mixed Method Study at Private Medical University in Pakistan. BMJ open. 2023 Apr 1;13(4):e070276.
12. Zehra T, Saeed S, Ali R, Sultan A, Hussain A. Needs assessment for faculty development in health professions education at a medical university in Karachi, Pakistan. J Pak Med Assoc. 2023 Jan;73(1):147-149. Doi: 10.47391/JPMA.5229. PMID: 36842026.
13. Rehman, R., Ali, T. S., & Ali, R. (2023). Progression of dyad mentorship to work driven model: Is this a value addition?.
14. Rehman, J., Ali, R., Afzal, A. et al. Assessment during Covid-19: quality assurance of an online open book formative examination for undergraduate medical students. BMC Med Educ 22, 792 (2022). 
15. Ali R, Sultan AS, Zahid N. Evaluating the effectiveness of 'MCQ development workshop using cognitive model framework: A pre-post study. JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association. 2021;71(1 (A)):119. 
16. Sultan AS, Ali R, Shakil S, Khan RN. Workplace Based Assessment: Tools to assess competencies in a clinical setting. J Pak Med Assoc (Suppl. 1) 2021
17. Rehman, R., Zehra, T., Sultan, A. S., Martins, R. S., & Ali, R. (2021). Absenteeism of undergraduate medical students in large class format lectures: causes, solutions and the way forward. Pakistan Journal of Physiology, 17(3), 70-76.
18. Ali R, Ali SK, Afzal A. Predictive validity of a Uniform Entrance Test for the health professionals. Pakistan journal of medical sciences. 2019 Mar;35(2): 330.
19. Ali R, Farooqi A, Naqvi AS, Usman J. Evaluation of Diploma in Family Medicine Ensuring Quality Through CIPP Model. Pakistan Journal of Medicine and Dentistry 2017, VOL. 6 (02)
20. Khursheed I, Ali R. Capacity Building to Inculcate Twelve-Roles of Medical-Teacher Using Patient-Safety Theme. Pakistan Journal of Medicine and Dentistry 2017, VOL. 6 (02)
21. Ali R , Siddiqui H, Anjum Q, Lohar MI, Shaikh SS. Knowledge and perception of patients regarding Medicine intake during Ramadan. J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2007 Feb; 17(02):112-113. 
22. Ali R, Siddiqui H, Lohar MI.  Epilepsy: A Family Physician’ Perspective. Pak J Med Sci July - September 2006; 22 (3): 356-362 

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