WASSIM Y. ALMAWI

• Recruiting and retaining well-trained faculty and staff
• This includes interviewing candidates, hiring, training orientation, assigning/scheduling work, and evaluating of performance
• When needed, may also include disciplining and dismissing
• Ensure optimal delivery of academic services to students to promote student success, progression, and graduation
• Implementing policies and practices regarding faculty workload, evaluation, and promotion
• Organizing academic programs into departments and setting College academic committees
• Ensuring that the objectives and direction for these departments and committees are consistent with the University’s strategic plans
• Engage with senior executive management in conducting planning and strategic direction in pursuit of accomplishing long-term institutional mission and vision
• Guide the development of strategic academic partnerships and collaborations to enhance college's reputation, and to generate maximum career opportunities for students and alumni
• Key Contributions:
• Expanded the recruitment of full-time faculty from 5 to 16 and staff from 1 to 7
• Increased the college budget by 227% to 2.3-million-dollar (including salaries, supplies, and travel), keeping within budgetary constraints
• Increased student new intake by 226%, and student retention to 85% within a 12-month period
• Served on university senior leadership committee, and on 5 university committees, and chaired hiring committees in the college academic programs
• Secured national international accreditation of academic programs
• Cultivated inter-institutional collaborations within the UAE and abroad.
• Used variety of learning modalities and support materials to facilitate learning process and accentuate presentations.

• Direct the steering committee responsible for outlining the mission, vision, and organizational plan of Clinical and Translational Research Center (CTRC)
• Coordinate with Nazarbayev University School of Medicine, University Medical Center and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center towards the design of CTRC building
• Review and finalize legal documents related to the function of CTRC units and core facilities
• Represent CTRC in regional and international collaborations and conferences
• Devise plans for equipping research laboratories, and for on boarding and training CTRC laboratory staff
• Key Contributions:
• Produced proof-of-concept of CTRC, including reorganization its interim location in the NUSOM building
• Established the four units and nine programs of CTRC and staffed them with NUSOM and UMC faculty and staff
• Developed graduate (M.Sc., Ph.D.), and post-graduate programs in precision medicine
• Formulated roadmap of activities for the interim (Phase 0) and later (Phase 1) phases of CTRC
• Drafted, and secured approval job descriptions for CTRC personnel.
• Interacted effectively with clinical staff and patients by using active listening and interpersonal skills.

Appointed as Professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences, Nazarbayev University School of Medicine. Responsibilities included:

• Supported multidisciplinary research teams focused on scholarly publication.
• Longitudinal Scholarly Project (LSP): chaired the LSP Committee, and supervised/co-supervised the LSP projects.
• Medical Students: teaching basic medical sciences courses to Med. 1 through Med. 4 students, and in supervising the research of the longitudinal scholarly project (LSP).
• Master of Molecular Medicine (MMM): teaching select courses, and supervising the thesis research of MMM students.
• Service on several academic committees.
• Worked with dean to assess and evaluate courses and programs in appropriate discipline.

• Formulate effective policies in close collaboration with senior management and department faculty in pursuit of accomplishing AGU mission and vision
• Recommend appointments, conference attendance, and promotions of faculty members to Dean
• Assign undergraduate phase 1 and phase 2 teaching duties and designated office and research space for faculty
• Prepare and submit annual departmental budget to the Dean for inclusion in the college’s annual budget
• Presented timely annual activity reports, describing faculty teaching, service, and research activities to the Dean.
• Increased the recruitment of full-time faculty from 5 to 8, and staff from 2 to 5
• Increased the department budget by 285% through increased university contribution, new research grants, and capital funding from external agencies
• A major contributor to the institutional accreditation by NCAAA and improved and QS Stars ranking
• Graduated 14 Master of Laboratory Medicine (Clinical Biochemistry) students, and trained 30 undergraduate medical students and 6 clinical fellows.
• Expanded the biochemistry instruction to phase 3 (clinical) medicine curriculum, and to the Ph.D. program in personalized medicine
• Significantly increased the research output to 95 full-length original publications, and 24 presentations to international conferences.

• Propose, develop, and manage research projects for graduate students
• Plan and follow up timely publication of the research of graduate students
• Draft summaries and formulate comprehensive documents on education, quality, and research output for academic accreditation.
• Prepare, coordinate, and apply for national and external research funding.
• Supervised the thesis research of 6 M.Sc. and nd 11 Ph.D. students.
• Supervised and followed up the publication of 49 original publications emanating from the research of graduate students and junior faculty.
• Coordinated semi-annual hands-on workshops and symposia on medical writing and biostatistical analysis.
• Supported multidisciplinary research teams focused on scholarly publication.
• Shifted between informal and formal methods of teaching to create multi-layered web of learning incorporating experiments, practical activities, discussions and projects into lessons.

• Used variety of learning modalities and support materials to facilitate learning process and accentuate presentations.
• Developed diversified course curriculum to meet regulatory standards and support learning objectives.
• Researched and selected course texts and supplemental learning materials.
• Created dynamic learning environment that valued instructor and student interaction.

• Spearheaded innovative approaches to resource allocation and strategic planning.
• Represented the Center in regional and international collaborations and conferences.
• Drafted the main mission, vision, and organizational plan of the Center.
• Planned for equipping of the research and service laboratories, and in selecting and training laboratory staff.
• Introduced centralized PCR-based molecular diagnostics service to Bahrain. Collaborate with clinicians and scientists to ensure the validity of the services provided, and apply problem-solving skills to meet challenges.
• Prepared all needed documentation for accreditation of the diagnostic service through MoH, ISO-9000, and CAP.
• Develop graduate programs in molecular and precision medicine leading to M.Sc. and Ph.D., through introduction of focused graduate courses and hands-on training in cellular and molecular biology.