Rola Ajjawi

Professor of Medical Education and Associate Director (Research) at the Centre for Health Education Scholarship · University of British Columbia · company speakers →

Degrees: PhD, BAppSc(Physio)Hons. Rola Ajjawi is Professor of Medical Education at the Department of Surgery and Scientist, and Associate Director (Research) at the Centre for Health Education Scholarship, University of British Columbia, Canada. She studied physiotherapy and became a clinical teacher before completing a PhD in health professions education examining how clinical reasoning is learned and communicated in practice. She is an international research expert in workplace learning, including researching clinical supervision, feedback, equity in assessment and belonging. She was awarded a Karolinska Institutet Fellowship in 2021 in recognition of her medical education research. Rola is chair of the International Association for Health Professions Education (AMEE) Research Committee and incoming Editor-In-Chief of Medical Education. Keywords: workplace learning, feedback, belonging, equity.

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23 August 2025 Barcelona, Spain

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