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Ala'a Mohammad Ibrahim Al Amiry

  • Ala'a Mohammad Ibrahim Al Amiry

  • Senior Lecturer
  • Ext: 6028
  • CV

Ala’a Al Amiry holds an MS degree in Emergency Health Services (EHS) from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), USA, and a second Master's degree (MBA with merit) from Strathclyde Business School, UK. In 2023, she was honored with the "Best Teacher Award" at Ajman University (AU) and recently became a certified contributor to the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) international project. With 19 years of experience across both the healthcare (as a critical care nurse and paramedic) and academic (as a lecturer) sectors, Al Amiry has worked in various countries, including Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the USA, and the UAE. She has gained significant expertise in improving work environments and developing essential soft skills for excellence. Prior to AU’s departmental restructuring, she served as the Head of the Unit of General Studies (UGS) and co-chaired a strategic committee at the university, among other responsibilities. Al Amiry is also a certified instructor for Basic Life Support (BLS) by the American Heart Association (AHA), having been certified since 2021. She provides BLS training to healthcare providers through Sheikh Khalifa General Hospital and the AHA International Training Center (ITC) in Umm Al Quwain. As a globally recognized not-for-profit organization, the AHA mandates the BLS course for all healthcare workers to be completed every two years.

Education
  • MBA, with merit, Strathclyde Business School, UK (Dubai international campus), 2016.
  • MS in Emergency Health Services (EHS), University of Maryland, Baltimore County, MD, USA, 2010.
  • BS in Nursing (BSN), Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan, 2002.
  • Executive Program in Leadership, Organizing, and Action, Harvard Kennedy School (4-month online program); February–May 2014.
  • Harvard Global Health Delivery Online Short Course, Harvard University via HarvardX Online Campus, Office of the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning (10-month online course); May 2 – July 17, 2018.
Experience
  • Senior Lecturer, Department of Clinical Sciences, COPHS, AU; September 2024 – Present
  • Lecturer, Department of Clinical Studies, COPHS, AU; 2019 – 2024
  • Co-Chair, Founding Committee for the Nursing Program (BSN); July 2022 – August 2023
  • Co-chair, Communication and Outreach Planning Committee (Strategic AU Committee); September 13, 2020 – 2021
  • Head of Department, Unit of General Studies, Ajman University, UAE, June 2017- January 2019.
  • Lecturer, Unit of General Studies, Ajman University, 2013- 2019.
  • Lecturer, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan, 2010-2012.
  • Staff Nurse, Cardiovascular Telemetry, King Faisal Specialty Hospital and Research Center, Jeddah, KSA, 2004-2007.
  • Staff Nurse, Coronary Care Unit (CCU), King Abdullah I University Hospital, Jordan, 2002-2004.
Teaching Area
  • Community-Based First Aid
  • First Aid
  • Paramedic science
  • Prehospital Care
Research
  • Emergency Health Services- Prehospital Care
  • Innovation in Healthcare
  • Infection Control
  • Public Health
Publications
Conference Presentation
  • Moderator: Panel Discussion: The World of Business Communication: Your Pathway to Success. Ajman University, 2024. (Organizer and Moderator for the panel, in collaboration with Masar Excellence Career Center at AU and AIM Congress, Abu Dhabi).
  • Economic Insights to Optimize Chain of Survival in Emergency Response (Oral Presentation). 1st Arab Resuscitation Council Conference, 25 Nov. 2023. Dubai, UAE.
  • Presenter: Transforming a Theory Course into an Active One: First Aid as a General Education Course (A Case Study). Best Practices in Teaching and Learning Conference, Amity University Dubai, Dubai. May 2023.
  • American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2021 Conference (Poster Presenter). USA (Online eConference). Nov. 2021.
  • Innovation in Healthcare: Exploring Mobile Apps at Pre-hospital and In-hospital settings (With a Little Focus on Dubai). Industrial Health, Healthcare & Medical Tourism conference (presenter), October 16, 2017, Dubai.
  • Paper (MRSA Nasal Colonization Prevalence among EMS Personnel) was accepted as a One-hour lecture session at the Texas EMS Conference 2011, but couldn’t be presented due to unforeseen circumstances.
  • Methicillin-resistance Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) prevalence among Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs): can screening of colonization address EMTs as carriers of MRSA? (Presenter). The 31st Annual Graduate Research Conference, April 2009. UMBC, MD, USA.
Memberships, Awards and Honors
  • Member, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery (MFNMRCSI), Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), Dublin, Ireland.
  • Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Contributor; 2024 – Present.
  • Best Teacher Award, Ajman University, 2023.
  • 2021 Dudley White International Scholar, American Heart Association, for the highest-ranked poster from the UAE at the 2021 Scientific Sessions Conference.
  • Member, American Heart Association (AHA); September 2020 – Present.
  • Conti Research Prize for Systems Thinking and Organizational Capability, by Hamdan bin Mohammed Smart University (2017), Innovation Arabia 10 Conference.
  • Member, National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT); 2012 – 2015.
  • Member, Arbutus Volunteer Fire Department as a licensed EMT, Baltimore County, MD, USA, 2010- 2016.
  • Jordan University of Science and Technology Graduate Scholarship (2008-2010).
  • Member, Clinical Training Committee, BSN Program, COPHS, AU; September 2024 – Present.
  • Member, Internationalization Committee, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences; Fall 2023 – Present.
  • Member, Institutional Planning Council (IPC), a high-level council for strategic planning at AU; September 13, 2020 – 2021.
  • Member, Women Empowerment Council, Ajman University; October 2023 – Present.
  • Member, Council of General Education Program (GEP); February 2019 – 2020.