Contact
a.alamiry@ajman.ac.ae
06 705 6028
Ajman Campus
Ala'a Mohammad Ibrahim Al Amiry

  • Ala'a Mohammad Ibrahim Al Amiry

  • Lecturer
  • Ext: 6028
  • CV

Mrs. Al Amiry has completed her MS degree from Maryland University, Baltimore County (UMBC), USA, in Emergency Health Services (EHS), and continued to pursue her second masters (MBA- with merit) from Strathclyde Business School, UK later on. She was awarded the "Best Teacher Award" for 2023 in AU, and recently has become a certified contributor to the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) international project. Mrs. Al Amiry has evident diverse experience in both healthcare (as a critical care nurse and later as a paramedic) and academic (as a lecturer) industries- in many countries including Jordan, Saudi Arabia, USA, and UAE. Her collective work experience counts to 19 years overall, during which she gained a great insight into capacities for improving work environment, as well as potent soft skills necessary for excellence. She served as the Head of Department at the former Unit of General Studies (UGS) prior to the restructuring, and co-chaired a strategic committee at AU, among other tasks. Alaa is a mom of a lovely girl, Nuwar. Since 2021, Ms. Al Amiry is a certified instructor, basic life support (BLS) by the American Heart Association (AHA). She provides BLS sessions to healthcare providers through Sheikh Khalifa General Hospital and AHA International Training Center (ITC), Umm Al Quwain. The AHA is a renowned international not-for-profit organization, and its course – BLS, is mandated for all healthcare workers to be taken 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 months 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-months online course); May 2nd- July 17th 2018
Experience
  • Senior Lecturer, Department of Clinical Sciences, COPHS, AU. Sep. 2024- present.
  • Member, Clinical Training Committee, BSN Program, COPHS, AU. Sep. 2024-present.
  • Lecturer, Department of Clinical Studies, COPHS, AU. 2019- 2024..
  • Member, Internationalization Committee, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (Fall 2023- present)
  • Co-Chair, Founding Committee for the Nursing Program (BSN) (July, 2022- August 2023)
  • Co-chair Communication and Outreach Planning Committee (Strategic AU Committee). (Sep. 13, 2020 – 2021)
  • Member, Institutional Planning Council (IPC), a high-level Council for strategic planning at AU. (Sep. 13, 2020 – 2021)
  • Council of General Education Program (GEP), member: February 2019- 2020.
  • 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
  • Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Contributor (2024-current).
  • Best Teacher Award, 2023, Ajman University.
  • Member, Women Empowerment council, Ajman University (October 2023- present).
  • 2021 Dudley White International Scholar, by the American Heart Association, for the highest ranked poster from UAE at the 2021 Scientific Sessions conference.
  • Member, American Heart Association (AHA), Sep. 2020- Present.
  • Conti Research Prize for Systems Thinking and Organizational Capability, by Hamdan bin Mohammed Smart University (2017), Innovation Arabia 10 Conference.
  • Member, the 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).