Education

Dr. Attia Sheikh

Associate Professor of Medical Education | Head of Health Professions Education & Deputy Director of Training

CMH Multan Institute of Medical Sciences

Multan · English, Urdu

Biography

Dr. Attia Sheikh is a medical doctor and an Associate Professor of Medical Education at CMH Multan Institute of Medical Sciences (CIMS). She serves as Head of the Department of Health Professions Education and Deputy Director of Training. Her work focuses on health professions education, interprofessional education and training the educators who prepare future healthcare teams.

She graduated from Fatima Jinnah Medical College and completed postgraduate studies at Aga Khan University and Riphah International University (2017 and 2020). She is a supervisor and examiner for the NUMS Master of Health Professions Education programme and has served as a tutor for the Certificate in Health Professions Education since 2018. Her earlier experience includes CHPE master-trainer roles at the University of Health Sciences (2013 to 2016) and Shifa International (2016 to 2023), and work as a clinical analyst at CureMD in 2009.

Her international experience includes work as a Research Assistant at Northwestern University, Chicago, from 2001 to 2004. She completed a graduate-level course in Simulations at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) in 2015, alongside other UIC courses undertaken in 2003.

She is a committed advocate for inclusive mainstream education for learners with disabilities. Her advocacy is informed by her experience supporting her son, who has Down syndrome, through mainstream education and the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (IB MYP). Beaconhouse’s inclusion leadership has described his successful completion of the IB MYP examination at Beaconhouse Newlands Multan as a first for Pakistan, recognising the contribution of his family and school team.

Areas of expertise

• Leadership
• Health Professions Education
• Interprofessional Education
• Inclusive mainstream education for learners with disabilities

Key achievements

• Leadership in health professions education as Head of Department and Deputy Director of Training at CIMS Multan.
• Professional development through certifications and courses supporting her leadership roles, including a graduate-level Simulations course at UIC in 2015.
• Advocacy and family support for inclusive mainstream education, including her son’s IB MYP achievement at Beaconhouse Newlands Multan, described by Beaconhouse inclusion leadership as a Pakistan first for a learner with Down syndrome.
• Supervisor and examiner for NUMS MHPE; CHPE tutor since 2018.
• CHPE master trainer at UHS (2013 to 2016) and Shifa International (2016 to 2023).
• Clinical analyst at CureMD (2009).
• Medical graduate of Fatima Jinnah Medical College; postgraduate studies at Aga Khan University and Riphah International University (2017 and 2020).

International experience

United States: Research Assistant at Northwestern University, Chicago (2001–2004). Completed a graduate-level course in Simulations at the University of Illinois Chicago in 2015, and other UIC courses in 2003.

Engagement interests

Speaker · Podcast · Mentor · Training

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