نبيل علي عبدالله الراجح

Education

1998 - 2001 Ph.D. in Biomedical Informatics Engineering, Graduate School, Vanderbilt University. Title: “Design, Development and Evaluation of Asynchronous Learning Networks in Primary Care Medicine: An Application of Biomedical Informatics Engineering Principles in Medical Education”.
1994 -- 1998 MSc, in Biomedical Engineering, Minor in Medical
Informatics, Department: Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering
Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN)
Title: “Building an On-line Third Year Clerkship in
Pediatrics: A Model for Asynchronous Learning Networks in Medical Education”.
1986 -- 1991 King Saud University, College of Applied Medical Sciences,
Biomedical Technology Dept. (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)                 
1983 -- 1986  High School in Saudi Arabia

Experiences:

2003 – 2006 Chairman, Biomedical Technology Department, college of
Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University.
2001- Present Faculty member of Biomedical Informatics Engineering,
Biomedical Instrumentation Technology, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi.
2003 – 2004 Consultant, Computer Department, Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia
2004 – 2006 Consultant, Deputy Rector for Studies, Development, and Follow-Up, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
2005 – 2007 Director, Admission Center, King Abdullah Scholarship Program, Ministry of Higher Education.
2002 – 2003  Adjunct Professor of Medical Informatics, Department of Information Systems, College of Computer Information Sciences, King Saud University.
1999 - 2000 Research Assistant, Division of Biomedical Informatics, Medical Center, Vanderbilt University, USA.
1998 - 2001 Facilitator/instructor for web-based workshops: Creating online courses using HTML, database and advanced multimedia tools.  
1998 – 2001 Developer, Net-learning group at Vanderbilt University, USA.
1993  - 1994 King Saud University, College of Applied Medical Sciences (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia),  Position: Teaching Assistance, Department: Biomedical Instrumentation Technology                  
1992 - 1993 Aero-Medical Evacuation, Ministry of Defense (Riyadh,Saudi Arabia) Position: Biomedical Engineer Department: Biomedical Engineering
1991 - 1992 King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) Position: Biomedical Engineer trainee – BME Internship, Department: Biomedical Engineering

Attended Conferences

2004 Speaker, Workshop (Elearning in Medical Education), the first scientific conference in medical education in the
kingdom, School of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh Saudi Arabia
2003 E-document Forum, Saudi Computer Society, Riyadh Saudi Arabia
2003  International Conference on Sensors, Kula Lumpur, Malaysia Member of International advisory Committee.
2002  International Conference on Biomedical Engineering, Kula Lumpur, Malaysia
2001 Network Security in the Internet Age, Nashville, Tennessee.
1998 Annual Conference of the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA), Orlando, Florida.
1997 Annual Conference of the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA), Nashville, Tennessee.
1996 Annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1995 Annual meeting of Computer in Anesthesiology and Critical Care. Nashville, Tennessee  
1995 Annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of
Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) Los Angles, California.
 

Short Courses and Training

September 2003  Speaker, Uses of computer in Medicine workshops, School of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
June 2002  Advanced training program in Medical Informatics, University of Malaya, Kula Lumpur, Malaysia
July 2002  Intensive Training Program in E-learning, Unitar University, Kula Lumpur, Malaysia 
June 2001 SPSS training workshop – three sessions in three weeks
May 2001 SAS Training workshop (data management and analysis package) – four sessions
November 1997 Database applications using Lotus Notes Package.
October 1997  Converting Patient Education resources to web pages
October 1997  Virtual conferencing on the Internet
October 1997  Interactive publications on the World Wide Web.
October 1997  Developing a health system’s World Wide Web site.
February 1996  Internet Principles and Applications, Los Angles, CA
March 1996  Networking Applications at Vanderbilt University
 

Projects

1. Criteria for selecting Hospital Information Systems, Ministry Of Health, Saudi Arabia
2. Standards and coding systems for Hospital Information Systems, Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia
3. Knowledge Management Portal for Academic Departments, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
4. Health Information Security,  King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
5. Web-based Primary Care Medicine Clerkship, School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University.
6. Web-based Pediatric Clerkship, School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University.
7. Quiz Builder, Division of Biomedical Informatics, Medical Center, Vanderbilt University.
8. Outpatient Morning Report, Division of Biomedical Informatics, Medical Center, Vanderbilt University.

Field of Interest

- E-management for hospitals
- Hospital Information Systems
- Telemedicine
- Bioinformatics
- Intelligent Tutoring Systems
- E-learning in Medical Education.
 

Societies Memberships

- Saudi Computer Society
- American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA)
- Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI)
- Asynchronous Learning Networks Center (ALN)
- Center for Innovation in Engineering Education (CIEE)
 

Scientific Committees

- Chairman, Technical Committee, new building of College of Applied Medical Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- International Advisory Committee, International Conference on Sensors, Kula Lumpur, Malaysia, 2003, 2006.
- Planning and Curriculum Committee, College of Applied Medical Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- Computing services committee, College of Applied Medical Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- The fifth Strategic Planning, College of Applied Medical Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- Strategic planning committee for Information Technology at the university hospitals, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- Strategic planning committee for educational Technology, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.