Teaching
Shaping futures, igniting minds
Senior university faculty in Abu Dhabi since 2023 — preparing the next generation of health information professionals.
Philosophy
Confident, capable problem solvers
Education should equip students to be confident and capable problem solvers. My job is not only to impart knowledge, but to inspire a deep sense of curiosity and love for learning — the habits that outlast any syllabus.
Every course I teach connects the classroom to the hospital floor: real HL7 messages, real database schemas, real integration failures and how they were fixed. Students leave knowing how the systems they study actually behave in production.
Since 2023 · Abu Dhabi
“The power of passionate teaching: someone who is dedicated and enthusiastic can change what students believe they are capable of.”
Courses taught
Sixteen courses, three tracks
From Python and SQL to informatics, coding compliance, and healthcare finance.
Programming & Data
Introduction to Programming & Health Data Standards
Fundamental programming concepts and health data standards using Python — data types, control structures, functions, and the libraries used in health information management.
Intermediate Programming
Object-oriented programming, data structures, algorithms, database integration, and healthcare data processing in Python — practiced on real-world health data scenarios.
Health Database Systems
Querying healthcare data with SQL — from basic queries to complex healthcare use-cases, with hands-on exploration of data pertinent to the healthcare industry.
Health Database Design and Administration
Database design, data modeling, and normalization — transforming healthcare business requirements into schemas that store information efficiently.
Database Concepts
The fundamental principles of designing, implementing, and managing databases — data models, database design, normalization, and indexing.
Health Informatics
Introduction to Health Information Systems
A foundational look at the technologies healthcare organizations use to manage patient information, improve clinical workflows, and enhance quality of care.
Health Informatics II
Strategic planning, analysis, design, selection, and implementation of health information systems — with assessment and evaluation of e-health applications.
Introduction to HL7
A comprehensive introduction to the Health Level Seven international standards for exchanging clinical and administrative data between healthcare systems.
Nursing Informatics
An interdisciplinary course integrating nursing science, computer science, and information science — equipping nurses to use health IT to improve patient outcomes.
Healthcare Informatics & Data Analytics
How to analyze and interpret healthcare data to drive improvements in patient care and operational efficiency — for clinicians, analysts, and IT specialists.
System Life Cycle
The stages of developing, implementing, and maintaining information systems — from planning and analysis to design, implementation, and evaluation.
HIM Practice & Management
Health Information Coding IV
The coding function through health information technology — revenue cycle management, the HIM professional's role, and building a coding compliance program to national and international standards.
Finance Management in Healthcare
Accounting systems and controls in healthcare — the accounting cycle, financial statements, budgeting, cost accounting, and decision making for cost control.
Health Care Economics and Health Insurance
Economic analysis of the healthcare market — insurance industry drivers, cost-control models, case-mix funding, managed care, and the ethics of new funding models globally.
Strategic Management in Health Care
Strategic planning and forecasting, marketing, benchmarking, quality improvement, and process re-engineering — applied to real departmental strategic plans.
Capstone Research Project for Health Sciences
End-to-end supervised research: literature review, ethical review, methodology, data collection and analysis, and a final capstone report and presentation.
Guest lectures & HL7 training
Available for guest lectures, workshops, and private HL7 training.