Avalon University School of Medicine is proud to announce that its executive dean, Dr. Sateesh Arja, has earned his fellowship from the International Association of Medical Education in Europe (AMEE).  He is the first faculty member to receive this fellowship of the 70-80 medical schools in the Caribbean.  He joins a distinguished group of fellows across the world, and now is one of 27 fellows worldwide.

Dr. Arja graduated from Guntur Medical College, India in 2002.  He graduated with a Master of Health Professions Education(MHPE) by FAIMER, Center for Medical Education in Context, and Keele University, UK.  He also has obtained the Master of Sciences in Public Health degree.  As an ECFMG certified physician, Dr. Arja has been working as a Faculty of Medicine for fourteen years.

He received a Senior Fellowship from the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), the UK which consolidates the personal development and evidence of influencing other colleagues’ professional practice in the higher education career.  He attained the fellow (FAcadMEd) status from the Academy of Medical Educators (AoME), UK. He has also attained a fellowship from the International Association of Medical Science Educator (IAMSE), USA. 

As an author, Dr. Arja has published more than fifty research articles in peer-reviewed journals and has co-authored eight textbooks.  He is a peer reviewer for medical education journals including Medical Sciences Educator (Springer publications), USA and Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development (SAGE publications), USA.  He is also on the panel of expert reviewers for AMEE MEdEdPublish and the Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education (JARHE). 

Great job and congratulations Dr. Arja!