Vian Mohialdin

, MB, ChB

Assistant Professor
Pathology and Molecular Medicine

Division: Anatomy

McMaster University
1R1f Health Sciences Centre
905-525-9140 ext. 22226
aldinv@mcmaster.ca

Assistant: Gayle MacDonell Ext. 22273
Assistant: Sharon Ralph Ext. 22030

Education and Professional Standing

• MSc Radiology, University of Baghdad, 1990
• MBChB, University of Baghdad, 1986

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Interests

Research Focus

Dr. Mohialdin is interested in developing educational resources, specifically for the integration of clinical Anatomy and Radiology.

Clinical and Academic Interests

Dr. Mohialdin is actively involved in McMaster Undergraduate MD program, Physiotherapy Program (PT), and Physician Assistant program (PA). She also acts as Radiology Lecturer for Rehabilitation Science courses intended for practicing Physiotherapists.

Dr. Mohialdin is heavily involved in clinical Skills practice session for the Undergraduate MD Program, She also provides educational resources to residents in the postgraduate medical training program, some of which includes:

• Radiology Residency training program
• Surgery Residency training program
• Pathology Residency training program

Dr. Mohialdin is member of the Medical Acupuncture program.

Dr. Mohialdin sits on numerous committees for McMaster MD program, some of which include:

• Professional Clinical Skills Committee, Undergraduate Medical Program
• Curriculum Planning Committee, Undergraduate Medical Program
• Planning Committee for Medical Foundation 4, Undergraduate Medical Program
• Elective Coordinator, Undergraduate Medical Program
• Teaching Professor Committee.

Dr. Mohialdin is a member of the following Professional Organizations:

• The Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC)
• Canadian Association of Anatomy
• American Association of Anatomy

As a Member of the National Clinical Skills Working Group, they have been working to develop a guide for clinical teaching across the country that outlines the expected clinical skills competencies for undergraduate medical students at entry to clerkship and then at the time of graduation. Teaching and evaluating clinical skills continues to be a challenge in the current health care system both in the United States and Canada. Having decided what skills should be expected of our students, the National Clinical Skills working group will move forward to consider how best these skills can be taught, how faculty in the academic health science centers and in the community can be taught to be better clinical teachers and how the clinical skills can be best evaluated.

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Team Members

Resource Assistant

Sue Dingle

Selected Publications

• Norman G.R., Brooks L.R., Mohialdin V., Marriott M., Regehr G. 1996 Expert-novice difference in the use of history and visual information from patient. Academic Medical 71:S62-S64