Maryam Jafari

Education:

2017 – 2023   MBBS; Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery

College of Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU), Dubai, United Arab Emirates

2017  American High school Diploma (First Honors degree)

GEMS Al Khaleej National School, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Research Papers:

Jafari M, Hasan A, Joseph J, Mustafa M, AlMuntaser S. Painless Footdrop in a Child with Newly Diagnosed Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: Case Report. J Clin Res Pediatr Endocrinol. 2022 Dec 13. doi: 10.4274/jcrpe.galenos.2022.2022-6-22. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36511459.

Jafari M, AlKabbani S, Lakshmanan J, Thakur S, Warhekar P. The Prevalence and associated risk factors of glaucoma among adults in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates – a retrospective study. 2022 (Pending Publication)

Jafari M, Choudry G. Antimicrobial Resistance pattern of urogenital pathogens among Adults in United Arab Emirates between 2008-2018. 2019. Thesis, College of Medicine, MBRU, Dubai, UAE.

Research Awards:

1st Place in Poster Presentation at the 2nd Middle East International Paediatric Neurology Congress, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - 2022

1st Runner Up for Poster presentation at the Mediclinic Middle East 3rd Annual Research Day, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - 2020

Poster Presentation:  

Painless Footdrop in a Child with Newly Diagnosed Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: Case Report. Poster presented at: 2nd Middle East International Paediatric Neurology Congress; October 2022; Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Antimicrobial Resistance pattern of urogenital pathogens among Adults in United Arab Emirates between 2008-2018: a cross sectional study. Poster presented at: Mediclinic Middle East 3rd Annual Research Day; March 2020; Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Oral Presentation:    

Prevalence and Risk factors of Glaucoma among adults in a tertiary care hospital in Dubai. Sixth Annual Mediclinic Middle East Research Conference; March 2023; Dubai, UAE

Experience:

Research Intern, Mediclinic Middle East - 2019

Intern, Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson - 2019

Summer Research Intern, MBRU – 2018

Extracurricular Activities & Volunteering:

Student Council Vice President, MBRU 2022-2023

President of the Health Awareness Club, MBRU - 2022-2023

Journal Club Member, MBRU – 2019-2021

Class Representative, MBRU - 2019-2023

COVID-19 Vaccination Volunteering - 2021

Community Outreach Health Campaigns - 2021- 2022

Certificates:

NIDA Clinical Trials Network Good Clinical Practice Course completion - 2021

IHI Basic quality and safety certificate - 2021

Protecting Human Research Participants Training Course, National Institutes of Health Office of Extramural Research – 2018

Languages:

English (Fluent)

Arabic (Fluent)

Persian (Native)