Faiz Tuma, MD, MME, MDE, EdS

Faiz Tuma, MD, MME, MDE, EdS
Faiz Tuma, MD, MME, MDE, EdS

Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Surgery

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Faiz Tuma, MD, MME, MDE, EdS, is a board-certified surgeon and Associate Professor of Surgery at the Central Michigan University College of Medicine, Saginaw, Michigan. He earned his medical degree from Al-Nahrain University, Baghdad, Iraq. He completed his general surgery training at the Memorial University of Newfoundland in Canada. He pursued further training in minimally invasive fellowship at Case Western Reserve Center, advanced HPB training at McMaster University, and trauma fellowship at McMaster University. He earned a master degree in distance education from Athabasca University, Athabasca, Alberta, Canada, followed by a second master degree in medical education from Dundee University, Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom. He is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in Educational Technology at Walden University, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Dr. Tuma holds the rank of Associate Professor of Surgery at Central Michigan University. He served as the Clerkship Director and the Associate Surgery Program Director of Oklahoma University College of Medicine and Central Michigan University. He is a member of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons- The Resident and Fellow Training Committee, the Association for Surgical Education, and the American College of Surgeons. His educational and research interests include medical education and educational technology.

  • Education and Training
    • MME 2020, University of Dundee
    • EdS 2018, Walden University
    • MDE 2015, Athabasca University
    • Fellowship 2012, Trauma Surgery, McMaster University
    • Fellowship 2009, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Case Western Reserve University
    • Residency 2008, General Surgery, Memorial University of Newfoundland
    • MBChB 1994, Al-Nahrain University

  • Research
    • Trauma Surgery
    • Surgical resident education
    • Surgical Innovation
    • Medical Education
    • Educational Technology
    • Curriculum Design, Development & Evaluation
    • Cognition in context, medical decision making, human error in medicine, human factors, visualizatio

  • Publications

  • Presentations
    • Time to Treatment and Outcomes of Gastric Cancer Between 2004 and 2017 from the National Cancer Database. Grosh K, Kamel M, Tuna F, Shebrain S, 40th Annual Kalamazoo Community Medical and Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 04/2022
    • Teaching Using Imagery Thinking Approach with Animated Infographic. Tuma F, 2021 American College of Surgeons Surgical Simulation Summit, Virtual, Online, 03/2021
    • Distance Scientific Conferencing Platforms at the COVID-19 Pandemic Social Physical Distancing. Tuma F, 2021 American College of Surgeons Surgical Simulation Summit, Virtual, Online, 03/2021
    • Topic-Specific Learning Progress-Based Teaching. Tuma F, 2021 American College of Surgeons Surgical Simulation Summit, Virtual, Online, 03/2021
    • Introducing Advanced Surgical Tasks Simulation for General Surgery Residency Training. Williams A, Tuma F, 2021 American College of Surgeons Surgical Simulation Summit, Virtual, Online, 03/2021
    • Distance Supervision and Feedback for Surgical Procedures. Tuma F, 2020 Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, Virtual, Online, 04/2020
    • Evaluation of faculty's and students' perception and knowledge gain benefits of the use of the audience response system (ARS) in Iraqi medical school. Tuma F, Kamel MK, Jawad NK, Hameed HM, 2020 Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, Virtual, Online, 04/2020