Report on Professor Fikri Abu-Zidan research educational activities during the period of 15
th
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22nd February 2025 for his visit to Abu Dhabi, Al-Ain, and Dubai cities, United Arab Emirates
Professor Fikri Abu-Zidan was invited as a speaker to the Emirati Conference on Medical Education,
Abu Dhabi, 15-16th February 2025 under the banner of the World Society of Emergency Surgery and
United Arab Emirates University. He gave a keynote lecture on big data management in the era of
artificial intelligence and participated in a panel discussion on this important topic. During this week
Professor Abu-Zidan ran three workshops: 1) Introduction to Research in Medical Education during
the Emirati Conference on Medical Education, Abu Dhabi, on 16th February 2025 ; 2)
Introduction to Research in Medical Education at United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain City, on
18th February 2025 ; and 3) Workshop on Medical Writing at Dubai Medical University,
Dubai, on 20th February 2025. More than 85 candidates were trained in these workshops. These
workshops were well received and highly appreciated, which built multiple useful research
connections. Professor Abu-Zidan had multiple meetings with colleagues at UAE University giving
research advice and discussing research collaboration during his visit. Furthermore, Professor Abu-
Zidan visited Dubai Medical University where he met the Deans of college of Medicine and the College
of Nursing