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Curriculum Vitae of the UQU Vice President for Female Student Affairs

- 2024/08/27

Curriculum Vitae of the UQU Vice President for Female Student Affairs

Dr. Wardah bint Abdullah Al-Asmari

 

(1) Academic Qualifications:

  • PhD in Embryology and Anatomy, College of Medicine (University of Dundee, UK, 2013 A.C.).
  • Master of Anatomy (University of Glasgow, United Kingdom, 2008 A.C.).
  • Bachelor of Medical Sciences from the College of Medicine and Medical Sciences (Umm Al-Qura University, 2005 A.C.).

(2) Academic Career:

  • Appointed as a Teaching Assistant in the Department of Anatomy, October 13, 2004 A.C.
  • Received a scholarship from Umm Al-Qura University on 21 March 2007 A.C. to study in the United Kingdom to obtain MSc and PhD degrees in anatomy and embryology.
  • Appointed as Assistant Professor in the Department of Anatomy, UQU College of Medicine, on 17 April 2014 A.C.
  • Promoted to Associate Professor on 27 June 2019 A.C.
  • Classified as a consultant embryologist by the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties in 2018 A.C.

(3) Administrative Career:

  • UQU Vice President for Female Students Affairs for a tenure of three years, starting from February, 2021 A.C.
  • UQU Vice Dean of the College of Medicine (female section) from 18 March 2016 until 7 February 2021 A.C.
  • Head of the Department of Anatomy at the UQU College of Medicine from 10 June 2017 until 17 May 2019 A.C.

(4) Memberships:

  • Member of the British Association of Clinical Anatomy (BACA).
  • Member of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE).

(5) Councils and Committees:

  • Member of the Council of Umm Al-Qura University
  • Member of the Higher Permanent Committee for the Protection of Student Rights at Umm Al-Qura University, 1442 A.H.
  • Member of the UQU University Deans' Permanent Advisory Committee, 1442 A.H.
  • Member of the Permanent Committee for the Administrative Promotions of the Tenth and Lower Grades, 1442 A.H.
  • Member of the Higher Committee for Monitoring the Health Status and Implementing Emergency and Crisis Plans to Curb the Spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) at Umm Al-Qura University, 1442 A.H.
  • Member of the Permanent Higher Coordinating Committee at Umm Al-Qura University, 1442 A.H.
  • Member of the Council of the College of Medicine at Umm Al-Qura University, 2017–2021 A.C.
  • Member of the UQU University's Permanent Advisory Committee, 2019–2020 A.C.
  • Head of the Department of Anatomy at the College of Medicine, 2017–2019 A.C.
  • Member of the Curricula Committee at the UQU College of Medicine, 2014–2019 A.C.
  • Member of the Curricula Quality Assurance Committee at the UQU College of Medicine, from October 2015 until March 2019 A.C.
  • Head of the Dean's Honorary List Committee at the UQU College of Medicine, from February to June 2021 A.C.
  • Member of the Committee for Preventive and Precautionary Procedures During the Coronavirus Pandemic at the UQU College of Medicine, until February 2021 A.C.
  • Member of the Scientific Committee of the Women Empowerment Forum at the UQU Deanship of Scientific Research, from September 2019 until March 2020 A.C.

(6) Awards and Certificates of Honor:

  • First position in the bachelor class, graduating with excellence from the UQU College of Medicine and Medical Sciences (2004 A.C.).
  • Saudi Cultural Attaché Award in the United Kingdom for Excellence in Master's Studies (2009 A.C.).
  • International Foundation Lalor-Travel's Award from the American Association of Andrology for Research Excellence in (2011 A.C.).
  • Saudi Cultural Attaché Award in the United Kingdom for Excellence in PhD Studies (2012 A.C.).
  • Included in the list of excellence for academic and research excellence and scientific innovation on the website of the Saudi Cultural Attaché in the United Kingdom (2013 A.C.).
  • Award of Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Prince Muhammad bin Nawaf Al Saud, for Academic and Research Excellence in the PhD Phase (2013 A.C.).
  • UQU College of Medicine's Award for Excellence and Scientific Research for the highest research grants in the college (2016 A.C.).

Dr. Wardah participated in a number of scientific conferences, seminars and workshops inside and outside the Saudi Kingdom. In addition, she participated in peer-reviewing some scientific journals.

The UQU Vice President for Female Students Affairs has presented (27) scientific research projects during her academic career, all of them focusing on anatomy and embryology.

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