Name, Date & Place of Birth
Dr. Hamed Is’haq Khouja
Rajab 01, 1377 H Makkah, Saudi Arabia
Academic & Professional Rank
· Assistant Professor in Medical Laboratory Technology
· Technical Consultant in Laboratory Medicine
· General Secretary, Saudi Arabian Society for Laboratory Medicine
· Chairman, Permanent Committee for Clinical Laboratory Safety
· Member, Committee for Quality Improvement in Clinical Laboratories
· Member, Committee for Evaluation of Health Education Programms
Degree with Fields, Institution and Dates
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Ph.D.
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Clinical Chemistry, University of Sheffield, UK, November, 1990
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B.Sc
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Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University (Manchester Polytechnic), UK, June, 1982.
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GCE
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Cambridge University, UK, June, 1978
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Proficiency English
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Cambridge University, UK, December, 1976
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Number of Years of Service in Medical Technology Program, Faculty of Medicine, KAAU
§ 1991- Date Assistant Professor
§ 1984-1991 Post-graduate Scholarship to UK
§ 1983 – 1984 Teaching Assistant
§ Sept. 1975- July, 1982 under-graduate Scholarship to UK
Other Related Experience
§ Director of Student Clinical Training (Internship & 4th year) in the Medical Technology Program, Faculty of Medicine for five years from 1993 - 1998.
§ Assistant Dean for Medical Technology, Medical Technology Program, Faculty of Medicine for 15 months 1992-1994.
§ Coordinator in Major Medical Technology Core Subjects (Clinical Chemistry, Urine & Body Fluid Analysis, QC & Biostat, Clin Lab Adminstration, Lab Skills)
§ Safety & QA inspector (Medina Health Region, Hael Health Region, Jeddah Health Region, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, King Fahad Medical Research Centre)
§ Delivery of QA, Safety & Other Technical Health Lectures, Seminars & workshops
Consulting
§ Clinical Laboratories, Medina Health Authority, Ministry of Health, 1994
§ Clinical Laboratories, Hael Health Authority, Ministry of Health, 1997
§ Diabetes Centre, Jeddah Health Authority, Ministry of Health, 1998
§ Drug Information & Toxicology Centre, Health Authority, Ministry of Health, 2001
§ King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah (1991-to date)
§ King Fahad Medical Research Centre, Jeddah (2003)
§ Refree and evaluation of relevant projects, proposals and papers (1993 to date)
§ Isalmic Development Bank, Science & Technology Consultants for the Bank Awards for Science & Technology (2002)
§ Isalmic Development Bank, Science & Technology Consultants for the Bank Awards for Young Researchers (2002)
Scientific and Professional Societies of Which a Member
§ Clinical Biochemistry Society, UK.
§ Saudi Arabian Society for Laboratory Medicine
Subjects or Courses Taught (theoretical, practical & applied training) 2001/2002
§ 4th Year MT -Clinical Lab Administration -Clinical Chemistry
§ 3rd Year MT -Clinical Chemistry -Urine & Body Fluids Analysis -QC & Biostatistics
§ 2nd Year MT -MT Laboratory Skills II -Instrumentation
§ 1st Year MT -MT Laboratory Skills I
Other Assigned Academic Duties
§ Member of new curriculum committee for undergraduate and graduate courses.
§ Member of the Quality Improvement Committee for The Clinical Laboratories, King Abdulaziz University Hospital
§ Member of the continuous education program and committee for The Clinical Laboratories, King Abdulaziz University Hospital
§ Coordinator for Task Group for the physiotherapy, Medical Technology Program, KAAU.
§ Member for the screening committee for transfer students, Medical Technology Program, KAAU.
§ Member of the Medina Medical School Preparation Committee for one year.
§ Member of career day for Medical Technology for two years.
§ Advisor for advanced and post-graduate studies in clinical laboratory sciences and profession.
§ Advisor for undergraduate students in Medical Technology
§ Supervisor for MSc research of One student (1998-2001)
§ Supervisor for senior students graduation projects (over 80 projects)
§ Supervisor for senior students seminars.
Research Activities & Interests
· Quality Control (QC), Quality Assurance (QA), Quality Improvement (QI), Continuous Quality Monitoring (CQM), Total Quality Management (TQM)
· Setting up Quality Control Program for Medina Clinical Laboratories (July-August, 1994)
· Educating & Training of clinical lab personnel on QC, CQM &QA in various hospitals in the Kingdom
· Evaluation of clinical labs
· Development of clinical lab techniques
· Establishing normal range values for various analytes
· Safety in the clinical labs
· Cell & Tissue Culture Research
· Clinical Correlation between various analytes in health and disease
· Islamic Aspects of medicine;
o The effects of fasting on various body functions in healthy and diseased subjects
o Herbal and plants of importance that are mentioned in various narrations of the Prophet (peace be upon Him)
· General aspects of biological interests in relation to the man and his environment
· Man vs woman relationship: similarities, differences, behaviour, attitude, society, environment, responsibilities, work, families, troubles and problems
Programs to Improve Teaching & Professional Experience
I have participated in the various programs for the improvement of teaching, training and evaluation of student/trainees performance Some of the titles are given below:
§ Effective dynamic teaching
§ Teaching skills (KAAU)
§ Proper evaluation of students performance(KAAU)
§ Administrative skills for academic leadership(KAAU)
§ Academic leadership and evaluation of teaching(KAAU)
§ Development of university education(KAAU)
§ Evaluation of university education(KAAU)
§ Statistics and its biomedical applications(KAAU)
§ Biostatistics principles and applications(KAAU)
§ Internet and intranet and their application(KAAU)
§ Molecular biology principles, techniques and applications(KAAU)
§ Haematology, haemostasis and blood bank (May-Sept; 1981, Manchester, UK)
§ Chemical Pathology (Oct., 1983- Nov., 1984; Manchester, UK)
§ Clinical Chemistry and Immunology (Aug-Dec., 1990; Sheffield, UK)
§ Human Metabolism & Clinical Biochemistry (Jan, 1984- Dec, 1990)