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Announcement: Dr. Karim Qumosani appointed Associate Dean, International Training Partnerships
Office of the Dean
I am pleased to announce that Dr. Karim Qumosani has been appointed as the inaugural Associate Dean, International Training Partnerships at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, effective September 1, 2026 to August 31, 2029.
The Associate Dean, International Training Partnerships serves as the School’s lead representative for the development and advancement of strategic academic, research and training partnerships. The Associate Dean will advance Schulich Medicine & Dentistry’s internationalization strategy by fostering relationships within government ministries, government agencies, academic institutions, healthcare organizations and major corporate partners to expand opportunities in postgraduate medical education, postdoctoral training, biomedical research and faculty collaboration.
Dr. Qumosani completed his MD at King Abdulaziz University in Saudi Arabia, followed by an Internal Medicine Residency, a Gastroenterology Fellowship and an Advanced Hepatology and Liver Transplantation Fellowship at Western University. Dr. Qumosani joined the Department of Medicine in 2013 and currently serves as a Professor in Division of Gastroenterology.
Since 2015, Dr. Qumosani has served as the Program Director for the Gastroenterology Residency Training Program. In 2017, he began serving as Program Director for the Area of Focused Competence Adult Hepatology Fellowship Training Program. Since 2020, he has been a member of the Saudi Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and Transplantation Scientific Committee and began serving as Chair in 2025.
Dr. Qumosani brings experience to strengthen the pathways for sponsored trainees, fellows, PhD students and postdoctoral scholars seeking training at Western University while facilitating reciprocal opportunities for research and educational exchange as the new Associate Dean.
Please join me in congratulating Dr. Qumosani on his appointment. For more information on this new role and the vision moving forward, I invite you to read a Q&A with Dr. Qumosani.
John Yoo. MD, FRCS(C), FACS
Dean. Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
Western University