As a faculty member, in the Center for Pulmonary Vascular Disease, at Duke University:
Received the Eugene Stead Award for best teaching attending for the Internal Medicine Residency Training Program at Duke University Medical Center in 2017-18
Received the best teaching award from the pulmonary and critical care fellowship training program within the division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, for the academic year 2017-18
Nominated for the best ‘teaching’ award among junior faculty members within the division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine. June 2016.
During Residency and Fellowship training at Duke University:
Nominated to for Fellows' “Teaching” award, during the Fellowship training for Pulmonary diseases and Critical Care Medicine, June 23rd, 2013.
Nominated for ‘Haskel-Schiff’ award, during Residency training for Internal Medicine, at Duke University Medical Center, June 25th, 2012.
During Residency Training at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center (KFSHRC) in Riyadh:
Achieving the third place in trainees’ category in research, in abstracts, presented as a podium presentation, at the XIth annual research celebration day on 12 May 2009, in KFSHRC-Riyadh.
Awarded as the best senior resident, nurses’ and physicians’ choice, during the academic years 2006 – 2008, in KFSHRC-Riyadh.
Achieving the first and fifth places in trainees’ category in research, in abstracts, 1st presented as a podium, 2nd as poster presentations, at the Xth annual research celebration day on 6 May 2008, in KFSHRC-Riyadh.
Winning the first place for podium presentation of an abstract presented at the 2nd Residents Research day, 21 January 2009, the abstract was entitled “Validation of Length of Stay Equation of Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) IV system in a Tertiary Saudi Hospital”.
Received the Saudi Board of Internal Medicine with honors, by the end of written and clinical examinations, December 2008.
Received a certificate by Quality Management, in section monitoring and trending report survey, to have a 100% compliance with doing medical consultations, in delivering legible reports, within 24 hours response and appropriate date documentation.
Winning the second place for podium presentation of an abstract presented at the 1st Residents Research day, 30 January 2008, the abstract was entitled as “Comparison of Standardized Mortality Ratios (SMR) of Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II and IV Scoring Systems”.
Scoring the highest attendance in the Academic Year 2006 – 2007, among senior residents, during my residency training in KFSHRC.
Achieving third place in trainees’ category in research, in an abstract presented as a poster at the IXth annual research celebration day on 29 May 2007, in KFSHRC-Riyadh.
Nominated as one of best among senior residents, in charts documentations, in a survey done in medical records department, and announced in Quality day 2007-Communication is Key.
Nominated as the best junior resident, nurses’ and physicians’ choice, during the academic years 2004 – 2006, in KFSHRC-Riyadh.
Achieving third place in trainees’ category in research, in an abstract presented as a poster at the 8th annual research celebration day on 16 May 2006, in KFSHRC-Riyadh.
Scoring the highest score among KFSHRC residents in the 1st part of Saudi Commission of Health Specialties (SCHS) board of Internal Medicine, held on 1st September 2005.
Scoring the Third Highest Mark in End of Year Exam held on 7th June 2005, of internal medicine residency training at KFSHRC-Riyadh.
While in Medical School:
Medical Degree with honors from college of Medicine, at King Saud University, June 2003.
Updated @July 2016