ASPiRE - MERT Cycle 4 (AY 2023-24)

The Alfaisal Scholar Program in Research Excellence (ASPiRE) 

An in-house sister program of the Summer Program for International Research Internship and Training (SPIRIT) that offers participants a unique and immersive experience in medical education, and basic and clinical research. The ASPiRE program contributes to Alfaisal University College of Medicine's vision of preparing physicians who actively contribute to medical research.

Medical Education Research Track

Designed to teach medical students the basic principles of conducting research in medical education through a series of presentations and small group activities, the 8-day course comprises 11 workshops, a . Each workshop is about 2-3 hours long. Groups of participants actively work and apply the concepts they learn on an actual medical education research project as they traverse through the eleven workshops. By the end of the course, attendees will have acquired a framework for understanding and applying essential concepts and principles in medical education research.