High Strategic Board
- Professor Colin Green
- Professor Malik Zaben
Board of Patrons
Under Construction
Executive Board
Prof Malik Zaben Chief Executive Officer - IMET2000 |
Professor Malik Zaben, Professor of Neurosurgery and Neurosciences, qualified a Doctor of Medicine from the First School of Medicine in Palestine at Al-Quds University, Jerusalem and where he also worked as a Research and Teaching Assistant in the Department of Anatomy before he left for the United Kingdom for his PhD study. His principal research interests developed in the field of neural stem cells, adult neurogenesis and repair. He completed his PhD programme in neuropeptide-modulation of hippocampal neurogenesis, at the University of Southampton, UK, in 2007, and conducted original research in defining control mechanisms involved in hippocampal neurogenesis. From 2007 on and as part of his postdoctoral research, he developed a new adult human brain ex-vivo 3D organotypic culture system. Using this model, he has demonstrated the role of the microenvironment in reduced hippocampal neurogenesis in patients with chronic temporal lobe epilepsy. He won the prize for the best paper presentation at the annual joint meeting of the British and European Neurosurgical Research Group Meeting twice in a row for the years 2008 and 2009, at Royal Station Hotel, Newcastle and Kings College Hospital, London respectively. He then won the first prize in life sciences for the year 2010 from the Medical, Health and Life Sciences School, University of Southampton. In addition, Prof Zaben passed the UK General Medical Council exams and was appointed as a Clinical and Research Fellow of Neurosurgery at Wessex Neurological Centre at Southampton Hospital in August 2009. He gained Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 2011. In April 2012, he was granted a prestigious Epilepsy Research(UK) Clinical Training and Research Fellowship and has now joined the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Cardiff and the Neurosurgery Department at Heath Hospital in Wales. All through these years, Prof Zaben has devoted virtually all his free time to his country of origin, Palestine. Since 2007, he joined the International Medical Education Trust (IMET2000) initially as a member. He then worked with the then CEO Professor Green to gain funding for the establishment of the first “Continuing Health Sciences Education Centre” in Palestine. In 2009, Prof Zaben was appointed as the Director of the Health Sciences Education Centre with its own website badged as IMET2000-Pal. He then chaired the first “Palestine Health Education Group” which now is taking the lead to develop the IMET2000-Pal programme of continuing health education in Palestine. Since September 2012, Prof Zaben has been in overall charge of IMET2000 as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with virtually full focus on continuing health education in Palestine. He has also been appointed as Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the Arab American University of Palestine since February 2023. |
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Mr Fadi Zaben IMET2000-Pal Representative |
Mr Fadi Zaben completed his secondary education at Anabta Secondary School. He then joined Bethlehem University where he qualified for his Bachelor's in Nursing. Along with that, he completed a diploma in Ophthalmic Nursing. He was then granted a Master's Degree in Pediatric Nursing from Al-Quds University. Mr Zaben is a registered nurse at the Palestinian Nursing Association and is licensed to practice in Palestine. He has more than 6 years of experience in hospital nursing care as Senior Staff Nurse, and 3 years in Academic Nursing. While he is currently a Staff Nurse at Augusta Victoria Hospital, he is an academic clinical instructor for Hebron and Al-Quds Universities’ nursing students. He has just joined the Nursing Department at IMET2000-Pal as a Nursing Teaching Officer with a job prospective to build a successful clinical and academic nursing, education and research program in Palestine. |
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Mrs Alia Taradeh Administrative Assistant |
Eng. Alia Taradeh began her academic journey at Taffouh Secondary School, where she completed her secondary education. She then pursued her passion for Biomedical Engineering at Palestine Polytechnic University, earning her Bachelor’s degree in the field. Throughout her career, Eng. Alia has demonstrated a commitment to professional growth, participating in numerous training workshops at hospitals and biomedical companies. Her innovative spirit led her to co-produce and present a two-episode TV program, Doctor Tec, which aired on KTV Arabic and focused on the intersection of technology and medicine. Since 2019, Eng. Alia has been an integral part of IMET2000-Pal, serving as an Administrative Assistant in the organization’s administration department. |
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Dr Ahmed Rjoub Medical Education Officer |
Dr. Ahmed is a highly dedicated and passionate medical doctor and researcher. He completed his secondary education at Majed Abu-Sharar High School with excellent grades and graduated from the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at An-Najah National University (NNU). He has completed a professional exchange in the Pneumology and Allergology Department at La Rabta Hospital in Tunis, Tunisia, through IFMSA. Dr. Ahmed was a member of the International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA) and was the Director of the Standing Committee on Research Exchanges for the term 2023-2024. He was one of the co-founders of the Standing Committee on Research Exchanges (SCORE) in the Palestinian Medical Students’ Association (PMSA) and served as a Local and then National Officer on Research Exchanges. Dr. Ahmed has a strong academic foundation and practical experience in Medical Education and Research Education. He graduated as an IFMSA-certified Trainer for Professional and Research Exchanges and Research Education. He organized multiple research education workshops for medical students and IFMSA members in Jordan, Tunisia, Romania, and Finland. He was part of the Clinical Curriculum Review Committee at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at An-Najah National University (NNU) as a student representative, and he attended the AMEE2024 Conference in Basel, Switzerland where he attended multiple workshops and sessions related to medical education and continuous professional development and presented an abstract at the conference. He has a good scientific record with multiple publications and was selected as an Abstract Reviewer for the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) World Conference 2025. Through his passion for improving medical education and medical research in Palestine, he joined IMET2000-Pal as a Medical Education Officer, to coordinate, organize, and develop initiatives for improving medical education and enhancing the continuous professional development of the medical practitioners in Palestine. He will work collaboratively with the team to develop new programs and courses to fulfill the needs of the healthcare system in Palestine. |
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