Dr. Karim S. Jamal serves as core faculty for the Clinical Skills I and II courses and supervises student household visits in the Community Engaged Physician course.
Before joining FIU Medicine, he practiced emergency medicine at Ascension St. Vincent’s Riverside in Jacksonville, Florida, where he also served as assistant quality medical director and citywide lead physician for sepsis care.
Research Interests
- Best methods for teaching empathy to medical students
- Peripheral IVs with point of care ultrasound
- ER efficiency
See research publications and more on FIU Discovery.
Current Courses Taught
- BMS 6015 Clinical Skills I
- BMS 6016 Clinical Skills II
- BMS 7810 Core Concepts in Medicine
- BMS 6071 Community Engaged Physician II
Committees and Professional Organizations
- FIU Medicine Admission Committee
- Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada
Education
- Clinical Fellowship, General Internal Medicine, University of Calgary, Foothills Hospital/Calgary General Hospital, Canada 1994
- Residency, Internal Medicine, University of Calgary, Canada 1993
- M.D., Queen’s University Medical School, Canada 1990
- BS, Zoology and Chemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine