Publications
Book chapters
El-Awaisi, A., El Hajj, M., Lising, D., Schwartz, F., & Paulenko. (2025). Advancing health literacy through interprofessional education: Strategies for collaborative learning and practice (Chapter 17, pp. 265–275). In A. Awaisu, E. Munsour, P. Aslani, R. Hussain, & Z. Babar (Eds.), Health literacy in medicines use and pharmacy. Academic Press.
El-Awaisi, A., & Waller, S. (2023). Developing a novel health interprofessional education curriculum: Strategies and implementation. In M. Y. Alnaami, D. A. Alqahtani, E. A. Alfaris, H. M. Abdulghani, & C. A. Mohammed (Eds.), Novel health interprofessional education and collaborative practice program: Strategy and implementation. Springer.
Nazar, Z. J., Nazar, H., Rainkie, D., El-Awaisi, A., & ElJaam, M. (2023). Evidence produced while using qualitative methodologies including research trustworthiness (pp. 699–712). In Encyclopedia of evidence in pharmaceutical public health and health services research in pharmacy. Springer.
Jaam, M., Awaisu, A., El-Awaisi, A., Stewart, D., & El Hajj, M. S. (2022). Applying the Delphi technique in pharmacy and health services research (pp. 467–487). In Contemporary research methods in pharmacy and health services. Academic Press.
El-Awaisi, A., AlMukdad, S., & Jaam, M. (2022). Opportunities and challenges with student leadership in IPE: A Middle Eastern perspective. In D. Joosten-Hagye & H. Khalili (Eds.), Interprofessional education and collaborative practice: International approaches at micro, meso, and macro levels (First edition). Cognella Academic Publishing. https://titles.cognella.com/83049-1A-URT
El-Awaisi, A. (2020). Qatar: Sustaining interprofessional collaboration in collaborative partnership with other universities. In D. Forman, M. Jones, & J. Thistlethwaite (Eds.), Sustainability and interprofessional collaboration. Springer Nature.
Peer-reviewed publications
El Hajj, M. S., Mahdi, I., Mohamed, N., Kamel, N. H., El-Awaisi, A., & Stewart, D. (2025). Pharmacy Students’ Clinical Reasoning and Decision-Making to Detect and Resolve Medication Errors. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 89(8), 101449. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajpe.2025.101449
Cerbito, E., Abdelrahman, A., Tahar, S., Al-Sabaie, B., & El-Awaisi, A. (2025). Mentorship in entry-to-practice pharmacy programs: A scoping review. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2025.07.006
Aly, A., Mraiche, F., Maklad, E., Ali, R., El-Awaisi, A., El Hajj, M. S., & Mukhalalati, B. (2025). Examining the perception of undergraduate pharmacy students towards their leadership competencies: a mixed-methods study. BMC Medical Education, 25(1), 833. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-07266-9
Al-Jayyousi GF, Alsayed Hassan D, Abdul Rahim H, E Abdel-Rahman M, Ferreira I, Mukhalalati B, O’Hara L, Khalil H, Tayyem R, S Abu Alhaija E, Abidia R, Zolezzi M, El-Awaisi A, Al-Wattary N, Mahmood Al Saady R, Saffouh El Hajj M, Shraim M, K Abouhanian A, Saeb H, Mohammed M, QU Health Youth Wellbeing Research Network Group
Health and Well-Being in the Context of Health-Promoting University Initiatives: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Needs Assessment Study at Qatar University. JMIR Research Protocols, 13(1), e58860.
El-Awaisi, A., Yakti, O. H., Elboshra, A. M., Jasim, K. H., & AboAlward, A. F. (2024). Facilitators and barriers to interprofessional collaboration among health professionals in primary healthcare centers in Qatar: A qualitative exploration using the “Gears” model. BMC Primary Care, 25(1), 31.
Mukhalalati, B., Aly, A., Yakti, O., Elshami, S., Daud, A., Awaisu, A., Sethi, A., El-Awaisi, A., Stewart, D., Abu-Hijleh, M. F., & Austin, Z. (2024). Examining the perception of undergraduate health professional students of their learning environment, learning experience and professional identity development: A mixed-methods study. BMC Medical Education, 24(1), 886.
El Hajj, M. S., Saleh, M., Ibrahim, N., El-Awaisi, A., Baraka, M., Stewart, D., & Nasr, Z. G. (2024). A cross-sectional study of vaccination-related education in pharmacy programs in the Middle East. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 88(7), 100715.
Khalili, H., Pandey, J., Langlois, S., Park, V., Brown, R., El-Awaisi, A., MacMillan, K., Cohen Konrad, S., Daulton, B., Green, C., & Kolcu, G. (2023). Forward thinking and adaptability to sustain and advance IPECP in healthcare transformation following the COVID-19 pandemic. Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice, 22(1), 18. https://doi.org/10.46743/1540-580X/2023.18
El-Awaisi, A., Ismail, S., Sulaiman, R., Kane, T., El Hajj, M. S., & Shraim, M. (2023). A qualitative exploration of health profession students’ experiences of resilience and burnout using the coping reservoir model during the COVID-19 pandemic. Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 36(3), 256-268. https://doi.org/10.1080/10401334.2023.2209073
Sulaiman, R., Ismail, S., Shraim, M., El Hajj, M. S., Kane, T., & El-Awaisi, A. (2023). Experiences of burnout, anxiety, and empathy among health profession students in Qatar University during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study. BMC Psychology, 11(1), 111. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-023-01022-4
Elshami, S., Awaisu, A., Abidi, R., Al-Ghazal, L., Al-Hathal, T., Basil, M., Fakhr, N., Yakti, O., El-Awaisi, A., Stewart, D., & Mraiche, F. (2023). Examining pharmacy alumni perceptions of job satisfaction, achievements, and preparedness: A mixed-methods study. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 87(5), 100059.
Bawadi, H., Al-Moslih, A., Shami, R., Du, X., El-Awaisi, A., Rahim, H. A., & Al-Jayyousi, G. F. (2023). A qualitative assessment of medical students’ readiness for virtual clerkships at a Qatari university during the COVID-19 pandemic. BMC Medical Education, 23(1), 186.
Bawadi, H., Shami, R., El-Awaisi, A., Al Moslih, A., Abdul Rahim, H., Du, X., Moawad, J., & Al-Jayyousi, G. F. (2023). Exploring the challenges of virtual internships during the COVID-19 pandemic and the influence on professional identity of the health cluster students: A view from Qatar University. Frontiers in Medicine, 10, 10, 1107693 https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2023.1107693
Waller, S., Östlundh, L., & El-Awaisi, A. (2022). Interprofessional education in health professions education programmes in the Arab world: A scoping review protocol. BMJ Open, 12(11), e065930. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065930
Wilbur, K., El-Awaisi, A., & El-Hajj, M. S. (2022). Reducing health provider stereotypes through undergraduate interprofessional education. Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences, 17(6), 991–999. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtumed.2022.05.007
Alshogran, O. Y., Al-Hamdan, Z., El-Awaisi, A., Alkhalidy, H., Saadeh, N., & Alsqaier, H. (2022). Development and implementation of interprofessional education activity among health professions students in Jordan: A pilot investigation. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 37(4), 588-594. https://doi.org/10.1080/13561820.2022.2128727
McLarnon, N., Hutchings, M., O’Carroll, V., Wetzlmair, L. C., Blumenthal, S., Boyle, L., El-Awaisi, A., Greaves, J., Park, V., & Power, A. (2022). Rethinking assessment for interprofessional learning during COVID-19: Steering a middle course. British Journal of Midwifery, 30(10), 572–581.
Bawadi, H., Rahim, H. A., Moawad, J., Shami, R., Du, X., El-Awaisi, A., Al-Moslih, A. M., Diab, M., & Al-Jayyousi, G. F. (2022). Health sciences students’ and instructors’ perceptions of the emergency switch to virtual internship amid the COVID-19 pandemic: A case from Qatar. Frontiers in Medicine, 9, 939416. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2022.939416
Al Kudsi, Z., Kamel, N., El-Awaisi, A., Shraim, M., & El Hajj, M. (2022). Mental health problems, burnout and resilience in community pharmacists during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study. Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 30(7), 1009-1017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsps.2022.04.015
Mohamed, H., Elamin, S. A., El-Awaisi, A., & El Hajj, M. S. (2022). Use of the Job Demands-Resources model to understand community pharmacists’ burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 18(1), 2237–2248.
El-Awaisi, A., Al-Shaibi, S., Al-Ansari, R., Naseralallah, L., & Awaisu, A. (2022). A systematic review on the impact of pharmacist-provided services on patients’ health outcomes in Arab countries. Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, 47(7), 879-896. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpt.13633
El-Awaisi, A., Koummich, S., Koraysh, S., & El Hajj, M. S. (2022). Patient safety education in entry-to-practice pharmacy programs: A systematic review. Journal of Patient Safety, 18(2), e373–e386. https://doi.10.1097/PTS.0000000000000818
El-Awaisi, A., Jaam, M., Wilby, K. J., & Wilbur, K. (2022). A systematic review of the use of simulation and reflection as summative assessment tools to evaluate student outcomes following interprofessional education activities. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 36(6), 882–890. https://doi.org/10.1080/13561820.2022.2026899
Khalili, H., Park, V., Daulton, B., Langlois, S., Wetzlmair, L. C., MacMillan, K. M., El-Awaisi, A., Green, C., Ballard, J., Pandey, J., Konrad, S. C., Frost, J., Başer Kolcu, M. I., Kolcu, G., McCartan, C., Baugh, G., Gaboury, I., Breitbach, A., Brown, R., & Pfeifle, A. (2022). Interprofessional education and collaborative practice (IPECP) in post-COVID healthcare education and practice transformation era: Discussion paper. InterprofessionalResearch.Global, American Interprofessional Health Collaborative & Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative (joint publication).
Wetzlmair, L. C., Kitema, G. F., O’Carroll, V., El-Awaisi, A., Power, A., Owens, M., Park, V., McKinley, M., Anderson, E. S., & Loder-Fink, B. (2021). The impact of COVID-19 on the delivery of interprofessional education: It’s not all bad news. British Journal of Midwifery, 29(12), 699–705.
Jaam, M., Awaisu, A., El-Awaisi, A., Stewart, D., & El Hajj, M. S. (2022). Use of the Delphi technique in pharmacy practice research. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 18(1), 2237–2248.
El-Awaisi, A., Awaisu, A., Aboelbaha, S., Abedini, Z., Johnson, J., & Al-Abdulla, S. A. (2021). Perspectives of healthcare professionals toward interprofessional collaboration in primary care settings in a Middle Eastern country. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 14, 363–379. https://doi.org/10.2147/JMDH.S301592
Al-Naimi, H., Elkattan, B., Mohammed, H., Shafei, L., Elshazly, M., & El-Awaisi, A. (2020). Pharmacy student leaders’ perspectives on the impact of COVID-19 on their learning: SWOC analysis. Pharmacy Education, 20, 226–233.
El Hajj, M. S., Mekkawi, R., Elkaffash, R., Saleh, R., El-Awaisi, A., & Wilbur, K. (2020). Public attitudes towards community pharmacy in Arabic-speaking Middle Eastern countries: A systematic review. Research in Social & Administrative Pharmacy, 16(11), 1609–1621.
Diab, M., Ibrahim, A., Abdallah, O., El-Awaisi, A., Zolezzi, M., Ageeb, R., Elkhalifa, W., & Awaisu, A. (2020). Perspectives of future pharmacists on the potential for development and implementation of pharmacist prescribing in Qatar. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, 42(1), 110–123.
Abdallah, O., Ageeb, R. A., Elkhalifa, W. H. I., Zolezzi, M., El-Awaisi, A., Diab, M. I., & Awaisu, A. (2020). Evaluating prescribing competencies covered in a Canadian-accredited undergraduate pharmacy program in Qatar: A curriculum mapping process. BMC Medical Education, 20, 253.
El-Awaisi, A., O’Carroll, V., Koraysh, S., Koummich, S., & Huber, M. (2020). Perceptions of who is in the healthcare team? A content analysis of social media posts during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 34(5), 622–632.
Lackie, K., Najjar, G., El-Awaisi, A., Frost, J., Green, C., Langlois, S., Lising, D., Pfeifle, A. L., Ward, H., Xyrichis, A., & Khalili, H. (2020). Interprofessional education and collaborative practice research during the COVID-19 pandemic: Considerations to advance the field. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 34(5), 1–4.
El-Awaisi, A., Sheikh Ali, S., Abu Nada, A., Rainkie, D., & Awaisu, A. (2021). Insights from healthcare academics on facilitating interprofessional education activities. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 35(5), 760–770.
Khalili, H., Lising, D., Gilbert, J., Thistlethwaite, J., Pfeifle, A., Maxwell, B., Başer Kolcu, I., Langlois, S., Najjar, G., MacMillan, K., Al-Hamdan, Z., Schneider, C. R., Kolcu, G., El-Awaisi, A., Ward, H., & Rodrigues, F. J. (2021). Building resilience in health care in the time of COVID-19 through collaboration: A call to action. InterprofessionalResearch.Global (ISBN 978-1-7366963-0-9).
Sy, M., O’Leary, N., Nagraj, S., El-Awaisi, A., O’Carroll, V., & Xyrichis, A. (2020). Doing interprofessional research in the COVID-19 era: A discussion paper. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 1–7.
O’Carroll, V., Owens, M., Sy, M., El-Awaisi, A., Xyrichis, A., Leigh, J., Nagraj, S., Huber, M., Hutchings, M., & McFadyen, A. (2020). Top tips for interprofessional education and collaborative practice research: A guide for students and early career researchers. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 1–6.
El-Awaisi, A., Awaisu, A., Jaam, M., El Hajj, M., & Verjee, M. (2020). Does the delivery of interprofessional education have an effect on stereotypical views of healthcare students in Qatar? Journal of Interprofessional Care, 34(1), 44–49.
El-Awaisi, A., Joseph, S, El Hajj, M., & Diack, L. (2019). Pharmacy academics’ perspectives toward interprofessional education prior to its implementation in Qatar: A qualitative study. BMC Medical Education, 19(1), 278.
Khalili, H., Thistlethwaite, J., El-Awaisi, A., Pfeifle, A., Gilbert, J., Lising, D., MacMillan, K., Maxwell, B., Grymonpre, R., Rodrigues, F., Snyman, S., & Xyrichis, A. (2019). Guidance on global interprofessional education and collaborative practice research: Discussion paper. InterprofessionalResearch.Global & Interprofessional.Global (joint publication).
El-Awaisi, A., El Hajj, M., Joseph, S., & Diack, H. (2018). Perspectives of pharmacy students in Qatar toward interprofessional education and collaborative practice: A mixed-methods study. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 32(6), 674–688.
El-Awaisi, A., El Hajj, M., Joseph, S., & Diack, H. (2018). Perspectives of practising pharmacists towards interprofessional education and collaborative practice in Qatar. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, 40(5), 1388–1401.
El-Awaisi, A., Joseph, S., El Hajj, M., & Diack, L. (2018). A comprehensive systematic review of pharmacy perspectives on interprofessional education and collaborative practice. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 14(10), 863–882.
Wilbur, K., El-Awaisi, A., Paravattil, B., Zolezzi, M., & Pawluk, S. (2017). Contemporary professional skills development for pharmacists in the Middle East. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 81(10), Article 6042.
El-Awaisi, A., Awaisu, A., El-Hajj, M., Alemrayat, B., Jayyousi, G., Wong, N., & Verjee, M. (2017). Delivering tobacco cessation content through an interprofessional learning approach: Middle Eastern perspective of healthcare professional students. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 81(5), Article 91.
El-Awaisi, A., & Barr, H. (2017). Editorial: East meets West: Working together in interprofessional education and practice. Journal of Interprofessional Education & Practice, 7, 72–74.
Zolezzi, M., Abdallah, O., Aden, S., Major, S., White, D., & El-Awaisi, A. (2017). Perceived preparedness of health care students for providing cardiovascular disease risk assessment and management. Pharmacy, 5(1), 9.
El-Awaisi, A., Wilby, K. J., Wilbur, K., El Hajj, M., & Awaisu, A. (2017). A Middle Eastern journey of integrating interprofessional education into the healthcare curriculum: A SWOC analysis. BMC Medical Education, 17, 15.
El-Awaisi, A., El Hajj, M., Joseph, S., & Diack, H. (2016). Interprofessional education in the Arabic-speaking Middle East: Perspectives of pharmacy academics. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 30(6), 769–776.
El-Awaisi, A., Anderson, E., Barr, H., Wilby, K. J., Wilbur, K., & Bainbridge, L. (2016). Important steps for introducing interprofessional education into health professional education. Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences, 11(6), 546–551.
Wilby, K. J., Al-Abdi, T., El-Awaisi, A., & Diab, M. I. (2016). Changes in student perceptions after a semester-long interprofessional education activity in Qatar. Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences, 11(6), 541–545.
El-Awaisi, A., Diack, H., Joseph, S., & El Hajj, M. (2015). Perspectives of pharmacy students, pharmacy academics and practicing pharmacists on interprofessional education and collaborative practice: A comprehensive systematic review protocol. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, 13(12), 70-92.
Pawluk, S., Black, E., & El-Awaisi, A. (2015). Strategies for improving antibiotic use in Qatar: A survey of pharmacists’ perceptions and experiences. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 23(1), 77–79.