Marghalara Rashid, PhD

Area of Study / Keywords

Health professions education Qualitative Research knowledge synthesis Knowledge translation

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About

Marghalara Rashid is currently appointed as an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry.

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Research

Dr. Rashid has a PhD in Medical Sciences and a Post-PhD in Health Professions Education (HPE) from the University of Alberta. Her research program utilizes a multi-method approach—including knowledge synthesis and qualitative methods such as ethnography, constructive grounded theory, and narrative inquiry—to develop evidence-based solutions to improve equity and diversity in health professions scholarship. Her work focuses on identifying the systemic biases, barriers, and obstacles that hinder equity in medical education. Specifically, she explores the inclusion of cultural competency by examining the lived experiences of health professionals and trainees from structurally marginalized groups, including Indigenous communities. Through her program of research, she also designs educational interventions that equip educators and learners with the cultural competencies necessary to provide high-quality, equitable care. Critical theory, intersectionality, decolonizing frameworks, and Indigenous epistemologies deeply inform her research questions. 

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Teaching

1. PEADS- 601

2. EDHS 597 - Special Seminars

EDHS 597 - Special Seminars

Priority given to graduate students in the Master of Education in Health Sciences Education program. Content varies from year to year. Topics announced prior to registration period. Transcript carries title descriptive of content. May be repeated. Sections are offered at an increased rate of fee assessment.

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Rashid M, Firth N, Dennett L, John I, Nguyen N, Forgie S.

Medical Teacher . 2025 June; 10.1080/0142159X.2025.2519640

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Marghalara Rashid, Julie Nguyen, Wayne Clark, Jessica L. Foulds, Ida John, Ming-Ka Chan, Molly Whalen-Browne, Pamela Roach, Melanie Morris & Sarah Forgie

BMC Medical Education . 2025 January; 25 (132):1-14 10.1186/s12909-025-06722-w

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Rashid M, Arseneau N, Kemble T, Lightning M. P, Forbes, K. L.

Medical Education Online. 2024 May; 29 (1) 10.1080/10872981.2024.2350251

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Marghalara Rashid, Mark Goldszmidt

Medical Education. 2024 May; 10.1111/medu.15401

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Julie Nguyen, Marghalara Rashid, Sarah Forgie

Medical Teacher . 2023 October; 46 (6):763–768. 10.1080/0142159X.2023.2289852

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Abdinasir Ali, Julie Nguyen , Liz Dennett, Helly Goez, Marghalara Rashid

Can Med Educ J. 2023 June; 14 (3):75-86

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Marghalara Rashid, Julie Nguyen, Jessica L. Foulds, Liz Dennett, Nicole Cardinal, Sarah E. Forgie

Journal of Graduate Medical Education . 2023 April; 15 (1):24–36. 10.4300/JGME-D-22-00180.1

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Marghalara Rashid*, Julie Nguyen*, Jessica L. Foulds, Gordana Djordjevic and Sarah E. Forgie

International Journal of Medical Education . 2023 January; 14 10.5116/ijme.63c3.e6b3

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Rashid Marghalara, Nguyen Julie, Foulds Jessica, Forgie, Sarah E.

Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions . 2023 January; 43 (1):12-20 10.1097/CEH.0000000000000449

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Marghalara Rashid, Sarah Forgie

Canadian Medical Education Journal . 2022 October; 13 (6) 10.36834/cmej.75214

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Erin Boschee,Zoya Zaeem,Aditi Amin,Karen Moniz, Marghalara Rashid

Medical Education Online. 2022 May; 27 (1) 10.1080/10872981.2022.2079395

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Davila-Cervantes Andrea, Foulds Jessica L, Gomaa Nahla A, Rashid Marghalara

Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions . 2021 January; 41 (1): 24-30 10.1097/CEH.0000000000000322

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Marghalara Rashid , Carol S Hodgson, Thea Luig

Medical Education Online. 2019 May; 24 (1):1-7 10.1080/10872981.2019.1624133

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Marghalara Rashid, Vera Caine, Helly R Goez

International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 2015 April; 14 ( 5) 10.1177/1609406915621421

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