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

I am a Health Professions Education (HPE) researcher holding a PhD in Medical Sciences and a Post-PhD in HPE from the University of Alberta. My research program utilizes a multi-method approach—including knowledge synthesis and qualitative inquiries such as ethnography, constructive grounded theory, and narrative inquiry—to develop evidence-based solutions for improving equity and diversity in health professions scholarship. My work focuses on identifying the systemic biases, barriers, and obstacles that hinder equity in medical education. Specifically, I explore the inclusion of cultural competency by examining the lived experiences of health professionals and trainees from structurally marginalized groups, including Indigenous communities, visible minorities, and people with disabilities. I also design educational interventions that equip educators and learners with the cultural competencies necessary to provide high-quality, equitable care. My study designs and research questions are deeply informed by critical theory, intersectionality, decolonizing frameworks, and Indigenous epistemologies. To date, this work has resulted in over 30 publications and is funded by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the Canadian Association for Medical Education (CAME) Foundation.

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Teaching

I am Teaching/ co-teach following courses: 

1. PEADS- 601

2. EDHS 597 - Special Seminars

3. REHAB 601 SEM B1 -  Research Design 

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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