Zohray Talib, MD

Zohray M. Talib is Executive Vice Dean for Education and Professor of Medical Education and Medicine at the California University of Science and Medicine and the Global Head of Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Global Health Equity in Rwanda. She is a global leader and innovator in the field of medical education having worked with undergraduate and graduate medical education programs in the US and across Sub-Saharan Africa to bring best practices into medical education, especially in low-resource settings.

Dr. Talib is Co-Chair for the US National Academies Global Forum for Innovations in Health Professions Education. She holds visiting faculty appointments at the Aga Khan University in East Africa as well as Mbarara University of Science and Technology in Uganda. Dr. Talib brings to the field of academic medicine the unique perspective of being a visionary leader, primary care clinician, educator and researcher. She teaches clinical medicine, health policy and health systems to undergraduate medical students. Her research includes pivotal studies examining strategies to strengthen medical education systems to meet the changing needs of communities and health systems.

Dr. Talib received her Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy from McGill University, Montreal, Canada, and her Doctor of Medicine from University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine at the George Washington University Hospital. She is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, and a Fellow of the American College of Physicians.