Dr. Shafi U. Bhuiyan, PhD, MPH, MBBS, MBA, is an Associate Professor and SBS Program Coordinator in the Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health at the University of Memphis, TN, USA. He is an internationally recognized leader in global public health and education, with nearly two decades of experience in teaching, research, and managing graduate public health programs in Thailand, Bangladesh, Japan, and Canada. Dr. Bhuiyan has played a key role in global health initiatives at the University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School of Public Health, co-creating the MScCH pilot program for internationally trained physicians. He co-founded the innovative “Clinical Public Health Certificate” program for internationally educated health professionals at the University of Toronto’s School of Continuing Studies.
With over 55 articles, editorials, and technical papers published in peer-reviewed journals, Dr. Bhuiyan is also an academic editor for numerous international public health journals. He has mentored more than 25 graduate students annually since 2015 and has been actively involved in graduate program committees and curriculum development at universities in Thailand, Japan, and Canada. Dr. Bhuiyan’s contributions involve managing multimillion-dollar grant funding for community-based research projects, improving maternal and child health promotion through the utilization of the MCH Handbook in Bangladesh, and developing global partnerships to support students’ experiential learning.
His extensive leadership experience includes serving as the outgoing Board Chair of the Canadian Coalition for Global Health Research, Canadian representative of CUGH, Inaugural Board of Directors of the Canadian Association for Global Health, MCH Handbook international conference chair, and founding member of the International Committee on the MCH Handbook.
Dr. Bhuiyan has received recognition for his humanitarian services, including being a Top 25 finalist for RBC’s new immigrants, a recipient of the Master of Success ‘Gold Medal’ award, the Lions International President’s Distinguished Leadership Award, the Melvin Jones Fellowship, and the Helen Keller Fellowship for community services.