Amal Shibli-Rahhal, MD, MSc, MME, is among the Laureate recipients chosen by the Endocrine Society, the leading national professional organization for endocrinologists. Shibli-Rahhal, a clinical professor in Endocrinology and Metabolism and Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Curriculum in the Carver College of Medicine, was announced last week as the winner of the 2027 Outstanding Educator Award. They called her “an innovative endocrinologist and nationally recognized medical educator whose leadership has advanced medical training from the classroom to clinical practice.”
Shibli-Rahhal has made education a primary focus of her career. For three years she served as Associate Program Director of the Endocrinology Fellowship before taking over as Program Director, a position she held for seven years. [Listen to an episode of the podcast Heroic Herstories, with Shibli-Rahhal and Janet Schlechte, MD, the previous PD.]
As associate dean, she is responsible for oversight of academic and career advising, learner wellness, academic support services, and many other areas affecting the undergraduate medical student experience. She also provides leadership in student affairs, clinical education, accreditation, continuous quality improvement, the Global Health Program, and the Writing and Humanities Program. She also chairs the Clinical Experiences Committee, which oversees the quality and effectiveness of clinical education across teaching sites.
Most recently Shibli-Rahhal was the Faculty Accreditation Lead for the LCME, coordinating a variety of activities including compliance, self-study, policy review, and documentation in the bid for the medical college’s reaccreditation. This years-long process was just completed and resulted in the maximum eight years of accreditation from the review board. Shibli-Rahhal used this process as an opportunity to direct updates, reforms, and revisions to many of the college’s systems.
In his letter of nomination to the Endocrine Society, Joseph Dillon, MB, BCh, BAO, said that Shibli-Rahhal has achieved more and sooner than many past winners of this award, citing her innovations in curriculum for trainees at every level in medical education, and always with an eye on outcomes. “Her extensive educational contributions,” he wrote, “are framed by an academic rigor.”
Dillon also cited her impact on learners, calling her the “most sought after” educator on endocrine topics and quotes student responses that highlight her “ability to organize and deliver lectures that break down complex subjects” and facility for “responding to questions in a non-intimidating manner.”
Adeyinka Taiwo, MBBS, is one of many fellows trained by Shibli-Rahhal, who subsequently joined the department as faculty. She called Shibli-Rahhal a “dedicated” and “passionate” instructor. “She worked closely with me to achieve my goals,” she said, and that Shibli-Rahhal was consistently “supportive” during Taiwo’s training.