Ayoola Awosika, MD, MBA, MS
Visiting Clinical Associate Professor
University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria
Health Sciences Education and Pathology
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About
Dr. Ayoola Awosika started his career as a Physiologist at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Nigeria where he earned his Bachelor’s degree. He proceeded to earn his medical degree from All Saints University College of Medicine and completed his postgraduate medical training. He also completed additional training in Clinical pharmacology at the Ohio State University College of Medicine, USA. His professional memberships include the American College of Clinical Pharmacology, American College of Physicians, Canadian Society of Internal Medicine, and Physiological Society of London.
He was most recently an Assistant Professor of Physiology and Pathophysiology for the American University of Antigua College of Medicine where he served as Course Director for Respiratory and Cardiovascular systems. Dr. Awosika has experience in team-based learning, small group facilitation, integrated learning approach, didactic and case based lecture and discussion. A passionate medical educator, physician, and research fellow with accumulated years of experience integrating bench work and bedside evidence-based medicine.
He is an advocate for infusing several interactive active learning strategies into medical education, harnessing educational technology, and instructional design backed by sound pedagogic principles.
Dr. Awosika’s research interest focuses on chronic cardiometabolic, vascular, and pulmonary conditions, coupled with medical educational research. He looks forward to new collaborations and is open to learning new discoveries and skills.