Islam Metwally

Islam

Doctoral Researcher

Islam is a PhD student at the University of Eastern Finland’s School of Computing.  His research is in the broad field of artificial intelligence, learning analytics, and medical education. He evaluates the process of clinical reasoning in AI-enhanced Virtual Patient (VP) platforms. His current work focuses on how students deal with medical simulations in order to capture and model different clinical reasoning patterns. The goal is to use data-driven feedback to improve the overall quality of healthcare training.

Islam has a Master’s degree from Alexandria University in Egypt. Before he started the doctoral program, he was in charge of the e-Learning and Assessment Units. where he learned a lot about pedagogical design, problem-based learning (PBL), and how to combine learning management systems with personalized analytics dashboards. 

In addition, his clinical and academic research had focused on evaluating the knowledge students gain throughout their education. This research highlighted the importance of continuously updating curricula to reflect new findings and emerging diseases.  

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Publications

  1. Salem, S., Saad, I., Elmoazen, R., & Khalifa, G.A. (2025). Anaesthetic efficacy of intraligamentary injection compared to incisive nerve block using 3% mepivacaine hydrochloride: a randomized clinical trial. BMC Oral Health, 25(1), 90. PMID
  2. Alrajhi, S., Shalabi, M., Alrajhi, A., Almarshud, T., Almuhaysin, M., Alhudaithi, A., Alharbi, A. F., Alamri, N., Alhumaid, A., Aljuailan, A., Algefari, S., Salem, S., & Saad, I. (2023). Awareness of undergraduate dental students, interns,and freshly graduated dentists about oral manifestation associated with COVID-19. BMC oral health, 23(1), 990. PMID
  3. Saad, I., Salem, S. (2021). Knowledge, awareness, and perception of dental students, interns, and freshly graduated dentists regarding dental implant complications in Saudi Arabia: a web-based anonymous survey. BMC Oral Health, 21, 161. PMID
  4. Saad, I. (2020). Photobiomodulation Effect of Low-level Laser Therapy as a Palliative Treatment of Symptomatic Geographic Tongue (A Double-blinded Randomized Clinical Trial). J Contemp Dent Pract, 21(4), 453-457. PMID
  5. Salem, S., Saad, I., Alamri, R. (2019). Thymoma associated myasthenia gravis with atypical presentation of lipomatous tongue atrophy: a case report. Pan Afr Med J, 32, 38. PMID
  6. Saad, I., Salem, S. (2018). Evaluation of Serum Desmoglein 1 and Desmoglein 3 in Oral Erosive Lichen Planus before and after Topical Application of Tacrolimus. J Contemp Dent Pract, 19(10), 1204-1213. PMID