Omar completed his undergraduate medical training in Iraq and his postgraduate training in the UK and is an honorary senior clinical lecturer at King鈥檚 College London and site lead for the quality improvement and evidence-based practice module.
His interests include health professions and medical education, and he obtained a master鈥檚 in health professions education from Maastricht University/Suez Canal University. He is currently, training programme director for the endocrinology and diabetes higher specialist training programme, and Omar also co-chairs the Simulation Faculty at King鈥檚 College Hospital. He is a member of the RCP Speciality Advisory Committee.
Omar is currently interim registrar in addition to the global VP role.