About Shafi U. Bhuiyan

Dr. Shafi U. Bhuiyan, PhD, MPH, MBBS, MBA, is an Associate Professor and SBS Program Coordinator in the Division of Social and Behavioural Sciences 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. In Toronto, 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 & 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 in universities in Thailand, Japan, and Canada.

Dr. Bhuiyan's contributions extend to managing multi-million-dollar grant funding for community-based research projects, improving maternal and child health promotion through utilization of MCH Handbook in Bangladesh, and developing partnerships globally to support students' experiential learning. His leadership extends to 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 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, and recipient of Lions International President's Distinguished Leadership Award, Melvin Jones Fellowship, and Helen Keller Fellowship for community services.

Education

• PhD, Faculty of Human Sciences, Osaka University, Japan
• MPH, Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
• MBBS, Sir Salimullah Medical College, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
• MBA, Ted Rogers School of Business Management, Toronto Metropolitan University, [former Ryerson University] Canada

Selected Publications

• Bhuiyan S, Levy B, Baiyat S, Raja M, Meriel K. (2023). Maternal and Child Health Handbook (MCHHB) International Conference 2022 at University of Toronto, Canada: MCHHB World Report Overview. International Journal of Epidemiology and Public Health Research, 3(1). DOI: http;//doi.org/02.2023/1.1039
• Shafi Bhuiyan, Saida Azam, Mahima Mehrotra, Nao Yoshida, Anuradha Dhawan, Yasmine Shalaby, Eman Radwan, Mithila Orin, Walaa Al-Chetachi, Agafya Krivova, Tasmia Tazrin, Hana’a Badran, Nida Fathima (August 2023). A global perspective of the role of maternal and child health handbook in health promotion: Narrative synthesis. International Health Trends and Perspectives, vol 3(2), 170-187, 2023. DOI: https://doi.org/10.32920/ihtp.v3i2.1640
• Wignarajah, S., Bhuiyan, S. U. and Gugathasan, A. (2022). The Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Handbook and its Influence on Health Behaviors: A Literature Review. European Journal of Environment and Public Health, 6(1), em0092. https://doi.org/10.21601/ejeph/11357 Co-author
• Walaa Al-Chetachi, Agafya Krivova, Hana’a Badran, Saida Azam, Eman Radwan, Yasmine Shalaby, Mithila Orin, Edith Quintanilla and Shafi Bhuiyan. Women’s empowerment under the lens of global health equity: Literature review of challenges, best practices, and societal impact. Journal of International Health Trends and Perspective [IHTP], 2(1), 88-117, 2022
• Choi B, Pakes B, Bilotta R, Graham K, Gupta N, King AS, Dimaras H, Wei X, Gibson B, Reynolds DL, Morris SK, Selby P, Harvey BJ, Fox AL,Rachlis B, Bhuiyan S, Nnorom O, Upshur R. Defining Clinical Public Health. Clin Invest Med. 2021 Jun 14;44(2):E71-76. doi: 10.25011/cim.v44i2.36479.PMID: 34152710
• Shafi U Bhuiyan., et al. The Role of Digital Health Applications in Improving Maternal Health: A Study of Various Applications in High-Income Countries and Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMIC) – A Systematic Review. EC Emergency Medicine and Critical Care 5.12 (2021).
• Shafi Bhuiyan. Impact of Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Handbook in the Healthcare System. Thai Journal of Public Health [Editorial] Vol. 51 No. 2 (Aug 2021)
• Shafi U Bhuiyan., et al. Assessment of Community-Based Approaches to Providing Ongoing Maternal and Child Health Care in Low Resource Countries during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review. EC Emergency Medicine and Critical Care 5.11 (2021): 07-11.
• Bhuiyan, S. Development of Maternal and Child Health (MCH) handbook digital application to promote MCH services: No one left behind to address SDGs. The University of Toronto Medical Journal 2020; 97(2).
• Herfs, P., & Bhuiyan, S. International medical graduates (IMGs) in Canada and the Netherlands: Can the Dutch learn from Canadian experiences? A survey among academic stakeholders in Canada. Health Education and Care. 2020; 4, 1–4. https://doi.org/10.15761/HEC.1000170.
• Haque R, Bhuiyan SU, Rudra R. A Review of Maternal and Child Health Status in Canada and Japan –Reinvigorating Maternal and Child Health Handbook. J Community Prev Med 2019; 2(1):1-9.
• Bhuiyan SU, Begum HA, Thiyagaratnam D, Al-Araji A, Saad W, Dehal N, Micheal M, Naeem F, Anwar M and Choudhury R. Community clinics and primary healthcare facilities utilization by reproductive age women in rural Bangladesh: a systematic review of lessons learned from evidence-based studies. J Pub Health Dev. 2018; 16 (3): 81-94.
• Bhuiyan S, Begum H, Deena, Ehsan S, Jamal Shah S, et al. Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Handbook and Its Effect on Maternal and Child Health Care: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Community Med Public Health: CMPH-109. 2017; Vol. 2017, Issue 02.
• Shafi Bhuiyan. [Technical Brief]: Piloting MCH Handbook for increasing women’s knowledge on maternal and child health in Bangladesh. JICA Technical Brief, JICA. 2017 September.
• Shafi Bhuiyan et al. Maternal and child health handbook: Utilization and lessons learned from selected evidence-based studies. J Pub Health Dev. 2017: 15(2): 87-100
• Shafi Bhuiyan, Farah Tahsin. Maternal and Child Health in Bangladesh: Transitioning from MDGs to SDGs. International Journal of Current Research. 2017 May; Volume 9 (05):49982-49993.
• Shafi Bhuiyan. [A Handbook]: The Global Impact of the Maternal and Child Health. UN Special Magazine, WHO. 2015 May; Volume 749:14-15.
• Shafi U. Bhuiyan. Development, field testing and potential benefits of a Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Handbook in Bangladesh. Journal of International Health Development. 2009; Volume 24(2):73-6.