Amitabha Basu

Dr. Amitabha Basu, MBBS, MD (Path), MClinEd (Edin), is the Associate Dean of Basic Sciences. He joined the SMUSOM faculty in June 2006. His areas of expertise include medical education, pathology, and clinical nutrition. Dr. Basu has more than a decade of training and experience as a histopathologist in various hospitals in India and Nepal.

He has been awarded several Golden Apple awards during his time at SMUSOM. In addition to his teaching, which spans over two decades, he has extensive experience in research on clinical teaching in medicine, faculty development, curriculum reform, and innovations in medical education. His research activities span both anatomical pathology and medical education, and they have been published in various national and international journals, namely the Am J Clin Pathol, British Medical Journal, Indian Journal of Applied Research etc. He has presented at several medical conferences, including the IAMSE, Ottawa Conference organized by AMEE and American Cytopathology. Dr. Basu’s research interests and presentations include assessment, peer tutoring, academics in virtual environments, and team-based learning. He is currently pursuing a certificate course on Leadership Principles from Harvard Business School online and a PhD in Higher Education Leadership for Changing Populations from Notre Dame of Maryland University. An avid family man, Dr. Basu believes in team effort, consistency, and nurturing and developing physician-leaders.

• Teaching and Assessment
• Curriculum Design and Execution
• Educational Research
• Public Speaking
• Histopathologist

• Recipient of Several SMU Golden Apple Awards and Dean’s Awards
• Reviewer of Medical Science Educator
• Visiting Fellowship in Gynecological Pathology (Massachusetts General Hospital)
• Cayman Mentoring Award.

More than a dozen publications in various international journals including Journal of Cytology, American Journal of Clinical Pathology, Annals of Tropical Medicine, Public Health, BMJ, The FASEB Journal, Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences | Published by Wolters Kluwer ‐ Medknow, Indian Journal Of Applied Research, etc.

Few publications are listed below:

• Mucinous Cystadenoma with Benign Teratoma. A rare combination, Basu Amitabha, Indian J. Pathol Microbiol, Vol. 43.2 page 214, April 2000.
• Metastatic Mucinous Cystadenocarcinoma ovary: An unusual presentation. Basu Amitabha, Shafeck Abubacker. Indian J. Pathol. Microbiol Vol. 43. No 2 page 215, April 2000.
• Neuroenteric Cyst in Cervical Spinal Cord. Basu Amitabha. JNMA Oct- Dec 1999 Vol. 38 Pages 138-139
• Perforated Meckel’s Diverticulum with peritonitis in a child. : Basu Amitabha JNMA July- Sept. 1999 Vol. 38 pages 92- 94
• A rare case of Carcinoid tumor presenting as an acute intestinal obstruction with Cryptorchidism. Basu Amitabha: JNMA Jan- March 2000 Vol. 39, 176-179
• Bowen’s Disease of the abdominal Wall. A. Basu JNMA (Journal of Nepal Medical Association) April – June, 2000. Vol. 39 No. 134, Pages 226-227.
• Acne Rosacea: Agrawal R, Basu Amitabha, Monica Dalal. Nepal Medical College Journal Vol. 2 No. 2 Page 75:2000.
• Pathologist’s day out. Basu Amitabha. Vol. 18, No. 12. Feb. 2003 Page 2072 BMJ
• Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis- A.Basu, JNMA 2001: 40:147-149.
• Mountain sickness in children. Basu Amitabha. PMJN Vol. – IV No. 1 Jan. 2003
• Autobiography of HIV – Basu Amitabha. Vol. 19, No. 5. July 2003, Page 404-405 BMJ
• New Variant Creutz-feldt Jackob Disease: A controversial but potential blood transfusion risk. A Basu. Vol. 5, No. 1, June 2003 P 51-52. Nepal Medical College Journal.
• Solid and Cystic tumor arising from an Extra pancreatic site–A Case report. Nepal Med Coll J. 2003 Dec;5(2):107-8.
• Nuclear Morphometry of Perimenopausal Endometrium in Nepali Population- Sukhendu Dutta, Amitabha Basu, and Bimalendu Mukherji- Al Ameen J Med Sci (2011)4(3):2 47-253.
• Evaluation for the Effectiveness of Team Based Learning in Pathology in a Caribbean Medical School, American Society for Clinical Pathology, Am J Clin Pathol 2014;142:A076
• Hematology Essentials: eBook. Kindle Edition, Amazon. November 18, 2014
• SUBACUTE CUTANEOUS LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS WITH PSEUDO-PORPHYRIA AND VITILIGO. Sripathi H, Dalal M, Basu A. 2001. Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 40:209-211
• Long Term Effectiveness of Team Based Learning In Pathology- A 6 months follow up study. Poster presentation, 19th Annual IAMSE Meeting – June 13-16, 2015. San Diego, CA 92109.

Current Research

• Role of Near-Peer Tutors in Undergraduate Medical Education.

• Assessment
• Peer Tutoring
• Academics in Virtual Environments
• Team-based Learning

• Service Learning: A Framework for Enhancing Learning Opportunity at A Caribbean Medical School at 2020 IAMSE Virtual Conference, to be held June 15-18, 2020.
• Motivations, expectations, and experiences of new peer tutors in a Caribbean medical school at 2018 IAMSE Annual Meeting to be held in Henderson, NV, USA.
• Perception of Interprofessional Education (IPE): An Analysis of Reflected Essays by Basic Science Students at IAMSE19 in Roanoke.
• Exploring students’ perceptions of online OSCE: A qualitative study. POSTER presentation. 2021 IAMSE Meeting to be held virtually June 12 – 17, 2021.
• Likely impacts of the hidden curriculum in the Basic Science curriculum for medical students- analysis of an online survey. POSTER presentation: 2022 IAMSE Meeting. Denver, CO.

• Instructor, BLS, American Heart Association.
• ESME Certificate in Medical Education (ESME Leadership in Medical Education).
• Various CME courses from Harvard University.
• Record of achievement Emerging respiratory viruses, including COVID-19: methods for detection, prevention, response, and control.
• Chaired the Curriculum Committee, Students Admission Committee, Faculty Search Committee, and the Safety Committee, and actively participated in visits by the accreditation agencies.
• Members: IAMSE, AMEE, and ASCP
• Flash cards: Created several flash cards on Pathology
• Mentor: Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce