Rowena Saba

Rowena Saba serves as Senior Director of the Office of Graduate Medical Education (GME) at UNLV's Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine, overseeing accreditation and educational operations for 300+ residents and fellows, while concurrently holding an adjunct faculty position in Biology at the College of Southern Nevada.

Her academic credentials include a Master of Education in Higher Education and Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences from UNLV, with ongoing doctoral studies in Education.

Her research centers on simulation-based leadership interventions to improve medical resident well-being and reduce burnout, leveraging over a decade of academic medicine experience and clinical simulation expertise developed at the Clinical Simulation Center of Las Vegas. Key focus areas include medical education innovation and physician leadership development.

Professional recognition includes:

• Certified Healthcare Simulation Operations Specialist (CHSOS)

She integrates administrative leadership in graduate medical education with undergraduate biology instruction, maintaining active roles in both institutional settings while advancing her dissertation research on simulation-based training methodologies.