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Andrews Tawiah, PhD
Assistant Professor
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@Andytawiah
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Education
- Postdoctoral Fellowship (Queen’s University, Canada)
- PhD Rehabilitation Science (University of Alberta, Canada)
- MSc Health and Rehabilitation (University of Southampton, UK)
- BSc Physiotherapy (University of Ghana, Ghana)
Graduate Student Supervision
Research In Profile
Dr. Andrews Tawiah is an Assistant Professor and educational researcher in the School of Physical Therapy. His research focuses on the application of Artificial Intelligence in health professions education and the development/evaluation of competencies for advanced practitioners. He has been awarded a Canadian CIHR Planning and Dissemination Grant and previously held a CIHR Postdoctoral Fellowship.
He holds the Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) GenAI Fellowship at Western. He is developing an AI case-based learning platform for students and OER to support pedagogically grounded AI course design for faculty. He teaches in the Advanced Health Care Practice and Physical Therapy Master’s programs at Western. He has led the development of the global competency framework and the pan-Canadian Framework for Advanced Practice Physiotherapy. He leads the Advanced Practice and Artificial Intelligence Lab.
- Advanced Health Care Practice
- Advanced Professional Practice
- Physical Therapy Leadership
- Applied Health Sciences Capstone Experience
Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals
- Tawiah AK, Stokes E, Wieler M, Desmeules F, Finucane L, Lewis J, Warren J, Lundon K, Noblet T, Cunningham C, Woodhouse LJ. Developing a core competency and capability framework for advanced practice physiotherapy: A qualitative study. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice. 2023 Feb 1:1-5.
- Tawiah AK, Stokes E, Wieler M, Desmeules F, Finucane L, Lewis J, Warren J, Lundon K, Noblet T, Cunningham C, Woodhouse LJ. Developing an international competency and capability framework for advanced practice physiotherapy: A scoping review with narrative synthesis. Physiotherapy. 2023 Jul 11
- Miller J, Doulas T, Bisson EJ, Abebe A, Chala M, McClintock C, Varette K, Vader K, Desmeules F, Perreault K, Donnelly C, Booth R, Tawiah AK, Duggan S. Assessing the feasibility of a clinical trial to evaluate an advanced practice physiotherapy model of care in chronic pain management: a feasibility study. Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 2023 Jul 17;9(1):125
- Tawiah AK, Desmeules F, Finucane L, Lewis J, Wieler M, Stokes E, Woodhouse LJ. Advanced practice in physiotherapy: A Global Survey. Physiotherapy. 2021 Dec 1;113:168-76
- Tawiah AK, Borthwick A, Woodhouse L. Advanced physiotherapy practice: a qualitative study on the potential challenges and barriers to implementation in Ghana. Physiotherapy theory and practice. 2018 Jun 13
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For more information please email professor Andrews Tawiah at atawiah2@uwo.ca.
Additional Information
- GenAI Teaching Fellowship, Western University (2025-2027)
- Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) Postdoctoral Fellowship (2022)
- Queen’s Research Opportunities Funds – Postdoctoral Award (2022)
- Canadian MSK Research Network Trainee Award (2019)
- Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Scheme (2014)
- Member, Canadian Physiotherapy Association
- Member, Advanced Practice Physiotherapy Network (UK) (2015 - 2020)