This was the first class I have taken in several years. Her approach is to make us argue against what we believe in. It was a challenging but an eye opening experience.

Great Class and wonderful teacher. I would recommend her for biomedical ethics anytime.

Great teacher. You really learn the material. I would recommend her for any class. Lots of extra credit work given. If you do the work, you will get the grade.

She does NOT spoon-feed but does explain well and takes the time to make sure we got the material. It is a lot of work especially if you take the accelerated course so be prepared to work hard. She offers lots of extra credit.

great teacher.she give lots of assignment. she is very helpful and give lots of extra credit homework. dont take this class with other classes.

enjoyed this class very much. a great teacher. she is very passionate about the subject but she is challenging and you have to wrok hard to get an A in her class. she gives extensions if you ask her before deadline. sometimes unorganized.

very smart but tough and teaches like its upper level courses. the genetics section is totally exciting

Took this class at the U and didn't do well so I retook it at Pima. I had to work very hard for this class but ended up with an A. Dr Imad is great. I agree with everyone else who comented before me in that she's tough but she cares and goes over the material again and again until it sinks in.

It truly escapes me how a class as important as biology 181 (sets the foundation) is taught in 4 weeks! I have to admit, Dr. Imad is a good professor: she is very knowledgeable and she cares about her students a lot. She is not easy! Though her lectures are not boring, she tries very hard to cover all the material which ends up being too much.

Great professor! I took the class during the summer and the infomation was very condensed and quick paced. Dr. Imad did well trying to get through the required information while making sure students understood. Labs were not very useful but that is Pima's requirements. If you participate in class and try you'll do well.

Imad was awesome. Loved her class. She hands out extra credit and if you try its really easy to get. She works hard to make things fair and will do her best to explain her grading after every quiz and exam.

Awesome teacher, but dont expect an easy A. She loves students who participate and will help those who try to help themselves. She really loves her work and wants her students to understand and learn the subject, she is very fair; just show effort. I would take her class again in a heart beat!

Don't be fooled by the fact that this is an introductory course, this class is hard and Imad is tough but not unreasonable. She grows on you! She's very helpful if you ask her for help, she cares about her students and is contagiously passionate about her work. I ended up doing well but I studied everyday at least 3 hours. I learned a great deal.

If you?re expecting the traditional lectures then you probably will hate her class. She is hard and she will admit so on the first day of class! She sets the bar high. That being said, I?m still glad I took her class. She really pushed me to learn. She is dedicated to her students and will work with you if you show an effort.

You need to work hard in her class. I have taken Bio 181 before and had to withdraw because I was failing. I took it again with Imad and earned a B. I definitely believe that the teacher makes or breaks the class. Accordingly, I highly recommend Imad. She is tough but really knows what she's talking about and not afraid to admit when she doesn't.

I love Mays! I took her for Bio 181 and Bio 201, yes her class is tough, but she will slow down and if you don't understand it she will approach the concept in a differently. She wont let you fail if you show you really care. The tests are straight from the quizzes and study guide. Bio 201 is a tough class but so far I have an A :)

I can tell you now if you want an easy A this is not the teacher. I think Mays really cares about her students which is why she will push you and not give you a free pass. After taking this course you will know your stuff and earn your A but you have to give it your best. Read the book, go to class, do your labs, take notes, ask q's, go the reviews

Truly this teacher is not that difficult. She's reasonable and will tell you what to focus on. It's not her problem that 201 is a lot of info. to cram into your head. I would just recommend using any extra time you can to study and not wait until the night before the exam. I read the chapters before and always went over my notes after her lectures

She's by far the best instructor I've had at Pima. She made learning biology so much more fun. She'll challenge you in class with her questions, and that's the best way for you to remember the materials. She genuinely cares about the learning of her students. I would love to take any other classes that she teaches.

This is a tough class with a tough instructor. The good thing is you'll learn so much not just superficially but in depth. The bad thing is you'll need to put in the time/effort and apply yourself if you want to do well. Imad is great and cares about her students and it shows. She'll help you understand the material and do well but it's hard work.

I loved Imad. She's not interested in the quantity but the quality of her students' education. This is a tough class regardless of who the teacher is. Imad is very patient and will take the time to explain things again and again until you understand it but she will not hand you an A. You still have to work hard on your own and meet her half way.

The best instructor I've had to date. Yes, she's tough & she has high expectations of her students but she'll go over the material many times until you get that "aha moment." She makes scientific concepts, which are otherwise boring, intuitive & easily accessible.

Yes she's tough but she'll prepare you for the exams and future classes. I wish I had taken her for my other bio classes. If you do the work, you'll get the grade.

Lectures are usually her reading from never ending power-points but she ask questions and likes to engage the class on the topics.Test are very long, she will make you think about questions and most of the test questions are free response. The book is not mandatory to read but I highly recommend reading it as it helps solidify concepts.

I went on this website before I took this class and what I read was intimidating. But there was nothing tricky about her class. I showed up to every class, read the material before and after her lectures, asked questions, answered the study guide questions, took the tests and got my A. She’s very approachable and will help you if you help yourself.

Amazing professor. Really cares about her students and will not move on to the next topic until we really understand the material being covered.

She's not that bad. She has high expectations of her students so if you want an easy A, don't take her. Her exams are tough but you've seen the materials before you get to the exam so there are no surprises. She's very approachable so take advantage of that as she'll help you with difficult concepts.

She knows her stuff and she's good at explaining the material. She's very encouraging and will work with you if you show some effort. When she says focus on something, it is most likely going to show up on the exam. She won't trick you. I would take her again in a heartbeat.

She's great. I had her for another class and also loved it. She's unassuming and approachable. Her exam survey is great. Few of us told her she didn't cover certain questions thoroughly in class so she dropped the two questions and went over them the next class meeting. She cares about us learning.

Mays is lovely. It took me a while to warm up to her probably because she was so shy in the beginning. She can be really difficult with her exams but I always felt she prepared us for the challenge. It is a great testament to her that all her 201 students want to take 202 with her.

What I loved about her class is how flexible she is. This is a very tough class but she's always willing to go the extra mile to help you out. Lectures are fun and useful but LONG. Mays loves what she does and so she can talk forever and lectures end up being too long. Overall, she's great and I definitely recommend her.

Dr. Imad expects alot from her students.Although this is an introductory course she is very thorough and asks for specifics.The material can be difficult, because a majority of the questions are notations. I had a difficult time on my exams because of this. However she means well and is an adequate teacher. not an easy class you will need to study!

I love Mays! Wonderful professor. The course is supposed to be challenging, and Mays does a fantastic job getting her students to understand the material. Her lectures are thorough, and the quizzes fully prepare you for the exams. Mays will do everything she can to help you master the information - as long as you put in your fair share of effort.

Dr. Imad is a wonderful professor. The material is tough but she gives students all the tools necessary to succeed. Her lectures are thorough and clear. Her quizzes do a good job of preparing students for the exam. She holds study sessions when she can.

Her dedication to her student is very transparent. There are no surprises in her class. She told us from the beginning that she's tough and she was, but she prepared me for my future classes a great deal. Her class requires a lot of hard work but I wouldn't want it any other way. It was supposed to challenge us and it did but not in an unfair way.

Mays is scattered brain but she means well. She doesn't always post her lectures and you have to remind her. Her style is solid but hard but this is a tough class no matter who you take it with.

She's a great instructor. She exhibits her abundance of knowledge in every lecture and confidently tells us when she doesn't know. She expects a lot from her students and sometimes I feel she expects us to understand the material as she does. But she listens and takes us seriously when we complain :) All in all, I would taker her again.

She's definitely one of my favorite instructors. She cares about her students and it shows. I told her that if I succeed in the future, I owe it in part to her for pushing me to try harder and harder and it paid off.

Mays is tough but you come to appreciate that. I don't recommend her if you want an easy A but if you want to learn then she's your gal. I've had her for three classes. Her ethics class is relatively easy compared to A&P.

Wonderful teacher! She is the first teacher I felt actually was trying to prepare me for dental school. I have nothing bad to say about her but this is a study intensive course so expect to a lot of time on physiological terms. She does do a little extra credit also. :)

She's tough. So if you're looking for an easy A, take someone else. If you're going in the health field & you want to learn, take her. If you're having difficulty learning the material, she'll make time & help you. I've learned ALOT in her class.

Mays asks why questions more than any professors I know and it can be frustrating but you end up learning a lot and not just memorizing terms. Her style of teaching prepared me for 202 which I did in 5 weeks and got a A. She's good, helpful and fair.

I took her 5 weeks class n it was tough because there was so much materials to study. there was no lecture so there was not much of bonding for students n teacher. I was frustrate with her at times but she is reasonable, she let me take the quiz i missed to get an A. 16 weeks class is a must for someone who doesn't have bio, chemistry background.

For me, having to memorize tons of information is very difficult and frustrating. That's one of the reasons I liked how she teaches, by asking questions rather than just straight up lecturing. In class discussion were useful, very helpful in understanding the material.

This was my first class after being out of school for almost four years. At first I was skeptical of her teaching style because it made us, the students, work more (as opposed to listening to her lecturing). But I quickly came to appreciate her teaching philosophy. She challenged me because she cared.

I assume with my college professors that they know the material they're teaching which Mays does. I don't always assume, or sadly expect, that they know how to teach it but this girl does; her teaching style is a breath of fresh air! Is the class tough? Yes. Does she prepare you? Absolutely. Do you have to work to succeed in her class? Very hard.

Hands down this is the toughest class I've taken. Mays is a very good teacher and a wonderful person too! She cares deeply about her students and often tries hard to lit the sparkle in us toward physiology.

I loved this class mainly because of class discussions which were always lively and insightful. Each class, the teacher gave a brief intro then we all participated so I got to hear all sorts of opinions. I learned a lot. Definitely would take again.

This class was tough. Understandable so considering most of the student were future RN's. If you complete all of your assignments and attend class, you will pass this course. DO NOT MISS ASSIGNMENTS!! The tests were hard and required studying. If you are a bad tester, you need to do well on your open book quizzes and do all your assignments.

I've taken Ms. Mays for other classes and thought she's tough. This class was relatively easy and straight forward. If you do the readings, come to class and participate you will do fine. Lively and thought provoking discussions!

She is solid. Take her and you will learn but she'll make you work for it. At times, I was frustrated with her and even not liked her because of how hard she pushed me. But I went back and thanked her for caring enough to push me to do my best.

Enjoyed this class. Show up! Participate in the discussion. Do the reading (It will pay off). Turn in your assignments. Know how to write a paper. Be open minded. You'll get an A.

Dr. Imad rocks! She is funny, helpful, kind, sometimes unorganized but she loves her students and will do her best to ensure you pass. Read the book, watch khan and crash course, read before class it is expected that you have seen the material before hand, the crash course channel on YouTube really helped me out, as well as looking at the ppts.

I took both 201 and 202 with her. Dr. Imad puts a lot of work into her classes and she expects her students to do the same. I found her challenging and still very invested in her students' success. She pushed all of us to do our best. It was clear that she wanted us to excel and earn our success rather than giving us easy A's.

I am glad I took her classes despite being warned that she's tough. I was quickly impressed with her knowledge of the material. She answers questions without hesitation and it's very evident that this is a passion for her. She's clear, organized (most of the time), and above all, genuine. You want to learn and build a strong foundation, take her!

I learned so much from her class. I wish I had taken 202 with her but she wasn't teaching it. She's a good instructor who's interested in delivering the material excellently which she did. She taught me a lot. My only issue with her is that I wish she was more assertive with disruptive, whiny students instead of wasting class time to please them.

Knowledgeable, sincere, organized, effective, approachable, and yes, difficult! She challenged me in ways I was uncomfortable with at first because I doubted my ability to succeed. But I felt that she also guided me along the way and I learned how to get a handle over this tough class. I learned so much and I owe it to her. I am glad she was tough.

I took 201 & 202 with another instructor & received As. I took pathophysio & couldn't pass! I realized that I learned very little in my 201 & 202. I audited 202 with Dr. Imad. Sitting in her class made me both happy (to actually learn the material) & angry (that my 201/202 teacher didn't challenge me & gave me easy As). You want to learn take her.

I feel that this class helped me become a better person, or at least, aspire to become one. Imad is great; unassuming, not judgmental, unapologetic, and genuinely interested in the truth (with capital T as she calls it). This was an intellectually challenging class because you had to think so hard about tough non black or white situations.

Great teacher that really cares about the quality of education given to students. Extremely knowledgeable and can offer different ways of explaining the same material, so that the concepts are easier to grasp. Lots of homework, and you will need to be involved in studying.

This is not your typical Imad class. Took 201/202 with her which were very challenging. I had to invest enormous amount of time for my A. This class was different, much laid back. We had readings (text was relatively easy) that we discussed in class. Attendance is important, few online assignments and a short final where you could use your notes.

100% reccomend her. I have been learning SO much. She is very much there for you every step of the way. Takes time out of her day to hold optional study sessions. UPLOADS THE TEXTBOOK FOR YOUR USE, ALONG WITH THE POWERPOINTS. Also uploads amazing study guides. The homework is very heavy but oh so useful when learning and studying for the tests.

Mays is GREAT! Her grading criteria is crystal clear, she offers plenty of extra credit opportunities, and she is incredibly thorough in all the lessons and assignments/labs. Her communication is spectacular and she's overall a genuinely nice person! No textbook needed for this course.

You want to learn, take her classes. No surprises or tricks; all you need to succeed she provides for you. She is a good instructor and she cares. She held so many review sessions for us I sometimes wondered if she ever went home. Undoubtedly, this is a tough class and Mays will work with you to earn the grade you want.

I looked forward to this class every Tuesday night. The discussion was always exciting and I walked away having learned so much about myself and the field. Imad loves what she does and genuinely cares about her students so much.

I wish I took her for all my classes. Amazing. Caring, determine to help us, and clearly loves her students. She helped me get into nursing school. She checked on me during my first semester almost weekly. I cant say enough about how wonderful she was.

Toughest class Ive had in school. Materials are tough and Mays is challenging. She prepares us though and is always accessible. Go to her review sessions and do the study guides. There are no surprises on the exam because she covered everything.

We just had our heart exam. Some of the students whined and complained about the difficulty of the exam which was difficult but I felt totally prepared thanks to this instructor. I wouldnt want an easy A in this class and then suffer in nursing school.

Dr. Imad has great communication and interaction with the class. If you take the 8 week course, be prepared for the work load that comes with it. The labs in this course are a fun way of learning about chapters. She offers lots of extra credit so DO NOT pass this up! It will help if you don't do well with tests.

Class was great. Mays went out of her way to make sure we learned and had fun while we were learning. She took us to a conference on biotechnology in San Diego and made sure we each enjoyed our time there and networked.

This class is crazy difficult. It combiness 201/202 and diseases. Professor Imad is great. This is my second class with her. She goes above and beyond for her students to succeed. My only issue with her is how accommodating she is in entertaining those who constantly whined about the difficulty of the course and wanted easy grades. She is great.

She is a good professor who wants you to succeed and that shows. She held review sessions and gave us many opportunities to do well. Yeah shes not easy so if youre looking for an easy A, dont take this class with her.

Not only did I learn so much in this class, I also enjoyed learning thanks to Dr. Mays. She made me and my classmates feel that we are not just numbers. Her quizzes and exams were straightforward. She gives a comprehensive study guide which I found very useful. Loved this class and my classmates (most of them).

I enjoyed this course and feel that I learned so much. Dr. Imad creates an environment that allows us to speak freely without worrying about being judged.

This course was very challenging but in the end I learned many new things. Imad is such a great teacher and goes out of her way to make sure you understand the material. I loved her class and would definitely take another class again.

Dr. Imad is a great teacher. The material is very conceptual so be prepared to think! She is responsive to emails and holds consistent office hours. She gives regular quizzes which help you study the material throughout the semester. Homework is time consuming but completely relevant to the topic. It was great to help study.

Mays is an amazing teacher and an amazing person. She truly cares and goes above and beyond for her students, dedicating her own time to help out. There is a lot of writing in this class, but it really does help you process and understand the material better. The way she teaches the class makes the material much more intuitive than memorization.

The class is super interesting. The class is not difficult but requires a lot of writing. Learn your fallacies before you start the semester and you will be fine. Mays is so accommodating and engaging. I forgot to turn in one of my assignments. Mays emailed me to remind me and then offered to help me catch up on my missed assignments.

Mays is by far one of the best professors I have ever had the please of knowing. Her knowledge is amazing. Listening to her lecture brings it all together. She really explains things in a matter that I can understand. She describes herself as "non a natural" learning, which is something I admire. Take this class! you will learn so much!

I loved this class! This was a very hard class but I gained so much and feel prepared for nursing school. She helps her student every chance she gets and offers extra credit. Show up for class. Record lectures and take notes and you will pass

Loved this class and this teacher. She answered emails within hours and always seemed eager to help.

This teacher was very responsive and kept us updated the whole semester. She was also very interactive even though this was an online course. I learned so much in this class about ethics and medicine. I highly recommend this class with this teacher to everyone.

There is so much to cover in this class. If you are not used to online pace, this will be tough. Imad is wonderful. She replied to my emails within minutes of my sending them. She gave detailed guides for the exams. She really was there for me and that helped me some what feel at ease. I wish we had more podcasts from her. Discussions were great.

Even though I got an A in this class I really struggled. A lot of times I didnt know what my opinion even is and how to support it. The professor always encouraged me to try and share my views. Class was tough because the topics are controversial. I learned a lot about medical ethics. If you do the readings and work, you will be fine. Slow grader!

She gives so much homework which was a lot of writings. She is an easy grader and also gave me positive feedback. I loved the readings and the discussion because I always walked away feeling challenged and learning more. Great class.

I felt overwhelmed by the materials from the start and almost dropped the course. When I emailed Imad, she replied right away and then called me. Although she didnt tell me not to drop the course, she helped me decide to stay. She walked me through what I needed to do. She was great and always seemed an email away.

Dr. Imad structured this course in a way that is predictable and easy to follow. You know what to expect every week. But even with the structure and Dr. Imad being flexible, the course is very tough and I felt I was always playing catch up. She is there for her students and I really appreciated that especially when I needed an extension.

This is the toughest class I have taken at college. I never had a chance to breath because I would fall behind. Mays is solid and made this class doable. I really appreciated how patient she was with me and willing to meet with me even on the weekend. I don't recommend this class if you are working FT and have other classes.

Dr. Imad went out of her way to help us do well in this course. If you attended her zoom meetings, she would explain the topics until we understood it. I wish I took this course with her in person but zoom was also fun.

This course was fully online. The content in this course is heavy and relies on a strong background in 201/202. Dr. Imad was always available to help me go over my questions and sticky points. She kept the course well organized and predictable which allowed me to plan ahead.

This professor was a very accommodating for this all online class except for the 8pm deadline for everything. If you work, it might be hard to keep up. This class was very structured which made it easier to follow along with assignments and to make sure nothing was late. The course material was very tough and you need to spend a lot of time with it