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050408P - ISLAMIZATION OF THE CURRICULUM: THE ISLAMIC INPUT IN THE MEDICAL CURRICULUM (IIMC) AT THE KULLIYAH OF MEDICINE

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Presentation by Prof Dr Omar Hasan Kasule, Sr. MB ChB (MUK), MPH & DrPH (Harvard) at the 25th Ta’aruf and Intellectual Discourse (TIDE 25) held organized by the Office of the Deputy Rector (Academic) IIUM on 8th April 2005 CE / 29th Safar 1426 H at Century Mahkota Hotel Melaka.


The main motive of IIMC is to resolve the crisis of duality or dichotomy manifesting as teaching Islamic sciences separately from medical disciplines by different teachers and in different institutions. IIMC resolves the crisis of duality by insisting that Islamic concepts should be taught by the same people who teach medical disciplines. All lecturers in the Kulliyah of Medicine go through a Diploma in Islamic Studies (DIS) whose modules are exactly the same as the modules of IIMC. This prepares them to be effective teachers of IIMC.

The teaching material of IIMC has been prepared and tested over the past 7 years. Synopses of all lectures for years 1 -5 are available at http://omarkasule.tripod.com.

Since the start of the Kulliyah in 1997, we have worked towards integrating Islamic values and concepts in the teaching and examination of basic and clinical medical sciences. The expectation is that our graduates will be able to integrate Islamic moral and legal values in their practice of medicine because they went through an integrated education system.

IIMC follows the Islamic paradigm of reading 2 books, the book of revelation, kitaab al wahy, and the book of empirical science, kitaab al kawn. Both books contain signs of Allah, ayaat al llaah, and must be read together. It is a mistake to read one of the books and neglect the other. The solution to the crisis of duality in the ummah starts from joint reading of the 2 books, al jam ‘u baina al qira atain. Thus medical scientists who are involved in IIMC read the signs in both books.

The vision of IIC has two separate but closely related components: Islamization and legal medicine. Islamization deals with putting medicine in an Islamic context in terms of epistemology, values, and attitudes. Legal medicine deals with issues of application of the Law (fiqh) from a medical perspective.

IIMC has 5 main objectives: (a) introduction of Islamic paradigms and concepts in general as they relate to medicine, mafahiim Islamiyat fi al Tibb. (b) strengthening faith, iman, through study of Allah’s sign in the human body (c) appreciating and understanding the juridical, fiqh, aspects of health and disease, al fiqh al tibbi. (d) understanding the social issues in medical practice and research and (e) Professional etiquette, adab al tabiib, from the Islamic perspective.

We feel that IIC helps the future physician prepare for the heavy trust, the amanat of being professionally competent. He must be highly motivated. He must have personal, professional, intellectual, and spiritual development programs. He must know the proper etiquette of dealing with patients and colleagues. He also must know and avoid professional malpractice. He needs to be equipped with leadership and managerial skills to be able to function properly as a head of a medical team.


ATTACHMENT #2: TOPICS OF IIMC IN 2004/2005

YEAR 1
YEAR 2
YEAR 3
YEAR 4
YEAR 5
 BLK 1: ‘AQIIDAT
BLK 1: LIFE & HEALTH 
BLK 1a: ELEM CLINIC
BLK 1: MED TECHN
BLK 1: FORMATION
Intro to Islamic Input
Life, al hayaat,
History Taking
Assisted Reproduction
The study circle
Islam, Iman, & Ihsan:
Death, al mawt
Physical Exam & Investigation
Contraception
Self study of Qur’an,
Tauhid
Health, al sihhat
Adab: Patient & Families
Reproductive cloning:
Motivation in Islam
Risalah
Disease, al maradh
Adab Health Care Team
Abortion
Medical Education
Akhirat
Disease treatment, al tibaabat
Adab: with the Dying:
Artificial Life Support
Personal Development
Qadar
al tasawwur al Islami

Euthanasia
Skill Develop Program
‘Ubudiyyat

BLK 1b:LAW/ ETHICS
Organ Transplant
Quality Culture
Tazkiyat al Nafs
BLK 2: GROWTH
Over-view
Stem cell transplant

Ithm & Ghufran
Intra-uterine Life, :
Sources of the Law
Cosmetic Surgery
BLK 2a: LEADERSHIP
Kufr & Shirk
Infancy & Childhood:
Purposes and Principles
Animal Research
Basic characteristics:
Al Milal wa al adyaan
Youth
Purposes & Principle of Medicine
Human Research
Attributes and functions
Concept of cUbudiyyah:
Middle Age
Medical Procedures:
Research Practice
Diseases of leaders

Old Age
Research Procedures:
BLK 2a: TRANSACT
Communication
BLK 2: ‘ILM

Physician Conduct:
Medical malpractice:
Negotiation
Nature of Knowledge
Professional Misconduct:
Marriage
Value-based Leadership:
Crisis of Knowledge:
BLK 3: BIO MIRACLE

Divorce & annulment:
BLK 2b: LEADERS
Method  of Knowledge
Perfection in Anatomy
Inheritance
The Prophet
Classical Islam Sciences
Perfection in Physiology
BLK 2:FIQH ‘IBADAT
Sales
The righteous khulafa
History of Med Sciences:
Perfection in Biochemistry
Taharat:
Personal Loans
Political leaders
Islamization of Med Science
Control & Homeostasis
Rulings on Salah
Investments
Social role models
Islamization: Other Disciplin
Interaction with  the Environ
Physical Acts of Salah
Endowments
Scholars and reformers
Islamic Educ in SE Asia
Epidemiology & Statistics:
Special Types of Salah:
BLK 2b: CRIMES
Multicultural society

Modernization:
Salah in Difficulties
Crimes
BLK 3a: MGMT

Saum
Legal competence:
Principles and concepts
BLK 3: TARIKH
BLK 4: STRU & FUNC
Zakat
Pleas, & evidence
Strategy
Creation of the Universe I
Alimentary System
Hajj
Judgment, conviction,
Planning & implementation
Creation of the Universe II:
Locomotor System

BLK 3: SOC INSTITU
Control and evaluation
Creation of the Human I:
Protective Systems
BLK 3: NORM CONDIT
Family 1: Gender
Decisions & Problems
Creation of the Human II:
Genito-urinary System
Menstruation
Family 2: Marital Relationship
BLK 3b: RES MGMT
Khilafat I:
Cardio-respiratory System
Human Sexuality
Family 3:rels & Child
Time Management
Khilafat II:
Sensory System
Pregnancy and Delivery:
The Masjid
Financial management
Taskhiir
Nervous System
Breast feeding
Takaful
Information Management
Imarat al Ardh
Globalization
Hygiene
Shuura
Organization management
Era of Risaalat:

Foods & Drinks
Maal
Personnel management
Era of Khilafat Raashidat,
Activity, Rest, and Sleep:
BLK 4a: COM PROB

Islam in the Malay World:

Lifestyle

BLK 4: PATH CONDITI
Sexual perversions
BLK 4: CIVILIZATION
Uro-genital system
Addictions
Concepts of Civilization:
Cardio-respiratory system:
Poverty
Ancient Civilizations
Connective tissue system:
Violence
Cycle of Civilization
Alimentary system: Dr
BLK 4b: SOC ACTS
Umayyad Era:
Sensory systems:
Dawa:
Abbasid Era:
Gen systemic conditions:
Amr & Nahy
Osmanli Era:
Psychiatric conditions
Social Change
Other Muslim Civilizations:
Neurological conditions:
Professional orgs
Achievement of Islamic Civilization
Age-related conditions:
Welfare and Disaster
Tajdid & Islah

A Common Civilization


NB: Teaching material can be accessed at http://omarkasule.tripod.com