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Dr. Omar Hasan Kasule graduated from Makerere University in Uganda and subsequently obtained his postgraduate training in public health including a doctorate in epidemiology from Harvard University. Additionally, Dr. Kasule obtained a certification in Arabic and Islamic studies from Bilal Institute in Kampala, Uganda.
From 1987-1995, Dr. Kasule worked in the USA involved in managing development projects involving education and health in North America and the Caribbean and clinical epidemiology as a Quality Assurance Consultant in several states in the USA.
After working in the USA for a few years, Dr. Kasule accepted a position at the newly established Islamic university in Malaysia where from (1995-2005) he held the appointments of Professor of Medicine, Deputy Dean for Research and Post Graduate, founding Chief Editor of the International Medical Journal www-e-imj.com. Prof. Kasule’s teachings emphasize the study and practice of medicine that integrates social and ethical values into the medical curriculum. He has had 7 years of experience conducting Problem-based learning sessions for undergraduates.
Since June 2005, Dr. Kasule has been in the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Brunei where he teaches undergraduate students courses on epidemiology, biostatistics, and medical ethics. He teaches postgraduate courses on advanced research methods and evidence-based health policy and practice. The King Fahd Medical City in Riyadh was fortunate in recruiting Dr. Kasule to its Faculty of Medicine in 2009.
Prof. Kasule has served as an external examiner and consultant for several universities. Fluent in 6 languages, Dr. Kasule has in addition to his medical work traveled to many countries conducting management programs for non-governmental organizations and community leaders over the past 24 years.
Dr. Kasule is a consultant for many hospitals and faculties of medicine in the South East Asia region on Islamic Medicine and the integration of Islam into medical practice and teaching. His writings on these disciplines can be accessed at http://omarkasule.tripod.com.
His pioneering work across Indonesia, Malaysia and more recently Brunei has transformed medical education in a significant number of the medical schools in SE Asia and this has resulted in Prof Kasule being a frequently invited scholar all over the globe.