070831P - THE CONCEPT OF A MUSLIM DOCTOR

Outline of a presentation to medical students and academic staff at the Northern International College of Medicine and Hospital Dhaka on 31^st August 2007 by Professor Omar Hasan Kasule MB ChB (MUK), MPH (Harvard), DrPH (Harvard) Professor of Epidemiology and Islamic Medicine University of Brunei Darussalam and Visiting Professor of Epidemiology University of Malaya

1.0 INTEGRATED DOCTOR

1.1        Joint reading of the 2 books

1.2        Ethics

1.3        Holism

1.4        Balance

1.5        Equilibrium

1.6        Hospital and society

2.0 EXCELLENT DOCTOR

2.1    Islam, Iman, Ihsan

2.2    Excellent performance, itqaan al ‘amal

2.3    The meaning of ihsan

3.0 HOW TO GET THERE

3.1    Failed attempts at copying since the end of colonial rule

3.2    Are we poor copiers or what we copy is not suitable for us?

3.3    Islam is the untried alternative

3.4    The Islamic Input in the medical curriculum