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
