Khairuddin Mohamed Yusof
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Khairuddin bin Mohamed Yusof (born July 30, 1939 in Perak
, Malaysia) is a Professor
Emeritus
at the University of Malaya
. He receives the Emeritus from the university in year 2004 and Darjah Dato` Paduka Cura Simanja Kini (DPCM) which brings the title of "Dato’ Paduka" from Malaysia's state King of Perak
in 1998.
and later was promoted to the Dean
for Faculty of Medicine in 1986. In the same year, he was elected as the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Finance and Development) until 1989 and on several occasions as the Acting Vice Chancellor. His was the department head of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Malaysia University Hospital and also the professor of Social Obstetrics and gynecology at the time he retired.
(MBBS) in 1964 and in 1972, was made a Member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
. He became a Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (United Kingdom
) and a Fellow of the Institute and College of Surgeons
(United Kingdom) in 1984.
, United Nations Children's Fund
(UNICEF), Rand Corporation, Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health and the World Health Organization
. He was also a consultant in SIRIM
in the matter related to artificial intelligence
.
Malaysia (World Care Health, Malaysia), non-executive Director of a public listed company and has just retired from the position of an Academic Advisor in Perak Royal Medical College.
Perak
Perak , one of the 13 states of Malaysia, is the second largest state in the Peninsular Malaysia bordering Kedah and Yala Province of Thailand to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, Selangor the Strait of Malacca to the south and west.Perak means silver in Malay...
, Malaysia) is a Professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus is a post-positive adjective that is used to designate a retired professor, bishop, or other professional or as a title. The female equivalent emerita is also sometimes used.-History:...
at the University of Malaya
University of Malaya
The University of Malaya is located on a campus near the centre of Kuala Lumpur, and is the oldest university in Malaysia. It was founded in 1905 as a public-funded tertiary institution...
. He receives the Emeritus from the university in year 2004 and Darjah Dato` Paduka Cura Simanja Kini (DPCM) which brings the title of "Dato’ Paduka" from Malaysia's state King of Perak
Perak
Perak , one of the 13 states of Malaysia, is the second largest state in the Peninsular Malaysia bordering Kedah and Yala Province of Thailand to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, Selangor the Strait of Malacca to the south and west.Perak means silver in Malay...
in 1998.
Career with University of Malaya
Khairuddin has served the university for 25 years from 1972 to 1997. He begins his career in the university as a lecturerLecturer
Lecturer is an academic rank. In the United Kingdom, lecturer is a position at a university or similar institution, often held by academics in their early career stages, who lead research groups and supervise research students, as well as teach...
and later was promoted to the Dean
Dean (education)
In academic administration, a dean is a person with significant authority over a specific academic unit, or over a specific area of concern, or both...
for Faculty of Medicine in 1986. In the same year, he was elected as the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Finance and Development) until 1989 and on several occasions as the Acting Vice Chancellor. His was the department head of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Malaysia University Hospital and also the professor of Social Obstetrics and gynecology at the time he retired.
Education
Khairuddin graduated from Sydney University with Bachelor of Medicine and SurgeryBachelor of Medicine and Surgery
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, or in Latin Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae , are the two first professional degrees awarded upon graduation from medical school in medicine and surgery by universities in various countries...
(MBBS) in 1964 and in 1972, was made a Member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists is a professional association based in the UK. Its members, including people with and without medical degrees, work in the field of obstetrics and gynaecology, that is, pregnancy, childbirth, and female sexual and reproductive health...
. He became a Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
) and a Fellow of the Institute and College of Surgeons
Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons
Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons is a professional qualification to practise as a surgeon in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland...
(United Kingdom) in 1984.
Contributions
Throughout his career, Khairuddin has written many published and unpublished journals and books related to academics, social lives and, women and children development and health. He has involved in many welfare and community services, among them is "Sang Kancil". Using his expertise, Khairuddin has serves as a consultant in various organizations including the World BankWorld Bank
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, United Nations Children's Fund
United Nations Children's Fund
United Nations Children's Fund was created by the United Nations General Assembly on December 11, 1946, to provide emergency food and healthcare to children in countries that had been devastated by World War II...
(UNICEF), Rand Corporation, Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health and the World Health Organization
World Health Organization
The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
. He was also a consultant in SIRIM
Sirim
SIRIM Berhad, formerly known as the Standards and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia , is a corporate organisation owned wholly by the Malaysian Government, under the Minister of Finance Incorporated...
in the matter related to artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence is the intelligence of machines and the branch of computer science that aims to create it. AI textbooks define the field as "the study and design of intelligent agents" where an intelligent agent is a system that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its...
.
Present
He is currently serving as the Director of TelemedicineTelemedicine
Telemedicine is the use of telecommunication and information technologies in order to provide clinical health care at a distance. It helps eliminate distance barriers and can improve access to medical services that would often not be consistently available in distant rural communities...
Malaysia (World Care Health, Malaysia), non-executive Director of a public listed company and has just retired from the position of an Academic Advisor in Perak Royal Medical College.
Books
- Khairuddin Yusof, Saroja Batumalai, Wong Yut Lin, & Jonathan Okamura, "The ABCs of Community Participation in Primary Health Care", Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 1989.
- Khairuddin Yusof, WY Low, SN Zulkifli, & YL Wong (eds)," Issues and Challenges of Public Health in the 21st Century", Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya Press, Kuala Lumpur. 1996.
- WY Low, SN Zulkifli, K Yusof, & YL Wong, "Dawn of a New Millennium: Future of Public Health Issues in Malaysia", 1996.
Journals
- Low W. Y., Ooi G. L & Yusof K, "Community-based use of IQ Test with Sang Kancil pre-school children", Malaysian Journal Reproductive Health 4(2) : 97 - 103, 1986.
- Zulkifli S. N., Low W. Y., Yusof K, "Measures towards better living conditions among the urban poor". In the Collection of papers presented at the Seminar on population and the quality of life in Malaysia, Population Studies Unit, Faculty of Economics, Kuala Lumpur, 1987.
- Low W. Y., Yusof K., "Aging and it's problems." The Family Practitioner , 10(1) , April 1987.
- Yusof K, Low W.Y, Ooi G.L, "Sang Kancil primary health care services. An evaluation of pre-school component". Jernal Pendidikan , 11(11) : 30-40,1987.
- Low W. Y, Yusof K, "Drug addiction - current trend", Malaysian Medical Journal , 43(1) : 34-39, 1988.
- Low W. Y., Zulkifli S. N. & Yusof K., "Adolescent sexuality in Kuala Lumpur city",In : Data Analysis For Sample Surveys (2). National Population And Family Development Board, Kuala Lumpur, 1988.
- Low Wah Yun & Khairuddin Yusof, "Child abuse and neglect." Proceedings of the Second Asian Regional Conference On Child Abuse and Neglect. Bangkok, Thailand, August 1988.
- Zulkifli S. N., Low W. Y. & Yusof K., "Urban living: A review of physical and social indicators". Ilmu Masyarakat (Malaysian Social Science Association Publication) Jan 1989 - Jun 1989, 14, 53-68, 1989.
- Low Wah Yun & Khairuddin Yusof "Reproductive Research Priorities To Meet National Needs. II. Sociological Research.", Proceeding Of The Workshop On The Formulation Of Strategies For Self-Reliance in Reproductive Research. National Population and Family Development Board, Malaysia, January 1989.
- Zulkifli S. N., Low W. Y. & Yusof K. "Interventions for better living conditions among the urban poor." Malaysian Society of Health Journal , 1989, 7 (1) : 37-43.
- Low Wah Yun, Siti Norazah Zulkifli & Khairuddin Yusof. "Adolescent sexuality in Kuala Lumpur city." Occasional Paper. Population Studies Unit. University Malaya, 1989.
- Low Wah Yun & Khairuddin Yusof, "Services for urban poor families in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia : A case study". Child Welfare, LXX (2) : 293-302, 1991.
- W.Y. Low, S.N. Zulkifli & K. Yusof. "Knowledge and attitudes of Malaysian adolescents towards family planning", Singapore Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology , 25 (3) : 279-288 1994.
- K. Yusof, S.N. Zulkifli, S. Batumalai, K.W. Aye & W.Y. Low. Report on "Knowledge, Attitudes And Perceptions Related To Drug Abuse In Peninsula Malaysia With Additional Focus On Parents And Adolescents", Social Obstetrics & Gynaecology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, April 1994.
- Zulkifli S.N., Yusof K., Low W.Y., "Maternal and child health in urban Sabah, Malaysia: A comparison of Citizens and migrants." Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health , 1994 : 7(3): 151-8.
- Zulkifli S.N., W.Y. Low & Yusof K., "Sexual activities of Malaysian adolescents", Medical Journal of Malaysia , 50 (1) : 4-10, 1995.
- K. Yusof & W.Y. Low, "Health self-sustaining communities squatters". In : A. Awang, M. Salim & J. F. Halldane (eds.), Towards a Sustainable Urban Environment In Southeast Asia, Urban Habitat and Highrise Monograph SEACEUM 2, Johore : Institute Sultan Iskandar of Urban Habitat and Highrise, University Technology Malaysia, 1995.
- Khairuddin Yusof & Low Wah Yun, “Disaster Preparedness”. In the Proceedings of the First National Public Health Conference, Ministry of Health, Kuala Lumpur, 1995.
- Zulklifli S.N., Low W.Y. & Yusof K., "Public Health In Malaysia". In : Hurrelmann K. & Laaser U. (eds.). International Handbook on Public Health. Westport : Greenwood Press, 1996.
- W.Y. Low, S.N. Zulkifli, K. Yusof, S. Batumalai & W. A. Khin, "Knowledge, attitudes and perceptions related to drug abuse in Peninsula Malaysia: A survey report", Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health , 8 (2) : 123-129, 1996.
- W.Y. Low & K. Yusof, "School health promotion for school-aged children in Malaysia". In : A. Shoebridge (ed.) Proceedings on the Conference on Health Promotion for School-aged Children In The Asia-Pacific Region, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, May 1995.
- W.Y. Low, S.N. Zulkifli, K. Yusof, S. Batumalai & K.W. Aye, "The drug abuse problem in Peninsular Malaysia : Parent and teen differences in knowledge, attitudes and perceptions", Drug and Alcohol Dependence , 42 : 105-115, 1996
- W.Y. Low, S.N. Zulkifli, Y.L. Wong & K. Yusof, "Dawn Of A New Millennium : Future of Public Health Issues In Malaysia". In: K. Yusof, W.Y. Low, S.N. Zulkifli & Y.L. Wong (eds.) Issues And Challenges Of Public Health In The 21st Century. Kuala Lumpur : University of Malaya Press, 1996.
- K. Yusof & W.Y. Low, "Development, Environment and Health". In : Kwai Sim Low (ed.) Proceedings on Control of Water Pollution Caused by Mining Activities In Southeast Asia. Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 25-26 October 1995. 1996.
- W.Y. Low., Y.L. Wong & K. Yusof, “Socio-medical aspects of transexualism in Kuala Lumpur”, Singapore Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology , 28 (2) : 64-69, 1997.
- S.N. Zulkifli, W.Y. Low & K. Yusof, "The role of schools of public health on maternal and child health programmes in the Asia-Pacific region", Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health , 10 (1) : 10-16, 1998.
- Wah Yun Low, Siti Norazah Zulkifli and Khairuddin Yusof “Urban Health in Kuala Lumpur.” In : Rais Akhtar (ed.) Urban Health in The Third World. New Delhi : A.P.H. Publishing Corp.
- SN Zulkifli, MU Khin, K Yusof, & YL Wong, “Maternal and Child Health in Urban Sabah, Malaysia: A Comparison of Citizens and Migrants”, Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health , Vol. 7, no. 3 , 1994, pg. 151-158.
- WY Low, YL Wong, & K Yusof, “Socio-medical aspects of transsexualism in Kuala Lumpur”, Singapore Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology , Vol. 28, nos. 2-3 , July-November 1997, pg 64-69.