RUMC Researcher's Profile
DATO’ PROF DR ABDUL RASHID KHAN B. MD JAGAR DIN
MBBS (pakistan), post grad. Dip. Health sc (ECU australia), M health sc (ECU australia), phd community health (UKM)
Prof Dato’ Dr Abdul Rashid Khan is a medical doctor with a Master’s in Health Science and a PhD in Community Health. He is currently the Dean and Professor and Head of the Department of Public Health Medicine at RCSI & UCD (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland & University College Dublin) Malaysia Campus, Adjunct Professor at the UCD, Adjunct Professor at the University of Western Australia, site supervisor for the Global Health department of the University of South Florida and a visiting research fellow for Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan.
He has 90 peer-reviewed publications and has written five books and two chapters in a book. He is also a member of the advisory board for numerous international medical journals. He has a very keen interest in the social influences on the health of marginalized populations.
He is actively involved in community outreach projects especially related to health promotion & education and the social well-being of marginalised communities, especially among transgender communities, the elderly, and among the indigenous people of peninsular Malaysia.
His main area of research is on female genital cutting and one health.
Areas of Expertise
ADVISOR FOR MALAYSIAN DOCTORS FOR WOMEN & CHILDREN
Member of Professional Bodies
• Member of the Malaysian Medical Association Committee for the Health of the Older Person 2013/14/15/17/18/19/20/21/22
• Representative of the Malaysian Medical Association to the National Pharmaceutical Policies technical committee on Halal Medications
• Member of the Malaysian Medical Association Committee on the Right to Health 2018/19
• Malaysian Medical Association – Life Member.
• Society of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (SOEM).
• Member of the Malaysian Council for Tobacco Control (MCTC)
• Member of the International Society of Infectious Diseases
• Member of the Penang Medical Practitioners Society
• Member of the Malaysia One Health University Network
• Member of the Association for Cultural Typhoon, Japan 2018-2019
• Advisor to the United Kingdom Malaysian doctors for mothers and child
Research Grants
| Position | Amount | Funder | Title | Date / Progress |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project leader | RM40,000 | Microsoft Malaysia | Nutrition and Hygiene Education for Orang Asli Communities in Temenggor Lake and Peninsular Malaysia | 2025-2028 |
| Project leader | USD12,000 (RM 506576.00) | Malaysia One Heath University Network/USAID | One Health Transformative Gender Education | 2022-2023 Completed |
| Project leader | USD 7,700 (RM 34827.10) | Malaysia One Heath University Network/USAID | Engaging Schools Teachers to Educate the Orang Asli Indigenous Community in One Health | 2022-2023 Completed |
| Project leader | USD9,000 (RM 40707.00) | Malaysia One Heath University Network/USAID | Workshop on empowering women and leadership in One Health | 2021-2022 Completed |
| Project leader | USD10,925 (RM 49473.77 | Malaysia One Heath University Network/USAID | Promoting COVID-19 Vaccination Among the Marginalized Indigenous Community Living in the Forest | 2021 Completed |
| Project leader | RM40,000 | Microsoft | Using AI to identity Malnutrition among the Indigenous children in Peninsular Malaysia | 2020-2024 |
| Project leader | USD9,000 (RM 40707.00) | Malaysia One Heath University Network/USAID | Workshop on empowering women and leadership in One Health | 2020-2021 Completed |
| Project leader | USD10,650 (RM 48169.95) | Malaysia One Heath University Network/USAID | Prevalence Plasmodium Knowlesi Malaria and Health promotion and education among village folks in Perak Malaysia | 2020 Completed |
| Project leader | USD7,640 (RM 34555.72) | Malaysia One Heath University Network/USAID | Empowering University students and the Orang Asli (Indigenous) school children on One Health using Experiential Learning | 2020-2021 Completed |
Publications
2. Integrity, T.B.C.o.B., Genital Modifications in Prepubescent Minors: When May Clinicians Ethically Proceed? The American Journal of Bioethics, 2024: p. 1-50.
3. Abozid, H., et al., Prevalence of chronic cough, its risk factors and population attributable risk in the Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) study: a multinational cross-sectional study. eClinicalMedicine, 2024. 68: p. 102423.
4. Ratanachina, J., et al., Association of respiratory symptoms and lung function with occupation in the multinational Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) study. European Respiratory Journal, 2023. 61(1): p. 2200469.
5. Rashid, A. and S.N. Afiqah, Depression, Anxiety, and Stress among the Malay Muslim Transgender Women in Northern Malaysia: A Mixed-Methods Study. Issues Ment Health Nurs, 2023: p. 1-9.
6. Rahim, F.F., et al., Multinational municipal waste collectors and leptospirosis prevention: Assessment of knowledge, attitudes, practices and the associated factors. Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, 2023: p. 101235.
7. Patel, J.H., et al., Chronic airflow obstruction attributable to poverty in the multinational Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) study. Thorax, 2023. 78(9): p. 942-945.
8. Knox-Brown, B., et al., Small airways obstruction and its risk factors in the Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) study: a multinational cross-sectional study. The Lancet Global Health, 2023. 11(1): p. e69-e82.
9. Knox-Brown, B., et al., The association of spirometric small airways obstruction with respiratory symptoms, cardiometabolic diseases, and quality of life: results from the Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) study. Respiratory Research, 2023. 24(1): p. 137.
10. Afiqah, S.N. and A. Rashid, Trans women sex workers in Northern Malaysia: A Qualitative Study. Current Research Journal of Social Sciences, 2023. 6(2): p. 12.
11. Mohamed, M.-Y.I., et al., Multi-Drug Resistant Pathogenic Escherichia coli Isolated from Wild Birds, Chicken, and the Environment in Malaysia. Antibiotics, 2022. 11(10): p. 1275.
12. Mohamed, M.-Y.I., et al., Occurrence of antibiotic resistant C. jejuni and E. coli in wild birds, chickens, humans, and the environment in Malay villages, Kedah, Malaysia. Veterinarni Medicina, 2022. 67: p. 1-11.
13. Maideen, S.F.K., et al., Knowledge and Practices of Bush Meat Consumption among Indigenous People in Belum Forest, Malaysia: An Analytical Cross-Sectional Study. jounal of clinical and health sciences, 2022. 7(1): p. 25-26.
Books Published
2. Khan, A. R., Conroy, R., & Ahmad, Z. (2012b). I Hate Statistics! Reprint. Penang Medical College. https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Professor_Dr_Abdul_Rashid_Khan_I_Hate_Statistics?id=WSleBAAAQBAJ (I Hate Statistics!)
3. Khan, A. R., & K.A., N. (2010). Lecture Notes on Epidemiology Edition 2 (Vol. 2). IBS Buku Sdn Bhd.
4. Khan, A. R., & K.A., N. (2014). Lecture Notes on Epidemiology Edition 2. reprint. Penang Medical College. https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Professor_Dr_Abdul_Rashid_Khan_Lecture_Notes_on_Ep?id=uUxfBAAAQBAJ (Lecture Notes on Epidemiology )
5. Khan, A. R., Kiyu, A., Verasahib, K., Hamat, R. A., Mohamed, R., Shafii, R., Waheed, M., & Ismail, R. (2017). One Health Manual on Handling Zoonotic Disease Outbreaks in Malaysia. Malaysia One Health University Network. https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Professor_Dr_Abdul_Rashid_Khan_One_Health_Manual?id=wLZmDgAAQBAJ
6. Khan, A. R., & Narayan, K. A. (2007). Lecture Notes on Epidemiology. AIMST University
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