FIMA Year Book 2009 - Federation of Islamic Medical Associations

esearch output. There are essentiallytwo main components to this exercise:inculcation of research culture andinculcation of Islamic values (whichas discussed above encourages andpromotes research) among MuslimMuslim Contributionsmedical institutions. These twocomponents are addressed in tandemthroughout the body of this paper.Working backwards; efforts towardsachieving the desired endpoints willrequire the following pre requisite aslisted in tables 2 – 7Table 1: Desired End Points: Respectable Research Output from MuslimMedical Institutions• Publications in medical research journals of international repute.• Publications of medical books from Muslim authors• Establishment of centers of excellence in medical research in Muslimcountries• Formation of international research collaboration between Muslimmedical institutions and other international medical institutions of repute• Formation of industrial research collaboration between Muslimmedical institutions and various health related industries• Medical research fairs and conferences with involvement ofinternational medical communityTable 2: Establishment of “Muslim” Medical Institutions• Paradigm shift from “medical school” to “Muslim medical school”and from “Linear Instruction” models of teaching to constructivistcurricula that nurture curiosity• Visible inculcation of Islamic input in all areas of medical instruction• SPIRAL integration of research and Islamic values with medicalcurricula. Students to learn research as a standard subject, not anoption or an area of interest• Include Islamic injunctions in “Criteria for Recognition” for medicalinstitutionsTable 3: Enhancing Research and Islamic Input into Existing MedicalInstitutions in Muslim Countries• Basic Islamic knowledge pre-requisite for entrance to medicalinstitutions• Islamic studies examinations included in the“ promotionalexaminations” each year• Optional courses in Islamic Medicine and Islamic civilization withFIMA YearBook 2009117