Sports medicine specialises in medical problems related to exercise and sports, including maintenance and improvement of performance for sports and exercise, as well as improvement of physical fitness, of people of all ages irrespective of activity levels. The Sports Medicine program was established to produce competent physicians who are committed towards the ethical promotion of sports medicine and towards the practice of evidence-based knowledge. The field of Sports Medicine is underpinned by knowledge in musculoskeletal medicine (e.g. injury prevention and management), applied sciences (e.g. psychology, nutrition, biomechanics), and exercise prescription for management of non-communicable diseases underpins.
The Master of Sports Medicine program was first introduced for the academic session 1996/1997. It started entirely as on-the-job training clinical program with a research component under the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine. With the Sports Medicine Unit having officially established on 1st January 2003, the Master of Sports Medicine program then became a full-fledged clinical program under the Dean’s office of Faculty of Medicine. The role of the department is to oversee the administrative aspects of teaching, learning, research and clinical service in sports medicine.
Bil | Salutation | Name | Phone | |
1 | Associate Professor Dr. | Mohd Nahar Azmi Mohamed | naharazmi@um.edu.my | 03-79676682 |
2 | Associate Professor Dr. | Mohd Shariff Abd Hamid | ayip@um.edu.my | 03-79676669 |
3 | Associate Professor Dr. | Abdul Halim Mokhtar | drhalim@um.edu.my | 03-79678474 |
4 | Associate Professor Dr. | Zulkarnain Jaafar | zulkarnainj@um.edu.my | 03-79678476 |
5 | Dr. | Goh Siew Li | gsiewli@um.edu.my | 03-79678477 |
6 | Dr. | Samihah Abd Karim | samihah_karim@um.edu.my | 03-79678168 |
7 | Dr. | Choong Wai Kwong | alston@um.edu.my | 03-79678065 |
8 | Dr. | Ahmad Hazwan Ahmad Sushami | hazwansh@ummc.edu.my | 03-79678122 |
9 | Dr. | Mohd Khasani Mohd Kamil | kashani@ummc.edu.my | 03-79678122 |
Bil | Salutation | Name | Phone | |
1 | Mrs. | Norhanim Husaini | hanimhusaini@um.edu.my | 03-79678065 |
2 | Mrs. | Nur Hyida Mohad Razib | hyida@um.edu.my | 03-79678122 |
3 | Mr. | Ahmad Kamil Jantan | carmel@um.edu.my | 03-79678122 |
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Kindly contact Human Performance lab technicians, Mrs. Ushantini Moorthy or Mr. Muhammad Ashraff Muhammad Yazid (Ext 03-79498154), for further inquiries regarding rental services.
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Last Update: 06/04/2022