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Mohd Faiz Bin Md Tahir

Academic Qualifications

  • Psychiatry - Masters Degree (Clinical Specialist), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
  • Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery - Bachelor Degree, International Islamic University Malaysia

Mohd Faiz Bin Md Tahir (Dr.)

Assistant Professor
IIUM Kuantan Campus

KULLIYYAH OF MEDICINE

drfaiz@iium.edu.my
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Area of Specialisation


  • Medical And Health ~ Medical And Health Sciences ~ Clinical Medicine ~ Psychiatry


Teaching Responsibilities


ADAB AND AKIDAH 2025/2026
BASIC GENERAL SURGERY POSTING 2024/2025
BASIC PSYCHIATRY AND BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
CONSULTATION PSYCHIATRY 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021
ELECTIVE POSTING 2023/2024 2021/2022 2019/2020
FORENSIC MEDICINE 2022/2023
INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHIATRY 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021
ISLAMISATION OF HUMAN KNOWLEDGE 2024/2025
Islamisation of Human Knowledge for Health Sciences 2023/2024 2022/2023
Islamisation of Human Knowledge in Medicine 2021/2022
ISLAMISATION OF HUMAN KOWLEDGE IN MEDICINE 2023/2024
MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY 2025/2026
NEUROSCIENCE AND GENERAL PSYCHIATRY I 2025/2026
NEUROSCIENCE IN GENERAL PSYCHIATRY II 2025/2026
NORMAL RESPONSE & PROCESS TO DISEASED STATE 2017/2018 2016/2017
PHENOMENOLOGY, PSYCHOPATHOLOGY IN GENERAL PSYCHIATRY I 2025/2026
PHENOMENOLOGY, PSYCHOPATHOLOGY IN GENERAL PSYCHIATRY II 2025/2026
PSYCHIATRY 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022
PSYCHIATRY AND PALLIATIVE MEDICINE 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015
SUBSPECIALISED ROTATION POSTING I 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
SUBSPECIALISED ROTATION POSTING II 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021
THE ENDOCRINE, REPRODUCTIVE URINARY SYSTEMS 2017/2018


Supervision


Mental Health Literacy Among Students In International Islamic University Malaysia.
Master Completed 2026 Main Supervisor
Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Online Based Intervention (Obi) For Stress, Mental Well-Being And Resilience Levels Among Iium'S Nursing Students.
Master Completed 2025 Main Supervisor
Digital Health Intervention To Mitigate Psychological Distress On Non-Clinical Hospital Staff In Sultan Ahmad Shah Medical Centre.
Master Completed 2023 Main Supervisor
Motivational Interviewing In Diabetes Mellitus. Moving Forward Towards Patient – Centred Approach.
Master Completed 2021 Co-supervisor
Depressive Symptoms In Newly Diagnosed Lung Carcinoma: Prevalence And Associated Risk Factors .
Master Completed 2017 Co-supervisor
Non-Pharmacological Management Of Bpsd: A Quasi-Experimental Study Evaluating Horticultural Therapy For Improving Behavioural Symptoms And Quality Of Life In Dementia At Sasmec@Iium.
Master In Progress Main Supervisor
To Be Determined.
Master In Progress Main Supervisor
Illness Perception, Treatment Motivation & Qol Among Patient With Substance Use Disorder In Alor Setar.
Master In Progress Main Supervisor
Mental Health Helplines In Malaysia: The Awareness, Utilization And Contributing Factors Among Undergraduate University Students In Iium .
Master In Progress Main Supervisor
To Be Determined.
Master In Progress Main Supervisor


Research Projects


Completed
2025 - 2025 Psychiatry
2024 - 2024 Overcoming Communication Roadblocks: Building Effective Interpersonal Connections
2023 - 2023 Kursus Minda Sihat Untuk Anggota Pengurusan Bhg. Kesihatan Pergigian N.Sembilan Tahun 2023: Enhancing Workplace Soft Skills Via Experiential Learning
2021 - 2023 Evaluation of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on Fiqh Ibadah Training Programme Among SASMEC Staff
2020 - 2020 PENGURUSAN STRES DALAM KERJAYA
2020 - 2020 SASMEC@IIUM Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Team Building Programme 2020
2019 - 2020 PENGURUSAN STRES DALAM KERJAYA
2018 - 2021 A Research on Water Mist Spray Application as Novel Muslim Technoscape Globalization
2016 - 2017 Kajian Berkenaan Isu-Isu Etika dan Hukum Berkaitan Pengakhiran Hayat (End of Life) di Dalam Konteks Malaysia
On-Going
2018 - Present An Implementation of The Maqasidi Approach of End Life Care


Publications


Articles

2024 Atasi stigma kesihatan psikososial di tempat kerja. Utusan Malaysia, Forum (6hb November 2024) pp. 19
2024 Garis panduan urus risiko psikososial tingkat kesejahteraan mental pekerja. Berita Harian, Komentar (1hb November 2024) pp. 11
2020 A case of Prader-Willi Syndrome with Behavioural Disturbances: a successful multidisciplinary management approach. Jurnal of Clinical and Health Sciences, 5 (1) pp. 83-86
2020 Muslims responses to pandemics: lessons from the best generation. International Medical Journal Malaysia, 19 (2) pp. 21-26
2020 Your body has a right over you. @halal, March-April () pp. 10 -12
2019 Depressive symptoms in newly diagnosed lung carcinoma: prevalence and associated risk factors. Tuberculosis And Respiratory Diseases, 82 (3) pp. 217-226
2019 Said Nursi’s psycho-spiritual therapy for psychological reactions of patients with physical illnesses. IIUM Medical Journal Malaysia (IMJM), 18 (3) pp. 180-186
2018 Ethical justification in medical futility and advanced medical directive from the Islamic perspective. International Medical Journal Malaysia, 17 (Supplementary 1) pp. 72
2018 The role of psychiatrists and Muslim faith healers in mental health issues. International Medical Journal Malaysia, 17 (Special issue 1) pp. 31-35
2017 Perception of diabetes control among patients with poor glycated hemoglobin. Internal Medical Journal Malaysia, 16 (Supplementary Issue No 1) pp. 37-37
2016 Integrating islamic input in undergraduate psychiatry teaching: IIUM experience. IIUM Medical Journal Malaysia, 15 (Supplementary Issue no. 1) pp. 91-91
Conference or Workshop Items

2021 A Qualitative Study on the Ethical Issues and Islamic Rulings in End of Life Care. In: 3rd World Congress on Integration and Islamicisation 2021,
2019 Medical futility: a major ethical issue in end of life care: an outlook from medical and Islamic legal rulings. In: Persidangan Nusantara Ke 3- Isu- isu Perubatan Menurut Perspektif Islam,
2016 A review on anticipatory grief: a lessons learnt from the history of Abu Bakr r.a.. In: 2nd World Congress on Integration and Islamicisation: Focus on Medical and Health Care Sciences (SWCII 2016),
2016 Integrating Islamic input in undergraduate psychiatry teaching: IIUM experience. In: Medical Research Symposium & Pacific Partnership in conjunction with Kuantan Research Day 2016,
2016 Integrating Islamic principles in community mental health services. In: 2nd World Congress on Integration and Islamicisation: Focus on Medical and Health Care Sciences (2SWCII 2016),
2016 Islamic medical education revisited: conceptual and practical aspects. In: Kuala Lumpur International Islamic Studies & Civilisations Conference 2016,
Books

2022 Ethics and professionalism in medical practice - Islamic input in medical practice a course aid. S&T Publisher, ISBN:
2022 Ethics and professionalism in medical practice - Islamic input in medical practice a course aid. S&T Publisher, ISBN:
2022 MANUAL FOR IBADAH CAMP ORGANIZER A PART OF THE IIUM FLAGSHIP ENTITLED “GENDER DYSPHORIA”. IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-629-97442
2018 Islamisation in clinical medicine and medical sciences: a teachers' manual. Shahar & Tahir Ventures, ISBN: 978-967-16558-0-1
Book Sections

2025 Healthcare. In: Centre for Islamisation (CENTRIS), IIUM, ISBN: 978-629-95416-1-5, pp. 137-155