• Medical Humanities and Ethics Unit
  • medheu@um.edu.my
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Medicine and History

MedHEU collaborates with subject experts and professionals with a strong passion and interest in history, especially in the perspective of medicine and healthcare. This division aims to create and spread awareness on the sigificance of the appreciation of history and its relevance to medicine and where it is today. The team consist of members from the Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Arts and Social Science, Universiti Malaya. 

Current Project

In commemoration of MedHEU's first year anniversary, MedHEU, in collaboration with the Department of History, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences presents:

Scooping from the Past: Medical History of Malaysia

This 12-month project provides monthly email of historical images, photographs and documents related to medicine in Malaysia. We hope this initiative will promote the awareness and interest in medical history among students and staff of the Faculty of Medicine and the UM Community.

The pick for August 2022 is on Malaria

Prepared by: Dr Noraini Mohamed Hassan (FASS)
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MedHEU team

Last Update: 11/08/2022