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pembelajaran, penyelidikan serta peningkatan the level of service to patients. Among her
tahap perkhidmatan kepada pesakit. Sumbangan contributions include introducing and offering the
beliau antaranya adalah memperkenalkan dan Master of Family Medicine program, which was
menawarkan program Sarjana Perubatan Keluarga the first specialist training program in the field of
iaitu program latihan kepakaran dalam bidang Family Medicine in Malaysia back in 1997. She also
Perubatan Keluarga yang pertama di Malaysia pada initiated a program encouraging academic staff
tahun 1997. Beliau juga telah memulakan program in the Department of Primary Care Medicine to
menggalakkan staf akademik di Jabatan Perubatan pursue their PhD, which has led to the Department
Rawatan Utama untuk melanjutkan pengajian PhD. achieving the highest ratio of clinical academic
Ekoran daripada usaha tersebut, sehingga kini staff with PhDs in the Faculty of Medicine.
Jabatan Perubatan Rawatan Utama mempunyai
nisbah staf akademik klinikal dengan PhD yang Her contributions, especially in the field
paling tinggi di Fakulti Perubatan. of Family Medicine, are undeniable. She is the
person responsible for developing the field of
Sumbangan beliau khususnya dalam bidang Family Medicine in Malaysia and has contributed
kepakaran iaitu Perubatan Keluarga tidak boleh to the training of specialists in the field since
disangkal lagi. Beliau merupakan individu yang 1987. In other specialties, she has led training
bertanggungjawab dalam membangunkan related to the care of patients with hypertension
bidang Perubatan Keluarga di Malaysia dan telah and has received numerous recognitions
menyumbang dalam latihan pakar bidang tersebut from experts in the same field in Malaysia and
sejak tahun 1987. Dalam kepakaran lain, beliau juga abroad. Among the recognitions received are
mengetuai latihan berkaitan penjagaan pesakit the Inaugural Life-Time Achievement Award
darah tinggi dan telah menerima pengiktirafan from the Department of Primary Care Medicine
daripada pakar dalam bidang yang sama di dalam in 2018, the World Hypertension League Graham
negara dan luar negara. Pengiktirafan yang McGregor Excellence Award in Dietary Salt
diterima termasuk Inagural Life-Time Achievement Reduction in 2022, the International Society of
Award dari Jabatan Perubatan Rawatan Utama Hypertension Honour for Women Researcher by
pada tahun 2018, World Hypertension League the International Society of Hypertension in 2022
Graham McGregor Excellence Award in Dietary Salt and appointment as an Associate Council Member
Reduction pada tahun 2022, International Society in The World Hypertension League in the same
of Hypertension Honour for Women Researcher oleh year.
International Society of Hypertension pada tahun
2022 dan beliau juga dilantik sebagai Associate Based on her contributions to research,
Council Member dalam The World Hypertension particularly in the field of Family Medicine and
League pada tahun yang sama. hypertension, she was recognised as one of the
Top 2% Most Cited Researchers in the World in
Berdasarkan sumbangan dalam penyelidikan 2021. The recognitions she received proved to
khususnya bagi bidang Perubatan Keluarga dan be impactful, leading to her appointment as an
penyakit darah tinggi, beliau telah diiktiraf sebagai editorial board member in numerous international
Top 2% Most Cited Researchers in the World pada journals, including the Journal of Clinical
tahun 2021. Pengiktirafan yang diterima sangat Hypertension (ISI Tier 2; Publisher Wiley) in 2019
memberi impak apabila beliau dilantik sebagai ahli and Editorial Board Journal of Hypertension (ISI
lembaga editorial jurnal antarabangsa, antaranya Tier 1 journal; Publisher Nature) in 2023.
Journal of Clinical Hypertension (ISI Tier 2; Publisher
Wiley) pada tahun 2019 dan Editorial Board Journal Professor Datin Dr Chia Yook Chin is still
of Hypertension (ISI Tier 1 journal; Publisher Nature) actively contributing to the Department and
pada tahun 2023. Faculty as an Honorary Professor even though she
has retired on 19 February 2011. She is currently
Professor Datin Dr Chia Yook Chin sehingga the Head of the Department of Medical Sciences
kini masih lagi memberi sumbangan kepada and the Head of the Post-Graduate Diploma
Jabatan dan Fakulti sebagai Profesor Kehormat Program in Primary Care for Elderly at Sunway
walaupun telah bersara wajib pada 19 Februari 2011. University.
Beliau pada masa ini merupakan Ketua Jabatan
Sains Perubatan dan Ketua Program Diploma
Pasca-ijazah dalam bidang Primary Care for Elderly
di Sunway University.
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