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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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