SECRETARIAT OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES FACULTY OF MEDICINE
ILMU, MUTU, DAN BUDI

Prof. Dr. Rozita Hod

Prof. Dr. Rozita Hod

Climate Change and Health

Mini Biography

Professor Dr Rozita binti Hod is currently the Head of Department, Department of Public Health, Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia(UKM). A public health physician and an Environmental Health Specialist. Her main research interest is on Climate Change and impacts on health. She has conducted numerous research in Environmental Health. After 15 years working in the Disease Control Division in Ministry of Health Malaysia, she joined UKM to pursue her interest in teaching and conducting research. She was the Program Coordinator for MPH from 2012 to 2014. She was appointed as a Country Consultant for United Nations University and WHO for Neglected Tropical Disease Program in 2019; she was the core team and Project Leader for Malaysian One Health University Network on Zoonotic Diseases. She was also the project leader on LRGS Grant on Seroprevalence of Zika in Malaysia. She is a member of the LRGS Grant on 1.5 to 2.0 Celcius Global Warming and Impacts on Health. She is also the honorary secretary for Thematic Working Group 10 (Environmental Health Experts) for the National Environmental Health Action Plan(NEHAP), Ministry of Health, Malaysia since 2018 till 2022. She has served as the Honorary Secretary (20122020) for the Malaysian Society of Environmental Epidemiology(MySEE). She is a life member of Malaysian Public Health Physician Association (since 2007). She is also a life member of the College of Public Health Medicine(CPHM), Academy of Medicine, Malaysia since 2020. She has published more than 100 articles in the WOS/ESCI and SCOPUS journals. Her research network has involved various institutions such as Universiti Malaya, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Universiti Putra Malaysia, University Science Islamic Malaysia(USIM), and Universiti Islam Antarabangsa(UIA). For international collaborators, she had worked with teams from College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, United Nations University, University of Melbourne, London School of Tropical Hygiene, Universiti Mahidol Thailand, and Hamburg University, Germany. She has written 4 book and 5 chapters in book. She was invited as speaker on issues pertaining to climate and health, both at national level as well as international stage. She has supervised and graduated more than 50 Master and Doctorate students.

Step 1
Application through Secretariat of Postgraduate Studies (SPS) website/ link at HCTM website/ or direct communication with the Course Director *Application need to be made a minimum of 6 months before the date of admission
Required process:
  • Candidate Details and selected programmes
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
*First medical degree needs to be checked whether it is recognised by Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) (a mandatory requirement if the candidate will do rotation outside of HCTM) An offer letter will be issued (by UKMSHAPE) to the candidate for the payment process Course Director
Step 2
Application will be reviewed by the Course Director
Step 3
  • Fill in and submit Application Form to International Affairs Unit (UPA)
  • Letter of Temporary Approval/ Letter of Rejection to applicants will be issued by SPS
  • For the accepted candidates, a copy of the Temporary Approval Letter will be sent to UKM Shape – for VISA’s application process
Step 4
Accepted candidates are required to complete the following documents:
  • Form 16 for Temporary Practicing Certificate application Click Here
  • Visa application (Professional Visit Pass (PVP) Click Here

  • *Since Covid-19 pandemic, Malaysian Immigration will only issued Professional Visit Pass (PVP) with Single Entry Visa for 1 Year. Candidate must go out from Malaysia before PVP expired and must re-apply new PVP from home country for next year's programme
    *All documents will be sent through the International Affairs Unit, Faculty of Medicine UKM
Step 5
Candidate enrolled and report to the Course Director
Step 6
An offer letter will be issued (by UKM Shape) to the candidate for the payment process
Step 7
Course Director will notify the candidate about privileging and credentialing to HCTM Credentialing Link
Step 8
ONE (1) month before programme ends, the Course Director are required to inform SPS and International Affairs Unit, Faculty of Medicine UKM
Finish
SPS will issue Certificate of Completion to the candidate

Flowchart of Credentialing and Privileging in HCTM for International Candidates

DEFINITION

Credentialing: a process to set the standards and to do an evaluation for a person’s qualification in a field or procedure. It is recognition for the professional training done by a medical practitioner.

Privileges: the rights given by the hospital for a medical practitioner to give treatments or to do procedures on hospital patients based on the qualifications of the training, and the medical practitioner’s experience and expertise.

Step 1
Log in to this link: http://credentialing.ppukm.ukm.my/index.php to apply for credentialing application.
*No payment needed for this application
Step 2
For new application, please fill in the details and update your profile.

* If you want to renew you application, please apply 6 months BEFORE your expiry date.
Step 3
Click Credentialing Form and complete all the required information.

*You need to fill in your Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) Registration Number, Annual Practicing Certificate (APC) Number and National Specialist Register (NSR) Number in the prerequisite field.
Step 4
Select Head of Department (HOD) to verify your application.
Step 5
Tick (√) and submit your application.
Step 6
Your Dashboard for the application status will appear. You can check the ongoing status by time to time.
Step 7
All applications will be reviewed in a meeting.

*The meeting will be conducted 4 times a year
Step 8
HCTM issue an Approval Letter (TWO weeks after the meeting)
Finish
HCTM issue Certificate of Credentialing (ONE month after)