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Prof. Dr. Mohd Shahrir Bin Mohamed Said

Prof. Dr. Mohd Shahrir Bin Mohamed Said

Rheumatology

Mini Biography

Professor Dr Mohd Shahrir Mohamed Said is a Senior Consultant Physician and Rheumatologist in Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (HCTM UKM), specializing in Rheumatoid arthritis, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Systemic sclerosis. He is Head of Rheumatology unit, Department of Medicine since 2008. He obtained his training in Ministry of Health Rheumatology training in 2004 till 2008 and his professorship in rheumatology and internal medicine in 2016. He has conducted numerous researches particularly in rheumatology, published and presented in national and international congresses. He is the Honorable Secretary for Malaysian Rheumatology Accreditation Committee since 2018. The Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine is an established center for rheumatology training for both national and international Fellows, and actively involved in international multicenter clinical trials.

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.