Medicine and health sciences at IIUM-the Kuantan campus
Introduction: uslims have always been at the forefront of medical practice, education and research. The spread of Islam coincided with the preservation of the 'lost' art of Greco-Roman medical practice and pharmacopoeia which primarily came from a set of pagan beliefs and practices. The Mu...
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| description | Introduction: uslims have always been at the forefront of medical practice, education and research. The spread of Islam coincided with the preservation of the 'lost' art of Greco-Roman medical practice and pharmacopoeia which primarily came from a set of pagan beliefs and practices. The Muslims developed them into an actual science incorporating the art of patient care, medical experimentation, medical ethics, clinical etiquette and acumen. In short, Islam and the Muslims preserved, transmitted and improved these pagan practices and turned them into the science that it is today. |
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| spelling | iium-13822011-08-11T01:06:56Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/1382/ Medicine and health sciences at IIUM-the Kuantan campus Azhar, Md. Tahir LB2300 Higher Education R Medicine (General) Introduction: uslims have always been at the forefront of medical practice, education and research. The spread of Islam coincided with the preservation of the 'lost' art of Greco-Roman medical practice and pharmacopoeia which primarily came from a set of pagan beliefs and practices. The Muslims developed them into an actual science incorporating the art of patient care, medical experimentation, medical ethics, clinical etiquette and acumen. In short, Islam and the Muslims preserved, transmitted and improved these pagan practices and turned them into the science that it is today. IIUM Press 2009 Book Chapter PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/1382/1/medicine_and_health_sciences_at_IIUM-Kuantan_Campus.pdf Azhar, Md. Tahir (2009) Medicine and health sciences at IIUM-the Kuantan campus. In: IIUM at 25: The path travelled and the way forward. IIUM Press, Kuala Lumpur, pp. 169-175. ISBN 9789675272103 http://rms.research.iium.edu.my/bookstore/default.aspx |
| spellingShingle | LB2300 Higher Education R Medicine (General) Azhar, Md. Tahir Medicine and health sciences at IIUM-the Kuantan campus |
| title | Medicine and health sciences at IIUM-the Kuantan campus |
| title_full | Medicine and health sciences at IIUM-the Kuantan campus |
| title_fullStr | Medicine and health sciences at IIUM-the Kuantan campus |
| title_full_unstemmed | Medicine and health sciences at IIUM-the Kuantan campus |
| title_short | Medicine and health sciences at IIUM-the Kuantan campus |
| title_sort | medicine and health sciences at iium-the kuantan campus |
| topic | LB2300 Higher Education R Medicine (General) |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/1382/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/1382/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/1382/1/medicine_and_health_sciences_at_IIUM-Kuantan_Campus.pdf |