CURRICULUM VITAE

ASSOCIATE PROF. DR. FADZILAH HANUM BINTI MOHD MYDIN

Master of Medicine (Family Medicine)
Dr Fadzilah Hanum Mohd Mydin is a Family Medicine consultant and academic at Universiti Malaya, specialising in geriatrics in primary care, lifestyle medicine, mental health, and health systems innovation. Her research addresses critical yet often overlooked issues affecting older adults, including abuse of older people, advance care planning, social isolation, and mental health. She also explores healthy ageing, health behaviours, and the use of digital tools to improve access and quality of care. She has developed context-sensitive training and clinical guidelines for healthcare practitioners through the Prevent Elder Abuse Initiatives (PEACE®). Her doctoral work focused on educational interventions to address the abuse of older people in primary care. Her research has received recognition, including awards at the 2014 WONCA Asia Pacific Conference and the 2025 Pierre Pluye International Award. She has also led digital health innovations, winning awards at the Malaysia Technology Expo and the International Innovation Awards. She is the co-chair of the WONCA Special Interest Group on Family Violence and a member of the WONCA Special Interest Group on Healthy Ageing. She supervises postgraduate students and contributes to policy, practice, and community engagement, including leading the Walk with A Doc initiative in Petaling Jaya.
PROFILE
Address
Department of Primary Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Office of The, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Website
umexpert.um.edu.my/hanum1704
CONTACT
Telephone
0379492653
Email
hanum1704
RESEARCH ID
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Orcid id
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4355-0120
Researcher id
K-1259-2016
Scopus id
56668715500
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION
Master Degree, Perubatan Keluarga, Universiti Malaya (um), 2014
Master of Clinical (equal to Phd), Perubatan Keluarga, Universiti Malaya (um), 2014
Bachelor Degree, Medicine and Surgery, Universiti Malaya (um), 2007
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP/ FELLOWSHIP
WORKING EXPERIENCE
Evaluation - Candidature Defence (Nov. 2025 to Nov. 2025)
RESEARCH ACHIEVEMENT
Research Areas
Providing vulnerable teens and young adults with skills to prevent gender-based violence (GBV) and teen pregnancy, Co-Investigator, 2014-2016, Ministry of Education Malaysia - Knowledge Transfer Programme Grant, National, Improving the quality elder abuse and neglect management at primary care level, Education, Training & Awareness Of Service Providers On Elder Abuse & Neglect, #ITUBUKANCINTA: Youth Relationship Project, Are Primary Care Physicians And Ambulatory Patients In Malaysia Ready For Advance Care Planning?, Focusing Attention towards Carers of Older People (FACe) - A Multicomponent Psychosocial Intervention to Reduce Burden and Enhance Coping Skills for Caregiving: a feasibility study, Advancing Co-creation Of RLOs To Digitise Healthcare Curricula (ACoRD) Project, Lifestyle Medicine
H Index: 8.00
Total Journal Publication: 45
Sum of Citation: 137.00
Books: 3
Proceedings: 0
Research Grants: More than RM One million forty nine thousand one hundred and eighty