Dr. Mohd Idzwan Bin Zakaria

Biography

Assoc Prof Dr Mohd Idzwan bin Zakaria was born in Maternity Hospital Kuala Lumpur, then called, on the afternoon of 5th July 1970. Both his parents were public servants from the "kampungs" working in a busy city. Due to their work commitments, AP Dr Idzwan has to move from one town to the other. He was brought up mainly in Ipoh from 1975 until 1985. He started his primary school in 1977 in St. Michael's Institution Ipoh in which he was there until he completed his lower secondary school examination, then called "SRP". He then continued his study in Sekolah Menengah Sains Teluk Intan (Teluk Intan Science Secondary School). Upon completion his higher secondary school examination called "SPM" at that time, he pursued his study in Basic Science Centre, University of Malaya. After two years, the Public Service Department of Malaysia has sent him with a full scholarship to then called University College Galway Ireland, now known as National University Ireland Galway NUIG to pursue his dream of becoming a doctor. After six years in Ireland, being a patriotic person that he is, AP Dr Idzwan came back to serve the people of Malaysia in July of 1996. He did his housemanship in Ipoh General Hospital in early 1997 and then as a district medical officer in Parit Buntar Hospital for 4 years. he then pursued his ambition to become an emergency physician in University Sains Malaysia Health Campus, Kota Bharu, Kelantan. He continued as a lecturer in emergency medicine in USM in 2004 and later moved to University of Malaya in 2007. He has created multiple systems in Trauma and Emergency Department, namely Trauma Team Protocol, Stroke Team Protocol, Trauma ward, paediatric emergency to name a few. His special interest are trauma and pre hospital care. He is currently the President of College of Emergency Medicine Academy of Medicine Malaysia until 2015.

Research Interest

Continuous Quality Improvement (Clinical Risk Management and Patient safety) Emergency Medicine (Trauma Management)