Ms Jamilah Abd Jamil

Ms Jamilah Abd Jamil is a lecturer and dietitian at the International Medical University (IMU). A member of the Malaysian Dietitians’ Association, she has had extensive experience as a dietitian in various settings. Since her career started as an academician 13 years ago, her research is mainly on the Nutrition Care Process (NCP), a standardised process for the delivery of nutrition care, and recognition of the dietetics profession as part of the multidisciplinary care. She has been involved with the training of NCP for the dietitians in Malaysia, as well as taking the lead in coordinating NCP for Dietetics Practice module for the dietetics programme at International Medical University (IMU), Malaysia. She hopes that with her research, quality of nutrition care can be further improved for better patient outcomes and better recognition of the profession.