A Unique and Rigorous Data Platform for Depression Screening Research

Name: SHERINA MOHD SIDIK

Degree(s): PhD,MBBS

Institution: UNIVERSITI PUTRA MALAYSIA

Email: sherina@upm.edu.my

Biography:

Sherina Mohd Sidik obtained her medical degree, MBBS, from Universiti of Malaya in 1993, and Masters in Medicine, MMED (Family Medicine), from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in 2000. After serving the Ministry of Health, she joined Universiti Putra Malaysia in 2001 as a lecturer in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. In 2007, she pursued her PhD in Community Health and obtained her PhD from the University of Auckland in 2010. She was promoted to Professor in 2011 and is currently the Deputy Director of the Cancer Resource and Education Centre (CaRE) at Universiti Putra Malaysia. She is also a member of the Malaysian Medical Association and other committees at the international and national level. Her research interests focus mainly on mental health and behavioural intervention in the community, primary care and hospital settings. She has led more than 20 research projects, as well as been co-researcher in many other projects.