Hikmet Jamil, MD, DIH, DVD, MSc., PhD, MFOM (Honor), FFOM.I (Honor)
hjamil@med.wayne.edu

Departmental Role

• Use the knowledge I have gained from my 30 years of experience in occupational & environmental health to promote a healthy and safe working and everyday living environment.
  
• To be active in teaching the various occupational and environmental health courses and seminars offered by our division.
  
• To be active in all aspects of the local and international research conducted by the division.
  
• Building research collaborations with local community non-profit organization and with academic institutes in several Middle East countries

Education:

M.D., 1962 / College of Medicine, University of Baghdad.

DVD, 1974 / Society of Apothecaries of London, England, Diplomate in Venereology,

DIH, 1975 / The Royal College of Physicians of London & The Royal College of Surgeons of England, London, England, Diploma in Industrial Health.

MSc, 1975 / University of London, England, Master of Science in Occupational Medicine.

PhD, 1978 / University of Manchester, England, Doctor of Philosophy.

FFOM.I (Honorary), 1984 / Fellowship of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland.

AFOM (Honorary), 1985 / Royal College of Physicians of London, England, Associate of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine.

MFOM (Honorary), 1987 / Royal College of Physicians of London, England,  Member of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine.

Experience from Selected Positions Held

• Health Consultant, Arab American & Chaldean Council (ACC) (2005 -Present).
  
  
• Consultant on International Board / The Yemeni Journal For Medical Sciences / The University of Science and Technology / The College of Medical Sciences (2003 -Present)
  
  
• President, International Society of Iraqi Scientists, Michigan, USA (2002 -Present).
• Education Committee / Dept. of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences / WSU (2001 -Present)
  
  
• Member, International Advisory Board / Basrah J. of Surgery /Basrah-Iraq (2000 -Present)
• Adjunct Faculty / Faculty of Allied Health Professions, Department of Occupational & Environmental Health Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, Wayne State University, Michigan. USA (1998 -Present).
  
  
• Environmental Health Consultant on the Stony Brook University Project (USAID HEAD PROGRAM/SBU) (2004 -05).
  
  
• Health Consultant/ ACCESS Community Health & Research Center. MI (1997-05)
• Program Director for postgraduate studies (Diploma, Master and Ph.D.), Department of Community Medicine, University of Baghdad (1979 -96).
  
  
• Supervisor for: Two Ph.D. candidates, Fifteen MSc. Students, Eighteen Diplomates and 44 field projects leading to a Certificate in Occupational & Environmental Medicine (1980 -96).
  
  
• External Examiner, Board Community Health, Jordanian Medical Council, Jordan (1984-91).
• President of the Iraqi Society of Occupational Health and Safety (1992 -96).
  
  
• Vice President / The High Council for Iraqi Scientific Societies (Included 34 Societies) (1994-96).
  
  
• Consultant for several councils at different Ministries and Institutions (1980 - 96).
  
  
• Chief, Deputy or Secretary of several scientific journals (1984-96).
  
  

Selected Scientific Achievements
 

• Published 118 field research projects in the field of Occupational & Environmental Medicine and Community Health Problems (1980 - Present).
  
  
• Author of 20 books (7 academic) in the field of Occupational Health and Safety (1980 - 97).
  
  
• Papers presented at 31 international conferences, 35 national conferences; 9 workshops and 16 symposiums (1979 - Present).
  
  
• Published 248 scientific articles in the field of Occupational Health and Safety (1979 - Present).
  
  
• Initiated national and then international Arab Health Conferences with two workshops (Pre- and Post-conference) through ACCESS Organization in MI (1999-2003)
  
  
• Founded two scientific societies, one in Iraqi and one in USA (1992 & 2000).
  
  
• Established three Postgraduate (Diploma, Master & Ph.D.) courses in Occupational and -Environmental Medicine (1980 - 97).

Selected Honors/Awards

• Teacher Award / School of Medicine / Wayne State University, November 2006
  
  
• Teacher Award /American Academic Family Physicians / Department of Family Medicine / Residency Program 2004 & 20 05 / WSU.
  
  
• Teacher of the Year 2003 / Selected by Occupational & Environmental Medicine Residents.
  
  
• Shield Award for the participation in a workshop on Occupational Health and Safety for Nurses / Faculty of Nursing / Jordan University of Science & Technology: A joint effort between W.H.O and the Faculty of Nursing / Jordan, Oct. 7-8, 2002.
  
  
• Teaching Award / Department of Family Medicine / School of Medicine / WSU, 2001.
  
  
• Outstanding Achievement Award for co-chairing the Second Biennial National Conference on Health Issues in the Arab American Community May 10-13, 2001.
  
  
• Summary of biography is listed in the 25th & 26th Dictionary of International Biography, Cambridge / United Kingdom, 1997 - 1998.
  
  
• $)A!1MAN OF THE YEAR 1995," American Biographical Institute / Board of International Research / U.S.A., 1986.
  
  
• Special commendation from the President of Iraq for extensive publications in Occupational Health & Safety, 1982.
  

Grant Support

• Principal Investigator / In kind with Arab American & Chaldean Council to supervise the HCV project entitle $)A!0Hepatitis C Risk Assessment among Arab / Chaldean American People in Southeast Michigan. 2006-07 $)A!0.The project is funded by Roche Inc.
  

• Principal Investigator / Grant proposal entitled, $)A!0An Epidemiological Study $)A!0Health Assessment of Iraqi Americans Residing in Southeast Michigan.$)A!1 Research sponsored by Pfizer Corporation and implemented through ACCESS Community Health & Research Center, 2004-2005.
  
  
• Principal Investigator / Grant proposal entitled, "Psychiatric Disorders in Iraqi Refugees: Mental Health Recipients (Nov. 01 - Jan. 02) Dearborn MI. Research sponsored by Center for Victims of Torture, Minnesota, through ACCESS Community Health and Research Center / Mental Health Clinic, 2001 - 2002.

Selected Publications

• Jamil, H., Farrag, M., Hakim-Larson, J., Kafaji, T., Abdulkhaleq, H., & Hammad, A. Mental Health Symptoms in Iraqi Refugees: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Anxiety & Depression. Journal of Cultural Diversity. 2007, Vol.14, No.1 (In press)
  
  
• Jamil, H. Nassar-McMillan, S. Lambert, R. Hammad, A. An Epidemiological Study: Health Assessment of Three Waves of Iraqi Immigrants. Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies. July 2006 (In press)
  
  
• Jamil, H., Hill Rice, V., Hammad, A., Jamil, H.L., Pass, H. (2006) Tobacco Use among Arab American Adults in Southeastern Michigan Community. Iraqi Medical Journal, 2006, 34(1)
  
  
• Jamil, H., Nassar-McMillan, S., Selman, W.S., Tahar, M., Jamil, L.H. Iraqi Gulf War Veteran Refugees in the U.S.: PTSD and Physical Symptoms. Journal of Social Work Health Care;2006, 43(4):85-98
  
  
• Rice, V., Weglicki, L., Templin, T., Hammad, A., Jamil, H., & Kulwicki, A.(2006). Tobacco use and its predictors for Arab American adolescents. Journal of Merrill Palmer Quarterly, 2006, 52(2), 327-342.
  
  
• Johnson, M., Nriagu, J., Hammad, A., Savoie, K., Jamil, H. Asthma Prevalence and Severity in the Arab American Communities of Detroit. Michigan. J. Immigrant Health, 2005, Vol. 7, No. 3.
  
  
• Jamil, H., Hakim-Larson, J., Farrag, M., Kafaji, T., Jamil, L.H., Hammad, A. Medical Complaints among Iraqi American Refugees with Mental Disorders. J. Immigrant Health, 2005, Vol. 7, No. 3, 145-152.
  
  
• Slotnck, M.J., Nriagu, J.O., Johnson, M.M., Jamil, H., Hammad, A. Profiles of Trace Elements in Toenails of Arab Americans in the Detroit Area Michigan. Biological Trace Element research, November 2005, Vol. 107. No. 2, 113-126
  
  
• Johnson, M., Hammad, A., Nriagu, J.O., Savoie, K., Jamil, H. Environmental Disease Burdon in Arab-American Communities in the Detroit Area: Prevalence & Severity.   Ethnicity & Disease, J., 2005, Vol.   15, No. 1, S1-43-46
  
  
• Jamil, H., Nassar-McMillan, S.C., Lambert, R. The Aftermath of the gulf War: mental health Issues among Iraqi Gulf War Veteran Refugees in the United States. J. Mental Health Counseling 2004, Vol.26, No. 4, 295-308.
  
  
• Jamil, H., Simpson, C.L., Upfal, M., Blessman J.E., Hammad, A. Characteristics that Influence Occupational Health and Safety Knowledge among Arab American Workers./ Yemeni Med. Sciences J. 2003 Vol. 3 No. 1, 1-8.
  
  
• Jamil, H., Hakim -Larson, J., Farrag, M., Jamil, L.H., & Duqum, I.. A Retrospective Study of Arab American Mental Health Clients: Trauma and the Iraqi Refugees / American Journal of Orthopsychiatry 2002, Vol. 27, No. 3, 355-361.

Primary Research Interests

• Community based research in the area of health disparity.
• Environmental Impact of the First Gulf War on people's health.