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Sharif A. Muhammad, MA
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Biographical Information

Citizenship: United States of America
First Language: English

Education:

Masters Degree in Organizational Management
University of Phoenix
Troy, Michigan

Bachelor Degree in Health Services
University of Phoenix
Troy, Michigan

Bachelor Degree of Addiction Studies
Westbrook University
Aztec, NM

Teaching English as a Second Language; Teaching English as a Foreign Language Certification
Certification as an Addiction Counselor
Certification as Acupuncture Therapist
Certification in Cultural Competence in Health Care
Certification in Common Ground
Certificate of Cable Public Access Training: Cameras, Lighting and Editing
Baccalaureate Addictions Counselor (BAC) National Board of Addictions Examiners
Certified Pastoral Addiction Counselor (CPAC) National Board of Addictions Examiners
Certificate of Bloodborne Pathogen and Tuberculosis Training
Certificate of Completion: Janazah Training: Greater Detroit Hospital
Certificate of Appreciation: Islamic Society of North America
Certificate of Appreciation: WNZK Radio, Detroit, Michigan

Management and Health Care Management Experience:

2002 – Present
Imam, Islamic Community of Ferndale, Michigan
Duties: Coordinate of services within the community; individual and family counseling; public relations; religious teaching

1996 – 2003
St. John Detroit Riverview Hospital
Coordinator Islamic Health Care
Duties: Strategic planning; project management; Continuous Quality Improvement; Ethics Committee member; Staff Training And Development; Home Health Care Board of Directors Member; Business Development; Treatment and Discharge Planning; Spiritual and Religious Counseling; Maintaining Supportive Relationships in the community; Marketing; Quality Assurance Committee for Joint Accreditation Commission Of Healthcare Organizations (JCHAO)

1989 – Present
Islamic Health & Human Services
CEO/President
Duties: Planning and Development of Programs; Project Management; Continuous Quality Improvement; Licensing And Accreditation; Individual and Family Counseling; Community Liaison; Islamic Consultant to Health Care Organizations; Marketing; Training of Staff and Contract Agencies; Human Resource Activities

2001 – 2003
Host: Islamic Voice
Public Access Cable Television Show
Duties: Arrange for and interview guests; provide information; Edit show

Awards

Certificate of Recognition for continued support and dedication – Masjid Tauah
Certificate of Appreciation: St. John Detroit Riverview Hospital
Certificate of Appreciation and Recognition: City of Detroit, Michigan
Certificate of Appreciation: City of Detroit – City Council
Letter of Recognition for work in the community dealing with HIV population: The White House, Washington, DC – USA
Certificate of Appreciation: St. John Health System

Volunteer Positions

Secretary of the Board of Directors, Masjid Nur
Board of Directors: Michigan Department of Corrections: Books Correctional Facility Interdenominational Chapel
Member: Chaplains Advisory Board, Michigan Department of Corrections
Member: Michigan Department of Corrections Volunteer Organization

Lectures - Presentations/Publications

1992
Publication: Leadership in the Muslim Community
Muslim Journal

1994
Islamic Health Care and the Muslim Patient
Islamic Counseling
Islamic Horizon Magazine

1996
Marriage in Islam; co facilitated by Dr. Judi Muhammad
University of Ohio – Cincinnati

1997 – 2003
Islamic Health Care Newsletter
Editor

2000 – Present
Bi-Annually: Improving the Quality of Islamic Family Life and Addictions in the Muslim Community
Wayne State University – Detroit, Michigan

1997
Islamic Society of North America Annual Conference
Chicago, IL
Islamic Health Care: Care of the Muslim Patient

1998
Islamic Society of North America Annual Conference
Chicago, IL
Islamic Marriage Counseling: Training for Counselor

1998
Islamic Society of North America – Prison Conference
Indianapolis, Indiana
Muslims in the Prison System

2000
St. John Macomb Hospital
Warren, MI
Care of the Muslim Patient: Training for Medical and Support Staff

2001
McLaren Hospital
Flint, MI
Care of the Muslim Patient using Continuous Quality Improvement Principles – Training for Medical and Support Staff

2001
University of Michigan – Medical Center
Trans Cultural Nursing

2001
St. John Healthcare Newsletter
Caring for your Muslim Patient (for physicians)

2002 -2003
University of Phoenix – Troy Michigan Campus
Cultural Diversity Islam Specific
Michigan Nurses Association Certified Training Workshop

2002
St. John Healthcare Newsletter
Caring for your Muslim Patient (for nurses)

2004
University of Phoenix – Southfield Michigan Campus
Being Muslim in the United States after 9/11
Lecture to four Criminal Justice Classes

2004
Colombia University – National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse
So Help Me God: Me God: Substance Abuse, Religion and Spirituality: Divine Protection? Prevention