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MEDICINE

2013


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2013

MEDICINESo you are thinking o taking up Medicine, but you are not sure? You heard rom riends that studying Medicine is tough, it is a longcourse, and you have to make many sacriices: and so you are undecided. Well, Medicine is tough. To take up Medicine, you not only

need good grades, you also need to be convinced yoursel that it is your career choice. That choice is yours, not your parents or anyone

elses, as you need total commitment, tenacity and determination on your part to carry on till you become a doctor and beyond.

What we do in IMU is to help you achieve your dream. Well make you a good, technically competent and more importantly a caring

doctor. The 8 IMU outcomes make it explicit that well help you do just that. We emphasise proessionalism and ethics, and we strive

to maintain the high ideals o Medicine as a noble proession. The science o curing a disease or lessening physical pain is not always

the most important aspect o the doctor-patient relationship. Patients come to visit doctors or many reasons, and sometimes it is or

emotional support and kindness, or empathy, or openness with someone they can trust and respect. In time to come, when you

become a doctor, you will always be a doctor: because o the special and unique doctor-patient relationship through most harrowing

and ragile moments, and through lie and death. Medical students and young doctors always remember the irst baby they deliver:

the joy they share with patient and amily; the irst death they have to certiy: the heavy heart to break the news and to comort relatives

who have lost their loved one. Whether you are a small time country doctor or a big time consultant in the premier hospital, you are

sure to make a dierence in the lives o those you touch!

Yes, Medicine is a lie changing career. It is or those who are ully committed to take up the challenge. I can assure you that youll not

regret that decision!

Medicine is a life changing career. It is for those who are fullycommitted to take up the challenge.

Prof Dato Dr (Mrs) S T KewDean, School of MedicineMBBS (Sing), FAMM, FAMS, FRCP (Lond), FRCP (Edin), FRCP (Glasg), FRCPI, FACP (Hon), FRACP (Hon)


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DEGREEMBBS (IMU) or

Medical degreerom Partner

Medical Schools

KEYFACTSTOTAL DURATION

4 - 6 years

COMMENCEMENTFebruary and August

01 WHAT IS THE STRUCTURE OF THE IMU MEDICAL PROGRAMME?

The IMU Medical programme is structured in two phases: Phase 1, Medical Sciences and

Phase 2, Clinical Training.

Phase 1 (Medical Sciences)

This phase o 5 semesters (2 years) ocuses on the Medical Sciences and is undertakenat the Universitys campus in Bukit Jalil. Completion o Phase 1 in Malaysia enables

all students to become amiliar with local health conditions and acilities in rural and

urban settings. From the second semester, students gain early clinical exposure at

Hospital Tuanku Jaaar, Seremban, Kuala Kubu Baru Hospital, Hospital Gombak and

other government health centres and private clinics in Negeri Sembilan and the

Klang Valley.

Phase 2 (Clinical Training)

On completion o Phase 1, students proceed to Phase 2 which ocuses on clinical

training. Students may choose to undertake this training either at the IMU Clinical

School in Seremban or at a Partner Medical School (PMS) overseas. The overseas

duration varies rom 2 to 3 years.

Note: Students are to choose where to take their Phase 2 option at the time o

application and this option would be indicated in the letter oering a place.

02 WHAT ARE THE AIMS AND KEY FEATURES OF THELOCAL MBBS (IMU) DEGREE?

Through its teaching-learning activities, the IMU aims to produce relectivemedical practitioners and caring doctors. Students who wish to undertake a

medical programme completely in Malaysia can join the IMU Clinical School in

the Seremban campus or the inal 2 years.

Key eatures o IMU programme include:

Anadaptivecurriculum

Outcome-basededucation

Technology-drivenlearning

Dynamic,experiencedandeminentfaculty

ClinicaltraininginHospitalTuankuJaafar,Serembanandother

teaching hospitals

Regularassessmentandfeedback

Well-equippedSkillsCentreandaLearningResourceCentre

comprising o a library, medical museum and e-learning resources.


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03 WHAT IS THE DURATION OF THE MEDICAL PROGRAMME?

The duration o the Phase 1 o the medical programme in IMU is 2 years. The total period o study is dependent on the university

selected or completion o Phase II as provided in the ollowing table. The duration o the MBBS (IMU) programme is 5 years.

UNDERGRADUATE ENTRY DURATION OF MEDICAL PROGRAMMEFull duration of study: 4 to 5 years (depending on the University)

* USMLEStep 1Thisis requiredforallmedicalstudentsstudying intheUnited States.

Any IMU student wishing to be matched with Jeerson Medical College must pass the

UnitedStatesMedicalLicensingExamination(USMLEStep1)beforetransfer.

AUSTRALIA IRELANDCANADA

UNITED STATES

UNITED KINGDOM

** Not applicable to students transferring from 2016 onwards | The list of partner universities and duration at partner universities are subject to change

Phase 1 (IMU) Phase 2 TOTAL

UNITED KINGDOMUniversity o Aberdeen, Scotland 2 years 3 years 5 years

Brighton-SussexMedicalSchool,England 2 years 3 years 5 years

UniversityofDundee,Scotland 2 years 3 years 5 years

UniversityofEdinburgh,Scotland 2 years 3 years 5 years

University o Glasgow, Scotland 2 years 3 years 5 years

UniversityofKeele,England 2 years 3 years 5 yearsUniversityofLeeds,England 2 years 3 years 5 years

UniversityofLiverpool,England 2 years 3 years 5 years

UniversityofManchester,England 2 years 3 years 5 years

UniversityofNottingham,England 2 years 2 years 5 years

QueenMaryUniversityofLondon,England 2 years 3 years 5 years

Queens University o Belast,Northern Ireland

2 years 3 years 5 years

UniversityofSouthampton,England 2 years 3 years 5 years

StGeorgesUniversityofLondon,England 2 years 3 years 5 years

IRELAND

National University o Ireland, Galway 2 years 3 years 5 years


MALAYSIAInternational Medical University 2 years 2 years 5 years

AUSTRALIAUniversity o Adelaide, Australia 2 years 3 years 5 years

University o Newcastle, Australia 2 years 3 years 5 years

University o Tasmania, Australia 2 years 3 years 5 years

Universi ty o Western Sydney, Austral ia 2 years 3 years 5 years

NORTH AMERICADalhousieUniversity,Canada 2 years 2 years 4 years

Jeerson Medical College, USA* 2 years 2 years 4 years

For University o Queensland, University o New South Wales or University o Warwick, student with a irst degree on entry may transer ater 2 years. Students without a irst degree

will have to spend another year to complete the IMU Bachelor o Medical Sciences (Hons) to be eligible to transer.

GRADUATE ENTRYDURATION OF MEDICAL PROGRAMMEFull duration of study: 4 to 6 years (depending on the university)


AUSTRALIAAustral ian National University, Australia* 3 years 2 years 5 years

University o New South Wales,Australia 3 years 3 years 6 years

University o Queensland, Australia** 2 or 3years

2 years 4 or 5years


UNITED KINGDOMUniversityofWarwick,England** 2 or 3

years

3 years 5 or 6

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04 WHAT ARE THESEMESTER CONTENTS?

05 WHAT ARE THE SEMESTERCONTENTS FOR PHASE 2(CLINICAL TRAINING) IN THEIMU CLINICAL SCHOOL?

Clinical rotations in:

GeneralMedicine(7weeks)

GeneralSurgery(7weeks)

FamilyMedicine(7weeks)SEMESTER6

Clinical rotations in:

Orthopaedics(6weeks)

Psychiatry(6weeks)

Surgicalbasedblock(6weeks)

Medicalbasedblock(6weeks)

SEMESTER7

Specialised postings (8 weeks):

O&G(7weeks)

Paediatrics(7weeks)

Elective/Selective(7weeks)SEMESTER8

Clinical rotations:

Medicalblock(6weeks)

Surgicalblock(6weeks)

Family&CommunityHealthMedicine

(6weeks)

SEMESTER9

Senior Clerkship (20 weeks):

InternalMedicine(5weeks)

Surgery(5weeks)

O&G(5weeks)

Paediatrics(5weeks)SEMESTER10

Foundation Course (24 weeks)

(Anatomy,Physiology,Biochemistry,

Genetics,Embryology,Pathology,

Immunology,Microbiology,

Parasitology,Pharmacology,

CommunityMedicine)

SEMESTER1

CardiovascularSystem(5weeks)

RespiratorySystem(5weeks)

HaematologySystem(5weeks)

S

EMESTER2

GastrointestinalSystem(5weeks)

EndocrineSystem(5weeks)

ReproductiveSystem(5weeks)

SEMESTER3

MusculoskeletalSystem(5weeks)

NervousSystem(5weeks)

RenalSystem(5weeks)

SE

MESTER4

ClinicalIntergrationBlock

HospitalVisits

Selectives(5weeks)

ClinicalRotations(5weeks)

IntegratedMedicalSeminars

SEMESTER5

Thecurriculumisreviewedperiodicallyandissubjecttochange.

06 WHAT ARE THE TEACHING-LEARNINGAPPROACHES USED?

The IMU has an integrated system-based curriculum or its medical

programme and uses a variety o approaches to its teaching-learning

activities.Theseincludelectures, problem-basedlearning(PBL), task-

based learning (TBL), practicalclasses, independent learning, clinical

skills sessions and clinical training with patient contact at the HospitalTuanku Jaaar, Seremban and other teaching hospitals and health

clinics in Negeri Sembilan and the Klang Valley.

The early exposure o students to clinical experiences emphasises

the importance o the basic sciences to its clinical application and

serves to stimulate students interest in medicine.

Knot tying and suturing are basic surgical skills that need to belearned and practiced until a student is procient.


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07 WHEN DO STUDENTS GET CLINICAL EXPOSURE?

Clinical exposure to real-lie patients starts as early as the irst

year. Students will have patient contact at Hospital Tuanku Jaaar,

Seremban,PortDicksonHospital,KualaKubuBharuHospitaland

various health clinics in Negeri Sembilan and the Klang Valley.

These acilities are approved by the Ministry o Health or the

clinical teaching o the IMU students.

08 WHAT IS THE AIM OF THE CLINICAL EXPOSURE?

The aim o the clinical exposure is to ensure that students gain

suicient interviewing and examining skills beore transerring to

the clinical course provided by the IMU Clinical School or the Partner

Medical Schools (PMS). In addition, they will obtain experience in

the common presentation o diseases in Malaysian patients. This is

important or their practice o medicine in Malaysia.

MEDICAL OFFICER(Compulsory 2 yearsgovernment service)

CAREER PATHS FOR DOCTORS IN MALAYSIA

Basic Medical Degree(MBBS, MD, MB BCh BAO, MB ChB)

10 WHAT ARE THE TEACHING FACILITIES INTHE CLINICAL SCHOOL?

The teaching acilities include:

ClinicalSkillsandSimulationCentre

Problem-basedLearning(PBL)Rooms

Conferenceroom

Library

On-callRooms

SeminarRooms

LectureHall

11 WHAT TEACHING HOSPITALS/CLINICSARE USED BY THE IMU?

Besides Hospital Tuanku Jaaar, Seremban, the other teaching

hospitals used are Hospital Port Dickson, Hospital Batu Pahat,

Hospital Kuala Pilah, Hospital Kuala Kubu Bharu, Hospital Gombak

and Hospital Kluang. Students are also taught at health clinics,

and amily practice clinics in Negeri Sembilan and the Klang

Valley.

12 WHO ARE THE TEACHING STAFF?

Most o the academic sta (which include local and overseas

trained lecturers) are ull-time. Through arrangements with our

Partner Medical Schools (PMS), experienced academic sta come

as visiting lecturers to teach specialised subjects on a rotational

basis at IMU. In addition, experienced academicians and clinicians

rom Malaysian medical institutions, as well as consultants in

private practice are also invited to teach the students on a part-

time basis.

13 WHAT IS THE MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION?

The medium ofinstructionis English.Students who come from

a system o education in which the medium o instruction is not

Englishare stronglyrecommendedto improvetheirproficiency

inEnglishbymakingtheirownarrangementstoattendadditional

EnglishLanguageclassesbeforeenteringtheIMU.

It is compulsory or students to attend a course in Bahasa Malaysiaas the national language is used in both community health work

and the practice o medicine in Malaysia.


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09 WHERE ARE THE IMU CLINICAL SCHOOLS?

IMU has three clinical schools, one in Seremban, one in Batu Pahat and the other in Kuala

Pilah. The IMU Clinical School in Seremban is a purpose-built 5-storey teaching block located

next to Hospital Tuanku Jaaar, Seremban. This building with a built-up area o about 62,000

sq t is linked to the Hospital via a walkway.

Hospital Batu Pahat became an additional teaching acility or IMU in 2003 and currently

Semester 10 students undergo their 6 months o Senior Clerkship at Hospital Batu

Pahat.Duringthissemester,studentsworkinwardsasjuniorhouseofficersunderthe

supervision o senior clinicians, in order to prepare them or their house oicer posting.

This is important or the students as they will be provided the opportunity o incremental

responsibility or independent patient management.

In 2008, Hospital Tuanku Ampuan Najihah (HTAN) in Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan was

sanctioned by the Ministry o Health as an additional teaching hospital or the IMU.

An IMU teaching resource was set-up at a building near the hospital.

14 WHAT HAPPENS AFTER I GRADUATE AS A DOCTOR?

All medical graduates have to complete an internship or housemanship ater

graduation. This can be done in Malaysia or in some overseas countries. The IMU

student who graduates rom any o the Partner Medical Schools (PMS) can apply

to the Ministry o Health or a housemanship position in Malaysia. In Malaysia, the

internship is or 2 years.

Those who graduate rom the UK can apply or a house oicer position there.

Graduates rom Ireland can apply or housemanship positions in Ireland or take

theProficiency&LanguageAssessmentBoard(PLAB)examinationandapply

to work in the UK.

Graduates rom Canada and the United States can apply or internship

positions in the United States after they have passed the USMLE Step 1.

However,theymustalsopassUSMLEStep2beforetakinguptheposition.

IMU Canadian graduates cannot undertake their internship in Canada.

Graduates rom Australian Universities are advised to check with the

Australian Medical Council on the status o internship position in Australia.

15 ARE STUDENTS ALLOWED TO DO THEIR HOUSEMANSHIPTRAINING OVERSEAS?

Presently, those who graduate rom the UK are eligible to apply or

housemanship positions in the UK. Those who graduate rom the United

States and Canada can apply or residency positions in the United

StatesiftheypasstheUSMLEStep1andStep2.Pleasenotethatthe

laws pertaining to employment are subject to change.

Intramuscular (or IM) injection is the injection o asubstance directly into a muscle. In medicine, it is one

o several alternative methods or the administration omedications.Dependingonthechemicalpropertiesofthe

drug, the medication may either be absorbed airly quickly ormore gradually.


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16 HOW CAN I DO POSTGRADUATE TRAINING OVERSEAS?

DoctorswhohavecompletedtheirhouseofficerpositionsintheUKmayapplytoworkas

Senior House Oicers (SHO) in the UK and sit specialist examinations e.g. membership/

ellowship o the various medical proessional colleges in the UK or Ireland.

In the United States, when you apply or an internship position, you are also applying ora residency (postgraduate) position.

17 HOW CAN I UNDERTAKE POSTGRADUATE TRAINING IN MALAYSIA?

The present programme or postgraduate specialist training or doctors has been

on-going or nearly 20 years. The Malaysian Universities which run this proessional

Masters programme are Universiti Malaya, Universiti Sains Malaysia and Universiti

Kebangsaan Malaysia. It is a our-year training programme.

Many Malaysian doctors who attend the local course also sit the membershipexaminations o the UK colleges and thus end up with postgraduate qualiications

rom the UK as well.

18 DO I HAVE TO SERVE THE MALAYSIAN GOVERNMENT?

It is compulsory or all Malaysian doctors who want to practise in Malaysia to

serve the Government or two (2) years.

19 HOW DO I REGISTER TO WORK AS A DOCTOR?In order to be a doctor, graduate has to apply to register with the Malaysian

Medical council (MMC). Upon ull registration, MMC will issue the Annual

Practising Certiicate (APC), which is renewable on an annual basis.

20 WHEN SHOULD I APPLY?

To join IMU you can apply as soon as you have your orecast or actual

exam results.

Examinationoftheearisdonewithananotoscope.This is perormed in order to examine the external

auditorycanalthetunnelthatleadsfromtheouterear(pinna) to the eardrum. Inspection o the eardrum can also

provide a lot o inormation about whats happening withinthemiddleearthespacewithintheskullwherethehearing

and balance mechanisms are situated.


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21 WHO WILL AWARD THE MEDICAL DEGREE?

The IMU will award the medical degree o MBBS (IMU) to students upon completion o

the IMU 5-year Medical programme. This degree is recognised by the Malaysian Medical

Council (MMC) and accredited by the Malaysian Qualiications Agency (MQA) ormerly

knownasNationalAccreditationBoard(LembagaAkreditasiNegaraorLAN).Thedegree

is listed in the World Health Organisation (WHO) directory o medical schools.

The Partner Medical Schools (PMS) will award their respective degrees to students

upon satisfactory completion of theirprogrammes.Degrees fromthese schoolsare

recognised internationally and locally by the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) or

ull registration.

22 WHEN DO I ATTEND A STUDENT INTERVIEW?

All applicants who have pre-university qualiications that meet IMUs minimum

requirements have to attend an interview. The interview is to gauge the students

aptitude and motivation or pursuing a career in Medicine as well as communication

skillsinEnglish.Studentswillbeinformedofthedateandtimeofinterviewafter

the application orms and all other necessary documents are received by the IMU.

Students observing surgeons perorm surgery in the operationtheatre, a acility within a hospital where surgical operations are

carried out in a sterile environment.


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23 DOES IMU ACCEPT INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS?

The IMU welcomes international students. International students applying or the medical

programme are required to check with the respective proessional bodies in the countries

they wish to work in regarding accreditation issues.

24 WHAT SHOULD A POTENTIAL STUDENT DO TO PREPARE FOR THEMEDICAL TRAINING?

All potential candidates are advised to try and obtain practical experience related to

their intended career:

(a) Voluntary work in charitable organisations, eg. Spastics Home

(b) Hospital/clinic/pharmacy attachment or a period o 4 to 6 weeks

(c) Talk to students and practitioners about the proession and lie as a student

25 COMPULSORY SUBJECTS

ThePrivateCollegeAct(Section34(3)ActIPTA1997)undertheMalaysianEducation

Policy requires students to attend a course o instruction in Bahasa Kebangsaan

(National Language), Pengajian Agama/Moral (Moral or Religious Studies)

and Pengajian Malaysia (Malaysian Cultural Studies). At the end o the courses,

Malaysian students are required to sit or the examinations. Students must pass all

the papers during their time at the IMU. International students are not required to

take the compulsory subjects.

Bandage wrapping is the process where a bandage is rmlyrolled around the limb to support dressing, or stop bleeding.

The bandage is rolled rom the inner side to the outer side.


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Wan Amni binti ZulkifarFourth Year Medical Student

The IMU Clinical School gives exactly what it promisesto aspiring medical doctors: a chance to undergo frst-hand experience in dealing with all manners o patientswhile being treated as prime uture proessionals by ourtop-notch lecturers. There is never a dull day that goesby with teachings that stimulate our critical thinking,intriguing academic personalities and ever-welcomingpatients and sta o Hospital Tuanku Jaaar.

Abdol Reza Borzou

Second Year Medical Student

The MBBS course at IMU enables students to not only learnthe important art o Medicine but to also be educated onbeing a member o society that looks beyond the illness andtreats the person. The MBBS course is structured to providestudents with a well-rounded experience, one that will benurtured urther by our partner schools. Students, willundoubtedly be leaders o tomorrow and as such, I amortunate to be given the opportunity to be a part o it.

Joanne PereiraFourth Year Medical Student

The clinical phase o IMUs MBBS programmeocuses more on clinical training enabling frsthand experiences accompanied with problemsolving discussions and task based learning.During this clinical training, students are expectedto amiliarise themselves with the local hospitalsettings in preparation or them to unctionas a competent houseman. In my opinion,IMUs emphasis on proper clinical training hasnot only improved my communication skillsand competency but has also taught methe importance o the application o basicmedical knowledge in order to treat patientsholistically.

Dr Lum Ying WeiGraduate of Jefferson Medical College currently working as a Vascular Surgeon at JohnsHopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD and Section Director for Anatomy at Perdana UniversityGraduate School of Medicine

The medical curriculum thoroughly prepared me or my transer tothe partner medical school, Jeerson Medical College. In retrospect,I particularly appreciated several components o the curriculumincluding early patient encounters in Seremban Hospital duringour frst year o medical school, extensive training in clinical skills atthe clinical skills unit, independent learning encouraged throughOSPEs and PBL sessions and an integrated curriculum that madelearning medicine more clinically relevant and exciting.

Hear what our students say...

A doctor who genuinely cares about a patientswell-being and their childs is more likely to pay attention to

symptoms and to keep investigating i a particular treatmentis not working. A warm, attentive manner can also make a big

dierence in seeing you through challenging situations.


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Learn from our experienced lecturers...

Prof John T Arokiasamy MBBS, MPH, MSc

Proessor John Tilagachandran Arokiasamy is currently a Proessor and Head o the Department o Community Medicine.Prior to joining IMU, Proessor Arokiasamy had served in the Ministry o Health Malaysia and the Ministry o DeenceMalaysia beore joining the University o Malaya, where he served or 28 years training undergraduate students andalso postgraduate public health students. Subsequently he spent 7 years in Melaka Manipal Medical College, where heserved in various capacities including as Dean and Chie Executive. Proessor Arokiasamys specifc areas o teaching arein Epidemiology, Medical Statistics and Research Methods. He has done research on the care o the elderly and non-communicable disease epidemiology and has several publications to his credit in local and international journals. He isthe current Immediate Past President o the Asia Pacifc Association o Medical Journal Editors (APAME). He has alsobeen a reviewer or several Medical Journals such as Tropical Biomedicine, Preventive Medicine, International Journal oMedical Inormatics, Asia Pacifc Journal o Public Health and the Medical Journal o Malaysia. He was the ormer Editor-in-Chie o the latter. Previously he had also served as President o the Asia Pacifc Academic Consortium o Public Health

and has also contributed his expertise to the World Health Organisation as a Short Term Consultant and as TemporaryAdvisor to several countries in the Western Pacifc Region. In 2002, he received the Malaysian Medical AssociationOutstanding Public and Healthcare Services Award.

A/Prof Srikumar ChakravarthiMBBS, MD (Pathology), MCAP (USA), eMBA, DHM

A/Pro Srikumar Chakravarthi is an Associate Proessor and Act ing Dean o Medical Sciences o IMU. He has beenin academics and research or the past 17 years, actively involved in clinical pathology and laboratory since 1995.A keen lecturer, he has won many awards in teaching and lecturing. In the feld o research, he has numerouspapers in indexed international peer reviewed journals, and has presented papers in several international scientifc

conerences. His areas o research interest include cancer pathology, immunohistochemistry, natural products anddrug toxicity studies.

A/Prof Zainur Rashid Zainuddin

A/Pro Zainur Rashid Zainuddin is currently the Dean, IMU Clinical School and Associate Proessor in the Departmento Obstetrics & Gynaecology, IMU. Beore joining the IMU he was a House Ofcer in James Connolly MemorialHospital, Dublin, a Registrar in the department o Obstetrics & Gynaecology in Scarborough General Hospital, UKand a lecturer in the Department o Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Hospital UKM, Cheras Kuala Lumpur. A/Pro Zainuris a member o various proessional bodies such as Obstetrical & Gynaecological Society o Malaysia (OGSM),Malaysian Maternal and Neonatal Health Association (MAMANEH) and Islamic Medical Association o Malaysia(IMAM. He is a reviewer or Medical Journal o Malaysia, Malaysia Family Physician Journal and Internationale-Journal o Science, Medicine and Education (IeJSME). He is also an activist or NGOs such as Aman Palestine,I-Medik Malaysia and MERCY Malaysia. He was appointed as Consultant, Aman Palestine Malaysia rom 2006-2012. His felds o interest include humanitarian and volunteerism. He was one o the Malaysian representative orhumanitarian and medical relie missions abroad including the mission to Indonesia (Tsunami in Acheh, Indonesia),Aghanistan, Lebanon and Gaza (Palestine).


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Dr Chiu Chee KiddMBBS (UM), MSOrth (UM), AM

Dr Chiu is a Senior Lecturer in the Department o Orthopaedic Surgery, IMU. Besides general orthopaedic surgery, hehas special interest in Spine surgery and had undergone his ellowship training in University Malaya Medical Centre.He is experienced in perorming spinal surgeries or deormity o the spine, degenerative conditions o the cervical andlumbar spine, traumatic spine injuries and spine oncology conditions. He had been with IMU or the past eight years and

had been involved in undergraduate teaching and learning activities in the IMU Clinical School. He had participated inclinical research and had published papers both in local and international journals. Recently, his research had won thebest Singapore Medical Journal best paper award or the year 2011.

A/Prof Philip GeorgeMBBS, MMed (Psych), Cert in Addiction Medicine, AM

A/Pro Philip George is a Consultant Psychiatrist and Addiction Specialist. He is presently the Associate Dean at theClinical School o the IMU. He is also a Visiting Consultant Psychiatrist at IMU Healthcare, Bukit Jalil and at AssuntaHospital. He graduated with MBBS in 1988 rom Manipal, India and did his Masters in Psychiatry in 1996 at UKM,Malaysia. He completed a Certifcate in Substance Abuse with University o Melbourne in 2003. He is a member othe Academy o Medicine, Malaysian Psychiatric Association and Malaysian Mental Health Association; Chairmano the Organising Committee or the IMU Clinical School 20th Anniversary Celebrations and Co-Chairman o theOrganising Committee or the 1st World Congress on Healthy Ageing, 2012. He is also a committee member othe Addiction Medicine Association o Malaysia and the Malaysian Healthy Ageing Society.

A/Prof Nazimah Idris BMedSc (UKM), MD (UKM), MOG (UKM)

A/Pro Nazimah Idris is currently the Associate Proessor and the Head o Department o Obstetr ics and Gynecology,IMU Clinical School Seremban. She is a practising Consultant Obstetrician and Gynecologist and has practised invarious hospitals, both locally and abroad. She has special interest and additional training in the feld o Maternal-Fetal Medicine and has published her works in various scientifc journals. Her research areas o interest are theclinical training o medical undergraduates and etal growth disorders. She was the recipient o the Gold MedalAward in the Masters in Obstetrics and Gynecology examination and has won many other awards including several

First Prize Awards or her scientifc projects.

A/Prof Gnanajothy PonnuduraiBSc, MSc, PhD (UM)

A/Pro Gnanajothy Ponnudurai joined IMU in 1996 and is currently the Acting Associate Dean o Medical Sciences inthe School o Medicine. Prior to this, she had been the Head o Human Biology Division, Programme Coordinator oBiomedical Science as well as the coordinator o the Medical Foundation 1 course. She is also the trainer or problem-based learning (PBL) acilitator training at IMU. She graduated with a First Class Honours in Biochemistry and subsequentlyobtained her MSc and PhD rom the University o Malaya. Her research interest is in the feld o toxinology, specifcally inthe biochemical and immunological properties o snake venom, as well as in medical education and she has publishedher work in various scientifc journals. She is currently the secretary o the Malaysian Society on Toxinology.


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OUR FACILITIES

0201) Students enjoy learningat the Medical Museum

02) Hostel Accommodation

03) Conducting research inthe lab

04) Auditorium, wherelectures, talks,graduation and otherimportant events areheld

05)Libraryisanimportantlearning resource orstudents

06) A conducive learningenvironment orstudents

07) Having a meal at thecaeteria

08)CafintheLibraryor library users towind-down in-betweenclasses and studies.

09) Another importantlearning resourceor students, MedicalMuseum

10) Working out at thegymnasium

11) Relaxingandhavingaun time

12) Students usingcomputers as a learningresource


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ABOUT IMU

IMU Bukit Jalil Campus

The International Medical University (IMU) is Malaysias rst and most established private medical andhealthcare university with over 20 years o dedicated ocus in healthcare education. The University is therst university in Malaysia that oers conventional and complementary medicine, all under one roo.

Establishedin1992,theUniversityenjoysaninternationalreputation,andprovidesahighstandardofeducation at undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing proessional development level. IMUscurriculum or its undergraduate programmes has been benchmarked to international standards and isaccepted by international partner universities or credit transer into relevant programmes.

IMU pioneered the worlds rst Partner Medical School programme, allowing a student to start theireducation in Malaysia while completing and earning a degree at an international university. Overthe last two decades, IMU has grown rom a medical college with 5 partner universities in 1992, toan internationally recognised higher education institution with more than 30 renowned internationalpartner universities.

ThemaincampusofIMUislocatedinBukitJalil,KualaLumpur,Malaysia.Since1999,IMUhas

established clinical schools in Seremban and Kuala Pilah (Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia) as wellas Batu Pahat and Kluang (scheduled to open in 2013) (Johor, Malaysia).

IMUsLearningModelisgroundedonitscorevalues,whichfostersstudentsdevelopmentinto knowledgeable and competent healthcare proessionals who are critical thinkers,refective and yet proactive. The aim is to create healthcare graduates that are committedto lielong learning and imbued with a sense o good citizenship, leadership and ethicalbehaviour.

In its continual quest or academic excellence, moving into research was a natural progressionwith medical and healthcare-related research, as well as medical education being areas o

key ocus. IMUs research eorts are expected to be urther enhanced now that the InstituteofResearch,DevelopmentandInnovation(IRDI)hasbeenlaunchedinSeptember2012.

The university had a major breakthrough in 2010 with the start o its Healthcare Centres whichallowed IMUs sta and students to receive and treat patients. The Healthcare Centres,which serve as a teaching site or IMU students, bring the disciplines o allopathic (Western)medicine and those o complementary and alternative medicine together under one roo.

Today IMU is an integrated medical and healthcare institution, oering education, healthcareand research in partnership with some o the worlds most respected individuals anduniversities in the eld o medicine and healthcare.

IMU Clinical School, Seremban

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The IMU has been certifed withMS ISO 9001:2000 or the provision otertiary education in medicine, pharmacyand health sciences.

Become the future

of better healthcare

1. An Established Private Healthcare University

IMU is Malaysias rst and most established private medical and healthcare university with

over 20 years o dedicated ocus in healthcare education. IMU achieved a Tier-5 rating in theSETARAratingsofMalaysianUniversitiesandUniversity-CollegesawardedbyMalaysian

Qualications Agency (MQA).

2. Build Your Future Healthcare Professional Network

As IMU oers the widest range o healthcare programmes, our students are ully immersed in

a vibrant community o students & practitioners rom all healthcare elds. This allows or the

development o strong riendship amongst peers that will be the oundation o an extensive

healthcare proessional network upon graduation.

3. Largest Private Medical School in Malaysia

IMUs MBBS programme was established over 13 years ago and to date has the highestnumber o aculty members, registered students and successul graduates o any other

private medical schools in Malaysia.

4. Curriculum Benchmarked to International Standards

IMUs medical curriculum has been developed to meet high international standards and

is accepted by 26 international partner universities or credit transer into their medical

programmes.

5. Better Preparation for Housemanship and a Career as a Doctor

With clinical exposure as early as Semester 1 and an intensive six-month Senior Clerkship

at Hospital Batu Pahat in Semester 10 (unique in Malaysia), students are better prepared orpatient care, housemanship training and to become better doctors.

REASONS TO STUDY MEDICINE AT IMU

International Medical University126, Jalan Jalil Perkasa 19, Bukit Jalil,57000 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaTel: +60 3 2727 7457 Fax: +60 3 8656 1018KP/JPS/5195/US/2, KP(JPS)/DFT/US/W03, KPT/JPS(N/726/6/0011)06/2017

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For more inormation on IMU,visit our website: www.imu.edu.myor email: [email protected]

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PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE:

UNDERGRADUATE

MedicineKPT/JPS(KR10935)09/2014

DentistryKPT/JPS (A8358)10/2015

PharmacyKPT/JPS(KR10605)4/2014, KPT/

JPS(R/727/7/0002)10/2015

DieteticswithNutritionKPT/JPS(KA8176)03/2013

NutritionKPT/JPS(N/726/6/0011)06/2017

NursingKP/JPS(KR11196)04/2015

NursingScience(forregisterednurses)KP/JPS(KA9377)01/2014

ChiropracticKPT/JPS(KA9294)08/2014

ChineseMedicineKP/JPS(KA10260)12/2015

BiomedicalScienceKPT/JPS(R/421/6/0011)12/2017

MedicalBiotechnologyKPT/JPS(R/545/6/0014)09/2017

PharmaceuticalChemistryKPT/JPS(R/442/6/0003)01/2018

PsychologyKPT/JPS(R/311/6/0013)09/2017

POSTGRADUATE

PublicHealth(MSc)(Coursework & Research)KP/JPS(KA10261)09/2015

Analytical&PharmaceuticalChemistry (MSc)KPT/JPS(N/442/7/0001)01/2017

MolecularMedicine(MSc)KPT/JPS(N/421/7/0010)07/2017

MedicalandHealthSciences(MSc & PhD by research)KPT/JPS(KR10618)6/2014, KP/

JPS(KR10625)01/2015

FormulationScience(MSc)KPT/JPS(N/545/7/0021)1/2018

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