Shaping doctors of the future
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Students at the Medical Anatomy & Pathology E-Learning (MAPEL) Lab – an award winning and innovative practical lab for medical learning using active learning approaches.
A good doctor is knowledgeable and possesses excellent communication skills, is empathetic, has the ability to appraise medical research critically and collaborate with a team of healthcare professionals.
Students who enrol in the medicine programme at the Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences at Monash University Malaysia will go through a five-year programme designed to nurture doctors-in-training to emerge as competent and compassionate physicians.
The Bachelor of Medical Science and Doctor of Medicine (MD) course at Monash University Malaysia has been designed in consultation with members of the community, health care professionals and leaders in the health and research sectors. The programme delivers an equivalent programme to that of the Australian medicine programme, with the entry criteria, learning outcomes and assessments, including assessment standards, being identical to those of the Clayton Campus in Monash, Australia.
During the early years of study, students primarily focus on learning the core scientific knowledge in a system based integrated curriculum, which includes clinical skills and exposure to students right from their first year. Later in the course, the curriculum builds upon and reinforces this strong scientific foundation. The entire medicine course is completed in Malaysia, except for a three-month stint in the programme’s final year, where students gain experience in clinical settings in Australia.
An additional unique feature of the Monash MD is the program’s final year, which is essentially a pre-intern (i.e., pre-house officer) year, where students learn by acting as house officers ensuring they are well prepared for working life in Malaysia as well as in Australia.
Students also complete a Patient Safety Unit, an integral part of the curriculum that emphasises the safety of patients in a complex system like a modern multispecialty hospital. This ranges from developing the key communication skills between the different healthcare team members, managing critically ill patients in a simulated environment, to learning about the correct way of transporting critically ill patients using simulation techniques.
In Malaysia, students will also explore health issues of the Orang Asli, both in the hospital and through community visits at different stages of the programme.
Medical students at Monash University Malaysia also have the opportunity to work with experienced researchers during their course. All students complete a six-week Scholarly Intensive Project during their final year.
Students who would like further research experience can pursue an additional year at the end of their medical studies to undertake a Bachelor of Medical Science (Honours). These students will undertake research activities and complete a minor thesis during the two semesters required to complete the BMedSc(Hons).
Young applicants who cannot wait to start their course and have some time before the medical program starts may want to consider the Young Scholars Programme.
Malaysian and international students can apply for Medicine Bursaries available for the 2022 intake. Each bursary will provide students with a total of RM50,000 (RM10,000 per year over a five-year study period) for the Monash Medicine program.
The Monash MD programme is accredited by the Malaysian Medical Council, Australian Medical Council, Sri Lanka Medical Council, Medical Council of Thailand and the National Medical Commission of India.
Monash University has placed 57th in the world in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022. Its research is strengthened through global collaboration with industry and government, and an improved industry income score demonstrates the success of these relationships.
Besides that, Monash University Malaysia has given out scholarships worth RM200mil to successful recipients for the past ten years.
A Monash degree can offer you personal enrichment and enhanced career opportunities. Join our Virtual Open Day and Postgraduate Preview on 9 October 2021, from 8.30am – 1.30pm (Sri Lanka time) to explore our degree programmes. More details at
www.monash.edu.my/open-day.