SECRETARIAT OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES FACULTY OF MEDICINE
ILMU, MUTU, DAN BUDI

Prof. Dr. Mae-Lynn Catherine Bastion

Prof. Dr. Mae-Lynn Catherine Bastion

Vitreoretinal Diseases & Surgery

Mini Biography

Professor Dr Mae-Lynn Catherine Bastion

Course Director Vitreoretinal Diseases & Surgery Fellowship Programme HCTM UKM

Dr Mae-Lynn Catherine Bastion graduated from University of Sydney, Australia with MBBS (First Class Honours) in 1999. In 2003, she received fellowship in Ophthalmology from the Royal College of Surgeons of Glasgow. In 2004 she received the Doctor of Ophthalmology postgraduate degree from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). During her postgraduate training, she has received both Best Presentation and Best Poster awards. In 2007, she completed her clinical fellowship in vitreoretinal surgery at The Eye Institute, Singapore. Following that, she served as Head of Vitreoretinal services, Department of Ophthalmology, UKM, until present. In 2009 she became the Head of Department of Ophthalmology for which she served two terms. She was appointed UKM Professor of Ophthalmology (Vitreoretina) in 2014 and received the Academy of Medicine (AMM) Fellowship in 2015. She is the Head of the Quality Unit of UKM Ophthalmology Department. She teaches undergraduate and postgraduate ophthalmology while maintaining a private practice at UKM Specialist Centre. She has trained five fellows in Vitreoretinal Surgery since 2010. She currently serves on the committees of the Malaysian Universities Conjoint Committee of Ophthalmology, College of Ophthalmologists of the AMM, and Malaysian Society of Ophthalmology.  She was the founding chairperson of the Persatuan Kumpulan Penyelidik Oftalmologi UKM (UKM Ophthalmology Researchers’ Society) and continues to serve as advisor. Her research interests are in vitreoretinal diseases and vitrectomy, vitreolysis, diabetic keratopathy and stem cell therapy. She has several on-going research grants with over 50 peer-reviewed publications. She has been invited to speak at the Asia Pacific Vitreoretinal Society Meetings (APVRS) in 2017 and 2019; and is a member of the APVRS and Asia-Pacific Ocular Imaging Society. She also contributes as a reviewer for numerous journals and serves as Editor for the Medicine and Health Journal as well as the Malaysian Journal of Ophthalmology.

Step 1
Application through Secretariat of Postgraduate Studies (SPS) website/ link at HCTM website/ or direct communication with the Course Director *Application need to be made a minimum of 6 months before the date of admission
Required process:
  • Candidate Details and selected programmes
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
*First medical degree needs to be checked whether it is recognised by Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) (a mandatory requirement if the candidate will do rotation outside of HCTM) An offer letter will be issued (by UKMSHAPE) to the candidate for the payment process Course Director
Step 2
Application will be reviewed by the Course Director
Step 3
  • Fill in and submit Application Form to International Affairs Unit (UPA)
  • Letter of Temporary Approval/ Letter of Rejection to applicants will be issued by SPS
  • For the accepted candidates, a copy of the Temporary Approval Letter will be sent to UKM Shape – for VISA’s application process
Step 4
Accepted candidates are required to complete the following documents:
  • Form 16 for Temporary Practicing Certificate application Click Here
  • Visa application (Professional Visit Pass (PVP) Click Here

  • *Since Covid-19 pandemic, Malaysian Immigration will only issued Professional Visit Pass (PVP) with Single Entry Visa for 1 Year. Candidate must go out from Malaysia before PVP expired and must re-apply new PVP from home country for next year's programme
    *All documents will be sent through the International Affairs Unit, Faculty of Medicine UKM
Step 5
Candidate enrolled and report to the Course Director
Step 6
An offer letter will be issued (by UKM Shape) to the candidate for the payment process
Step 7
Course Director will notify the candidate about privileging and credentialing to HCTM Credentialing Link
Step 8
ONE (1) month before programme ends, the Course Director are required to inform SPS and International Affairs Unit, Faculty of Medicine UKM
Finish
SPS will issue Certificate of Completion to the candidate

Flowchart of Credentialing and Privileging in HCTM for International Candidates

DEFINITION

Credentialing: a process to set the standards and to do an evaluation for a person’s qualification in a field or procedure. It is recognition for the professional training done by a medical practitioner.

Privileges: the rights given by the hospital for a medical practitioner to give treatments or to do procedures on hospital patients based on the qualifications of the training, and the medical practitioner’s experience and expertise.

Step 1
Log in to this link: http://credentialing.ppukm.ukm.my/index.php to apply for credentialing application.
*No payment needed for this application
Step 2
For new application, please fill in the details and update your profile.

* If you want to renew you application, please apply 6 months BEFORE your expiry date.
Step 3
Click Credentialing Form and complete all the required information.

*You need to fill in your Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) Registration Number, Annual Practicing Certificate (APC) Number and National Specialist Register (NSR) Number in the prerequisite field.
Step 4
Select Head of Department (HOD) to verify your application.
Step 5
Tick (√) and submit your application.
Step 6
Your Dashboard for the application status will appear. You can check the ongoing status by time to time.
Step 7
All applications will be reviewed in a meeting.

*The meeting will be conducted 4 times a year
Step 8
HCTM issue an Approval Letter (TWO weeks after the meeting)
Finish
HCTM issue Certificate of Credentialing (ONE month after)