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The Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) offers clinical services and training in our very own 1054 tertiary level teaching hospital. Acknowledged as one of the four Malaysian research universities by the Malaysian Ministry of Education with 50 years of academic excellence, we offer a wide range of clinical fellowship training for those who aspire to pursue clinical sub-specialty certification.
UKM is the first Malaysian university to offer a clinical postgraduate Masters’ programme (of 4 years) and to date have produced 3095 professionally certified clinical specialists for Malaysia. With a strong academic pool of 376 full time faculty members, we are committed to ensuring that your fellowship pursuit will meet your expectations.
All our Course Directors are registered in the National Specialist Register to ensure your training is only by the best.
Prof. Dr Norlaila Mustafa is a Senior Consultant Physician and Endocrinologist in Hospital Tuanku Muhriz Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (HCTM UKM), specializing in Diabetes, Obesity and Endocrinology. She is now the Head of Department, Department of Medicine and Advisor for the Diabetes Nurse Educator Course for the hospital since 2007. She obtained her research degree in diabetes (M.D) on “Pancreatic ß-cell function and insulin resistance in normoglycaemia, impaired glucose tolerance and newly diagnosed treatment naïve type 2 diabetes mellitus” from Cardiff University in 2006 and subsequently became their Honorary lecturer from 2009 until 2015. Obesity has become an emerging problem in Malaysia, and she and her colleagues established Multidisciplinary Obesity Clinic in 2012 and have received many consultations since then. She has conducted researches particularly in diabetes and obesity, published and presented in national and international congresses. She is a council member for Malaysian Endocrine and Metabolic Society (MEMS) and Board of Trustee for National Diabetes Institute (NADI) and visiting Consultant Endocrinologist at the National Heart Institute (IJN). The Endocrinology Unit, Department of Medicine is an established centre for diabetes and endocrinology training for both national and international Fellows and actively involves in international multicenter clinical trials.
We are the first Malaysian University to offer a clinical postgraduate Masters’ programme.
We have produced thousands of professionally certified clinical specialists for Malaysia.
Strong academic pool of full time faculty members.
Training in our very own 1054 tertiary level teaching hospital
The minimum duration is 6 months to a maximum of 3 years depending on the course. You may request for a longer training duration subject to agreement by the course director. Please state the duration in the application form.
This will depend on the duration and whether you are applying for observership or hands-on experience
CATEGORY | INSTITUTION | CITIZENSHIP | FEE |
Hands-On | Public | Malaysian | None |
Private | Malaysian | RM10,000 (6 months) | |
RM12,000 (6 months) – *Premium Programme | |||
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Non-Malaysian | RM12,000 (6 months) | |
RM14,000 (6 months) – *Premium Programme | |||
*Premium Programme :
Surgical Based : a. Colorectal Surgery b. Upper GI, Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery c. Vitreoretinal Diseases & Surgery d. Laryngology e. Reproductive Endocrinologist – Infertility
Medical Based : a. Endocrinology b. Gastroenterology and Hepatology c. Neurology d. Nephrology e. Interventional Radiology | |||
For any enquiry please email to: medint@ukm.edu.my
The Faculty of Medicine UKM was established in 1974 and commenced with 44 students for the 1973/74 admissions session.
Secretariat of Postgraduate Studies
Faculty of Medicine UKM
Level 2, Kompleks Pendidikan Perubatan Canselor Tuanku Jaafar
Jalan Yaacob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak
56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur
MALAYSIA
Monday to Thursday
8:00 am – 1:00 pm
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Friday
8:00 am- 12:15 pm
2.45 pm – 5:00 pm
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Saturday, Sunday & Public Holiday
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CLINICAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME, FACULTY OF MEDICINE UKM
Application Process for Temporary Practicing Certificate (TPC) or
Full Registration Certificate
Duration of training less than ONE (1) YEAR |
| Duration of training more than ONE (1) YEAR |
Eligible to apply for Temporary Practising Certificate (TPC) from the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC).
| If Candidate’s First Medical Degree is from a recognised medical institution (please refer to https://mmc.gov.my/medical-education-recognition/#institutions)
| Eligible to apply for Full Registration from the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC).
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Exempted from Examination for Provisional Registration (EPR) of the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC).
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If Candidate’s First Medical Degree is from an unrecognised medical institution (please refer to https://mmc.gov.my/medical-education-recognition/#institutions)
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Requires to sit and pass the Examination for Provisional Registration (EPR) of the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC).
EPR will be held twice in a year (circa March and September for each year) and closing dates for the examination application will be ONE (1) month prior to the exam date. Announcement for the dates is available on the MMC’s website.
EPR consists of two parts; theory and clinical. Candidate is required to pass the theory paper in order to be eligible for the clinical examination (https://mmc.gov.my/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/EPR02082019_2.pdf).
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Candidate to apply for Temporary Practising Certificate (TPC) (For more details on the relevant documents, please find at https://mmc.gov.my/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/TPC_July_2019_2.pdf)
Course Directors (CD) for the programme will apply the TPC for the candidate. All application is done online via http://meritsmmc.moh.gov.my.
| Application for Practising Certificate | Candidate is required to apply for Full Registration (For more details, please find at https://mmc.gov.my/registration/#full)
All application is done online via http://meritsmmc.moh.gov.my.
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Candidate’s application will go through these 3 steps at MMC:
1. Approval from Special Medical Committee of the MMC. 2. Approval from Main Committee of MMC. 3. Approval from Ministry of Health Office.
| Review of application at Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) | Candidate’s application will go through these 3 steps at MMC:
1. Approval from Special Medical Committee of the MMC. 2. Approval from Main Committee of MMC. 3. Approval from Ministry of Health Office.
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Progress of the application will be uploaded to the Course Directors’s account.
Every TPC is issued for NOT MORE than THREE (3) months each time. e.g. If the candidate applies for a 6-month training programme, he/she will receive two TPC certificates at once.
| Update on Application | Progress of the application will be uploaded to the Applicant’s/Candidate’s account.
Only ONE (1) practising certificate will be issued for the entire duration of the training programme. |
Candidate will be able to start the hands-on training programme | Following the approval of practising certificate | Candidate will be able to start the hands-on training programme |
Note: Application should be submitted at least SIX (6) months before the start date of the training programme
For any enquiry please email to: medint@ukm.edu.my
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.
