SECRETARIAT OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES FACULTY OF MEDICINE

Clinical Fellowship

FELLOWSHIP IN INTERVENTIONAL PAIN PROCEDURE INCLUDING ENDOSCOPIC SPINE PROCEDURE (UKM)

Course Director: Prof. Dr. Farizal Bin Fadzil

Duration of training: 6 months (Basic) or 1 year (Advanced and Include Endoscopic Spine Procedure)

Training Centre: UKM Medical Centre/ Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz, Cheras 56000 Kuala Lumpur

Eligibility: Independent and Certified Specialist in all specialty. (The procedure required to be learnt by candidates pertaining to their area of specialty)

Objectives of Programme:

  1. To perform safe interventional pain procedure for all chronic pain condition and cancer pain condition respective to the candidate’s specialty
  2. To understand bio-psycho-social approach in managing chronic and cancer pain condition.
  3. To learn how to set up a basic pain clinic and comprehensive pain service.
  4. Able to perform basic endoscopic spine procedure (only applicable to Neurosurgeon and Spine Surgeon)
  5. To understand the importance and values of multidisciplinary specialties involving in management of chronic pain

Activities/Task:

  1. Candidate will be required to perform all clinical activities at the level of a specialist i.e. run clinics, do ward rounds, perform interventional pain procedure confidently.
  2. Candidate must attend at least once the International Interventional Pain Update with Emphasis on Interventional pain workshop (Fluroscopy and/or ultrasound guided) organised by UKM Advance Pain Management Centre and Malaysia Society of Interventional Pain Practitioner.
  3. Candidate must observe all interventional pain procedure related to the candidate’s specialty.
  4. Candidate must observe pain surgery so they can understand all option of Pain management.
  5. Candidate must pass the written and viva examinations which will be held at mid-term and at one month prior to finishing the programme.
  6. Candidates must able to perform basic interventional pain procedures independently before the final examination.
  7. Candidate in advance fellowship should be able to perform simple endoscopic spine procedure, which applicable to Neurosurgeon and spine surgeon candidate.
  8. Candidate must keep a log book and an audit of his/her performance.
  9. Candidate must be contactable and regularly meet with course director.
  10. Candidate is required to join all clinical and academic activities of UKM Advance Pain Mangement Centre.
  11. Candidate must publish at least 1 manuscript in a WOS journal (for 1 year training) or be involved in the production of the manuscript (for 6 months training)

Certificate of completion of training certified by Course Director and Dean, Faculty of Medicine UKM will be given to all successful candidates.

Important requirements:

  1. Please apply at least 6 months before intended start date.
  2. You will need Temporary Practising Certificate (TPC) by Malaysian Medical Council (MMC). Please ensure you fulfil all the requirements for TPC. https://mmc.gov.my/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/TPC_July_2019_2.pdf
  3. Application for TPC will be forwarded to MMC by UKM except for Letter of Good Standing.
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)