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PG DIP IN DIABETES MANAGEMENT AND EDUCATION
This programme is the highest qualification of its kind in South East Asia and modelled against international curriculum.
Get up to 15% bursary!*
Get up to 15% bursary!*
About The Programme
The Postgraduate Diploma in Diabetes Management and Education is a taught course with an inclusive, innovative, and flexible curriculum designed to fit into the working adult lifestyle and impart competencies to grow a career for the future diabetes care workplace.
The programme caters for a broad range of healthcare professionals including nurses, assistant medical officers, dietitians, pharmacists, physiotherapists, clinical psychologists, podiatrists, and medical practitioners who are interested in improving diabetes care.
Teaching and learning is delivered and supervised by highly qualified and experienced local and international specialists from the multidisciplinary areas of diabetes care, and extends beyond the provision of education to include theory, research, and the educator role into professional practice to generate individualised selfmanagement solutions for people with diabetes.
Students can choose to complete all 6 modules of the programme, within 1 year as a full-time student or within a maximum period of 3 years as a part-time student.
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WHY Study at IMU?
Flexible Blended Learning Model
Among the Highest Qualification for Diabetes Management and Education in Southeast Asia
Innovative Curriculum for Career Advancement
Taught by Renowned Faculty in Diabetes
Inclusive Curriculum for Multidisciplinary Learning
Key Facts
- DEGREE
PG Dip in Diabetes Management and Education
- COMMENCEMENT
Conventional Mode
March & July
Open & Distance Learning
March, July & October
- TOTAL DURATION
1 year (full time)
3 years (part time)
(30 credit hours)
- FEE PER CREDIT HOUR
Convention
RM840* (Malaysian)
Open & Distance Learning (ODL)
RM672 (Malaysian & International**)
* All tuition and ancillary fees are subject to annual increases, currency exchange rates, and exclusive of levy and bridging fees (if any).
** Refer to the university.
Teaching and Learning Activities
Face-to-face on campus 5 Weekdays per semester
39 Hours of problem-based learning, case study discussions and forums
69 Hours of interaction with simulated and real patients, hands-on workshops, practicals, and tutorials
80 Hours of teaching practicum
182 Hours of lectures and guided reading
Who is Eligible to Study?
Registered Nurse / Assistant Medical Officer / Dietitian / Pharmacist / Physiotherapist / Clinical Psychologist / Podiatrist / Medical Practitioner with a Bachelor’s Degree in related discipline and a minimum CGPA of 2.50 and;
Registered (if appropriate) with Nursing / Assistant Medical Officer / Pharmacy / Medical Practitioner Board of Malaysia or country of origin or its equivalent
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A WORD FROM
THE PROGRAMME DIRECTOR
“The mission of the IMU Diabetes Management and Education programme is to produce competent diabetes educators with a level of expertise to positively impact the health of people with diabetes while progressing in their career and professional lives. In fulfilling this mission, the IMU Diabetes Management and Education Programme has been designed to develop graduates who are able to provide personalised education, support and solutions for people with diabetes and their caregivers. The graduates of this program will also be able to help the community they engage with through the coordination and advocacy of diabetes care. This programme also equips its graduates with the ability to independently seek new knowledge and skills to continuously improve diabetes care delivery.”
DR LEE CHING LI
BSc (Hons) Dietetics (Malaysia), MSc Community Nutrition (Malaysia),
PhD Medical and Health Sciences (Malaysia)
HEAR WHAT
Some of Our Students Say
SOME OF OUR FACULTY MEMBERS
DR TAN MING YEONG
Diabetes Nurse Specialist, IMU Healthcare
BSc (UK), MSc (Aus), DNurs (Aus), CDE (Aus)
BSc (UK), MSc (Aus), DNurs (Aus), CDE (Aus)
PROF WINNIE CHEE SIEW SWEE
Professor, Nutrition & Dietetics, School of Health Sciences, IMU
BSc (Mal), MSc (Mal), PhD (Mal)
BSc (Mal), MSc (Mal), PhD (Mal)
DR LOH VOOI LEE
Consultant Endocrinologist IMU Healthcare
MBChB (UK), MRCP (UK), MRCP (London), CCT (Endrocrinology / Internal Medicine) – UK
MBChB (UK), MRCP (UK), MRCP (London), CCT (Endrocrinology / Internal Medicine) – UK
DR LEE CHING LI
BSc (Hons) Dietetics (Malaysia), MSc Community Nutrition (Malaysia),
PhD Medical and Health Sciences (Malaysia)
