IMU MEDICINE PROGRAMME

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IMU MEDICINE PROGRAMME

The path towards becoming a doctor is long and challenging but one that sees no shortage of takers. It is a selfless calling, dedicated to the service of others and yet, is one of the most personally fulfilling career options to embark on.

To take up medicine, you need good grades coupled with total commitment to stay on the course. Hence, it is important that the decision to be a doctor is yours, not your parents’ or anyone else’s.

The IMU Medical programme focuses on Medical Sciences for the first 2.5 years. Students then proceed to undertake Clinical Training either at IMU’s Clinical Campuses in the southern part of Malaysia or at a Partner Medical School (PMS) overseas.

IMU’s curriculum emphasizes clinical application of basic science from an early stage. IMU is the first to incorporate the USMLE Step 1 Preparatory Course into the IMU medical curriculum across Semesters 1 to 5. This is to allow IMU medical graduates to begin early preparation to sit for USMLE Step 1 examination that opens the door towards United States residency opportunities.

At IMU, clinical electives are an important part of undergraduate medical training in order to enhance learning experience. Students of its medical programme can choose to do their clinical electives in selected hospitals in the USA and enhance their learning experience in a different healthcare system.

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Why Study Medicine at IMU

An Established Private Healthcare University

Build Your Future Healthcare Professional Network

Largest Private Medical School in Malaysia

Better Preparation for Housemanship and Career as a Doctor

Curriculum Benchmarked to International Standards

Our Partner Universities

Australia

Western Sydney University

United Kingdom

The University of Edinburgh
University of Nottingham

Ireland

Canada

New Zealand

Bachelor in Medical Sciences (Honours)

Do you know that you can obtain an additional degree by just adding 6 months to your medical degree? The degree that you will obtain is the Bachelor in Medical Sciences (Honours), an integrated degree commonly offered between the second and third years of a medical course with the aim to obtain in-depth understanding of research and areas of particular interest over the extended period. 

This degree will provides you with

  • A unique opportunity to undertake research and learn new skills on literature searching, critical appraisal of literature, presentation skills, research design and analysis, technology advancement, scientific writing, critical thinking, analytical skills etc.
  • Improved/better individual professional competencies in clinical practice and patient care.
  • Increase your competitiveness in securing residency/F1 placement, jobs and specialisation especially in other countries such as Australia, UK and US.
  • Strengthen interdisciplinary teamwork and opportunity to work alongside with non-medical professionals which will widen your horizons and perspectives on learning process.
  • Better career prospects as additional points are given by selection panels for additional research qualification/degree, research experience and productivity such as publications and patents.
  • A pathway for postgraduate studies to enhance your career and study options.

Introducing the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Preparatory Course at IMU

The medical curriculum is not only benchmarked to meet high international standards but now it also provides a pathway for our graduates to train and work in the United States with the incorporation of the USMLE Step 1 Preparatory Course into the IMU medical curriculum across Semesters 1 to 5. This is to allow future medical graduates to begin early preparation and be competent to sit for USMLE Step 1 examination that carves a path towards United States residency opportunities.

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Career Pathways For Doctor

See What Some Of Our Alumni Are Doing

Dr Khoo Teck Kim

Dr Khoo Teck Kim

An IMU Alumnus, Dr Khoo Teck Kim is currently working as an Endocrinologist and is also a faculty member of Des Moines University. Learn more about his journey from a medical student in Malaysia to where he is now in USA.

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Mustafa Sharief Sayed Mohammed

Dr Mustafa Sharief Sayed Mohammed

Mustafa Sharief Sayed Mohammed have had his interest in Medicine as early as pre-school. That fear of how stressful and demanding medicine can be as a career and how it can take its toll on a person’s life caused him to stray away from medicine initially. Learning that without interest, every career would feel stressful and demanding and worse yet unsatisfying, he eventually, succumbed to his passion in medicine. This top MBBS IMU student from Sudan shares his experience.

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Dr Sharminithevi Paramalingam

Dr Sharminithevi Paramalingam

Dr Sharminithevi Paramalingam’s involvement in community work started with a community project that her alma mater, IMU, organised when she was in the third year of her medical studies at the University. She has not looked back since then. Find out more about her volunteer work in the community.

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Dr Sophia Rasheeqa Ismail

IMU alumni, Dr Sophia Rasheeqa Ismail was awarded the Merdeka Award Grant for International Attachment 2017. This is a nationwide competition for young Malaysians to secure a grant and engage in short-term collaborative projects or programmes at an internationally-recognised host institutions for selected disciplines. Dr Sophia shares more.

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Hear What Some Of Our Alumni Say

My 2 years in IMU Seremban were special to me. The presence of supportive seniors, a collegial environment and great lecturers helped cement my clinical years as outstanding years in my career. I feel that the strong grounding in medicine and independent learning that I gained while studying in IMU was instrumental to the success of my career in the US.

Dr Avinesh Singh Bhar, MBBS IMU

I can’t stop praising how adequately IMU has prepared us for the clinical phase overseas. Even in our first semester, the emphasis on clinical skills right after orientation week prepares us for learning in the wards.

David Tang Chu Yik, Queen Mary University of London

IMU had certainly provided me with a strong foundation. The knowledge I had gained in IMU had made the transition to my clinical years easier. More importantly, in IMU I had learnt a lot through the co-curricular activities I was involved in and the people I had met. This helped me grow as a person and build my confidence to carry on even after leaving the country.

Dairshini Sithambaram, University of Dundee

Some Of Our Faculty Members

Nafeeza Hj Mohd Ismail

Professor
PhD (Pharmacology) (UKM), MBBS (UM), PMP

Koh Kwee Choy

Koh Kwee Choy

Professor
FRCP (Lond), MMed, MBBS, BSc(Hons), AM

Sharifah Sulaiha binti Syed Aznal

Associate Professor
MBChB (Glasgow), M Med (O&G) (UKM)

Sunil Pazhayanur Venkateswaran

Senior Lecturer
MBBS, Diploma in Clinical Pathology, Diplomate National Board (Pathology)

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Key Facts

At IMU

Degree:
MBBS

Total Duration:
5 Years

Commencement:
February & September

Fees:
RM494,900 (Malaysian)
RM543,500 (International)

At Partner University

Degree:
Medicine

Total Duration:
4½ to 6½ Years*

Commencement:
February & September

Fees:
RM773,115 – RM1,082,620 (Malaysian)** RM797,415 – RM1,106,920 (International)**

Disclaimer:

*The average total study duration may vary with each partner university.
**All overseas fees listed are estimates. This is subject to annual increase by Partner University and fluctuation of currency exchange rate.