Consider Melaka-Manipal for medicine, dentistry
KUCHING: School leavers keen in pursuing medicine can consider Melaka-Manipal Medical College in Melaka.
With degrees conferred by Manipal Academy of Higher Education in India, MelakaManipal provides a holistic curriculum which has been at the forefront of medical education in Malaysia since the 1950s.
It received a five-year accreditation for its flagship MBBS programme in 2009 and 2016 besides an array of honours including Superbrand in Education – Medicine award by the Instititute of SuperbrandsBrandlaureate.
Melaka-Manipal’s BDS programme sets the benchmark for affordable, high-quality dental education. Both MBBS and BDS are twin-campus programmes whereby students go to Manipal campus for thorough groundwork in Pre-Clinical studies before polishing their clinical skills in Melaka/Muar campus.
MBBS students have the benefit of using Melaka, Muar, Jasin and Segamat General Hospitals, in addition to health clinics in and around Melaka. Dentistry students complete most of their clinical training at the dental clinic in Melaka campus except for rural posting.
The Faculty of Dentistry’s clinic is comprehensively outfitted for all specialties of dental treatment, and is a boon to the Melaka community for its affordable dental care. Melaka-Manipal’s Foundation in Science programme is unique as it combines both medicine and dentistry elements in its curriculum.
Aspiring doctors and dentists are advised to call 06-2896662 or 017-6913055 or email marketing@ manipal.edu.my for more information.