Top-notch medical studies at RUMC
IT goes without saying the road to becoming a doctor is paved with ambition, discipline and dedication from the get-go but perhaps above all, it begins with the right drive.
That is what makes RCSI and UCD Malaysia Campus (RUMC) students stand out. On top of having students of academic excellence, the cornerstone of RUMC being a successful medical school lies not only in the quality of its education, but also in its students’ motivation in pursuing a career in medicine.
Established in 1996 as Penang Medical College, RUMC is the first Irish Foreign University Branch Campus in Malaysia.
Students begin their transnational journey in Dublin, Ireland where they will receive an Irish medical education as they undertake a high-quality twoand-a-half year’s pre-clinical study at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) and University College Dublin (UCD), two world-renowned medical universities. Upon completion, the students return to Penang, Malaysia for a two-and-a-half year’s clinical phase where they will receive on-site training at Penang General Hospital, Seberang Jaya Hospital and Taiping Hospital.
As the demand for doctors continues to grow, there is a greater need to ensure medicine graduates are industry-ready.
RUMC’s unique relationship with the Malaysian Ministry of Health allows exclusive use of the Penang General Hospital for the students’ clinical training. As such, RUMC doctors-in-training would have better access to patients, allowing them to focus and nurture their patient-care and medical skills to full potential. Today, RUMC is among the top medical schools in the country in preparing students for housemanship.
Upon concluding their clinical training, students will graduate as doctors, receiving an internationally recognised medical degree, namely the MB BCh BAO (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery and Bachelor of Obstetrics) followed by a two-year placement as house officers.
Graduates are also conferred a National University of Ireland (NUI) degree – a globally recognised medical education qualification.
Complementing RUMC is its Foundation in Science programme, a unique pre-university pathway allowing students to have an early introduction to the medical and clinical field in a hospital setting before deciding to take on the five-year medical degree programme.
Additionally, RUMC also offers postgraduate study options, namely the MSc in Public Health and MSc in Health Research. The programmes are conducted in collaboration with RCSI and UCD and fully accredited and awarded by the National University of Ireland (NUI).
RUMC students are recognised for practice in the US, Canada and others by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) and Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER) with the institution listed as an Irish medical school in the World Directory of Medical Schools.
■ For queries, contact enquiry@ rcsiucd.edu.my or 04-217 1999.