Pursuing a medical degree with the Irish Leaving Certificate
ARE you wondering what are some of the entry requirements to consider to begin your study in medicine?
The Irish Leaving Certificate (ILC) is one of the direct pathways to study medicine at RCSI and UCD Malaysia Campus (RUMC). Upon completion of the ILC, you will receive an internationally recognised qualification, which leads to a seamless progression to medicine and entry into the five-year medical degree programme at RUMC.
Dr Michelle Low from RUMC’s Class of 2022 recently did her ILC at the Institute of Education (IOE) in Dublin before continuing her medical degree.
As an aspiring doctor, Dr Low was interested to pursue her medical education at RUMC for its unique structure and delivery of the Undergraduate Medicine programme.
“The university’s transnational programme is a great opportunity to experience the best of both worlds – Ireland and Malaysia. Having decided to work in Malaysia, I find it a good idea to take up this programme to get firsthand knowledge and information about the Irish healthcare system in the first half of the programme and the Malaysian healthcare setting in the latter part,” she shared.
Dr Low did her pre-clinical years at University College Dublin (UCD) for the first two and a half years, where she gained comprehensive biomedical science training delivered by specialist staff across an extensive network of academic and clinical locations.
To pursue a medical degree with the Irish Leaving Certificate, you will need to take seven subjects. It is mandatory to take Maths, English and a language subject. Choose your additional subjects in line with your higher education plans. For example, if you wish to pursue a career in medicine, science subjects should take precedence.
To qualify for RUMC’s Undergraduate Medicine programme, a minimum of 465 points is required in ILC including 1 x H2 and 2 x H3 in three subjects – Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics.
Students are eligible for full and partial scholarships if they acquire 528 plus points.
IOE is one of Ireland’s largest and most successful private secondary schools and a leading pathway to top universities in Ireland, the UK and globally.
Here, the overall cost of progressing to the RUMC programme, versus other medical schools, is affordable and accessible.
RUMC is Malaysia’s first accredited private medical school and is recognised by the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) and Irish Medical Council (IMC) as graduating high-performing doctors.
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 (FAIRMER) with the institution listed as an Irish medical school in the World Directory of Medical Schools (WDOMS). RUMC celebrated its Silver Jubilee last year, marking 25 years of delivering high-quality medical education.
Intake is in progress for the Undergraduate Medicine programme in September.
■ For more information about the programmes, contact 04-217 1888 or log on to www.rcsiucd.edu.my and for general enquiries, contact 04-217 1999 or enquiry@rcsiucd. edu.my