An enriching medical education
SEVEN members of the Irish Medical Council recently visited Perdana University – Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (PU-RCSI).
During their visit, they met with the PU-RCSI faculty, students and clinicians.
The Irish Medical Council complimented PU-RCSI on its progress in terms of clinical placements for students, teaching facilities in hospitals, the expansion of the faculty and collaborative postgraduate research, courses and examinations.
A unique programme
The PU-RCSI programme is a five-year medical programme that was established in 2011. Its first graduation ceremony will take place in June 2016.
Accreditation for the undergraduate medical programme is by the National University of Ireland (NUI), the Irish Medical Council and the Malaysian Medical Council.
“What is unique about Perdana University is that it is a public-private partnership. The Perdana University-RCSI collaboration is part of a larger project – the Academic Medical Centre, which is developing a centre of excellence for medicine in Malaysia.
“The AMC plans to build a custombuilt medical campus, primarily composed of a private teaching hospital, a research centre and the Perdana University campus,” says Prof Cathal Kelly, the chief executive of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, who was on his regular quarterly visit to Perdana University.
PU-RCSI School of Medicine comprises departments in anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, psychology, clinical pharmacology, epidemiology/ public health medicine, pathology, microbiology, medicine and surgery.
Faculty members of PU-RCSI School of Medicine include scientists and clinicians from Ireland, Malaysia and other countries.
Prof David Adams (pic) is expected to take up the position
What is unique about Perdana University is that it is a public-private partnership. The Perdana University-RCSI collaboration is part of a larger project – the Academic Medical Centre, which is developing a centre of excellence for medicine in Malaysia.
of staff seconded from RCSI in Ireland and those who were appointed locally.
Creating high-quality students
“PU-RCSI School of Medicine is founded on the principle that the patient’s interest is paramount in clinical teaching, medical practice and research.
“The objective of the school is to provide the education and experience that will equip our graduates to enter postgraduate training for any speciality of medicine.
“This is what drives the decisions we make in relation to the programme,” says Prof Kelly.
“RCSI has a long connection with Malaysia and we look forward to continuing this relationship for the benefit of educating health professionals of the future.
“Perdana University is an ambitious project to establish an international centre of excellence in education, and we at RCSI are pleased to partner with the university in its undergraduate medical programme,” he concludes.
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