Irish- accredited medical degrees

PERDANA University, in collaboration with the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland ( RCSI), offers a highly regarded five- year medical programme, which can be fully completed in Malaysia at Perdana University.

This programme, which has received the accreditation and recognition of the Medical Council of Ireland, is aimed at producing young doctors who prioritise their patients while addressing the health and social challenges of the century.

Through the collaboration, RCSI, with its more than 200 years of experience in teaching the medical programme, has given tremendous contribution and support in ensuring that the programme offered at Perdana University meets the quality and standards required by the accreditation agencies of Malaysia and Ireland.

Students benefit from the international environment at Perdana Universiy through the mix of faculty members from Ireland, Malaysia and other countries.

Practical exposure is provided through clinical attachments at Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Hospital Tuanku Ja’afar, Hospital Putrajaya, Hospital Bentong and a number of district clinics in Selangor.

The programme carries identical curriculum to that offered at RCSI in Dublin, where the first two years are largely spent learning about the structure and functions of the human body.

Early in the course, students are taught clinical examination skills in the protected environment of the wellequipped Clinical Skills Unit.

Students are exposed to early patient contact in a variety of settings. In Year 3, students are introduced to clinical settings at the mentioned hospitals.

Years 4 and 5 are spent gaining supervised experience in major areas of medicine such as surgery, paediatrics, psychiatry, medicine, obstetrics and gynaecology, family medicine, ENT ( ears, nose and throat) and ophthalmology.

This five- year programme leads to the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery and Bachelor in the Art of Obstetrics ( MB, BCh and BAO) awarded by the National University of Ireland.

Graduates will also be awarded with licentiates of the Royal College of Physicians in Ireland and the RCSI ( LRCP & SI).

Application for the September intake is in progress and those interested in the programme may submit their application. For the 2016/ 17 admission, a RM300,000 grant is provided to all registered students.

Those interested are invited to visit the campus to speak to the professors and consultants regarding the programme.

For more information, visit www. perdanauniversity. edu. my or call 03- 8941 8646.