Highway to healthcare

MEDICINE is not just about the present, it is also about the foundation you lay for the betterment of medicine tomorrow.

In addressing the challenges and changing roles of doctors as well as healthcare professionals and services beyond the 21st century, International Medical University ( IMU) aims to provide education excellence and groom medical doctors and health professionals who are caring, ethical and capable of exercising leadership in their respective communities.

Globally recognised, IMU is a Tier- 5 rated university in the Setara ratings of Malaysian universities and university colleges awarded by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency ( MQA).

The university pioneered the partner university model and has established a strong global network with more than 30 partner institutions of higher learning in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada and China for credit transfer to their programmes.

These partnerships are an indication that IMU’s curriculum is unique as it is designed to be of high international standards and are universally accepted by its partners.

At IMU, students are exposed to research projects throughout their degrees. Over the years, IMU has also established partnerships with leading hospitals in the country to INTERNATIONAL Medical University ( IMU) is Malaysia’s first and most established private medical and health science university with more than 24 years of dedicated focus in healthcare education.

Established in 1992, IMU pioneered the world’s first Partner Medical School programme and has since gained international recognition with more than 30 world- class university partners. IMU’s main campus is located in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, with branch clinical schools located in Seremban, Kuala Pilah, Batu Pahat and Kluang.

The university had a major breakthrough in 2010 with the start of its healthcare centres, which allowed allow its staff and students to obtain continuous and extensive real- life clinical experience.

It also operates its own private clinic, IMU Healthcare, to ensure close integration of real practice and education.

IMU students have the opportunity to be taught by lecturers who are highly qualified in their fields of expertise with extensive experience in not only academia, but also in clinical and professional practice.

Students have the opportunity to be taught by faculty members from partner universities on specialised subjects, who come as visiting lecturers on a rotational basis at IMU.

Relevant clinical exposure and industrial placements are important as preparation to become knowledgeable, competent and caring healthcare professionals.

Students are actively involved in the community where they can translate knowledge gained in classrooms to health education to the public, enhance communication skills as well as strengthen professional and technical skills in real- world environments.

This helps to create graduates who are committed to lifelong learning and imbued with a sense of good citizenship, leadership and ethical behaviour. IMU’s staff and students to receive and treat patients.

The healthcare centres, which serve as a teaching site for IMU students, bring the disciplines of allopathic ( Western) medicine as well as complementary and alternative medicine together under one roof.

Find out more at the university’s Open Day on Sept 4 at the university’s campus in Bukit Jalil from 10am to 4pm and Info Days on Sept 3 and 4 in Penang, Kuching, Johor Baru or Kota Kinabalu from 10am to 4pm.

For more information, visit www. imu. edu. my, e- mail start@ imu. edu. my or call 03- 2731 7272.