Aspire to greatness
MICHAEL Son Wei Da joined the International Medical University (IMU) in 2008 under the Biomedical Science programme and completed his first degree in 2011.
The knowledge gained from the programme proved to be helpful when he pursued a second medical degree immediately after.
“It covered the basic science and human pathology in our medical foundation block, which allowed me to breeze through the foundation learning,” said Son.
“I am a kinaesthetic learner. For every laboratory investigation that I plan for my patients, I know exactly how they are performed based on my experience during my apprenticeship at the pathology lab at Hospital Pantai Kuala Lumpur during my Biomedical Science programme,” he explained.
The main reason he chose to continue his second degree in IMU is because of its learning environment.
The attitude of the learners is well cultivated and the facilities are well maintained, not to mention the excellent clinical lecturers and IMU’s reputation for providing quality assurance for its students.
“I’m very confident with IMU’s programme structure planning. Not only does it teach students theories, but most importantly it cultivates the learning attitude of the students to go beyond the requirement,” he said.
Son recently completed IMU’s MBBS programme. Currently, he runs the IMU Cares Project in Kampung Tekir, Seremban, hoping to contribute more to society before he starts his houseman service.
Apart from that, he has joined peer tutoring at IMU’s Bukit Jalil campus to teach clinical skills.
“I am trying to get a clinical/ laboratory research opportunity within IMU,” said Son, who is interested in specialising in family medicine in the future.
He advised aspiring juniors joining the healthcare industry to understand their interests and willingness to contribute to society without demanding any reward in return.
This is a life-long learning industry where you have to constantly improve yourself by learning new theories and skills.
At IMU, medical students have the option of studying locally for the first two and a half years and then transferring to one of its partnering universities abroad to complete their degree.
Its international partnerships with more than 20 universities in Australia, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Canada demonstrate that IMU’s curriculum is developed to meet these universities’ high international standards.
Students also have the option to complete the entire degree in IMU.
At IMU, medical students will receive clinical exposure as early as at the start of their first semester to ensure that they gain sufficient skills before transferring to the clinical years.
Students who have completed the entire degree locally in
IMU will undergo an intensive six-month senior clerkship at Hospital Batu Pahat or Hospital Kluang in semester 10, where they will work in wards under the supervision of senior clinicians.
This early clinical exposure and intensive senior clerkship will better prepare its medical students for patient care, housemanship training and eventually, to become better doctors.
Intakes for this programme open in February and August of each year. Those interested in this medical programme can apply online today.
For more information, log on to www.imu.edu.my, e-mail start@imu.edu.my or call 03-2731 7272.