Training future healthcare experts
IN addressing the changing roles of healthcare professionals and services beyond the 21st century, International Medical University (IMU) is passionate about investing time and resources to provide excellent education and groom healthcare professionals who are caring, ethical and capable of exercising leadership in their respective communities.
Its graduates are inculcated with active community involvement during their course of study via the university’s IMU Cares programme, which allows students to translate what they learn in class into health education for the public and strengthen their communication and technical skills through exposure to realworld scenarios.
The programme also helps produce graduates who are committed to lifelong learning and imbued with a sense of good citizenship and ethical behaviour.
Over the years, IMU students’ community involvement has won the university several awards. In August 2013, IMU’s School of Medicine was conferred the ASPIRE for Excellence Award in the Student Engagement category by the Association for Medical Education in Europe.
In April the same year, the university won first place in the MacJannet Prize for Global Citizenship for IMU Cares’ Kampung Angkat Project, as well as the Bronze Award in the CSR Leadership Award category at the Global CSR Awards 2018.
IMU also has a 6 Star: Outstanding score in the Rating for Higher Education Institutions in Malaysia and self-accreditation status from the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA).
The MQA award allows IMU to accredit its non-professional health sciences and postgraduate programmes. Such autonomy is only granted to institutions with solid internal quality assurance systems.
A globally recognised university that specialises in medicine, health sciences and complementary medicine programmes, IMU pioneered the partner university model and has established a strong global network, with more than 30 partner institutions in China, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Canada.
This model gives IMU students opportunities for education and training outside Malaysia. The university’s successful partnerships with prestigious universities indicate that its unique curricula meet
IMU’s medical programme incorporates the United States Medical Licensing Examination preparation courses as part of its curriculum, providing its graduates with alternative career pathways locally and abroad.
stringent international standards and are universally accepted by its partners.
Several programmes offered by the IMU have been accredited by international organisations.
Recently, IMU’s BSc (Hons) Dietetics with Nutrition programme was the first in the world to receive the International Accreditation for Education Programs for Dietitian-Nutritionists conferred by the International Confederation of Dietetic Associations.
The international accreditation received by its chiropractic, pharmaceutical chemistry and biomedical science programmes is also assurance that the curricula offered at IMU measure up to international benchmarks.
Graduates of these programmes have the option of working locally or abroad. Similar opportunities are also provided within the programme curricula.
An example of this is IMU’s medical programme, which incorporates the United States Medical Licensing Examination preparation courses as part of its curriculum, providing its graduates with alternative career pathways locally and abroad.
Interested in pursuing a career in the healthcare industry? Join this innovative centre of learning and embark on an exciting journey to make a difference in others’ lives.
For more information, call 03-2731 7272, e-mail start@imu.edu.my or visit www.imu. edu.my