Realising passion in healthcare
AFTER many years of study, examinations and clinical practicals, students can finally graduate. Armed with a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) or Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) scroll, all they want now is to start working in a hospital, unleashing their knowledge and passion in their chosen vocation of healing the sick.
However, graduates of MelakaManipal Medical College are not let off that easily. It is impressed upon them that they have just stepped on the first rung of the medical profession. As the cliché goes, learning is lifelong, and this is no less true in the medical arena.
Progress in medical fields has been startling in the past decade or two, which means that professional versatility and agility are becoming imperative.
In a future where technology dictates, skills that are distinctly human will be among the most valuable, and it is through postgraduate study that these skills are enriched.
Considering how vital this is, Melaka-Manipal organises workshops for the United States Medical Licensing Examination, Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board and various Royal Colleges at its campus in Melaka.
Attended by doctors who are unable to enrol in full-time postgraduate courses, these programmes enable them to develop skills in specific areas of interest and gain industry relevance.
It is because of such forward thinking that Melaka-Manipal is miles ahead as a top medical school. Since its inception, more than 3,500 medical and over 200 dental surgeons have been delivered to the Malaysian and overseas health systems.
Feedback from healthcare professionals on the quality of its graduates has been positive, and Melaka-Manipal intends to maintain this excellence.
Melaka-Manipal was launched in 1994 and commenced its flagship MBBS with its first batch in 1997. It saw its first BDS cohort in 2009, followed by the Foundation in Science (FIS) in 2012.
Twinning with the iconic Indian institution, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (formerly known as Manipal University), the degree programmes require students to complete their pre-clinical studies at the Indian campus and then return to Malaysia to complete clinical training.
The year-long FIS is completed entirely at the Melaka campus. With the inclusion of medicine and dentistry modules in its curriculum, the programme is aimed at streaming students to its own MBBS and BDS programmes.
Students with the MelakaManipal’s FIS can apply to allied health science programmes in other institutions.
Since its inception, MelakaManipal Medical College has successfully integrated the Manipal ethos into its Malaysian curriculum, faculty and students.
The same passion for and philosophy of providing quality education without neglecting individual life pursuits have been successfully replicated in the Melaka campus and twinning programme.
The facilities in both the Manipal and Melaka campuses are second to none in that they fully provide for holistic education and social development.
At the Manipal campus, students can join clubs for music and fine arts, or enjoy literary pursuits, meditation, yoga, debate, photography and language classes.
In addition, the campus has playgrounds and courts for cricket, hockey, football, tennis, basketball, badminton and volleyball, as well as swimming pools, gyms and an athletics track.
The facilities in the Melaka campus include various teaching and learning facilities, auditoriums, lecture halls, classrooms, science laboratories, skill laboratories, library and computer laboratories.
Other amenities are student hostels, cafeterias, gymnasium, swimming pool, sauna, squash courts, football field and basketball court.
Melaka-Manipal’s course structure and campus facilities have been designed to leverage on Manipal’s extensive experience in providing medical education for more than 55 years.
Visit the Melaka campus in Bukit Baru and see for yourself the ideal ambience for calm, uninterrupted study.
For more information, call the marketing department at 06-289 6662 (extensions 1005/1142) or visit www.manipal.edu.my