COURSE OVERVIEW
Taking into account Malaysia’s pressing need to produce specialists in various medical disciplines in
order to promote advancements in medicine, the Kulliyyah of Medicine offers Master’s and Doctoral
degree programmes, as well as postgraduate clinical programmes in various specialized disciplines.
Programme Description
- Year One (1) will comprise of one year posting in General Surgery. The trainee is expected to carryout course-work in additional to their clinical commitments. The course work will include case writeup, journal reviews, participate in basic surgical skills training and research methodology trainingworkshops and also maintain a log book.
- Year Two (2) will comprise of four specialty postings of which Neurosurgery, Urology and PaediatricSurgery are mandatory while the trainees are given an option of selecting Cardiothoracic, IntensiveCare or Plastic Surgery as their fourth posting.
- Year Three (3) will comprise of the trainees functioning as Registrars in General Surgery. The traineeswill be posted in subspecialties within General Surgery namely Upper Gastrointestinal andHepatobiliary, Breast and Endocrine, Colorectal and Vascular Surgery.
- Year Four (4) will comprise of the trainees functioning as Senior Registrars in General Surgery. Thetrainees are expected to attend the stipulated workshop and actively participate and organize otherCME activities in addition to their clinical commitments. The clinical commitment will involve
postings in General Surgery subspecialties namely Upper Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary, Breast
and Endocrine and Colorectal Surgery,
The course work will include case write-ups, journal reviews, basic minimally invasive surgical skills
training, endoscopy training and maintaining a log book. In addition to these, the trainee should
prepare a thesis which must be submitted towards the end of the programme and also participate in
the stipulated workshops.
Our programme will include Islamic input, ethics and humanities throughout the duration of the
training.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Exams
Detailed entry requirements
- Possesses a MBBS / MD degree or equivalent qualification from an institution recognised by the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC).
- Had undertaken at least one year of post-full registration clinical experience, preferably in a surgically-related field, certified by the relevant authorities.
English Language Proficiency
Applicants are required to present a valid certificate for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), International English Language Testing Service (IELTS) or the IIUM administered English Placement Test (EPT) with required minimum scores of 550 (TOEFL) and 6.0 (IELTS & EPT – individual bands)
