The Faculty of Medicine, Bioscience, and Nursing is the largest faculty in the University and underpins the MAHSA identity as a premier institute for health care training. The 3 schools embody the synergy of medical, nursing, and laboratory support care that is required in everyone’s journey of health and wellness.
All three schools provide training and qualifications at all levels, undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral. We take pride in the strong academic and research backgrounds of our staff, our state of the art training facilities and partnerships with premier government and private institutions that serve as training grounds for our graduates.
Our courses are all accredited and also have regional and international recognition that allows us to benchmark ourselves in the constant pursuit of excellence in training. Our graduates now work in Malaysia, as well as all over the world, and are a testimony to the MAHSA’s core values and BE MORE motto.
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The path towards becoming a doctor is long and challenging but one that sees no shortage of takers. It is a selfless calling, dedicated to the service of others and yet, is one of the most personally fulfilling career options to embark on.
To take up medicine, you need good grades coupled with total commitment to stay on the course. Hence, it is important that the decision to be a doctor is yours, not your parents’ or anyone else’s.
The IMU Medical programme focuses on Medical Sciences for the first 2.5 years. Students then proceed to undertake Clinical Training either at IMU’s Clinical Campuses in the southern part of Malaysia or at a Partner Medical School (PMS) overseas.
IMU’s curriculum emphasizes the clinical application of basic science from an early stage. IMU is the first to incorporate the USMLE Step 1 Preparatory Course into the IMU medical curriculum across Semesters 1 to 5. This is to allow IMU medical graduates to begin early preparation to sit for the USMLE Step 1 examination that opens the door towards United States residency opportunities.
Overseas Clinical Electives
Students will have the opportunity of doing their clinical electives in selected hospitals in the USA in order to enhance their learning experience in different healthcare systems.
What is the Cost of MBBS at IMU University Malaysia?
| Malaysian Student (RM) | International Student (RM) | |
| Application Fees | 300 | 950 |
| Registration Fee | 1,300 | 3,400 |
| Refundable Caution Deposit | 2,000 | 2,000 |
| Tuition Fees | 494,900 | 543,500 |
| DEGREE FROM PARTNER UNIVERSITY | |||||||
| PHASE 1 AT INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY(IMU) | |||||||
| TOTAL DURATION (YEARS) | YEARS | TOTAL SEMESTERS | TUITION FEE PER SEMESTER | TRANSFER FEE PER SEMESTER | TOTAL FEE | ||
| Malaysia | 2½ | 2½ | 5 | 49,490 | 4,400 | 269,450 | |
| PHASE 2 AT PARTNER MEDICAL SCHOOL (PMS) | |||||||
| COUNTRY | AVERAGE TOTAL DURATION** (YEARS) | AVERAGE YEARS / SEM | TOTAL SEMESTERS | TUITION FEE PER YEAR* | TOTAL ($)* | GRAND TOTAL (RM)** | |
| Australia | 5½ | 3 | 6 | A$76,000 | A$228,000 | 920,390 | |
| New Zealand | 5½ | 3 | 6 | NZ$89,107 | NZ$267,321 | 980,524 | |
| Canada | 4½ | 2 | 4 | C$79,300 | C$158,600 | 778,715 | |
| Ireland | 5½ | 3 | 6 | €37,000 | €111,000 | 786,266 | |
| United Kingdom | 5½ | 3 | 6 | £49,900 | £149,700 | 1,049,537 | |
* Overseas fees are subject to annual increase and currency exchange rate, and exclusive of levy and bridging fee.
| TOTAL DURATION (YEARS) | YEARS | TOTAL SEMESTERS | TUITION FEE PER SEMESTER | TRANSFER FEE PER SEMESTER | TOTAL FEE |
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| Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) | At International Medical University | |||||
| Phase 1 & Phase 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 54,350 | – | 543,500 |
| DEGREE FROM PARTNER UNIVERSITY | |||||||
| PHASE 1 AT INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY (IMU) | |||||||
| TOTAL DURATION (YEARS) | YEARS | TOTAL SEMESTERS | TUITION FEE PER SEMESTER | TRANSFER FEE PER SEMESTER | TOTAL FEE | ||
| Malaysia | 2½ | 2½ | 5 | 54,350 | 4,400 | 293,750 | |
| PHASE 2 AT PARTNER MEDICAL SCHOOL (PMS) | |||||||
| COUNTRY | AVERAGE TOTAL DURATION** (YEARS) | AVERAGE YEARS / SEM | TOTAL SEMESTERS | TUITION FEE PER YEAR* | TOTAL ($)* | GRAND TOTAL (RM)** | |
| Australia | 5½ | 3 | 6 | A$76,000 | A$228,000 | 944,690 | |
| New Zealand | 5½ | 3 | 6 | NZ$89,107 | NZ$267,321 | 1,004,824 | |
| Canada | 4½ | 2 | 4 | C$79,300 | C$158,600 | 803,015 | |
| Ireland | 5½ | 3 | 6 | €37,000 | €111,000 | 810,566 | |
| United Kingdom | 5½ | 3 | 6 | £49,900 | £149,700 | 1,073,837 | |
* Overseas fees are subject to annual increase and currency exchange rate and exclusive of levy and bridging fee.
An Established Private Medical and Healthcare University.
IMU is Malaysia’s first and most established private medical and healthcare university with 28 years of dedicated focus on healthcare education. IMU achieved a Tier-6 rating in the SETARA ratings of Malaysian Universities and University-Colleges awarded by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA).
Build Your Future Healthcare Professional Network.
As IMU offers the widest range of healthcare programmes, our students are fully immersed in a vibrant community of students and practitioners from all healthcare fields. This allows for the development of strong friendship amongst peers that will be the foundation of an extensive healthcare professional network upon graduation.
Largest Private Medical School in Malaysia.
IMU’s MBBS programme was established in 1999 and to date has the highest number of faculty members, registered students and successful graduates of any other private medical schools in Malaysia. The School has been re-accredited by Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) and Malaysia Medical Council (MMC) for a maximum duration of 5 years (2015 – 2020).
Curriculum Benchmarked to International Standards.
IMU’s medical curriculum has been developed to meet high international standards and is accepted by 21 international partner universities for credit transfer into their medical programmes. The medical curriculum is not only benchmarked to meet high international standards but now it also provides a pathway for our graduates to train and work in the United States with the incorporation of the USMLE Step 1 Preparatory Course into the IMU medical curriculum across Semesters 1 to 5. This is to allow future medical graduates to begin early preparation and be competent to sit for USMLE Step 1 examination that carves a path towards United States residency opportunities.
Better Preparation for Housemanship and a Career as a Doctor.
With clinical exposure as early as Semester 1 and an intensive 6-month Senior Clerkship at Hospital Batu Pahat / Hospital Kluang in Semester 10 (unique in Malaysia), students are better prepared for patient care, horsemanship training and to become better doctors.
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| International Medical University | 2½ years | 2½ years | 5 years | |
| AUSTRALIA | ||||
| University of Adelaide, Australia University of Newcastle, Australia University of Tasmania, Australia Western Sydney University, Australia |
2½ years 2½ years 2½ years 2½ years |
3 years 3 years 3 years 3 years |
5½ years 5½ years 5½ years 5½ years |
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| NEW ZEALAND | ||||
| University of Otago, New Zealand | 2½ years | 3 years | 5½ years | |
| CANADA | ||||
| Dalhousie University, Canada | 2½ years | 2 years | 4½ years | |
| UNITED KINGDOM | ||||
| University of Aberdeen, Scotland University of Dundee, Scotland University of Edinburgh, Scotland University of Glasgow, Scotland University of Leeds, England University of Liverpool, England University of Manchester, England University of Nottingham, England Queen Mary University of London, England Queen’s University of Belfast, Northern Ireland University of Southampton, England |
2½ years 2½ years 2½ years 2½ years 2½ years 2½ years 2½ years 2½ years 2½ years 2½ years 2½ years |
3 years 3 years 3 years 3 years 3 years 3 years 3 years 2½ years 3 years 3 years 3 years |
5½ years 5½ years 5½ years 5½ years 5½ years 5½ years 5½ years 5 years 5½ years 5½ years 5½ years |
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| IRELAND | ||||
| National University of Ireland, Galway | 2½ years | 3 years | 5½ years | |
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| Option A | Phase 1 (IMU) | Phase 2 | Total |
| AUSTRALIA | |||
| Australian National University, Australia ### University of New South Wales, Australia ### |
3 years 3 years |
2 years 3 years |
5 years 6 years |
| UNITED KINGDOM | |||
| University of Warwick, England | 2½ or 3 years | 3 years | 5½ or 6 years |
UNDERGRADUATE ENTRY
If you choose this route, you will compete for a place in every PMS, except ANU, UNSW and UW.
GRADUATE ENTRY
For University of Warwick, student with a first degree on entry may transfer after 2½ years. Students without a first degree will have to spend another year to complete the IMU Bachelor of Medical Sciences (Hons) to be eligible to transfer. The IMU Bachelor of Medical Sciences (Hons) is one year programme. Please click HERE for more information on this programme.
The qualification should fulfil the following, with final approval from the University of Warwick:
# The Graduate School of Medicine is accredited by the Australian Medical Council (AMC) which means that graduates of the course are eligible for registration as a medical practitioner. The MBBS is an internationally recognised degree and students may undertake postgraduate training in a number of countries outside of Australia including Canada, UK and New Zealand.
### Australian National University, University of New South Wales will only accept IMU Bachelor of Medical Sciences (Hons) to be eligible to transfer.
Info for both undergraduate entry and graduate entry: Please note that some Partner Medical Schools have bridging courses upon transfer. The fees for this course are from RM2,145 to RM49,500.
The matching process is carried out early in the fourth semester. It is computerised and completely impartial. The students state their choice of PMS in strict order of preference. The PMS also rank the students based on their academic performance, student attributes and involvement in co-curricular activities. The computerised programme gives 5 times greater weighting to the students’ choice over the PMS ranking of students.
PATHWAY TO THE PARTNER MEDICAL SCHOOL (PMS) THROUGH A GRADUATE ENTRY
These graduate medical schools normally only admit candidates with a first degree eg BSc into their 4-year programme. Because of the unique nature of the IMU Bachelor of Medical Sciences (Hons) degree, candidates with this degree are given credit for exemption to part of the 4-year course. This can result in considerable savings in tuition fees and living expenses overseas.
You will be matched to one of the three graduate-entry medical schools mentioned above.
1) Do not have a degree at the time of entry into IMU you will do Phase 1 (2½ years). You can qualify for entry into the BMedSci degree if you have not failed any major examination during Phase 1. To get the IMU Bachelor of Medical Sciences (BMed Sci)(Hons) degree, you will have to remain for 6 months to complete a research-based degree, the BMed Sci at the IMU. You must achieve an upper second class degree. If you do not achieve an upper second class degree, or have failed a major examination in Phase 1, every effort will be made to offer you a place in an undergraduate PMS. In the unlikely event that there is no PMS place, there will be a place for you in the IMU Clinical School.
2) Have an UPPER SECOND CLASS degree when you enter IMU, you could transfer to UW upon successfully completing Phase 1 (2½ years) in IMU, provided you have not failed any major examination during the course. ANU will only accept the BMed Sci (IMU) as the first degree.
? Through a matching process, you will spend 2 years at ANU, or 2½ years at the UW.
? You will have 2 degrees (BMed Sci from IMU and the MBBS equivalent from the PMS).
PATHWAY TO THE PARTNER MEDICAL SCHOOL (PMS) THROUGH A UNDERGRADUATE ENTRY
This is the current PMS route that the majority of our medical students take. You will be matched to a Partner Medical School for another 2½ to 3 years upon successfully completing Phase 1.
POLICY ON RESTRICTIONS OF TRANSFER OF STUDENTS TO PARTNER MEDICAL SCHOOLS
Our Partner Medical School (PMS) are prepared to accept non-Malaysian students. However, students with citizenship in any countries of the PMS will not be eligible to transfer to:
1) The country where they hold citizenship.
2) or hold citizenship with the bloc of countries that shares the same Medical Council, e.g. Australia and New Zealand
Thus:
? Citizens or PR holders of Australia or New Zealand will not be matched to any of the PMS in Australia and New Zealand.
? Citizens or PR holders of United Kingdom, Ireland, or members of the European Union will not be matched to any of the PMS in the UK and Ireland.
? Citizens or PR holders of Canada will not be matched to any of the PMS in Canada.
Effectively all UK, Irish and Australian Schools are prepared to accept international students.
Students who are matched to Canadian partner school will not be allowed to remain in Canada following completion of the medical training for any purpose, including postgraduate medical training in Canada.
Students with citizenship and permanent resident status in Europe, Australia and Canada are advised to check with the Admission Department on their eligibility to apply. Students with Permanent Residence Status in the following countries cannot be matched for admission into the following Partner Medical Schools:
| PR STATUS | CANNOT BE MATCHED TO |
| Australia | – Australian National University – University of Adelaide – University of New South Wales – University of Newcastle – University of Tasmania – Western Sydney University, Australia |
| Ireland | – National University of Ireland, Galway |
| United Kingdom | – University of Aberdeen – University of Dundee – University of Edinburgh – University of Exeter – University of Glasgow – University of Leeds – University of Liverpool – University of Manchester – University of Nottingham – Queen’s University of Belfast – Queen Mary University of London, England – University of Southampton – University of Warwick |
| Canada | – Dalhousie University, Canada |
* The list of Partner Medical Schools is subject to change from time to time.
The IMU is not responsible for housemanship training.
| Indian Pre-University | Average of 70% in all subjects (with an average of 70% in ~Biology; and ~Chemistry; and ~Physics or Mathematics) |
English Language Requirement
Overall band score of 6.5*Those who opt for the overseas option must achieve an overall band score of 7.0
What is the structure of the IMU medical programme?
The IMU medical programme is structured in two phases: Phase 1, Medical Sciences and Phase 2, Clinical Training.
Phase 1 (Medical Sciences)
This phase of 5 semesters (2½ years) focuses on the Medical Sciences and is undertaken at the University’s campus in Bukit Jalil. Completion of Phase 1 in Malaysia enables all students to become familiar with local health conditions and facilities in rural and urban settings. From the second Semester, students gain early clinical exposure at Hospital Tuanku Ja’afar, Seremban, Kuala Kubu Baru Hospital and other government health centres and private clinics in Negeri Sembilan and Selangor.
Phase 2 (Clinical Training)
On completion of Phase 1, students proceed to Phase 2 which focuses on clinical training. Students may choose to undertake this training either at the IMU Clinical Campus in Seremban or at a Partner Medical Schools (PMS) overseas. The overseas duration varies from 2 to 3 years. Note: Students are to choose where to take their Phase 2 option at the time of application and this option is indicated on the letter offering a place.
What are the aims and key features of the local MBBS (IMU) degree?
Through its teaching, the IMU aims to produce “reflective medical practitioners” and “caring doctors”. Students who wish to undertake a medical programme completely in Malaysia can join the IMU Clinical Campus in the Seremban subcampus for the final 2½ years.
Key features of IMU programme include:
What are the teaching/learning approaches used?
The IMU has an integrated systems-based curriculum for its medical programme and uses a variety of approaches to its teaching and learning activities. These include lectures, problem-based learning (PBL), practical classes, independent learning, clinical skills sessions and clinical training with patient contact at the Hospital Tuanku Ja’afar, Seremban and other health clinics in Negeri Sembilan and Selangor.
The early exposure of students to clinical experiences emphasises the importance of the basic sciences to its clinical application and serves to stimulate students’ interest in medicine.
Note: Students are to choose where to take their Phase 2 option at the time of application and this option is indicated on the letter offering a place.
What is the duration of the IMU medical programme?
Please refer to Partner Medical School (PMS) Enrolment.
What are the semester contents?
Semester contents are available in the programme brochure
What are the semester contents for Phase 2 (Clinical Training) in the IMU Clinical Campus?
Semester contents are available in the programme brochure
When do students get clinical exposure?
Clinical exposure to real-life patients starts as early as the first year. Students will have patient contact one day a week at Hospital Tuanku Ja’afar, Seremban, Port Dickson Hospital, Kuala Kubu Bharu Hospital and various community health centres in Negeri Sembilan and Selangor. These hospitals are approved by the Ministry of Health for the clinical teaching of the IMU students.
What is the aim of the clinical exposure?
The aim of the clinical exposure is to ensure that students gain sufficient interviewing and examining skills before transferring to the clinical course provided by the IMU Clinical Campus or the Partner Medical Schools (PMS). In addition, they will obtain experience in the common presentation of diseases in Malaysian patients. This is important for their practice of medicine in Malaysia.
Where are the IMU Clinical Campuses?
IMU has four clinical campuses, one in Seremban, one in Batu Pahat, one in Kluang and the other in Kuala Pilah. The IMU Clinical Campus in Seremban is a purpose-built 5-storey teaching block located next to Hospital Tuanku Ja’afar, Seremban. This building with a built-up area of about 62,000 sq ft is linked to the Hospital via a walkway.
Hospital Batu Pahat became an additional teaching facility for IMU in 2003 and currently Semester 10 students undergo their 6 months of Senior Clerkship at Hospital Batu Pahat. During this semester, students work in wards as junior house officers under the supervision of senior clinicians, in order to prepare them for their house officer posting. This is important for the students as they will be provided the opportunity of incremental responsibility for independent patient management.
In 2008, Hospital Tuanku Ampuan Najihah (HTAN) in Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan was sanctioned by the Ministry of Health as an additional teaching hospital for the IMU. An IMU teaching resource was set-up at a building near the hospital.
What are the teaching facilities in the Clinical Campus?
The teaching facilities include:
What teaching hospitals/clinics are used by the IMU?
Besides Hospital Tuanku Ja’afar, Seremban, the other teaching hospitals used are Hospital Port Dickson, Hospital Batu Pahat, Hospital Kuala Pilah, Hospital Kuala Kubu Bharu, Hospital Gombak and Hospital Kluang. Students are also taught at district hospitals as well as community health clinics, government health clinics and family practice clinics in Negeri Sembilan and Selangor.
Who are the teaching staff?
Most of the academic staff (which include local and overseas trained lecturers) are full-time. Through arrangements with our Partner Medical Schools (PMS), experienced academic staff come as visiting lecturers to teach specialised subjects on a rotational basis at IMU. In addition, experienced academicians and clinicians from Malaysian medical schools and research institutes, as well as consultants in private practice are also invited to teach the students.
What is the medium of instruction?
The medium of instruction is English. Students who come from a system of education in which the medium of instruction is not English are strongly recommended to improve their proficiency in English by making their own arrangements to attend additional English Language classes before entering the IMU.
It is compulsory for students to attend a course in Bahasa Malaysia as the national language is used in both community health work and the practice of medicine in Malaysia.
What happens after I graduate as a doctor?
All medical graduates have to complete an internship or housemanship after graduation. This can be done in Malaysia or in some overseas countries. Presently, international students are not able to do their housemanship in Malaysia.
The IMU student who graduates from any of the Partner Medical Schools (PMS) can apply to the Ministry of Health for a housemanship position in Malaysia. In Malaysia, the internship is for 2 years.
Those who graduate from the UK can apply for a house officer position there. Graduates from Ireland can apply for housemanship positions in Ireland or take the Proficiency & Language Assessment Board (PLAB) examination and apply to workin the UK.
Graduates from Canada can apply for internship positions in the United States after they have passed the USMLE Step 1. However, they must also pass USMLE Step 2 before taking up the position. IMU Canadian graduates cannot undertake their internship in Canada.
How can I do postgraduate training overseas?
Doctors who have completed their house officer positions in the UK may apply to work as Senior House Officers (SHO) in the UK and sit specialist examinations e.g. membership/fellowship of the various medical professional colleges in the UK or Ireland.
In the United States, when you apply for an internship position, you are also applying for a residency (postgraduate) position.
How can I undertake postgraduate training in Malaysia?
The present programme for postgraduate specialist training for doctors has been on-going for nearly 20 years. The Malaysian Universities which run this professional Masters programme are UM, USM and UKM. It is a four-year training programme. Many Malaysian doctors who attend the local course also sit the membership examinations of the UK colleges and thus end up with postgraduate qualifications from the UK as well.
Do I have to serve the Malaysian Government?
It is compulsory for all Malaysian doctors who want to practise in Malaysia to serve the Government for two (2) years.
How do I register to work as a doctor?
The Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) is the professional body in Malaysia which regulates and issues the “Annual Practicing Certificate” (APC) to all doctors.
All applications for registration and for renewal of APC are made to the MMC. The MMC is also responsible for gazetting doctors as specialists.
When should I apply?
You can apply using your forecast or actual exam results.
Who will award the medical degree?
The IMU will award the medical degree of MBBS (IMU) to students in their Clinical School. This degree is recognised by the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) and accredited by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) formerly known as National Accreditation Board (Lembaga Akreditasi Negara or LAN). The degree is listed in the World Health Organisation (WHO) directory of medical schools.
The Partner Medical Schools (PMS) will award degrees to students in their respective training programmes. Degrees from these schools are recognised internationally and locally by the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) for full registration.
When do I attend a student interview?
All applicants who have pre-university qualifications that meet IMU’s minimum requirements have to attend an interview. The interview is to gauge the students’ aptitude and motivation for pursuing a career in Medicine as well as communication skills in English. Students will be informed of the date and time of interview after the application forms and all other necessary documents are received by the IMU.
Does IMU accept international students?
The IMU welcomes international students. International students applying for the medical programme are required to check with the respective professional bodies in the countries they wish to work in on accreditation issues.
Compulsory subjects
The Private College Act (Section 34(3) Act IPTA 1997) under the Malaysian Education Policy requires students to attend a course of instruction in Bahasa Kebangsaan (National Language), Pengajian Agama/Moral (Moral and Religious Studies) and Pengajian Malaysia (Malaysian Cultural Studies). At the end of the courses, students are required to sit for the examinations. Students must pass all the papers during their time at the IMU.
What should a potential student do to prepare for the medical training?
All potential candidates are advised to try and obtain practical experience related to their intended career:
(a) Voluntary work in charitable organisations, eg. Spastics Home (b) Hospital/clinic/pharmacy attachment for a period of 4 to 6 weeks (c) Talk to students and practitioners about the profession and life as a student.
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