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.
MAHSA’s MBBS programme is a 5-year programme. It is divided into 2 phases, phase 1 comprises years 1 and 2 and phase 2 years 3 to 5.
The Phase 1 programme is largely conducted in the MAHSA University campus with some exposure to clinical medicine at Hospital Tanjung Karang.
The Phase 2 programme is the clinical phase and is almost entirely hospital and clinic-based. The hospitals used are Hospital Sungai Buloh, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, and Hospital Tanjung Karang. Students are also exposed to clinical training at Klinik Kesihatan AU2, Rawang Perdana, Taman Ehsan, and Taman Medan. This ensures an eclectic mix of clinical training in major referral centers, community hospitals, and primary care clinics.
The completion of this 5-year programme leads to a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree.
This programme is accredited by the Malaysian Qualification Agency (MQA) and is listed in the FAIMER WORLD DIRECTORY OF MEDICAL SCHOOLS.
Phase 1 – Preclinical Programme
Phase 1 spans 2 years. This is the preclinical phase of the programme and basic medical sciences are taught in organ-system blocks. Personal and Professional Development (PPD) and Early Clinical Exposure (ECE) modules are conducted across the two years. PPD modules are aimed at developing humanistic attitudes and communication skills. Early clinical experience enables students to learn history taking and physical examination skills on simulated patients and develop communication and clinical reasoning skills. The students have some clinical exposure to patients during scheduled visits to Hospital Tanjung Karang in both years.
In addition, regular Problem-based learning (PBL) sessions are conducted, whereby clinical cases are presented, and students work through the basic science of the disease and the identification of symptoms, signs, and interpreting a variety of laboratory tests to develop rational differential diagnoses. Both the ECE and PBL sessions aim to integrate the basic medical sciences with clinical science learning issues.
There is also exposure to community medicine during this phase.
There are two major examinations during Phase 1. The first is at the end of year 1 and the second at the end of year 2.
Phase 2 – Clinical Programme
The student, upon completion of Phase 1, will proceed to Phase 2 of the program, which is the clinical phase. This phase covers years 3, 4, and 5. It is conducted at government hospitals and health clinics designated as teaching centers for the faculty. The student will undergo rotational postings of 2 to 8 weeks in the disciplines outlined in the programme structure. Students have to pass the Final Professional Examination at the end of year 5 to graduate.
The overall cost of obtaining Mahsa University medical degrees in Malaysia is around 50% less than the cost of obtaining the same degrees in the UK.
A single inclusive fee is charged to cover the costs of tuition, library, laboratory, placements, examination, administration fees, and all other academic-related charges. There are no hidden extra costs.
RM 75k to 85k per annum, for each of the five years of the programme.
Once we have considered your application and you are pre-selected, you will receive a letter of invitation to attend an interview.
Interviews will take place from January onwards each year for the following September entry.
The interview, conducted by two trained selectors, will last approximately 30 minutes.
The interview format is designed to confirm whether you have the aptitude, motivation, and personal qualities to succeed as a medical student at Mahsa University Malaysia, and as a potential doctor of the future.
At the interview you will be assessed and graded under the following main categories:
Selectors will expect you to show some insight into your personal attributes, the learning that has resulted from your previous experiences, and an understanding of the relevance of these factors to a career in medicine.
Within one week of your interview, you will receive a letter of outcome. This will inform you if you have been successful in obtaining a place to study medicine at Mahsa University Malaysia.
The application for 2020/2021 is now open.