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International Medical University
Logo of the International Medical University | |
Motto | Together, Learning for Health |
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Date of establishment | 1992 |
Type | Private |
Chancellor (education) | YBhg Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr Sulaiman Haji Daud BDS (Otago), DipDPH (Toronto), RCD, Hon DLL (Otago), Hon DUniv (Flinders), Hon DDS (UM), Hon DSc (Unimas), Hon DSc (UTM), Hon PhD (IIU), DHS (UiTM), Hon DMed (IMU) |
University president | Tan Sri Dr Abu Bakar Suleiman MDBS (Monash), MMed (S'pore), DMedSc (UKM), DSc (UPM), FRACP, FAMM, FAMS, FACP (Hon), FRCP, FRCPE, FRCP (Glasgow), FRCPI, FRCSI (Hon), FRCSE (Hon), FAFPM, FASc, AMP (Harvard) (Ex-Officio) |
Provost (education) | Dr Mei Ling Young BA, MA (Hons) (Auckland) PhD (ANU) |
Location | Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Campus | Suburb |
Former names | International Medical College (1992) |
Website | http://www.imu.edu.my/ |
The International Medical University (IMU) is a private medical school in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It started off as International Medical College (IMC) in 1992 and was based in Petaling Jaya until 1999. It was also the first private medical institution of the country. The college was given university status in 1999 by the Malaysian Ministry of Education. It offers courses such as Medicine, Pharmacy, and Nursing as well as postgraduate studies. The university maintains relationships with a total of 26 partner universities offering twinning programmes with many universities worldwide, including universities in the United Kingdom, Ireland, the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
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The Campus
IMU's Bukit Jalil campus was the former headquarters of the 1998 Commonwealth Games, known as Plaza Komanwel. The University bought the building and began operation in the campus when it was given university status in 1999. Currently the campus is undergoing expansion and the project is scheduled to finish by 2007.
IMU also owns two clinical schools in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan and Batu Pahat, Johor.
Campus Facilities
The campus is equipped with educational facilities such as Clinical Skills Unit, Nursing Skills Unit, Library, 8 Multi-Discipline Laboratories, 5 Multi-Purpose Halls, 3 Lecture Theaters, 6 Seminar Rooms, Problem-Based Learning rooms, 4 computer laboratories, and 2 pathology laboratories . There is also a students' centre which houses Student Representative Council, gymnasium, dance studio, and student lounge with 42" Plasma television, satellite network, and a pool table.
Student Accommodation
Vista Komanwel Condominiums, which is 5-minute walk away from IMU, serve as the natural choice of accommodation for IMU students.
Courses
There are a total of ten undergraduate courses currently offered in IMU:
- Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)(both locally and twinning)
- Bachelor of Dental Surgery (both locally and twinning)
- Bachelor of Pharmacy (Hons)
- Master of Pharmacy (an undergraduate twinning programme with University of Strathclyde, Scotland)
- Bachelor of Nursing (Hons)
- Bachelor of Science (Hons) Pharmaceutical Chemistry
- Bachelor of Science (Hons) Medical Biotechnology
- Bachelor of Science (Hons) Nutrition and Dietics
- Bachelor of Science (Hons) Psychology
- Bachelor of Science (Hons) Biomedical Science
- Bachelor of Science (Hons) Chiropractic
Postgraduate studies offers areas of research in:
- Environmental Health
- Biochemistry Community Health
- Molecular Biology / Biotechnology
- Human and Medical Genetics
- Microbiology
- Community Medicine
- Chronic Diseases
- Cancer/Oncology
- Infectious Diseases
- Building Related Illnesses
- Clinical Research
- Pharmaceutical Science
Partner Medical Schools
IMU has twinning programmes with 27 partner schools in total (as of 2008), from all over the world. These partner medical schools (as of 2008) consist of:
Australia
- University of Adelaide
- University of Newcastle
- University of New South Wales
- University of Queensland
- University of Tasmania
- University of Western Australia
Ireland
New Zealand
United Kingdom
- University of Aberdeen
- University of Dundee
- University of Edinburgh
- University of Glasgow
- University of Leeds
- University of Leicester
- University of Liverpool
- University of Manchester
- Queen's University of Belfast, Nothern Ireland
- University of Southampton
- St George's, University of London
- University of Strathclyde
- University of Keele
United States
Canada
External links
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