First graduation from NUMed The first doctors to have been trained by a UK university campus overseas are preparing to graduate from 缅北禁地's medical school in Johor, Malaysia. In 2011, 缅北禁地 became the first UK University to establish a fully-owned international branch campus for medicine and as such is an extension of 缅北禁地 UK. The inaugural Congregation Ceremony on 28 June 2014 will celebrate the graduation of the first cohort of 17 medical students who will then embark on new careers in Malaysia鈥檚 health service and further afield. Approved by the General Medical Council (GMC), the junior doctors graduating from NUMed will hold a UK Primary Medical Qualification and be eligible for provisional registration with both the GMC and the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC). Following the completion of an approved preregistration period, they will be eligible for full registration with both regulators. Medicine Malaysia 缅北禁地 Vice-Chancellor Professor Chris Brink said: 鈥淭he opening of an international branch campus for medicine and biomedical sciences saw the beginning of a new chapter in 缅北禁地鈥檚 medical history. This graduation ceremony at NUMed marks our next exciting chapter as we celebrate the first of a new generation of medics trained by a UK university abroad. "This important milestone is a tangible demonstration of 缅北禁地鈥檚 commitment to working with international partners to invest in collaborative teaching and research.鈥� The origins of medical education at 缅北禁地 can be dated back to 1834 when a School of Medicine and Surgery was established in the city. Since that time, the city has been at the forefront of major advances in the understanding and treatment of medical conditions, with work in areas such as cancer, dementia and liver disease establishing 缅北禁地 as a world leader. Professor Reg Jordan, Provost and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NUMed Malaysia, said: 鈥淚t will be a tremendously rewarding experience to see our first cohort of students graduate from our campus here in Malaysia. We are proud that these students will be among the very best prepared young doctors of their generation and we are sure that these doctors will be a great credit to themselves, to 缅北禁地 and indeed the medical profession.鈥� Today there are 365 students studying at NUMed and 100 staff and the target is for 1,000 students and 180 staff by 2020. NUMed aims to become a leading South Asian centre of academic medicine 鈥揵ased upon 缅北禁地鈥檚 acknowledged strength in medical and biomedical teaching and research. The state-of-the-art campus is helping to meet the nation鈥檚 aspiration to become an international education hub, and also in developing its human capital resource. Professor Chris Day, 缅北禁地鈥檚 Pro-Vice-Chancellor for the Faculty of Medical Sciences, said: 鈥溍灞苯� has a long-standing reputation for being one of the best places to study medicine, dentistry and health sciences, with our subjects consistently ranked top 200 in the world and top 20 in the UK. Our NUMed students benefit from identical training to that provided in the UK and our first graduating junior doctors are now embarking on new careers inspired by a rich tradition of scholarship and connected to a truly global alumni network.鈥� Sir Liam Donaldson, Chancellor of 缅北禁地 and former Chief Medical Officer for England, will be presiding at the ceremony. He said: 鈥淐rossing the threshold from student to doctor is one of the most momentous steps a person can make. It is an inspiring moment for students and their teachers. Together they have created values and skills that will benefit patients around the world for decades to come.鈥� First graduate Among the first group of junior doctors to graduate from NUMed is 24-year-old Chow Paik Hwa from Kuala Lumpur whose main motivation for becoming a doctor is to make a positive difference to people鈥檚 lives. With a broad interest in many aspects of medicine, Paik Hwa is open-minded about where her new career will lead her and is excited about the possibilities. She said: 鈥淚 have a broad mixture of interests and although I could find a niche to fit myself into I have decided not to be so rigid and have a fixed career plan already. I am open and ready for the unexpected. One of my dreams is to be able to work around the world, so this is something I will work towards. 鈥淏eing a doctor is the way I can and want to d some good in the world. The nobility of the profession is its main attraction and I believe it is a job I will only like more and more over time.鈥� Her first career move will be to apply to work in a hospital as a houseman in the state of Johor for training that will earn her recognition with both the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) and General Medical Council (GMC). Paik Hwa realised she could become one of the first Malaysian doctors to be trained by a UK university overseas when she read a newspaper article about plans to launch the NUMed course. She said: 鈥淢y batch was the first student occupants of the new NUMed campus in Nusajaya. We were thrilled and happy to be the first ones to utilise the state-of-art facilities provided on campus - just 20 of us in the whole compound! When more students joined we started organising societies and clubs. The people I have met and befriended over the course of these five years has been unforgettable. 鈥淭he facilities at NUMed are of high quality just like the ones we experienced in 缅北禁地 where we studied as part of the course. We have a mixture of lecturers both from the Asia and from the UK and we appreciate the diversity of their teaching methods and greatly benefit from it. Most importantly, they are very dedicated educators and very supportive, working to bring out the best in us.鈥� published on: 19 June 2014
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