Malaysia has 40+ medical colleges nowadays,why would still want to go overseas and study medicine?

If you compare the prices of Russian universities versus Malaysian private universities,there isn't much difference.

Medicine is a peculiar field ;you will be happier studying in place that practices medicine similar to the place where you want to work at.And it definitely makes the transition to housemanship easier!

Want to be a doctor in Malaysia? find a university in Malaysia.likewise for Australia,UK,India,Europe.

But let's say if your parent's finances are only fit for Russia
(or better yet they say:why should I spend nearly rm1,000,000 for a MBBS from IMU when I can send you to Russia for a GRAND TOTAL of RM200,000-300,000? )

-learn all that you can.it may not feel adequate,but just do it!
-ELECTIVE POSTINGS IN MALAYSIA FOR YOUR HOLIDAYS are very important.do it.Become any Medical Officer/House Officer's office boy/sidekick in the hospital,learn as much as you can!!!
-Be acquainted with Malaysian Clinical Practice Guidelines
-PRE-HOUSEMANSHIP COURSES.find one and join please!
-Be fluent in Russian.so that you can clerk and examine patients in Russian.And at the same time training your clinical acumen.If you have a chance to wander around the wards,go see the patients.IF they don't want to work with you,move on to the next.
-Russian textbooks actually form the skeleton of the training there;even for the Bilingual/English medium programs.If things don't make sense/or mysterious terms that are not commonly heard in English----try looking again in Russian.
-if you have Malaysian/Commonwealth medical school based friends; work with them.cross-match your notes and textbooks.fill up gaps in your knowledge.get to be familiar with how things are done and mentioned in Malaysian medical practice.
-Is Malaysia your dream place to practice? Wanna be international and do the USMLE,PLAB and related while at it?