Is it a good university to study medicine?have been struggling whether to study in IMU or Newcastle, because I heard many of the good lecturers from IMU had gone to Monash...and I heard that IMU only have two hours of lecture per day....

If IMU local stream, not much difference. IMU pbl based hence less lecture hours.

But Newcastle is very new in Malaysia, is it a good choice to study there? How about the lecturers, are they experienced?

I have a friend studying in NuMed and I went to see the place.. Quite an isolated place where you can't get around without a car. It's like highway all around.

Facilities are new and the good thing is, the hostels (ISV) is within walking distance of the university. They are linked directly to Newcastle Uni (in England), and the exams they sit for in NuMed are the same papers with Newcastle Uni.

They have experienced lecturers, some came from England. They have lectures almost everyday, and they have videos of every lecture topic/class recorded during class which you can review later on, in case you miss class.

Another interesting thing I heard is they have a foster parent program where you will be assigned to a senior who will be your parent that will look out for you

This post has been edited by running-panda: Aug 10 2013, 05:20 PM

Numed I think is the best, since it is directly twinning programme to UK campus

makes no difference, as the end result for both is the same.....you get a degree only recognised in msia....although technically the numed degree is recognised by gmc, you cannot work in uk....both not recognised in spore.....

imu has longer track record, numed is new....while numed uses the same syllabus as the parent campus in uk, it is NOT the same, as the lecturers, the healthcare delivery system, the entire work culture are different...

Ya I know..the lecturers, the entire work culture will be different since UK and Malaysia are two totally different countries. I just wonder Newcastle malaysia can provide good quality of teaching albeit it is new.
I'm an a level student under Bursary...and studying medicine in UK seems hopeless because jpa only sponsors Cambridge and Oxford.
Besides, jpa changed their list and monash is not in the list.
That's y I'm struggling between imu and Newcastle.
If I study specialist abroad, will it be recognised by other country besides malaysia?

If I were you, I would choose NuMed for local stream since most people tend to go for IMU for their twinning programme (which is not under JPA sadly).
I decided to go for UK 5 years direct entry instead of opting for the local programme since the quality of healthcare and education isn't that good in Malaysia as in the UK. I was also an A level bursary student and just graduated in June.

I've heard many not good stories about IMU clinical years but i cannot confirm NuMed would be the same since my seniors haven't complained so far.

The chances are slim if you want to specialist abroad due to the harsh competition but if you do specially good, you might be able to. Recognition such as MRCP and MRCS in the UK are recognized worldwide. (correct me if I'm wrong )

Ooh...which college are you from?
So you are not going to apply for jpa scholarship?
What I heard from houseman was they can actually apply scholarship from government to specialise abroad.
What's MRCP and MRCS?

I was from Taylors College.

Nope, I'm not gonna apply since I'm not interested and i missed out on their camp anyways lol.

Well, that I'm not too sure whether houseman can apply for scholarship since only handful of people are able to specialise abroad. There's still the 2 years compulsory government service after housemanship.

MRCP and MRCS are exams which are somehow like pre-requirements to enter into a specialisation programme in the UK.
MRCP stands for Members of Royal College of Physicians. (Non-surgical specialisation)
MRCS stands for Members of Royal College of Surgeons. (Surgery)
(There's one for A&E and anesthesia but i forgot )

If your med degree is not recognised overseas, you can't specialize abroad.

Are there any universities in Malaysia recognised overseas such as UM and UKM?

Numed is struggling with students need some support from JPA. JPA will still sponsor students in Monash but not from Bursary.

Aha..my senior here..I'm from taylors college too..
Anyways, thx for the info

But why some of those medical officers from UM or UKM can specialise abroad?
UKM and UM are recognised overseas?
IMU provides twinning programme with UK, Australia...etc and it's not recognised overseas?
Newcastle is a branch from UK, is not recognised overseas as well?
Pls advise..thx

I was asking about UM and UKm too. I've heard its recognised in Singapore but I'm not sure for elsewhere.

The twinning programme is recognised since you graduate from the overseas uni. So, you technically get an overseas degree.

Newcastle IS a branch but its a local degree in Malaysia, which is only recognised by GMC Malaysia.

Re UM and UKM, no where else.

There is no "GMC Malaysia", only MMC/MMA.

But the degree is awarded by Newcastle UK....

wrong on both counts.....

Getting confused...