As far as the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) is concerned, they are equal.
Both can be used for registration under MMC. (provided they are recognized by MMC in the first place)

I can elaborate further on the history and differences between MD (as used by the Americans) vs MBBS (in commonwealth countries)... but I think you can find it out yourself from google.

Wrong on the highlighted part.

The degree of medicine, MD which stands for 'Doctor of Medicine' in the Malaysian perspective is an undergraduate degree for medicine, just like MBBS.

There are two variations of basic undergraduate medical degrees offered by Govt. Universities in Malaysia (4 variations if private Universities are included), namely:

1. MD - as offered by UKM, UPM, UMS, UNIMAS, USM.
2. MBBS - as offered by UM, IIUM, UNISZA.
3. MD - as offered by private Uni, the Perdana University, this requires a Bachelors Degree as the entry requirement but this doesnt mean the MD is a postgraduate degree in medicine. (google US medical education)
4. MB BCh BAO - offered by RSCI+UCD (Formerly known as Penang Medical College) - this is the degree offered by Irish Universities.


However... University of Malaya (UM) offers MD as a postgraduate doctoral level degree in medicine with Masters degree as the entry requirement. Their basic medical degree is STILL the MBBS degree.

This post has been edited by CyberSetan: Jun 25 2021, 08:34 AM

Its a PhD level program, I guess not so clinical... more to research or clinical research.

Refer here for more info: https://medicine.um.edu.my/doctor-of-medicine-md