Paediatric Surgery
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Duration: 4 Years
$60,417
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What will you learn?
In June 2005, the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Malaya introduced the Master of PAEDIATRIC SURGERY degree course. This course was approved by the Ministry of Higher Education and has been fully supported by the Ministry of Health through scholarships or paid leave granted to applicants for the whole duration of each course. This support has enabled many doctors in Ministry of Health hospitals to acquire formal specialist training in Paediatric Surgery, with a resultant increase in the number of practicing Paediatric Surgeons in the country. This program has started to address the Acute shortage of trained Paediatric Surgeons in the country and is reducing the morbidity and mortality of neonates, infants and children in the country. This program was further approved by the Malaysian Qualification Agency in 2012.
The four year course, leading to the degree of Master of Paediatric Surgery provides:
Phase I of the program provides the candidates, a strong Foundation in the fundamentals, namely Applied Basic sciences relevant to Children’s surgery, which enables the candidates to learn the Pre, Intra and postoperative care and Metabolic care of neonates, infants and children.
Provides Specialist training in General Paediatric Surgery and Specialist Paediatric Surgery. Resuscitation and intensive care of Neonates, infants and children and Pain management in children,
Subspecialty training in Paediatric Surgery
Exposes the candidates to research methodology.
The aim of this degree programme is to enable the candidates to practice independently in Paediatric surgery in a Malaysian hospital after a period of supervised training in Paediatric surgery and its subspecialties. It enables the candidates, with adequate Knowledge, Technical expertise, Social skills and responsibility (Health Advocacy), Values (Ethical issues), Attitudes and Professionalism needed to practice Paediatric Surgery. They learn problem solving skills and scientific skills and will be able to develop clinical decision making skills and mange their patients with utmost care and commitment. They learn, Information management and Life long learning skills, which gives them Continuous Professional development opportunities and keeps them up to date with recent developments, and makes them good learners and Teachers. They learn to utilize available resources, in patient care effectively and in a cost-effective manner and become successful team players.
Eligibility
• National Higher School Certificate (or an Advanced Level equivalent) with the grade 80% and above
Or
• A Diploma from recognized Institutions with at least a CGPA of 3.00.
• Applicant may be required to undergo an interview session for certain selection program before being accepted by the respective faculty.
Students are required to enrol in the Malay Language Program prior to being conferred a degree.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
Students must obtain:
• TOEFL score of 500 (PBT), 173 (CBT) or 60 (IBT) and above
Or
• IELTS Band 5.0 - 6.5 and above
Or
• Pass in any equivalent English proficiency test approved and recognized by the University of Malaya.
Core areas of emphasis
Career prospects
To the qualified paediatric surgeon, career opportunities are excellent and they will address the manpower shortage in the country. They also have opportunities to subspecialize in paediatric surgery and provide high quality care to children in specialized areas, as advocated in the Best Practice guidelines.
Tuition Fees
| Totally (USD) | Yearly (USD) |
|---|---|
| $ 60417 | $ 15104 |
| $ 15104 | |
| $ 15104 | |
| $ 15104 |
Course Details:
Duration: 4 Years Intakes: June
Scholarships for Post-graduate studies:
The University provides a financial assistance to postgraduate candidates. Most of financial assistance offers to candidate who study in Master by mode of research. The list of available financial assistance as following:
The University of Malaya
a) Malaysian Candidate
University of Malaya Student Financial Aid
Fee Reduction Scheme for Postgraduate Candidate with Handicapped and Senior Citizen.
b) International Candidate
University of Malaya Student Financial Aid
Other Agencies
a) Malaysian Candidate
My Master (My Brain 15)
PTPTN Education Loan
b) International Candidate
Malaysian International Scholarship (MIS)
Malaysian Technical Cooperation Programme (MTCP)
Campus (Main Campus)
Jalan Universiti, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia