Course Content
Years 1 and 2
- ageing
- cardiovascular system
- cell and molecular biology
- clinical examination skills
- communication
- endocrinology
- ethics
- gastrointestinal System
- haematology
- human anatomy
- human physiology
- infectious diseases
- metabolism
- neuroscience
- nutrition
- pathology
- professionalism
- renal system
- research principles
- respiratory system
- social medicine
Year 3
- In Semester 1 of Year 3, you will undertake a clinical rotation that focuses on an introduction to clinical practice.
- In Semester 2, you will undertake a series of clinical placements in mental health, child and adolescent health, and women’s health.
- Year 3 will conclude with a fourweek Student Selected Component (SSC), where you will undertake a supervised clinical placement covering a topic of your choice.
Year 4
- In Semester 1 of Year 4, you will undertake a 14-week block of study on clinical decision making. The subjects covered in Semester 1 will cover all of the clinical sciences with a particular focus on investigative medicine. You will also undertake your second SSC of the curriculum.
- In Semester 2 you will undertake a number of core clinical rotations – these will take place in a variety of clinical and community settings.
- Year 4 finishes with the eightweek elective. The elective is an opportunity for you to experience medicine almost anywhere in the world. For many students, this is the highlight of their medical studies. The elective also provides an opportunity to undertake a period of study with our colleagues.
Year 5
- In Semester 1 of Year 5, you will revisit and enhance your skills and knowledge with clinical rotations in mental health, child and adolescent health, women’s health and primary care.
- You will also undertake a course that prepares you for practice as House Officer – this focuses on regulatory issues, advanced communication, prescribing and working under pressure. The course concludes with ‘finishing school’ rotation in acute care and further assistantships in medicine, surgery and primary care.
Throughout Years 3, 4 and 5, you undertake your clinical learning in the government hospitals and community clinics of the state of Johor. These will include:
- Hospital Sultan Ismail
- Hospital Sultanah Aminah
- Hospital Permai
- Hospital Sultanah Nora Ismail (Batu Pahat)
- Hospital Enche’ Besar Hajjah Kalsom (Kluang)
- Klinik Kesihatan Gelang Patah
- Klinik Kesihatan Taman Universiti
- Klinik Kesihatan Sultan Ismail
