International Medical University
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The International Medical University (IMU) is a private medical school in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It started off as International Medical College (IMC) in 1992 and was based in Petaling Jaya until 1999. It was also the first private medical institution of the country. The college was given university status in 1999 by the Malaysian Ministry of Education. It offers courses such as Medicine, Pharmacy, and Nursing as well as postgraduate studies. As a step to provide quality medical education, the university maintains relationships with a total of 25 partner universities offering twinning programmes with many universities worldwide, including universities in the United Kingdom, Ireland, the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Entry into International Medical University is very competitive and many students are the top scholars in their respective pre-university courses.
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[edit] The Campus
IMU's Bukit Jalil campus was the former headquarters of the 1998 Commonwealth Games, known as Plaza Komanwel. The University bought the building and began operation in the campus when it was given university status in 1999. Currently the campus is undergoing expansion and the project is scheduled to finish by 2007.
IMU also owns two clinical schools in Seremban,Negeri Sembilan and Batu Pahat,Johor.
[edit] Campus Facilities
The campus is equipped with many facilities to provide quality education, including a Clinical Skills Unit, a Nursing Skills Unit, a Library, 8 Multi-Discipline Laboratories, 6 Multi-Purpose Halls, 3 Lecture Theatres, 6 Seminar Rooms, Problem-Based Learning rooms, 3 computer laboratories, and a pathology laboratory. There is also a students' centre, complete with a lounge and a gymnasium.
[edit] Courses
There are a total of five undergraduate courses currently offered in IMU:
- Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
- Bachelor of Pharmacy (Hons)
- Master of Pharmacy (a twinning programme with University of Strathclyde, Scotland)
- Bachelor of Nursing (Hons)
- Bachelor of Medical Science
Postgraduate studies offers areas of research in:
- Environmental Health
- Biochemistry Community Health
- Molecular Biology / Biotechnology
- Human and Medical Genetics
- Microbiology
- Chronic Diseases
- Cancer/Oncology
- Infectious Diseases
- Building Related Illnesses
- Clinical Research
- Pharmaceutical Science
[edit] Partner Medical Schools
One unique characteristic of IMU, in comparison with other private tertiary institution in Malaysia, is its twinning programmes with not just 1 or 2 oversea universities, but 25 in total (as of 2006), from all over the world. These partner medical schools (as of 2006) consist of:
Australia
- University of Adelaide
- University of Melbourne
- University of Newcastle
- University of New South Wales
- University of Queensland
- University of Tasmania
- University of Western Australia
New Zealand
United Kingdom
- University of Aberdeen
- University of Dundee
- University of Edinburgh
- University of Glasgow
- University of Leeds
- University of Leicester
- University of Liverpool
- University of Manchester
- Queen's University of Belfast
- University of Southampton
- St George's, University of London
- University of Strathclyde
United States
Canada
