| UKM Medical Centre | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bandar Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Organisation | |
| Hospital type | Specialist |
| Services | |
| Standards | National standards |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Speciality | Emergency |
| History | |
| Founded | 1976 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.hukm.ukm.my/ |
| Lists | |
UKM Medical Centre (Malay: Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia) (formerly known as Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia) is one of the four university hospitals in Malaysia. It is located in Bandar Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur and is administered by Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.
The hospital has a special ward for cancer treatment sponsored by MAKNA and Maybank.
PPUKM has an interlinked history with the UKM Medical Faculty. The UKM Medical Faculty was formed on 30 May 1972. This faculty started the premedical course at the Science Faculty, Main Campus of UKM at Jalan Pantai Baru, Kuala Lumpur on May 1973. The 1st batch numbering up to 44 students attended the course. Preclinical Medical Course started on May 1974 at the temporary building allocated for Medical Faculty in the Kuala Lumpur Hospital (HKL) area. On 27 February 1975, the Malaysia Ministry of Health officially agreed to designate HKL as the teaching hospital for UKM and since May 1976 all clinical courses are done at HKL. On 1977 a permanent building for the Medical Faculty beside HKL was completed and could be used fully.
Alongside this faculty building, courses related to medicine are also being conducted at Tanjung Karang Branch Campus, Hospital Branch Tanjung Karang and Health Clinic Ibu Tanjung Karang. Research in the field of medicine was increased to improve the faculty’s role in the field of medicine and education. By increasing the number of medical students and by starting the Degree Continuation Program, the usage of clinical equipment training at Ministry of Health hospitals was expanded.
Furthermore, with the Ministry of Health and the Faculty of Medicine worked in close cooperation, more doctors have successfully graduated. The medical students are trained in General Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery and Otolaryngology Surgery, Ophthalmology Surgery, Radiology, Pediatric, Psychiatric, Anesthesiology, Medicine and Obstetric & Gynecology. The Faculty of Medicine currently offers courses at the Doctor of Philosophy level for the preclinical program.
Support for expansion and in line with the needs of the nation caused the allocated building for Faculty of Medicine and HKL unable to fulfill the current requirements for educating, service and research. Early in 1990, the Faculty of Medicine decided to set up its own teaching hospital for long-term use. On 2 November 1993, construction of the Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in Cheras commenced.
By 1 July 1997, HUKM was completed and started operating and on 14 July 1998, YAB Dato Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamad the then Prime Minister of Malaysia officially opened HUKM.[1]