Doctor in Malaysia

Doctor in Malaysia is a PhD program taught at RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus, Malaysia. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time options.

Doctor in Malaysia describes a multi-step path that starts with high school preparation, then pre-med education, then an undergraduate MBBS course in Malaysia, followed by housemanship or internship and work as a medical officer. The pathway also includes continuing postgraduate studies for specialist training, including options such as MSc Public Health.

At RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus, the pre-med stage includes a Pre-medical Foundation with 12 weeks of direct-contact teaching, 1 week of revision, and 2 weeks of examinations, delivered within 2 semesters. After passing all modules for the completion of the Pre-med Foundation Year programme, students can continue into the medicine degree. The undergraduate medicine programme is described as transnational, with pre-clinical training in Dublin and clinical training in Penang.

The minimum requirements for admission in Doctor in Malaysia at RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus as pre-requiste for admission in Doctor in Malaysia.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

For applying for the MBBS degree in Malaysia, the requirement is 5Bs in Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics or Additional Mathematics, Physics, and other related subjects, in SPM/O-Level or its equivalent.

Please check detail of study units at https://www.rumc.edu.my/blog/what-are-the-prerequisites-to-be-a-doctor-in-malaysia

• Qualified medical officer
• General practitioner
• Anaesthesiologist
• Gynaecologist
• Paediatrician

6 fully funded scholarships are listed for Malaysia. See Malaysia scholarships.