The course aims to contribute to the establishment of a pool of medical educationists who will be advising medical professionals and evaluating medical and allied health programmes at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels as well as increasing candidates' knowledge, skills and attitudes regarding medical education so as to increase their effectiveness as teachers or trainers in their respective institutions.

It is also hoped that this programme will prepare potential candidates to carry out further responsibilities as academicians and do research, publish articles, as well as undertake academic administration and management.

The course consists of 4 semesters. In the first 2 semesters, candidates will be full-time students undergoing coursework. A research project will be carried out in the third and fourth semesters in the candidate's individual home institutions.

Programme Structure

Semester I (10 units)

Core Subjects

• Introduction to Medical and Health Profession Education
• Principles of Teaching and Learning in Medicine
• Student Assessment in Medical Schools
• Programme Evaluation and Planned Change Elective Subjects
• Curriculum Planning and Development in Medical Schools
• Trends in Educational Approaches for Medical and Health Sciences

Semester II (10 units)

• Organisation and Management
• Educational Research Methods and Design in Medicaland Health Sciences
• Development of Professional Skills in Medicine (Leadership and Faculty Development)
• Learning Environments and Microteaching Skills in Medical Education

Elective Subjects

• Educational Psychology
• Mentoring and Student Counselling
• Introduction to Bioethics, Communication Skills, Medical Law

Semester III & IV (20 units)
Research Project

Expertise available in the following School:
School of Medical Sciences
www.medic.usm.my

Applicants should possess the following:

A Bachelor's degree in Medicine/Dentistry/Allied Health (e.g. MD, MBBS, MBBCh, BSc Dentistry/BSc Nursing) or other relevant degrees.

• Applicants may be required to attend an interview or a pretest.
• Applicants are also required, from time to time to fulfil other requirements of the university.

(Applicable for International Applicants Only)

• A minimum of Band 5 for IELTS; or
• A minimum score of 40 for TOEFL (Internet-based); or
• A minimum of Band 7.5 for TOEFL Essentials (Online); or
• A minimum score of 154 for Cambridge English: Advance (CAE)/Proficiency (CPE) /Preliminary (PET) /First (FCE)/ Linguaskill Online; or
• A minimum score of 47 for Pearson Test of English (PTE); or
• A minimum of Band 107 for CIEP Level (ELS); or
• A minimum of Band 3.5 for Malaysian University English Test (MUET)

Exemption CAN BE CONSIDERED to candidate if:

• English is the candidate’s mother tongue or National Language; or
• Candidate graduated from an Institution of Higher Learning in which the medium of instruction at Bachelor and/or Master degree level is English (statement of proof required)

• Full-time: Min 4 semesters / Max 6 semesters

• September/October

** Fees are subject to change

** New fees to be imposed starting from Academic Session 2025/2026 (October 2025 intake onward)

** Fees are subject to change