Undergraduate
UNIVERSITY MALAYA MEDICAL PROGRAMME
The UMMP programme spans over 5-years and is a pathway for budding undergraduates to obtain the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery.
The Department of Anaesthesiology contributes to the programme at Stage 1, Stage 2, as well as Stage 3.2 (Stage 3 is divided to Stages 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3). Stages 1 and 2 are the foundation stages in which the student is expected to work through system blocks that cover all body systems, ranging from basic sciences and clinical perspectives, with an emphasis on understanding the scientific foundations of clinical reasoning and clinical practice. Stage 3 in its entirety would lay the framework to cover all aspects of clinical medicine, and it is at this stage of the programme that the Department of Anaesthesiology plays a
bigger role in training future doctors with a strong grasp of basic skills and knowledge required to deal with the ill person who presents acutely.
Stage 3.2 – Acute Care Posting (Anaesthesiology and Critical Care)
Our clinicians would supervise the student in at least 4 of the clinical areas with the aims of exposing these students to a variety of scenarios, ranging from the perioperative preparation for a patient undergoing surgery to the handling of critically ill patients. In addition to that, the students would have the opportunity to learn practical procedures such as basic airway management and skills for obtaining venous access, whilst applying previously learnt pharmacology and physiology principles that would have been taught in Stages 1 & 2.
It goes without saying that when a student reports to the Department of Anaesthesiology, one of the core skill and knowledge that would be imparted to them would be the basics of resuscitation principles, but with an added focus on learning on how to manage people with complex medical problems, often spanning multiple body systems. To further reflect the efficacy of our discipline within the medical fraternity, a holistic approach to the patient is enforced, considering patient safety as the most important core value that is to be instilled in the student.
Parallel to the clinical training of the student during this posting would be the development of professionalism, in which the student would be exposed to areas of management which includes the delicate handling of the patient’s next-of-kin, especially within the critical care areas where these patients
are often in a calamitous situation.
By the end of the posting, it is hoped that the student would have gained a good insight to what anaesthesiology and critical care discipline really is, and be more enlightened on what is expected of a junior house officer and their role in managing an acutely ill patient as well as patients presenting for surgery. Recognition of one’s limitations is also key and the accessibility to call for help would be ingrained in the student as part and parcel of their training. The student’s time spent with the Department of Anaesthesiology promises to be an engaging and fruitful training, as the opportunity for experience and
learning is most definitely abundant and will be nothing short of rewarding.
Postgraduate
Postgraduate Programme – Master of Anaesthesiology (MAnaes)
For the main Faculty of Medicine Postgraduate information, please click here.
Background information
The Master of Anaesthesiology degree course was first introduced by the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Malaya in June 1987. Over the years this course has produced many brilliant anaesthesiologists and its training included both local and international applicants.
The programme is offered as a four-year course, which includes specialist training in anaesthesia, pain medicine, advanced resuscitation as well as intensive care. In addition to that, trainees are exposed to research methodologies and cultures which encourages a prolific and inquisitive learning environment.
Following completion of the programme, the clinician is eligible to be registered as a full Anaesthesiologist in the National Specialist Register (NSR) in Malaysia. The Department of Anaesthesiology, University of Malaya is one of the accredited training institutions for the Anaesthesiology Training Programme by the Malaysian Conjoint Examination Board for Postgraduate Medicine and the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA). The clinician who has fulfilled all training requirements is also entitled to become a member of the Malaysian Society of Anaesthesiologists (MSA).
Course Structure
The programme is offered in 3 main consecutive stages, in which:
Stage 1 (Foundations of discipline)
The first year of study covering basic skills in anaesthesia and resuscitation for patient management.
Stage 2 (Core of discipline)
Spans over 2 years of study and involves learning within clinical anaesthesiology and in non-anaesthesiology postings done as individual rotations, such as general medicine, radiology, emergency medicine, or any other posting deemed appropriate by the Department; as well as involvement in research methodology in which the trainee is expected to conduct a research project in any field of anaesthesia, intensive care or pain management.
Stage 3 (Transition to practice)
Done within the last year of the programme and involves training in specialised fields of anaesthesiology or intensive care.
Additional information regarding the programme may be accessed here.
Graduates by year
2021
| NO | NAME |
| 1 | Dr. Nor Fadhilah Shahril |
| 2 | Dr. Mohd Afiq Syahmi bin Ramli |
| 3 | Dr. Farah Nadia Razali |
| 4 | Dr. Lee Kwan Tuck |
| 5 | Dr. Lim Su Sian |
| 6 | Dr. Lim Wen Bin |
| 7 | Dr. Liong Jia Yang |
| 8 | Dr. Natasha Mohd Noh |
| 9 | Dr. Tay Sing Cher |
| 10 | Dr. Low Wen Ying |
| 11 | Dr. Swarnalatha Nair |
| 12 | Dr. Ma Tai Jiun |
| 13. | Dr. Sasikumar a/l Muniandy |
| 14 | Dr. Wong Nee Nee |
| 15. | Dr. Wong Cheng Weng |
| 16 | Dr. Noor Hanis bt Ismail |
2020
| NO | NAME |
| 1 | Dr. Chin Guan Yeu |
| 2 | Dr. Wong Yieng Ling |
| 3 | Dr. Josephine Chan Chiu Lin |
| 4 | Dr. Ong Su Ping |
| 5 | Dr. Shahmini a/p Ganesh |
| 6 | Dr. Ooi Dar Vin |
| 7 | Dr. Lim Xiao Fen |
| 8 | Dr. Alvis Lee Tian Yee |
| 9 | Dr. Edwin Yii Sze Sian |
| 10 | Dr. Tan Mei Xuan |
| 11 | Dr. Leong Ai Leng |
| 12 | Dr. Samuel Tsan Ern Hung |
| 13. | Dr. Noor Iftitah Ab. Rahman |
| 14 | Dr. Tan Jenq Uei |
| 15. | Dr. Nurul Najmi bin Mohammad Nyisak |
| 16 | Dr. Ahmad Shafwan bin Abdullah |
| 17 | Dr. Lim Yee Woon |
| 18 | Dr. Yim Shao En |
| 19 | Dr. Ai Sin Ling |
| 20 | Dr. Wong Yeow Ken |
| 21 | Dr. Ng Boon Keat |
| 22 | Dr. Ong Ting Bin |
| 23 | Dr. Sharon Tai Suet Yee |
| 24 | Dr. Gan Pek Li |
| 25 | Dr. Choo Mei Ann |
| 26 | Dr. Nor Izzati binti Wahab |
| 27 | Dr. Tan Swan Ling |
| 28 | Dr. Cheng Kean Sim |
| 29 | Dr. Daniel Chow Ren Kiat |
| 30 | Dr. Soo Suet ker |
| 31 | Dr. Lui Ken-Yi |
| 32 | Dr. Lim Li Cheow |
| 33 | Dr. Nuraeiniza bt Ismail |
| 34 | Dr. Khaironisa binti Abu Bakar |
| 35 | Dr. Sebastian a/l Sundaraj |
| 36 | Dr. Imelda Kong Wei |
| 37 | Dr. Ooi Kent Yong |
| 38 | Dr. Johnny Kiu Toh Sing |
2019
| NO | NAME |
| 1 | Dr. See Chang Seng |
| 2 | Dr. Kanargahraj a/l Vetaryan |
| 3 | Dr. Christopher Ting Kah Ming |
| 4 | Dr. Johnathan Tan Wei Lun |
| 5 | Dr.Quah Chai Hoong |
| 6 | Dr. Wong Juan Yong |
| 7 | Dr. Imaan bt Abdul Rahim |
| 8 | Dr. Siew Gee Ho |
| 9 | Dr. Lee Jia Wen |
| 10 | Dr. Looi Ji Keon |
| 11 | Dr. Ivy Sim Chui Geok |
| 12 | Dr. Teng Hung Xin |
| 13. | Dr. Tinagaran a/l Boghan |
| 14 | Dr. Law Kai Laung |
| 15. | Dr. Venessa Louis a/p Lionel Louis |
| 16 | Dr. Wan Kamilah Hana bt Wan Nik Ahmad Mustafa |
| 17 | Dr. Tan Ru Yi |
| 18 | Dr. Tharani Ponnusamy |
| 19 | Dr. Mok Chun Leong |
| 20 | Dr. Esther Lim Hui Cheng |
| 21 | Dr. Lee Swea Fern |
Clinical Fellowship Programme
Obstetric Anaesthesia Fellowship at University of Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Since 2013, 2 fellowship training positions per year have been provided for the training of obstetric anaesthesia trainees from less developed countries in Asia and Africa. The fellowship is intended for young general anaesthesiologists working in low resource settings, who wish to develop knowledge and skills in the field of obstetric anaesthesia. Those trained need to agree to return to their home country at the completion of the fellowship to assist in further improving their obstetric anaesthesia services there.
As UMMC is a 1000 bed general hospital with a special obstetric and paediatric wing for the management of obstetric and paediatric care there are adequate facilities for training in the field. Being a primer teaching and referring hospital in the heart of the country where approximately 6000 babies are delivered a year with a caesarean section rate of about 20-25%, there are enough case mix for the trainee in the 6 months period to gain adequate experience in the management of the normal parturient and the high-risk ones. The care for the latter cases is also collectively supported by associated departments in the form of multidisciplinary management of these patients. Epidural service provided on a 24-hour basis complements their training in labour pain management.
The fellowship funding comes from the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists, and it covers costs for tuition, accommodation and subsistence living expenses. The fellowship training has halted temporarily for the last 2 years as there were some difficulties keeping the cost of the fellowship training down and the pandemic has further made the arrangements for fellowship in the country that much more difficult. These are being ironed out and hopefully would allow the resumption of a useful fellowship for trainees in this region.
by Prof YK Chan
Higher-Degree by Research (HDR)
The Doctor of Medicine programme offered by the Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya is a higher doctoral degree programme, to which the candidate must already have the necessary medical experience before application to this program.
The Master of Medical Science by Research is a broad-based postgraduate degree designed to allow students to pursue research topics in a range of areas and disciplines within the scope of Medical Science.
The program aspires to nurture compassionate physicians and scientists who are not only educaed to exhibit high ethical primciples and technical skills, but are committed to the care and well-being of those in need.
| Candidates | HDR Category | Supervisors | Project Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaw Sook Hui | PhD | 1. Ina Ismiarti Shariffuddin 2. Lo Yoke Lin | Optimizing perioperative pain management: focus on pain interventions and patient-reported outcomes. |
| Cheong Jun Leong (Graduated) | Master | 1. Loh Pui San 2. Ina Ismiarti Shariffuddin | Comparing the association of different frailty screening tools with postoperative delirium |
| Tah Pei Chien | PhD | Mohd Shahnaz Hasan | Development Of Predictive Equation For The Estimation Of Energy Requirement Among Mechanically Ventilated Critically Ill Patients In Malaysia |
| Lee Zheng Yii | PhD | Mohd Shahnaz Hasan | Muscle Mass, Clinical Outcome and Protein Delivery in Critically ill Patients |
| Puteri Juanita Zamri | PhD | Mohd Shahnaz Hasan | Optimised Doses of Polymyxins to Improve Outcomes for Non-Critically Ill and Critically Ill Patients Multidrug-resistant (MDR) Gram-negative Bacterial Infection.(COLLABORATE STUDY |
| Mohamad Irfan Othman Jailani | Master | Mohd Shahnaz Hasan | The Association of Protein-Energy Adequacy with Mortality In Critically Ill Patients with Acute Kidney Injury: A Prospective Observational Single-Centre Study. |
| Cindy Yap Sing Ling | Master | Mohd Shahnaz Hasan | The Relationship Between Muscle Mass, Muscle Strength and Physical Function Outcomes in Mechanically Ventilated Critically Ill Patients: A Single Centre Prospective Observational Study |