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| Description | Rehabilitation Medicine is a clinical specialty encompassing the diagnosis, assessment and prognostication of recovery and function, as well as the management of patients with disabilities due to illness or injury. The main aim of rehabilitation management is to help disabled individuals achieve an optimal level of functional performance, therefore improving their quality of life. This management is best delivered in the form of an interdisciplinary approach consisting of collaborative team members, and includes rehabilitation physicians and various allied health professionals. |
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| Name of Institution | UNIVERSITI MALAYA (UM) |
| Qualification | Master's Degree |
| Course Duration | 48 months |
| NEC Field | Medicine |
| Entry Requirements | Degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from a recognised academic institution (or an equivalent approved by the Senate of university) Satisfies the Entrance Evaluation for applicants of Masters of Rehabilitation Medicine, which includes; Good academic transcripts. Two (2) good referee reports/recommendations one of which must be from a Rehabilitation Medicine consultant. A pass in the Medical Specialist Pre-entrance Examination, (MedEX), for Rehabilitation Medicine. This is a written examination. Evidence of a good standard of written English language No disciplinary actions/reports. PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL QUALIFICATIONS Qualifies for registration as a medical practitioner under the Medical Act 1971, (Act 50), of Malaysia. Minimum two-years of post-full registration clinical experience with Malaysian Medical Council, (MMC), approved by the Senate of which, at least one year is spent in the inpatient care. For international applicants, it is compulsory to have the Temporary Practicing Certificate, (TPC), issued by the Malaysian Medical Council prior to the entrance to the postgraduate training. Information for TPC registration can be found at https://mmc.gov.my/certification/ PROFESSIONAL CLINICAL EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT Prior to entry into the Masters of Rehabilitation Medicine programme, it is compulsory, for trainees to have experienced working in a Rehabilitation Medicine environment for a minimum cumulative period of one (1) year, with specific exposure to interdisciplinary management in rehabilitation medicine clinical practice. The required experience that has been attained from appropriate learning must be evidenced by the ability of the candidates to perform specified tasks at the beginning of specialty training. The minimum Essential Learning Activities, (ELAs), that a trainee must be able to perform competently, and in a trustworthy manner, at the start of the training programme are as follows: Conduct comprehensive history taking, which includes basic functional history, especially for common neurological and musculoskeletal conditions. Perform thorough and systematic clinical examination with special emphasis on the ability to perform clinical examinations of the Neurological & Musculoskeletal systems. Interpret basic clinical investigations and formulate a working diagnosis. Competent in managing common acute medical and surgical emergencies within Rehabilitation Medicine practice. Competent in managing Autonomic Dysreflexia, an acute rehabilitation emergency observed exclusively among spinal cord injury patients. Competent in assessing spasticity, one of the most expected consequences among patients with neurological condition. |
| English Requirement | International applicants must achieve at least a band of 7.0 for IELTS or a score of 80 for internet- based total for TOEFL. |
| Special Requirement | - |
| Scholarship | No Scholarship Available |
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