What is Melaka Manipal Medical College?

Melaka Manipal Medical College ''
Motto	Inspired by Life
Established	September 1997
Type	Private medical college
President	Dr Ramdas Pai
Location	Melaka, Malaysia
Campus	Melaka (Malaysia), Manipal (India)
Website	www.manipal.edu.my/melaka

Melaka Manipal Medical College is a Malaysian private medical college which offers a twinning MBBS degree (Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery) programme for medical undergraduates. It is the first and only college to offer a twinning medical degree programme between Malaysia and India.

Students undergo 2.5 years of basic sciences and introductory clinical training in the Manipal campus in Karnataka state of India and later another 2.5 years follow-up with further medical education and clinical training at the Melaka Campus in Malaysia.

It is a constituent college of the prestigious Manipal University (formerly known as Manipal Academy of Higher Education or MAHE), the first and largest private university in India till date. Its medical colleges consistently rank in the top 10 in India.

History

Melaka Manipal Medical College (MMMC) started its first admission of students in September 1997. Its founding chairman was Datuk K. Pathmanaban, who is former Deputy Health Minister of Malaysia and was instrumental in the setting up of the college.

The creation of the medical college was an outcome between an agreement between the governments of Malaysia and India. Malaysia has a long history of having many of its doctors being trained in India. Manipal University has trained more than 2000 Malaysian doctors in its 54 year history making it the single largest private sector contribution to professional medical manpower.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between JVMC Corporation Sdn Bhd and Manipal University for the creation of the college. JVMC Corporation will provide the facilities, infrastructure and management needed for the running of the college while Manipal University will provide administrative, syllabus and teaching support for the programme in both Manipal and Melaka. The MoU was signed in the presence of His Excellency Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammed, the then Prime Minister of Malaysia and the Honorable Shri P. V. Narasimha Rao, the then Prime Minister of India.

Recognition

The medical degree which is conferred by Manipal University is recognised by the Malaysian Medical Council and the Malaysian Government. The degree is accredited by the Lembaga Akreditasi Negara (LAN or Malaysian Accreditation Board) and strict standards are maintained.

MMMC is recognised and listed by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and International Medical Education Directory (IMED) since February 2004. Recently, medical councils from other countries have started recognising the medical degree offered, one of them being the Sri Lankan Medical Council.

Campuses

Melaka Manipal Medical College has two campuses situated in two countries where teaching is carried under the twinning programme.

The Manipal campus in Karnataka, India, is also known as the International Centre for Health Sciences (ICHS), where the basic sciences of Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Pathology, Microbiology, Pharmacology and Forensic Medicine as well as introductory clinical practicals are taught. The Manipal campus is headed by Dean Dr K. Ramnarayanan.

The Melaka campus in Malaysia is where further medical education and clinical training in subjects such as Internal Medicine, Surgery, Community Medicine, Ophtalmology, ENT, Orthopaedics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Orthopaedics, Dermatology and Psychiatry. It is headed by Dean Dr J.S. Nagra.

Students

MMMC hosts students from many countries around the globe. But the majority of students are still made up of Malaysians.

• In Manipal, each student is assigned to a lecturer as a guardian and to ease the transition into academic life at the university campus.
• In Malaysia, a mentorship programme is carried out.

Teaching Hospitals

India

• Manipal
• Kasturba Hospital
• Udupi
• Dr TMA Pai Hospital
• Karkala
• TMA Pai Rotary Club Hospital

Malaysia

• Melaka
• Melaka General Hospital
• Jasin District Hospital
• Johor
• Sultanah Fatimah Specialist Hospital, Muar
• Tangkak District Hospital

Sister Medical Colleges

• Kasturba Medical College, Manipal
• Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore

Trivia

• In October 2003, one of the college's medical graduate was recognised by the Malaysia Books of Records as the oldest medical graduate in Malaysia. He completed his medical training at the age of 63 and had completed 1 year of internship.

External links

• Manipal Education Official Site
• Melaka Manipal Medical College, Manipal campus (ICHS) official site
• Melaka Manipal Medical College, Melaka campus official site