Taking into account Malaysia’s pressing need to produce specialists in various medical disciplines in

order to promote advancements in medicine, the Kulliyyah of Medicine offers Master’s and Doctoral

degree programmes, as well as postgraduate clinical programmes in various specialized disciplines.

Programme Description

• Year One (1) will comprise of one year posting in General Surgery. The trainee is expected to carry
  
  out course-work in additional to their clinical commitments. The course work will include case writeup, journal reviews, participate in basic surgical skills training and research methodology training
  
  workshops and also maintain a log book.
• Year Two (2) will comprise of four specialty postings of which Neurosurgery, Urology and Paediatric
  
  Surgery are mandatory while the trainees are given an option of selecting Cardiothoracic, Intensive
  
  Care or Plastic Surgery as their fourth posting.
  
  
• Year Three (3) will comprise of the trainees functioning as Registrars in General Surgery. The trainees
  
  will be posted in subspecialties within General Surgery namely Upper Gastrointestinal and
  
  Hepatobiliary, Breast and Endocrine, Colorectal and Vascular Surgery.
  
  
• Year Four (4) will comprise of the trainees functioning as Senior Registrars in General Surgery. The
  
  trainees are expected to attend the stipulated workshop and actively participate and organize other
  
  CME activities in addition to their clinical commitments. The clinical commitment will involve
  
  postings in General Surgery subspecialties namely Upper Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary, Breast
  
  and Endocrine and Colorectal Surgery,