Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya

The Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya (commonly known as the UM Medical School, FoM UM, UM Medicine, or Malaya Medicine) is one of the thirteen faculties of the University of Malaya (UM). It was officially established in September 1962 after the establishment of the university's Kuala Lumpur campus. This was the first medical school established in Malaysia.[1]

Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya
Fakulti Perubatan, Universiti Malaya (Malay)
Former name
King Edward VII College of Medicine
TypePublic
Research university
Medical school
Established28 September 1905 (King Edward VII College of Medicine), September 1962 (Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya)[2][3]
Parent institution
University of Malaya
AccreditationMalaysian Qualification Agency (MQA), Malaysian Medical Council (MMC), Majlis Profesion Kesihatan Bersekutu Malaysia (MPKBM), Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS), Lembaga Jururawat Malaysia (LJM)
DeanProfessor Dato' Dr. Yang Faridah Abdul Aziz
Location
Kuala Lumpur
,
Lembah Pantai
,
Malaysia

3°07′15″N 101°39′23″E / 3.12083°N 101.65639°E / 3.12083; 101.65639
LanguageEnglish
Websitemedicine.um.edu.my

The faculty is well-known for its medical education and research, especially in the discovery of the Nipah virus (1998–1999 Malaysia Nipah virus outbreak).[4][5]

Faculty of Medicine building

The faculty is widely regarded as the top medical school in Malaysia, being placed at No. 145 in the world in the subject of medicine in the QS World University Subject Rankings 2021, making it the highest-ranked medical school in Malaysia and the third-highest in Southeast Asia.[6]

  1. ^ Lim, Victor K. E. (3 July 2009). "Medical education in Malaysia". Medical Teacher. 30 (2): 119–123. doi:10.1080/01421590801942102. PMID 18464135. S2CID 205475733.
  2. ^ "Our History". www.um.edu.my. Archived from the original on 14 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  3. ^ "University of Malaya – The oldest university in Malaysia". Malaysia Central. 6 June 2008. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  4. ^ "A Taste For Pork Helped A Deadly Virus Jump To Humans". NPR.org.
  5. ^ "Nipah virus at 20". www.virology.ws.
  6. ^ "QS Ranking".