Page 4 - Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences

Message from the Deputy Dean

On behalf of the Faculty of Medicine and all the academic
staff, I extend a very warm welcome to each and every one
of you. As a faculty, we would like your education in this
institution to be a rewarding and an enriching experience.

This handbook has been prepared as a guide in your quest
for success while studying in this faculty. Its content is by
no means exhaustive but will be very useful for you
especially in your first year.

Being a student in this faculty will take a good 4- 5 years of
your life depending on the programme you enrolled for. To
obtain the degree, you must put in a lot of hard work
powered by dedication, sacrifice, unwavering
determination, perseverance, and commitment to ensure
you will become not only a knowledgeable and skillful health
care professional but also one who practices holistically. The

education in this faculty does not stop upon graduation, but
merely acts as a steppingstone to a lifetime learning in your
chosen field.

Medical education does not only revolve around science, but also involves the art of practicing it.
We want you to be curious about the programme. Everything that goes on in this institution is a
learning opportunity. The skills that you will acquire include good communication skills between
you and your colleagues, your patients and their families (when applicable), your teachers and
also with members of the community. You will find that your teachers, seniors and friends are
mentors in your quest to become good and ethical health care professionals, thus providing you
the best apprenticeship you could possibly have. The programme in the faculty is also about
character building, and you will need to develop appropriate attitudes that contribute to the
qualities necessary of your chosen profession.

We hope this guidebook can be fully utilized to your advantage in better understanding the
programme and the people entrusted to run it. The Dean’s Office along with all its support groups
will try to make your journey a memorable and a fruitful one.

We would like to wish you every success in your programme and pray that the years that you will
spend in this faculty will be among the best in your life. Again, I wish you a warm welcome and I
look forward to meeting you during the course of your study with us.

PROFESSOR DR. MUHAMMAD YAZID JALALUDIN
Deputy Dean of Undergraduate

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