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ACADEMIC PROGRAMME & COURSE STRUCTURE

The structure of the UMMP is a matrix of Stages (Time) and Themes (Curriculum content). UMMP is
divided into the following Five Courses (Stages).

• MIA 1001: Medical Sciences 1 (Stage 1)
• MIA 2001: Medical Sciences 2 (Stage 2)
• MIA 3001: Practice of Clinical Medicine 1 (Stage 3.1)
• MIA 4001: Practice of Clinical Medicine 2 (Stage 3.2)
• MIA 5001: Practice of Clinical Medicine 3 (Stage 3.3)

The duration of each course (stage) is as follows:

STAGE WEEKS

1 43

2 45

3.1 41

3.2 41

3.3 47
Total 217

The content is divided into Four Themes across the five courses (stages) and coordinated by:

• Basic and Clinical Sciences Theme (BCS)
Prof Dr Jamunarani S. Vadivelu
• Patient and Doctor Theme (Pt-Dr)
Associate Prof Dr Lim Soo Kun
• Population Medicine Theme (Pop Med)

Associate Prof Dr Nirmala A/P Bhoo Pathy
• Personal and Professional Development Theme (PPD)
Associate Prof Dr Foong Chan Choong

The intent of the curriculum content of the UMMP is integrated across these four themes.

The BCS Theme is designed to ensure that you get a very firm grounding in the basic medical sciences
of anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, histology (including embryology), pathology, microbiology,
parasitology and pharmacology. As you progress through the UMMP, you will learn how to apply your

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