Medicine and Surgery Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin

Overview

Programme Learning Outcome of this Medicine and Surgery programme from Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin

• Apply knowledge of medicine in a safe and appropriate manner.

• Organise critical thinking in parallel with evidence-based medicine.

• Practice medical and surgical skills effectively.

• Promote health awareness and disease prevention in the community.

• Communicate effectively with patient, relative, health care workers and community.

• Participate actively in lifelong learning activities using digital Information

• Participate actively in lifelong learning activities using numeracy skills.

• Display leadership qualities and teamwork spirit.

• Display effective personal skills as a medical professional.

• Manage healthcare resources appropriately.

• Adhere to the ethics and professionalism of the medical profession.

Career Prospects

• The profession of medicine offers a diverse range of career opportunities. On completion of the MBBS programme, graduates are employed to work in an approved general hospital undertaking general medical training as a houseman under supervision for a minimum period of 2 years.

• After satisfactory completion of this training period and obtaining full registration to practice, graduates have to make a career decision regarding postgraduate specialty (including general practice) training programmes offered by universities. They can choose to specialize in any medical fields or specialties such as Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Family Medicine, Pathology, Psychiatry, Radiology, Community Medicine and many others.

• Alternatively, they may work in private practice on their own, in group practices, in community health centres, in institutes of research and in public and private hospitals. Graduates may also become medical administrators in hospitals or government departments or medical academics and/or researchers involved with teaching or medical research.