After you qualify
Upon successful completion of the entire programme you will be awarded Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) Honours, which will be conferred by Newcastle University UK.
The Newcastle University medical degrees MB BS awarded to NUMed Malaysia graduates lead to professional recognition and are subject to the requirements of both the UK General Medical Council (GMC) and the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC).
After you graduate you will be eligible for provisional registration with both the GMC and MMC, and will have to complete a compulsory internship or housemanship. After successfully completing the compulsory period of housemanship training you will be eligible for full registration.
Housemanship and Registration
In order to gain full registration with the GMC and/or the MMC, you must undertake an internship as a pre-registration house officer in an approved clinical setting.
You will be able to undertake your pre-registration internship (2 years) in a house officer post provided by the Malaysian Government in a Government Hospital. After completing the housemanship period, you will be eligible for full registration in Malaysia, but Malaysian citizens will be required by the Ministry of Health to undertake a further 2 years of compulsory service.
If you wish to apply for full registration with the GMC you would need to complete one year of a prospectively approved programme for provisionally registered doctors and be awarded a Certificate of Experience by the University.
In the UK the recognised programme for provisionally registered doctors is the first year of the Foundation Programme (F1) provided by the NHS Postgraduate Deaneries. However it is unlikely that you will be able to complete the first year of foundation training in the UK, as under prevailing UK immigration rules you may not be able to get a work permit.
By the time you graduate, Newcastle University in partnership with Postgraduate Deanery intends, with prior agreement from the GMC, to prospectively approve pre-registration house officer Year 1 training in Malaysia.
International Graduates
International graduates cannot be guaranteed a pre-registration internship in Malaysia. However, currently the Malaysian Government will, as in the past, consider providing you with a house officer post if your own country of origin has made it compulsory for you to undergo the housemanship in Malaysia.
While the Newcastle MBBS is recognised by many different countries, applicants from outside Malaysia are advised to check with their own individual national authorities if they wish to practise in their own country.
Career Paths
Once you have completed successfully your pre-registration training, a period of supervised basic specialty training follows. Whichever career path you choose, all doctors must continue learning throughout their career, and our degree programme has been designed with this long-term aim in mind.
In Malaysia, once you have completed your housemanship and compulsory government service, you would be able to practise as a Medical Officer or progress to postgraduate study and qualification.
As an alumnus of NUMed Malaysia and a Newcastle graduate, you are entitled to become a member of our Graduate Society and Newcastle’s Alumni Association.
Keeping You Up to Date
NUMed Malaysia will keep you updated throughout the course on how to plan for your future career in medicine, important deadlines in the house officer application process, and on any changes that may occur in the registration or immigration regulations that may affect you.