Faculty of Medicine Phase II

The primary goal of the teaching of undergraduate students in Community Medicine is to prepare them to function as first level physicians in the community, health care centres, hospitals and other health institutions in accordance with the institutional goals.

Students are exposed to all domains of Community Medicine which include concepts of health and disease, environmental health, epidemiology and maternal child health. Students are required to go through evidence based public health module during postings which exposes them to research topic formulation, research methodology and statistics. Aside from having the ability to describe and apply public health concepts on common public health issues, students are also expected to have the competency to conduct full research projects which should enable them to analyse and correlate factors under study with the outcome of interest.

In Family Medicine, students go through concepts and principles of primary care, further develop skills in history taking and physical examination, strengthen communication skills and acquire competencies in prevention, promotion and management in primary care settings.

Otolaryngology (ENT) is taught to Undergraduates at Melaka Manipal Medical College (MMMC) as part of the 2^nd Phase of the MBBS curriculum. We aim to educate our students on the common disorders of the Ear, Nose and Throat they can expect to see and manage in their careers as House Officers and Medical Officers. The program offers enough breadth and detail to form a strong foundation for clinical knowledge in ENT regardless of the specialty that may eventually be chosen for specialization. The Department is staffed by three permanent lecturers with extensive clinical and teaching experience as well as by clinical staff from the attached Government Hospital with which the College is affiliated.

At the MMMC, ENT is taught as a mixture of didactic lectures, clinical case presentations, performance of clinical and procedural skills and presentations based on specific problems commonly encountered in clinical practice. We have a well-equipped Skills Lab where students can practice basic ENT procedures. Students are exposed to the operative environment as well and are encouraged to reflect on their experiences during their posting. Particular emphasis is laid on analysis of symptoms and a logical, evidence based approach to patient management. Soft skills such as communication, bedside manners and ethics form an integral part of the course.

Students are evaluated continuously as well as at the end of each semester in various aspects of the subject. The course is tailored and progresses from the basics to more advanced skills and knowledge while being relevant to basic hospital or General practice. Assessment is done in a variety of well validated and accepted norms of Medical Education in Malaysia and encompasses both theory and oral examinations.

At graduation, we aim to provide our students with a strong basis in ENT with which to build upon their skills and knowledge and help to foster attitudes of compassion, empathy and professionalism that are part of the armamentarium of any good doctor.

Faculty List:

General/Internal Medicine (GIM) is an important of part of the curriculum in medical training. It is introduced in the 3^rd year (5^th semester) of the curriculum, in Manipal campus of the college, and continues over next 2 & a half years (6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th and 10^th semester), in Melaka campus. It forms a substantial part of the curricula in the final 3 years of the total 5 years MBBS programme. Prof Dr Uduman Ali, heads the Department of Medicine, in Melaka campus, and Prof Dr Shashikiran Umakanth, heads the Department of Medicine, in Manipal campus of Melaka Manipal Medical College.

2 and a half years of clinical curriculum in Malaysian campus is divided into one year of clinical training in Muar campus, and 1 and half years in Melaka campus. Each campus has its own dedicated academic building and all the necessary infrastructure for training the students. 

Training Hospitals utilised by Department of Medicine, Melaka campus of MMMC:

We post students in five hospitals in General/Internal Medicine:

• Melaka General Hospital
• Jasin Hospital
• Alor Gajah Hospital
• Muar General Hospital
• Segamat Hospital

Students work in the hospital in small groups of 5 to 6. They are allotted beds in the medical wards in the mentioned hospitals, to work up cases independently. The clinical lecturer appointed by the college earmarks a certain number of cases for the clinical discussion for the day. Students on rotation present these cases to faculty from the college or hospital consultants. On specified days students are given cases to examine and present directly as short cases & we observe their clinical skills and guide them on appropriate corrections & improvements. The Clinical training includes Summary Rounds wherein they are taken round the ward and made to present the cases clerked by them during their daily ward work. As students will be in the ward for most part of the day they will be watching procedures being carried out, attend to haemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and will be observing medical emergencies being managed in the ward. They have an opportunity of learning from medical officers and residents working in the respective wards. Management of the cases is also discussed in brief. They are posted in small numbers of 2–3 at CCU* for following rounds and learning [*CCU-Coronary Care Unit].

The department banks on various Teaching-Learning and Assessment (TLA) Methods:

We employ various Teaching and learning methods: lectures, long case & short case presentations, summary rounds, word work, summary rounds, skills lab training, e-learning, Portfolio, common programme, Problem-Based-Learning, Self-Directed Learning, student presentations, basic-sciences review,  and other innovative methods such as SCORPIO etc.

Assessments:

The assessment of the students is done systematically and at regular intervals by using both formative and summative assessment methodologies, ensuring that the students attain adequate knowledge, skills and right behaviour to practice medicine as Houseman

Both Formative and summative assessments are done to ensure that teaching is translated into learning. Each semester has Block test -1, Block test-2 comprising of MCQs, MEQs and End of Postings examination consisting of MCQs, MEQs, Short or Long cases and Portfolios.

This is apart from the examinations conducted by the college (P2S1, P2S2 and P2S3).

These examinations help students to plan & schedule their learning.

Faculty:

The department has 11 full-time faculty and also, avails the expertise of many Hospital Staff (Consultants, Specialists and Medical Officers) to teach General/Internal Medicine to our students.

College Committees:

The department also contributes immensely to the college in various committees (apart from regular departmental activities) such as:

• OSCE
• MCQ
• MEQ
• Skills Lab
• E-learning
• Library
• Exam cell
• Medical Education Unit
• SCORPIO
• PBL
• SDL
• BLS committee

Courses conducted by the Department

The Depart also conducts various workshops at regular intervals every year for practising doctors, faculty and students:

• Neuro Update October 2017
• MRCP Paces Course in collaboration with Department of Medicine MGH October 14^th, 2017
• MRCP Part 1 Course November 5^th 2017
• BLS Course end of October, 2017

Overview:

The Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology MMMC  has an illustrious history since its inception in 2000 ,and is one of the departments within the Faculty of Medicine comprising of all the sub-specialities within the field of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. . The outstanding clinical leadership continues to this day, and the Department through an integrated medical campus  proudly trains medical students  to be the finest  houseofficers  and this has been confirmed by the excellent feedback by the respective hospitals  OBGNY heads and  administrators  throughout the Nation.It is committed to research and development and subscribes to the vision and mission of the University.

Vision:

The Vision of the Department is to become the Medical institution of excellence which provides leadership in the activities of Obstetrical and Gynaecological  in education , training, research, new development, spread and the provision of service in the domain of Obstetrics and gynaecology  and all the specialties associated with it.

Mission:

The Department views its mission at the undergraduate programme  as being obligated  with the responsibility  through its medical undergraduate instructional programme of preparing the potential graduate to take up  duties and responsibility  in the provision of medical care to the community throughout the nation and to be able to function within the national health care service system effectively and efficiently.

Goals of the course:

•  To enable  students to utilise  the basic and clinical sciences in medical decision making process.This is designed to build upon students’ knowledge of the basic sciences and prepare them for the clinical clerkship in medicine. The course integrates pathophysiology with clinical medicine, and is taught using case studies.
• to familiarise students with the most common and important Obstetrics and Gynaecological illnesses to help students prepare for clinical encounters of patients by providing the basis  for understanding  obstetrics & gynaecological  disorders and principles of  assessment and management..
• To teach students to think critically about concepts relevant to medical decision making, including diagnostic reasoning,aetiology, prognosis and survival, therapies and studies of their effectiveness.

• Appreciate the importance of effective communication to both patients and physicians.
• Understand the importance of patient and physician factors and how these affect the treatment of a disease.
• Appreciate that the practice of medicine is a lifelong learning process, with continuing refinement of skill in procedures and patient communication.
• To foster appreciation for the fact that obstetrics and gynaecological illnesses are commonly encountered in all medical practice, and early detection and treatment can significantly improve patient outcomes.

In conclusion:

The Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology can proudly  acclaim to be the best teaching unit in the country  in the domain of obstetrics and Gynaecology

Department of Ophthalmology

Head of the Department:

• Prof. Dr Soumendra Sahoo

Faculty Members:

• Dr Prabhu Venkatesan
• Dr Rajiv Gupta
• Dr Saurabh Shrivastava 

Welcome to the Department of Ophthalmology at Faculty of Medicine, Melaka Manipal Medical College, Malaysia. Our goal is to delivery Ophthalmology training to undergraduate medical students for acquiring adequate knowledge and skills that shall enable him/her to provide efficient primary eye care in the community & help them to participate effectively as a community health leader to assist in the implementation of the National Programme for the prevention of blindness. We are committed to advancing the curricular delivery for UG students apart from clinical service and collaborative research projects with Ministry of Health Hospitals.

Teaching Learning Activities

We have large group session through interactive lectures at Muar campus for 6^th and 7^th semester students. The theoretical components of various eye diseases important for General Practice are taught with integration to basic science knowledge. One of the innovative ways adopted by our department is to provide ‘skeleton Lecture handouts’ before lecture session to keep learners attentive during lecture class. The Department has made this activity scholarly through international publication on its effectiveness.

Students during 8^th and 9^th semester are posted in small groups for their clinical postings in Ophthalmology at Hospital Melaka, KK Peringgit and Alor Gajah hospital. The students maintain a portfolio during their 4 weeks posting, which has provided the scope to learn through reflection.

The department has blended various small group learning techniques such as e-PBL, Role-Play to train communication skill, clinical skills learning using manikins, virtual image identifications, research protocol writing, self-directed learning, writing online SDL Log etc. The main aim is to hone their skills in all the domains as defined by MQA. The innovative approaches like e-PBL and Role-Play have been made scholarly through international presentations and publications.

Assessment

The department has a pragmatic approach to assess various skills during their clinical posting. We have a unique weekly Mentoring session to guide the academic progress during posting apart from scopes for peer assessments during sessions like PBL and Role-Play. We have both formative and summative ways to assess all the skills as defined in our learning objectives. Apart from end of posting examination, the ophthalmology components are also feature at College as well as comprehensive University examination.

Clinical Service & Research

All the faculty members are privileged to do clinical service at the hospital Melaka. The Department not only engages regularly in conducting research in Medical Education, but also continuously collaborates in clinical research with MoH staffs. The Faculty members have international publication of good number of manuscripts from Medical Education and clinical research projects. The Department Faculty members have also published a couple of Cochrane Full systematic reviews.

Community service

The Faculty members regularly engage themselves in various Health camps organised by Melaka branch of MMA. The department celebrates the World Health Day in collaboration with KK Peringgit each year.

Faculty Development

The Departmental Faculty members update themselves continuously through various Medical Education workshops, conference presentations, CME activities at various hospitals. The department has FAIMER trained Faculty member who is also one of the CMCL-FAIMER Faculty members. The department also invites outside speakers to deliver lectures for the benefit of our students.

Our department’s success is built upon the innovation and drive of each member of our team, from faculty to administrators. Put simply, all of us are driven to educate the next generation of Medical Graduates, to provide best possible clinical service to the people and carry forward research activities in our field.

Faculty

Professor

• Dr. Ashutosh Sadashiva Rao
• Dr. Nirmal Kumar Sinha

Clinical Professor

• Dr. P.D. Trivedy

Clinical Associate Professor

• Dr. Aung Kyi Winn

Assistant Professor

• Dr. Myat Myo Naing

Welcome to the Department of Orthopaedics of Melaka-Manipal Medical College, Malaysia.

Our goal is to deliver Orthopaedic training to undergraduate medical students for acquiring adequate knowledge and skills that shall enable him/her to provide efficient primary care and participate effectively as a community health leader in healthcare.

The department is committed in implementing effective curricular delivery and encourage students acquire much required research oriented knowledge by participating in projects with affiliated Ministry of Health Hospitals. 

Teaching Learning Activities

Students are exposed to Orthopaedic training in Orthopaedics for a total period of 12 weeks.

Basic Orthopaedics is taught with its relevance to basic science knowledge acquired in the initial 2 years, in Year 3 - Semester 6 and 7 over 6 weeks, at the Muar campus. This period entails teaching / learning through lectures and interactive small group teaching sessions in the form of PBLs, Directly Observed Procedural Skills (DOPS) and Clinical Skill Training sessions. In addition, students are exposed to clinical bedside training at the General hospital in Muar in small groups to acquaint themselves to trauma related injuries.

During this posting of 6 weeks, students are also encouraged to develop their knowledge through peer learning methods.

In Year 4 (Semester 8 and 9) at Melaka campus, students further their clinical knowledge with exposure to “cold / non-trauma” Orthopaedics as also through small group teaching sessions and Clinical skill development sessions in the well-equipped Clinical Skills laboratory of the college. Students also learn of broader topics through seminars conducted in the campus during the 4 week duration of the posting. 

In Year 5 (Semester 10), students get an opportunity to tag with the houseman and medical officer at the hospital during a 2 week period of “shadow housemanship. This period helps our students develop an insight to his role in the next phase as a houseman. It also gives him an opportunity to the Orthopaedic team at work in dealing with accident and trauma emergencies which are important in future practice. He also gets an opportunity to hone communication skills in a true hospital atmosphere. Students also get exposure and experience in doing some common procedure under supervision.

Assessment

The department has a well outlined approach in assessing the students in areas of emphasis in the various phases of learning. Students are assessed in formative and summative forms throughout the posting as also during end of posting examinations in Year 3, 4 and 5. These assessments happen at the department level. The student is also assessed at the end of each year in a comprehensive examination conducted at the University level.

Mentor/Mentee scheme

There is a mentor/mentee scheme in place to help students with various difficulties he/she may face academically or otherwise.

Clinical Service & Research

Faculty members of the department are well qualified and have national and international publications to their credit. The further themselves with trying to engage themselves with collaborative research with the hospital. All faculty members are privileged to do clinical service at hospital Melaka and Muar.

Community service

Faculty members regularly engage themselves in various health camps organised by Melaka branch of MMA. Students are also encouraged to participate in these camps.

Faculty Development

Faculty members update themselves continuously through various Medical Education workshops, seminars, and by participating in national and international conference. Faculty members also attend CMEs conducted at various hospitals. The department invites qualified speakers from other universities of national and international repute to deliver lectures as part of the Continuous Development Program (CPD) of the faculty. These sessions are also attended by the students.

Overview

The Department of Psychiatry is one among the departments in the Faculty of Medicine in MMMC Melaka Campus.  The department’s objective is to provide adequate training in Psychiatry to our undergraduate medical students.  This is based on three principles:-

• Psychiatry is part of medicine (Psychological Medicine)
• Psychiatric knowledge, skills and attitudes are relevant to all medical doctors
• Psychiatry is scientific, pragmatic and evidence-based like all other specialities.

Psychological problems and illness is estimated to occur between 15 to 20% of the general population.  In the hospital setting, psychological problems and illness are not confined only to the psychiatric wards but also to other wards such as medical, surgical, OBG, Orthopaedics, Paediatrics and others.  The occurrence in non-psychiatric setting/wards often goes unrecognized with poor consequences to the patient.  Thus, it is important for our students to acquire clinical knowledge and skills with holistic clinical culture.

The aims of the Department of Psychiatry MMMC Melaka Campus are:-

• To expose the students to the Malaysian psychiatric clinical scenario
• To further enhance knowledge of psychiatry, introduced in Semester 5 (MMMC Manipal Campus)
• To apply the knowledge and develop basic skills and comply with the clerkship methods in psychiatry and
• To develop attitudes relevant to the multi-cultural and multi-religious Malaysia.

The department has 3 psychiatrist and a clinical psychologist  ( full-time) with vast teaching experience.  The hospital specialist are part time lecturers. During the 6/7 semester in the Muar campus, the students have a total of 33 didactic lectures with an end of lecture evaluation, which is part of the continuous assessment (CONASS).  From the 8 semester onwards, the students at the Melaka Campus, gain adequate knowledge and skills in Psychiatry through a number of teaching and learning methodologies.  The students interview, clerk and examine patients both at the assigned hospitals in Melaka and Muar.  They present these clerked clinical cases to the lectures for small group discussion.  They are exposed to the various common cases and also observe ward procedures and ward rounds by the hospital specialist and medical officers in both the wards and the follow-up clinics.  Other teaching and learning tools, in small groups are Problem-based learning (PBL), Tutorials, Role Play/Psycho-drama, Psychiatric Stimulation and Psychiatric Psycho Pathology (PPP).  Students prepare and present to their groups for discussion.  The students are to observe and learn from the hospital Urine Toxicology Unit, Methadone Clinic, Occupational Therapy Department and Electro-Convulsive Therapy procedures.  They make study visits to school for special children (Salvation Army) and follow the hospital staff for community care psychiatry (CPU).  Other learning methodologies and e-learning (moodle) and Self Directed Learning (SDL).

AS part of the CONASS, the students are evaluated regularly through both formative and summative assessment which is considered for their final university examination.  These assessments are to ensure that the students have attained sufficient knowledge, interpersonal and communication skills, professionalism and clinical acumen, when they graduated as medical doctor.

The department encourages the students to do research.  The department ensures that all the requirements of the qualifying agencies and regulatory bodies are met.

Brig Gen Prof Datuk Dr N Rajagopal

HOD Department of Psychiatry

 MMMC Melaka