Author: Sivalingam Nalliah ABSTRACT Mentoring in academic medicine requires the trained mentor to commit time, purpose and dedication for the personal and professional development of three categories of protégés or mentees i.e. medical students, the clinician-trainee and the clinical-educator. Conventionally, assigned mentors monitor the progress of the first two categories of personnel as their career […]
Author: Joon-Wah Mak ABSTRACT The research mentorship programme is unique in that it is a planned journey undertaken by the mentor and mentee, preferably with well-defined milestones along the journey. During the journey, familiar landmarks will be pointed out by the mentor. In path-finding situations the experience and wisdom of the mentor and the critical […]
Authors: Kathiravan Chinniah, Sivalingam Nalliah. ABSTRACT Outcome and competency-based undergraduate and graduate medical education is the desired standard embraced by many medical educationists worldwide. Reflective capacity is an integral component of that strategy and reflective writing has shown tremendous potential as a delivery tool. But there are various challenges in the implementation of the initiative. […]
Author: Velayudhan Menon ABSTRACT Background: Facebook is a popular social networking site with more than five hundred million users. This study assessed whether Facebook Groups can be used to teach clinical reasoning skills. Methods: Sixty-seven final year medical students from the International Medical University, Malaysia, were exposed to interactive online learning through a Facebook Group […]
Authors: Wilkinson Yoong Jian Tan, Jo Wearn Yeap, Sharifah Sulaiha Syed Aznal. ABSTRACT Background: Peripheral venous catheterisation is indispensable in modern practise of medicine. The indications of venous access should be weighed against the risk of complications, the commonest being thrombophlebitis. Thrombophlebitis causes patient discomfort and the need for new catheter insertion and risk of […]
Authors: Pei Kuan Lai, Pek Hong Lim. ABSTRACT Each nursing student comes to nursing with a lay image of nursing portrayed by nurses they have seen. This lay perception of nursing that a nursing student holds is transformed to a more professional understanding that is acquired in nursing schools. This process is known as professional […]
Authors: Samuel Easaw, Toh Peng Yeow, Li Ching Lee, Wai Sun Choo, Tow Shung Tan, Amir Sharifuddin Mohd Khir, Li Cher Loh. ABSTRACT Realising possible unmet needs of final year medical students we initiated a weekly informal face-to-face discussion forum between them and the teaching faculty of the department of medicine. Various academic and non-academic […]
Author: Ray Wilks Keywords: evidence-based healthcare practice, healthcare decision making, doctor/patient relationship, scope of clinical expertise. Citation: IeJSME 2012 6(2): 1-3 DOI: https://doi.org/10.56026/imu.6.2.1
Authors: Tony Kock Wai Ng, Sivalingam Nalliah, Azlinda Hamid, Siew Rong Wong, Sim Ling Chee, Cheryl Andrea Augustine. ABSTRACT This paper reviews available reports on the omega-6 (linoleic acid, LA) and omega-3 fatty acid [alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) + eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) + docosahexaenoic acid) intakes amongst Malaysians against Malaysian Recommended Nutrient Intakes (RNI), focussing particularly […]
Authors: Ammu Kutty Radhakrishnan, Nagarajah Lee, Mei-Ling Young. ABSTRACT Background: Medical schools have long been concerned with establishing a suitable process of admission. The criteria used to select students have traditionally focussed on high academic achievement. Method: The International Medical University (IMU) accepts students from a wide range of pre-university entry qualifications for admission into […]
