SECRETARIAT OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES FACULTY OF MEDICINE

ILMU, MUTU, DAN BUDI

CLINICAL FELLOWSHIP IN ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY

Course Director: Professor Dr Mohd. Hasni bin Ja’afar

Duration of training: 12 months

Training Centre: Department of Public Health Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, UKM, Jalan Yaacub Latif, Bandar Tun Razak, Cheras, 56000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Eligibility: Dedicated, independent and certified public health physician (for a local candidate) OR has completed a recognized public health specialist training (for an overseas candidate), with interest in the area of Environmental Health and Toxicology. Applicants who have completed the necessary attachment in any recognised public health facilities that cover the five domains of public health are highly encouraged OR have work experience in the public health sector in Malaysia for a minimum of three years.

Requirement: Applicants are required to submit a current CV with two named referees. Applicants are also required to submit a good standing letter from the employer/institution, for the program application. Applications must be submitted at least six months from the intended start date. Overseas candidates (non-Malaysian) are required to apply for a Temporary Practising Certificate by the Malaysian Medical Council at their cost.

Objectives of the Program:

By the end of the program, the candidate should be able to:

1. Determine the risk factors related to the various routes of exposure to toxic substances.
2. Discuss the related signs, symptoms, management and prognosis due to exposure to toxic substances.
3. Execute the best practices mitigation measures to prevent exposure to the community and workers.
4. Apply evidence-based practice and critical thinking to differentiate the health impacts including fatality of toxic substances.

Activities/ Task:

1. Conduct a systematic review of the latest toxicology issues, articles and research.
2. Publish one research project related to the toxicology field in an indexed journal.
3. Active participation in delivering lectures, supervision training, scientific seminars and journal appraisal.
4. Record experience activities in the fellowship customised logbook.

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office address

Secretariat of Postgraduate Studies

Faculty of Medicine UKM
Level 2, Kompleks Pendidikan Perubatan Canselor Tuanku Jaafar

Jalan Yaacob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak
56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur

MALAYSIA

OFFICE hours

Monday to Thursday
8:00 am – 1:00 pm
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Friday
8:00 am- 12:15 pm
2.45 pm – 5:00 pm

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Step 1

Application through Secretariat of Postgraduate Studies (SPS) website/ link at HCTM website/ or direct communication with the Course Director *Application need to be made a minimum of 6 months before the date of admission
Required process:

Candidate Details and selected programmes
Curriculum Vitae (CV)

*First medical degree needs to be checked whether it is recognised by Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) (a mandatory requirement if the candidate will do rotation outside of HCTM) An offer letter will be issued (by UKMSHAPE) to the candidate for the payment process Course Director

Step 2

Application will be reviewed by the Course Director

Step 3

Fill in and submit Application Form to International Affairs Unit (UPA)
Letter of Temporary Approval/ Letter of Rejection to applicants will be issued by SPS
For the accepted candidates, a copy of the Temporary Approval Letter will be sent to UKM Shape – for VISA’s application process

Step 4

Accepted candidates are required to complete the following documents:

Form 16 for Temporary Practicing Certificate application Click Here
Visa application (Professional Visit Pass (PVP) Click Here

Step 5

Candidate enrolled and report to the Course Director

Step 6

An offer letter will be issued (by UKM Shape) to the candidate for the payment process

Step 7

Course Director will notify the candidate about privileging and credentialing to HCTM Credentialing Link

Step 8

ONE (1) month before programme ends, the Course Director are required to inform SPS and International Affairs Unit, Faculty of Medicine UKM

Finish

SPS will issue Certificate of Completion to the candidate

Flowchart of Credentialing and Privileging in HCTM for International Candidates

DEFINITION

Credentialing: a process to set the standards and to do an evaluation for a person’s qualification in a field or procedure. It is recognition for the professional training done by a medical practitioner.

Privileges: the rights given by the hospital for a medical practitioner to give treatments or to do procedures on hospital patients based on the qualifications of the training, and the medical practitioner’s experience and expertise.

Step 1

Log in to this link: http://credentialing.ppukm.ukm.my/index.php to apply for credentialing application.
*No payment needed for this application

Step 2

For new application, please fill in the details and update your profile.

* If you want to renew you application, please apply 6 months BEFORE your expiry date.

Step 3

Click Credentialing Form and complete all the required information.

*You need to fill in your Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) Registration Number, Annual Practicing Certificate (APC) Number and National Specialist Register (NSR) Number in the prerequisite field.

Step 4

Select Head of Department (HOD) to verify your application.

Step 5

Tick (√) and submit your application.

Step 6

Your Dashboard for the application status will appear. You can check the ongoing status by time to time.

Step 7

All applications will be reviewed in a meeting.

*The meeting will be conducted 4 times a year

Step 8

HCTM issue an Approval Letter (TWO weeks after the meeting)

Finish

HCTM issue Certificate of Credentialing (ONE month after)

Sources: http://credentialing.ppukm.ukm.my/files/pdf/Manual-Pengguna-Sistem-Credentialing-Core-Privileges.pdf