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FELLOWSHIP IN ADOLESCENT HEALTH IN PRIMARY CARE (UKM)

FELLOWSHIP IN ADOLESCENT HEALTH IN PRIMARY CARE (UKM)

6 to 12 months

  1. Primer Clinic Cheras
  2. Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz (HCTM), Cheras 56000 Kuala Lumpur

Independent and Certified Family Medicine Specialist with interest in Adolescent Health

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

  1. Competently diagnose, investigate and manage common adolescent cases in primary care
  2. Recognize complex psychosocial issues in adolescents and institute comprehensive management.
  3. Recognize ethical issues involving adolescents and judiciously institute appropriate intervention
  4. Ability to lead the adolescent clinic in primary care using available resources
  5. Demonstrate critical thinking, self-directed life-long learning and evidence-based practice.
  6. Exhibit effective communication, professionalism, leadership and sensitivity towards ethical, religious and cultural values.
  1. Active participation in clinical activities focusing on adolescent cases in primary care clinic / HCTM
  2. Conduct a health intervention program involving adolescents in the community
  3. Active participation in weekly case-based discussion or journal appraisal with the supervisor
  4. Record experiences in a log book on clinical cases managed, teaching/learning activities, audit, visits, research, publication and other activities.
  5. Schedule meetings with the supervisor during the fellowship program for progress monitoring.
  6. Publish at least 1 case report / audit / research paper in a peer-reviewed journal.  

 

Certificate of completion of training certified by Course Director and Dean, Faculty of Medicine UKM will be given to all successful candidates.

  1. Please apply at least 6 months before intended start date.
  2. You will need Temporary Practising Certificate (TPC) by Malaysian Medical Council (MMC). Please ensure you fulfil all the requirements for TPC. https://mmc.gov.my/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/TPC_July_2019_2.pdf
  3. Application for TPC will be forwarded to MMC by UKM except for Letter of Good Standing.

APPLICATION PROCESS​

APPLY HERE

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.