Overview

Features

The Doctor of Medicine programme offered by the Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya is a higher doctoral degree programme, to which the candidate must already have the necessary medical experience before application to this program.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

To supplicate for the degree of Doctor of Medicine, a candidate shall submit a thesis (not more than 100,000 words) which must be original work on a subject approved by the Senate on the recommendation of the Faculty and at the discretion of the examiners be examined in such manner as the examiners think fit on the subject matter of the thesis and related subjects;

A candidate may not submit this thesis earlier than twenty four (24) months nor later than five (5) years after the date of his initial registration except with the approval of the Senate.

A candidate shall give at least three (3) months notice in writing to the Registrar of his/her intention to submit his thesis for Examination.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-01 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.
Starting 2026-02-01 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Medicine View 8 other PhDs in Medicine in Malaysia

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

A Master’s degree or equivalent in relevant fields;

Specialist qualification in clinical fields;

The degrees in Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery or an equivalent qualification;

At least two years working experience as a registered medical practitioner

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Tuition Fee

Living costs for Kuala Lumpur

2210 - 3815 MYR /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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