Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
School in Kota Samarahan

The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak started registering its pioneer batch of Medical students in 1995 followed by the students in the Nursing programme in 1998. The clinical exposure is done early and the students make use of facilities available at several government hospitals, clinics and including health centres.
The medical school will contribute to the advancement of health in the community and ensure the progress of the country via appropriate innovative curricular approaches, efficient health care services and relevant research work.
The planners of the Faculty have put a strong emphasis on quality and the curriculum is comprehensive and is geared towards the total development of students and preparing them to be competent autonomous and yet able to contribute to teamwork.
The curriculum emphasises Problem Based Learning (PBL), which aims at enhancing the students’ acquisition of integrated knowledge, improving their problem solving skills as well as improving their abilities in clinical reasoning.