University Malaya Medical Center

Universiti malaya (the university of malaya), is situated amidst a lush campus in the south-west corner of kuala lumpur, the dynamic and bustling capital city of Malaysia. 

The University of Malaya was initially set up in Singapore in 1949 as an amalgamation of the two premier institutions of higher education in colonial Malaya and Singapore, Raffles College and King Edward VII College of Medicine to serve the needs of the colony. Following independence of Malaya in 1957, two autonomous divisions of the university, one in Singapore and one in Kuala Lumpur, were established in 1959. The government of Malaya expressed a desire to change the status of the Kuala Lumpur division to a national University and following appropriate legislation, the University of Malaya was established in 1962. The Singapore Division was renamed the University of Singapore.

In 1961, the Board of Education, University Malaya had proposed that a medical institution be established to cater to the shortages of medical doctors in Malaya at that time.The first Faculty of Medicine in Malaysia was established in the University of Malaya in 1963. Instruction started in 1964 with the first batch of students.

On 5th August 1968, the spanking new University Malaya Medical Center (UMMC) was officially opened by His Majesty the Yang Dipertuan Agong.

The University motto, "Ilmu Punca Kemajuan" (Knowledge is the Key to Success) and the UMMC and Faculty of Medicine continues to strive to the best of ability to live up to this ideal. University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) is one of the organisations in the Ministry of Higher Education. Main objectives of UMMC are health services, learning and research.

UMMC strive to provide the best services and treatment. Efforts that are ongoing are to provide medical services, learning and research with the best efficiency to our customer.

Credentialing and Privileging

Purpose

• To ensure that all licensed independent Medical Practitioner and certified Allied Health Staff are qualified to provide safe and effective care and treatment that are consistent with professionally recognized standards; and applicable credentialing and privileging requirements of the University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) and the Ministry of Health, Malaysia.

Scope

There are two categories of licensed practitioners that require different levels of credentialing verification:

• Medical Practitioner - Physicians

Allied Health Staff - this include:

• Assistant Pharmacists
• Audiologists (Medical Therapists [Hearing])
• Clinical Psychologists (Clinical Psychology Staff)
• Counselors (Psychological Officers)
• Dieticians (Dietetic Officers)
• Medical Assistant
• Medical Laboratory Technologists
• Medical Physicists (Scientific Officers [Physics])
• Medical Social Workers (Community Development Officers)
• Nurses
• Occupational Therapists (Medical Therapists [Occupational])
• Optometrists (Optometrists)
• Orthotist (Medical Technician [Orthotic])
• Pharmacists (Pharmaceutical Officer)
• Physiotherapists (Medical Therapists [Member])
• Prosthetists (Medical Technicians [Prosthetics])
• Radiographers (Juru X-Ray)
• Radiotherapist (X-Ray [Radiotherapy])
• Scientific Officers
• Speech Therapists

Composition

• The credentials committee shall be appointed by the Director of UMMC, subject to the approval of the Medical Advisory Committee (MAC) and consist of six or more medical staff members who have served as head of departments or designee and Chief Nursing Officer. The Chairman and Deputy Chairman shall be appointed by Board of UMMC. The Deputy of Director (Professional) serves as Deputy Chairman and to deputize for the Chairman of Credentialing and Privileging Committee.