Transfers There are no opportunities for transfer of enrolment between the medicine course in Malaysia and Australia .
General studies All international and Malaysian undergraduate students enrolled at Monash University Malaysia are required to complete and pass General Studies , as prescribed by the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia and the Malaysian Qualifications Agency .
General Studies units equip you with knowledge and soft skills such as philosophy , arts and communication to encourage intellectual , balanced and holistic development . General Studies comprises units from four broad categories :
• MPU U1 : Appreciation of philosophy , values and history
• MPU U2 : Mastery of soft skills
• MPU U3 : Broadening of knowledge in Malaysia
• MPU U4 : Practical management of community project .
The General Studies Office oversees the administration of these units . For more information , please email mum . generalstudies @ monash . edu .
Health requirements The faculty has an immunisation and infection risk policy and you ’ re required to comply with a number of recommendations and procedures so that you can proceed through the course with an acceptable level of risk .
Training in Australia To pursue any components of study in Australia , you ’ ll be required to go through a police check by the Victorian Police , a Working with Children Check , and to register with the Medical Practitioners ’ Board of Victoria .
Housemanship and registration In Australia , following successful completion of the medical degree , graduates are eligible for provisional registration by the Medical Board of Victoria or other state medical boards . After serving a compulsory internship year in an approved hospital , they ’ re eligible for final registration in Victoria and in other states of Australia .
Please note internship placement in Victoria are guaranteed only for Australian citizens and permanent residents who have completed their medicine degree in Victoria . Australian citizens and permanent residents who completed their medicine degree outside Victoria ( including Monash University Malaysia ) will find it difficult to obtain internships in Victoria .
We cannot guarantee internship placements in Australia for our international students . As a result , many of our international students elect to complete their internships in their home country . Students should not have an expectation of gaining an internship in Australia .
In Malaysia , following successful completion of the medical degree , graduates are eligible for provisional registration by the Malaysian Medical Council . After serving compulsory housemanship , they ’ re eligible for full registration in Malaysia , but Malaysian citizens will be required by the Ministry of Health to undertake a further two years of compulsory service . International students currently are not able to do housemanship in Malaysia .
Personal Protective Equipment ( PPE ) As a healthcare student you may be required to wear PPE to prevent the transmission of Covid-19 on clinical placements . The removal of facial hair may be required for fit testing of masks as a lawful and reasonable direction by healthcare settings .
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