Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
The Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery at Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia (NUMed) is a five-year full-time medical degree designed to develop knowledgeable, caring and clinically skilled graduates with a strong understanding of health and disease. The Newcastle MBBS model is integrated and hands-on from the beginning, helping students develop clinical skills early while interacting with real patients during their studies, alongside clinical research methods and opportunities to explore personal academic interests.
Tuition Fees
Quick Facts
Fees by Study Year
Tuition for each year of the programme
- Year 1RM 126,500
- Year 2RM 126,500
- Year 3RM 126,500
- Year 4RM 126,500
- Year 5RM 126,500
Other fees
- Average Monthly Miscellaneous Expensesone-timeRM 1,800
- Visa Feesone-timeRM 6,000
Indicative fees in Malaysian ringgit. The final amount is confirmed in your offer letter. Fees exclude 6% SST where it applies.
The Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery at Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia (NUMed) is a five-year full-time medical degree designed to develop knowledgeable, caring and clinically skilled graduates with a strong understanding of health and disease. The Newcastle MBBS model is integrated and hands-on from the beginning, helping students develop clinical skills early while interacting with real patients during their studies, alongside clinical research methods and opportunities to explore personal academic interests.
- Applicants should have Biology, Chemistry, and Physics or Mathematics at a level equivalent to A-Level or STPM. Applicants with other qualifications or certificates, including UEC, Foundation, STAM or equivalent routes, may submit an application for admission assessment.
IELTS 7.0
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery is a Bachelor programme at Newcastle University Malaysia (NUM), lasting 5 years. Classes are taught in English.
Subjects you will study
- 12-week clinical rotation in the fundamentals of clinical practice during the first semester.
- Placements in medicine, surgery and acute care as part of a clinical team.
- Further placements in mental health, child and young person’s health, reproductive health and primary care during the second semester.
- Four-week Clinical Decision Making 1 module at the end of Year 3.
- Supervised longitudinal integrated clinical placements in medical and surgical specialties and primary care, known as Advanced Clinical Experience.
- Follow a panel of patients throughout their medical care journey.
- Eight-week Acute & Critical Care block in Semester 2.
- Four-week clinical decision-making block covering all clinical sciences with emphasis on investigative medicine.
- Eight-week Student Selected Component involving a supervised clinical placement in a chosen topic.
- Clinical rotations in mental health, child and young people’s health, women’s health, primary care and Good Medical Practice.
- Preparation for practice as a House Officer or Foundation Year doctor in the UK, including medical regulations, advanced communication skills, prescribing and managing under pressure.
- Eight-week Elective after Semester 2 assessments, with opportunities to experience medicine internationally including in the UK.
- Assistantships in medicine, surgery and orthopaedics attached to hospital clinical teams, allowing students to perform the role of a junior houseman.
- Lectures
- Seminars
- Clinical skills sessions
- Simulation sessions
- Anatomy sessions
- Clinical reasoning sessions
- Language of instruction
- English