Anatomy Department

The Department of Anatomy was formed in 1963 and catered to the pioneer class of 64 medical students entering the newly formed Faculty of Medicine in the University of Malaya in May 1964. In 1965, the foundation Professor W. Pallie headed the Department with a total complement of 4 academic staff. By 1972, the Department was involved in training the first batch of 32 dental students from the Faculty of Dentistry. Subsequently, the Department has conducted Anatomy courses for several other undergraduate programs including the Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences, Bachelor of Nursing, Bachelor of Pharmacy and Biomedical Engineering, and diploma programs in Radiography and Medical Laboratory Technology. In the past 2 decades, the Department had been highly active in postgraduate clinical anatomy teaching and research. It is the focus of the Department to be the centre of excellence for Anatomy, expanding the services of Histology Central and be the leaders in undergraduate and postgraduate training.