Faculty of Medicine

About Us

The role of the unit is to provide governance, structure and implementation, and maintain the quality and standard of the undergraduate medical programme, University Malaya Medical Program (UMMP). MERDU also designed and implemented the Master in Medical Education (MMEd), a fully MQA accredited programme. Faculty development on curriculum design, accreditation, teaching learning methodology, assessment and evaluation are also developed and implemented by MERDU in addition to research in various educational areas are also actively undertaken.

MERDU is a vibrant and enthusiastic unit which aims to: -

Strengthen the curriculum development and implementation processes.
Ensure the quality assurance of the programmes.
Improve the student learning process and provide support for struggling students.
Develop teaching and evaluation skills among academic staff.
Conduct research, consultation and disseminate information in related areas.
Engage in cross collaboration activities in related areas.

Professor Dr. Jamunarani S Vadivelu

Head of Department

03-79675739 jamuna@um.edu.my

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Academic Staff

Bil	Name	Email	Contact
1	Prof. Dr. Jamunarani S. Vadivelu	jamuna@ummc.edu.my	03-79675739
2	Prof. Dr. David John O’Regan	david_o_regan@um.edu.my	03-79675739
3	Assoc. Prof. Dr. Foong Chan Choong	foongchanchoong@um.edu.my	03-79675739
4	Dr. Hong Wei-Han	weihan@um.edu.my	03-79675739

Support Staff

Bil	Name	Email	Contact
1	Ms. Nur Shahidah Mardhiyyah Alwi	shahida0054@um.edu.my	03-79675739
2	Mrs. Noor Filzati Zulkepli	noorfilzati@um.edu.my	03-79675739
3	Mrs. Nur Balqis Humaidi	balqishumaidi@um.edu.my	03-79675739
4	Mr. Shah Mirul Salleh	shahmirul@um.edu.my	03-79675739
5	Mr. Wan Ahmad Badruddin Wan Zolkipli	badruddin@um.edu.my	03-79675748
6	Ms. Lye An Jie	anjielye@um.edu.my	03-79675748
7	Mrs. Che Rafidah Aziz	cherafidah@um.edu.my	03-79675748
8	Mrs. Yao Lu Yean	luyean@um.edu.my	03-79675728
9	Mrs. Nurul Atira Khairul Anhar Holder	nurul_atira@um.edu.my	03-79675748
10	Ms. Asma Aziz	asma89@um.edu.my	03-79675739
11	Mrs. Nurashikin Moh Dat	shikin85@um.edu.my	03-79675739
12	Mr. Selvan a/l Segaran	selvansegaran@um.edu.my	03-79675739
13	Mr. Muhammad Faiz Ibrahim	faizibr@um.edu.my	03-79675748

Formerly known as Health Research Development Unit (HeRDU), the unit was established on 15 November 1996 as a non-clinical special unit with its main focus being cross collaboration among clinical and non-clinical departments. It is also tasked with and to strengthen the health research capacity within the faculty. In the year 2008, HeRDU was restructured and renamed as Medical Education & Research Development Unit (MERDU). This is in line with the Faculty of Medicine’s vision to deliver quality medical education and develop research capacity in the area of medical education.

1. The Undergraduate programmes serviced by the Medical Education & Research Development Unit:

I. Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)

2. The Postgraduate programmes offered by the Medical Education & Research Development Unit:

I.Master of Medical Education
II.Doctor of Philosophy (Mixed Mode/Research)

3. Modules offered by the Medical Education & Research Development Unit:

Core courses