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About Us

The Department of Physiology is one of the oldest pre-clinical departments in the Medical Faculty, University of Malaya. It is housed on the 5th Floor of Block C Building situated adjacent to the Office of the Dean, Faculty of Medicine.

Although small, the Department is actively involved in teaching and research in the field of Physiology. The primary mission of the Department is to prepare students with an excellent foundation in human physiology so as to enable them to succeed in their chosen endeavors may it be medicine or any allied health sciences.

In addition to teaching and research, the department is involved in expanding innovative methods in teaching and learning of Physiology, including the initiation of the Inter-Medical School Physiology Quiz (IMSPQ). The 1st inaugural IMSPQ in 2003 began with just 7 National Medical Schools competing for the Prof A. Raman Challenge Trophy in memory of our first Malaysian Professor of Physiology. The IMSPQ has since generated immense interest in the Asian region and beyond. The IMSPQ is now a major global event in the medical landscape and has attracted medical students from 99 medical schools from 24 nations to the 16th IMSPQ in 2018. The IMSPQ has also initiated a Physiology Refresher course for accompanying academic staff beginning at the 12th IMSPQ in 2014 to provide the latest physiological updates on various topics of interest. Beyond the exciting and intellectually stimulating competition, the Physiology Quiz event has served as an invaluable gathering for academic friendship and exchange of ideas among the students and staff.


Last Update: 07/02/2024