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無語良師計劃(馬來亞大學醫學系)

Body Donation for Medical Education, Research & Training

Following the signing of Memorandum of Understanding between Universiti Malaya & Tzu-Chi University of Taiwan, a new unit was set up in Faculty of Medicine on 23rd, March 2012 to organize the training of the medical students, doctors, and surgeons through a unique body donation program. The body donors will be addressed as the silent mentors, will be treated with dignity and respect as if they are living patients.

Over the last few years, we have started to conduct research projects with our mentors to better understand the nature and management of various diseases. In 2019, The Faculty of Medicine dedicated the corridor connecting the faculty and our teaching hospital (University Malaya Medical Centre) as the Silent Mentor Corridor. We listed the names of the first one hundred Silent Mentors on one of the walls.

The Silent Mentor Program provided a channel for the public to contribute towards a holistic approach to medical education. All the doctors and students who participated in the program will need to know the life history of their mentors who have donated their bodies for medical research and training without expecting anything in return. We hope that by weaving professional training with humanistic values into medical education and training, we will be able to produce caring and compassionate doctors in addition to providing them knowledge and improving their surgical skills.

Vision

- To be a leading institution providing holistic medical education through voluntary body donation program following the concept of Silent Mentor.
- To promote global awareness of the Silent Mentor Program
- To instill humanistic values into medical education
- To improve the overall standard of medical education and research
- To produce knowledgeable and skillful doctors who are empathetic and compassionate
- To provide basic and advanced surgical skill training through simulation workshops
- To encourage public participation in medical education through silent mentor program

Our Team

Prof. Dr. Saw Aik

Head
(Dept. Orthopaedic Surgery, FOM Universiti Malaya)

Prof. Dr. Azlina Amir Abbas

Deputy Head
(Dept. Orthopaedic Surgery, FOM Universiti Malaya)

Dr. Tan Sik Loo

Deputy Head
(NOCERAL, Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery, FOM Universiti Malaya)

Mr. Sia Thiam Eng

Executive Manager
(Unit of Silent Mentor Program, FOM Universiti Malaya)

Prof. Dr. Wong Li Ping

Board Members
(Dept. Social Preventive Medicine, FOM Universiti Malaya)

Dr. Si Lay Khaing

Board Members
(Pinlon Hospital and Cancer Centre, Myanmar)

Dr. Liew Yew Toong

Board Members
(Dept. Otorhinolaryngology, FOM Universiti Malaya)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tan Khian Khoon

Board Members
(Ophthalmology Unit, Monash Univesity Malaysia)

Last Update: 01/07/2024