Diploma In Medical Assistant

About Diploma In Medical Assistant

Medical assistants support doctors and nurses to ensure that healthcare facilities run smoothly. They are responsible for administrative and clinical tasks, such as maintaining patient records, preparing patients and rooms for examination, assisting physicians with exams, and performing front-desk tasks. Medical assistants typically work in doctor’s offices, hospitals, and other healthcare facilities. The ‘Diploma In Medical Assistant’ approved by the Malaysian Medical Assistant Board and the Ministry of Higher Education.

Programs Overview

At the end of our ‘Diploma in Medical Assistant’, students will be able to:

Understand the basics of medical sciences (anatomy, physiology, biosciences, pathology & microbiology).
Develop essential communicative and professional skills required for their daily jobs in the future.
Gain clinical experience, through placements with government and private hospitals in Malaysia, in all medical domains.

Entry Requirement

*MALAYSIAN STUDENTS*	*INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS*
SPM or Equivalent	GCE 'O' Levels or Equivalent
Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) or its equivalent with a minimum of FIVE (5) credits in the following subjects:	GCE 'O' Levels or equivalent with a minimum of Grade C in the following five subjects:
(a) Bahasa Malaysia / Bahasa Melayu	(a) Science Subjects (Physics/Chemistry/Biology/General Science)
(b) Science Subjects (Physics/Chemistry/Biology/General Science)	(b) Mathematics / Additional Mathematics
(c) Mathematics / Additional Mathematics	(c) Any other three subjects
(d) Any other two subjects	AND
AND	(d) Pass in English
(e) Pass in English and History
*Candidates with other qualifications are subject to the approval by the Malaysian Medical Assistant Board*	*Candidates with other qualifications are subject to approval by the Medical Association Board*
Candidates must be medically fit and free from mental illness or infectious diseases (HIV-AIDS / Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C) or Epilepsy or Genetic Diseases and drug abuse	Candidates must be medically fit and free from mental illness or infectious diseases (HIV-AIDS / Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C) or Epilepsy or Genetic Diseases and drug abuse

Course Modules

*YEAR ONE*	*YEAR TWO*	*YEAR THREE*
Technical Knowledge	Technical Knowledge	Clinical Attachments
*MABM 0114* Anatomy and Physiology I	*MAPS 0234* Medical II	*MACP 0752* Clinical Practice – Medical Emergency I
*MABM 0213* Anatomy and Physiology II	*MAPS 0434* Surgical II	*MACP 0352* Clinical Practice – Psychiatry
*MABM 0312* Bioscience	*MAPS 0633* Community Health II	*MACP 0452* Clinical Practice – Community Health I
*MAPS 1312* Behaviour Science	*MAPS 0434* Emergency Medicine I	*MACP 1251* Clinical Practice – Ophthalmology
*MABM 0413* Microbiology and Parasitology	*MAPS 1132* Pharmacology II	*MACP 1151* Clinical Practice – Otorhinolaryngology (ENT)
*MAPS 0124* Medical I	*MAPS 1632* Pediatrics	*MACP 1451* Clinical Practice – Labour Room
*MAPS 0323* Surgical I	*MAPS 0944* Emergency Medicine II	*MACP 0862* Clinical Practice – Medical Emergency II
*MAPS 0523* Community Health I	*MAPS 1544* Orthopedics	*MACP 0562* Clinical Practice – Community Health II
*MAPS 1223* Nursing	*MAPS 1642* Disaster Management	*MACP 0662* Clinical Practice – Community Health III
*MAPS 1022* Pharmacology I		*MACP 1361* Clinical Practice – Operation Theatre
*Professional Knowledge / Skills*	*Clinical Attachments*	*MACP 0962* Clinical Practice – Orthopedic
*MPU 2163* Malaysia Studies	*MACP 0142* Clinical Practice – Medical
*MPU 2223* Advanced Communicative English	*MACP 0242* Clinical Practice – Surgical
*MPU 2313* Pengajian Islam (Muslim Students Only)	*MACP 1041* Clinical Practice - Pediatrics
*MPU 2323* Moral Studies (Non-Muslim Students)
*MABM 0442* Law, Ethics and Professionalism
*MPU 2412* Community Service

Subjects Offered

Bahasa Kebangsaan A / Professional Communication
Pengajian Malaysia 2 / Bahasa Melayu Komunikasi 1
Foundation English 1
Basic Statistics
ICT Skills
Foundation English 2
Chemistry A
Physics
Biology A
Biology B
Basic Calculus
Chemistry B
Introduction to Psychology

Entry Requirement

SPM

Pass SPM/SPMV with 5 Credits included of 2 Science Subjects (Physic, Chemistry or Biology)

O-Level

A Pass in 0-Level with at least Grade C in FIVE (5) subject,

Other equivalent qualifications recognised by MQA/Malaysian Government such as IGCSE & UEC