On satisfactory completion of the four year programme, the doctor will have demonstrated the competence of a Family Medicine Specialist with knowledge, attitude and skills to practise and lead in a health clinic independently, and to conduct research in the primary care setting.

The career opportunities are broad. Primarily the Family Medicine Specialist will work and lead in a primary care clinic or choose an academic career.

(1) The programme comprises three stages:

(a) Stage I:

Clinical rotation in the first year of study in a hospital formally recognized by the Faculty in the following disciplines:

• General Medicine;
• Paediatrics; and
• Obstetrics and Gynaecology

(b) Stage II:

(i) Six months of speciality posting, one month each in the following discipline:

• Psychological medicine
• Surgery
• Orthopaedic surgery
• Ophthalmology
• Otorhinolaryngology
• Elective (e.g. dermatology)

(ii) Eighteen (18) months of clinical training in Family Medicine in the second and third year of study in centres formally recognised by the Faculty.

(c) Stage III:

(i) One year of advanced training in Family Medicine in the fourth year of study at a primary care setting, either in a health clinic or university-based primary care clinic.

A non-Malaysian applicant whose degree is from a university or institution of higher learning where the medium of instruction for that degree is not the English language and where the applicant wishes to follow a programme shall be required:

1. To obtain a score of 600 for a paper-based total (PBT); a score of 250 for a computer-based total (CBT) or a score of 100 for an internet-based total (IBT) for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL); or
2. To obtain a band of 6 for the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).

(1) Entry qualifications

(a) The degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery of the University or an equivalent medical qualification approved by the Senate; and

(b) At least one year of post-full registration clinical experience approved by the Senate.

(2) Other requirements

(a) Qualifies for registration as a medical practitioner under the Medical Act 1971 (Act 50) of Malaysia; and

(b) Satisfies the Department responsible for the candidate’s programme of study in an Entrance Evaluation recognised by the Faculty.