Surgical Royal College Announces New Uk-Malaysia Trainee Programme
A pilot programme to provide observership opportunities for Malaysian surgical trainees in the UK has officially launched.
A ceremony at the British High Commission, Kuala Lumpur, has marked the agreement (MoA) exchange between the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), and Universiti Malaya (UM) for the Malaysia-United Kingdom Travelling Fellowship (MUTF).
The Secretary of State for Scotland, The Rt Hon Ian Murray MP and the acting British High Commissioner to Malaysia, HE David Wallace witnessed the ceremony.
As part of RCSEd’s ongoing commitment to promoting surgical collaborations between the UK and Malaysia, the MUTF will see Malaysian surgical trainees hosted at centres of surgical excellence in the UK.
Ian Murray, Secretary of State for Scotland in the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, congratulated the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Universiti Malaya and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia on the signing of the agreement.
He said: “The UK is recognised for its longstanding and world-class professional healthcare education, and Scotland has some of the leading institutions in various surgical specialties and dentistry.
“The Fellowship which sees the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh collaborating with top Malaysian universities is another testament of the modern partnership between both countries. There is a huge potential for cross-border cooperation in the healthcare sector, and I hope to see this Fellowship programme expand to different surgical specialties in the future.”
The first participant, Dr Wong Sui Weng of UM, will begin her fellowship at London’s St. Mary’s Hospital in 2025.
Professor Rowan Parks, President of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, said: “Through this programme, we’re hoping to improve healthcare systems by spreading good surgical practices and helping our members and affiliates learn new skills, foster positive relationships, and encourage long-term affiliations.
“Exposure to different learning environments is a fantastic way to achieve surgical training aims in different healthcare systems which trainees otherwise would not have had access to.”
About RCSEd:
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh was first incorporated as the Barber Surgeons of Edinburgh in 1505 and is based in Edinburgh, Birmingham and Malaysia. It is one of the oldest surgical corporations in the world with a global membership of more than 33,000, including over 15,000 members in the UK.
The College also has a significant worldwide presence with members in over 100 countries.
The College promotes the highest standards of surgical and dental practice through education, training and examinations, its liaison with external medical bodies and representation of the modern surgical and dental workforce.
The College has six faculties: The Faculty of Dental Surgery, The Faculty of Surgical Trainers, The Faculty of Dental Trainers, The Faculty of Perioperative Care, The Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care and The Faculty of Remote, Rural and Humanitarian Healthcare.
It is also home to the UK’s only Faculty of Surgical Trainers, open to all those with an interest in surgical training regardless of College affiliation.
– RCSEd / AsiaNewsToday
