As University of Malaya is the premier teaching institution of the country, Plastic Surgery UMMC is also involved teaching a wide range of students.

  1. UM medical students
    • Each UM medical student will be rotated for 2 days in the whole of their medical education for exposure to Plastic Surgery.
    • Plastic Unit also receives at least 2 medical students for 2 months of pre-housemanship training each year from UM final year medical student.
    • All surgeons in UMMC hold the post of lecturers in the Department of Surgery. They are expected to be involved in teaching of topics in general surgery and academic matters.
  2. External medical students
    • We receive local and foreign medical students for short term elective attachment.
    • For application, click here.
  3. Postgraduate/Specialty students
    • Our centre is involved in training Plastic Surgery, General Surgery, Maxillofacial, ENT and Orthopaedics postgraduate students in 2 to 3 months rotations.
    • Currently, we are planning to start the Master of Plastic Surgery (MPlastSurg) UM.
  4. Fellowship
    • We offer fellowship in Plastic Surgery, especially for reconstruction and microsurgery.
    • For application, please click here