Materia Medica Malaysiana

Aussie Surgeons To Teach In M'sia

MELBOURNE, Feb 26 (Bernama) -- South Australian craniofacial surgeons will help train doctors in Malaysia as part of a new research and teaching programme.
Prof David David from the Adelaide-based Australian Craniofacial Institute will finalise the arrangements with Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) in Penang.
Under the memorandum of understanding, the institute will provide clinical support, education and training on the treatment of patients with craniofacial disorders to the medical team and students at its university hospital in Kubang Kerian, Kota Baharu.
Both organisations will also undertake collaborative research on Malaysian patients with craniofacial disorders.
The agreement consolidated Adelaide's reputation as a centre of excellence, Prof David told the Australian Associated Press (APP).


"I firmly believe that we should be spreading this knowledge to our neighbours and I am very pleased that this agreement is now being formalised," he said.

"We have been working with the university informally over the past four years and I believe we have all benefited from the sharing of information and knowledge," he added.

-- BERNAMA