Two nursing scholarships up for grabs

THE INTERNATIONAL Medical University (IMU) has received approval from the Higher Education Ministry to offer a full-time Bachelor of Nursing honours degree programme.
The programme is scheduled to start at its Bukit Jalil campus on Sept 7.
IMU Medicine, Pharmacy and Health Sciences Faculty dean Prof Victor KE Lim says the nursing programme is a welcome addition as the university aspires to be a leading centre for the education and training of health care personnel.
“We have an established 12-year track record in our medical and pharmacy programmes and this new programme will complement the existing programmes.
“We are excited at the prospect for interaction and cooperation between our medical, pharmacy and nursing students. This will promote the spirit of team work among these future health care professionals, something which is extremely important in modern health care,” says Prof Lim.
Prof Lim adds the university has appointed Lim Pek Hong from Universiti Malaya’s Medical Faculty as the head of the Nursing Department.
“She brings a wealth of experience in nursing education and clinical practice,” he says.
The degree programme has been planned to prepare a person to become a registered nurse and to practice the profession in a variety of settings, either in the public or private sector health care system or in health-related industries locally and overseas.
The four-year or eight-semester full-time programme will lead to the award of an IMU Bachelor of Nursing (Hons) degree.
The nursing programme aims to equip graduates with the scientific knowledge, skills and attitudes to provide the best quality care to patients.
“Nursing is a noble profession,” says Prof Lim.
“Caring remains the essence of nursing as it is the caring behaviour and practices that distinguish nursing from other professions.”
The nursing students will be sent to hospitals in the private and public sector for their clinical practice stint.
IMU is offering two scholarships, each valued up to a maximum of RM72,000 for the entire duration of the course, to full-time students enrolling in the September intake.
For enquiries, call IMU at 03-8656 7272/73, or e-mail: enquiry@imu.edu.my, or log on to www.imu.edu.my