Research Institutes, Centres and Units - Universiti Sains Malaysia
Research Institutes, Centres and Units - Universiti Sains Malaysia
Research Institutes, Centres and Units - Universiti Sains Malaysia
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Advanced Medical <strong>and</strong><br />
Dental Institute (AMDI)<br />
The <strong>Malaysia</strong>n cabinet ministers in its meeting on the 16 th October, 2002 formally<br />
approved the memor<strong>and</strong>um(Memor<strong>and</strong>um No. 650/2343/2002) from the Ministry<br />
of Education (MOE) to set up The Advanced Medical & Dental Institute (AMDI). The<br />
memor<strong>and</strong>um also mentioned that the AMDI would be situated in Bertam, Kepala<br />
Batas, Penang <strong>and</strong> the building <strong>and</strong> the operating of this institute would be put under<br />
the care of <strong>Universiti</strong> <strong>Sains</strong> <strong>Malaysia</strong>(USM) on this memorable day in history.<br />
AMDI have three main activities namely clinical services, collaborative research <strong>and</strong><br />
post-graduate degree programmes. A Clinical Trial Centre has been set up with<br />
clinical expertise <strong>and</strong> research laboratories to equip the needs of clinical services. It<br />
was officially opened in September, 2004 inside 3 lots of double storey shop-houses<br />
inTaman Bertam Indah, Kepala Batas. Among the services offered are Healthy Women’s<br />
Clinic, Specialist Medical Clinic, Specialist Dental Clinic, Clinical <strong>Research</strong> Clinic <strong>and</strong><br />
Advanced Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory.<br />
Other than clinical services offered, AMDI also offers post graduate academic programmes<br />
(Masters inScience/Masters in Medicine/Doctor of Philosophy). Among the courses<br />
offered are Masters in Medicine (TransfusionMedicine), Masters in Medicine (Nuclear<br />
Medicine), Masters in Science (Transfusion Science) <strong>and</strong> Masters inScience (Medical<br />
<strong>Research</strong>). It is hoped that AMDI can produce clinical specialists <strong>and</strong> local scientists<br />
together with locally sourced commercialized medicines <strong>and</strong> treatments products<br />
through the courses offered.<br />
The first successful students intake process was conducted on June 2004 <strong>and</strong> the<br />
pioneer batch of AMDI students graduated in August 2005. In the year 2006, AMDI<br />
created history again when it became the first institution in the country to offer The<br />
Masters in Medical Transfusion programme. A group of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)<br />
students registered in May 2006 <strong>and</strong> is currently following the programme. The latest<br />
courses offered by AMDI are Masters inScience (Oral Science) <strong>and</strong> Masters in Science<br />
(Health Toxicology).<br />
<strong>Research</strong> activities are an important component of AMDI after its academic programmes.<br />
Realising this importance, AMDI has fully equipped a research environment in the field<br />
of medicine <strong>and</strong> dentistry. The main activity of AMDI isfocus on advanced research<br />
elements to train <strong>and</strong> to develop individuals that excel in the fields of medicine <strong>and</strong>
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