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Title: Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia


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Newcastle UniversityMedicine Malaysia
Quality Assurance in Transnational
Education Delivering Primary Medical Education
Across Borders
2nd, December 2008
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Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia (NUMed
Malaysia)
  • In 2004, Newcastle University invited toconsider
    establishing an international branch campus for
    medicine and medical sciences in Iskandar
    Malaysia
  • Now, integral to the institutional
    internationalisation strategy, and wholly owned
    by the University, NUMed Malaysia is set to open
    in 2009

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NUMed Malaysia Strategic Purpose
  • Internationalisation strategyA few large
    flags, in a few strategic locations
  • Key features
  • long-term initiative, based upon acknowledged
    area of excellence
  • not-for-profit, but for reputational gain
  • extension of the institutions global footprint,
    and to act as a nexus for other interests in
    South Asia

4
Iskandar Malaysia Strategic Opportunity
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NUMed MalaysiaNusajaya and EduCity
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NUMed Malaysia Nusajaya
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NUMed Malaysia the Campus
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NUMed Malaysia Rationale
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NUMed Malaysia Safeguarding Awards
  • NUMed Malaysia will award Newcastle University
    degrees in medicine, i.e. UK Primary Medical
    Qualifications
  • Newcastles Senate is paramount
  • Subscribe to the principles of theOECD-UNESCO
    Guidelines for quality provision in cross-border
    higher education
  • But we are where we are..

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Current QA Framework
  • All national jurisdictions reserve theright to
    govern professional accreditation and recognition
    in medicine
  • Therefore NUMed needs to comply with both UK and
    Malaysian regulatory jurisdictions

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QA and Professional Accreditation Stakeholders
  • NUMed is already engaged with both UK and
    Malaysian authorities for QA and professional
    recognition in medicine
  • In the UK, the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) and
    General Medical Council (GMC)
  • In Malaysia, the Malaysian Qualifications Agency
    (MQA) and Malaysian Medical Council (MMC)

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NUMed Malaysia External QA in Practice
  • UK
  • GMC Quality Assurance of Basic Medical Education
    (QABME)
  • QAA Institutional Audit
  • Malaysia
  • MMC Guidelines for the Accreditation of Basic
    Medical Education Programmes in Malaysia
  • MQA
  • Ministry of Higher Education
  • Ministry of Health

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NUMed Malaysia Lessons Learned
  • Early engagement with QA essential
  • Political support does not abrogate need to work
    through the system
  • Expect and respect cultural difference each
    national context will be distinct
  • Patience required allow time
  • True costs of QA and professional accreditation
    must be built into business plan and budget

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NUMed Malaysia in a Nutshell
  • Excellence
  • with a
  • Purpose
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