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

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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