UTAR Inks MoA with Ministry of Health

Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the Ministry of Health (MOH) to use government hospitals and clinics as teaching and training facilities at a signing ceremony held at the University's Petaling Jaya Campus on 15 January 2010.

Present to grace the signing ceremony as the Guest of Honour was Minister of Health Dato Sri Liow Tiong Lai. Also present at the momentous ceremony were Deputy Minister of Higher Education Dr. Hou Kok Chung, UTAR Council Chairman Tun Dr. Ling Liong Sik, Director General of Ministry of Health Tan Sri Dato' Seri Dr. Hj. Mohd Ismail Bin Merican, and members of UTAR Education Foundation and UTAR Council.

It was an historic occasion for the University and UTAR President Prof. Chuah called it "a three-in-one occasion".

Firstly, it was the signing of agreement between the University and the Ministry of Health, an agreement which will see the use government hospitals and health clinics by UTAR as teaching and training hospitals for its students from its Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.

UTAR President Ir. Professor Dato' Dr. Chuah Hean Teik was the signatory for University while the Dean of UTAR Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Emeritus Prof. Dr Cheong Soon Keng was the witness.

MOH Secretary General Dato' Sri Dr. Hj. Mohd Nasir B. Mohd Ashraf was the signatory for the Ministry of Health   and MOH Deputy Director General (Medical) Datuk Dr. Noor Hisham bin Abdullah was the witness.

Secondly, the Deputy Minister of Higher Education Dr. Hou was present at the ceremony to hand over the approval from his Ministry for the University to offer its first medical degree programme - UTAR Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S).

Lastly, UTAR President Prof. Chuah told the crowd at the ceremony of the benevolent contribution of RM1.25 million by the family of Datuk and Datin Tan Kim Leong for the establishment of an endowed chair in medicine named 'Datuk and Datin Tan Kim Leong Chair of Medicine' which will be under the new Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at UTAR Sungai Long Campus.

In his speech, Prof. Chuah thanked the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Higher Education, and the Malaysian Qualifications Agency for the approval and support to enable the University's new faculty to offer its first medical degree programme in May 2010.

Dato' Sri Liow in his speech, said, "Based on UTAR's track record in producing quality graduates and commitment in promoting lifelong earning, I have no doubt that the University will attain the same level of excellence in its new venture."

The ceremony ended with a souvenir presentation and a press conference.



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