Abstract
The School of Medical Sciences of Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) is the launching pad for this journal. From the school’s humble beginning at the USM Main Campus in Pulau Pinang, Malaysia, it has grown in stature at its current location in the USM Health Campus, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia. Commemorating its 40th anniversary, this editorial aims to recollect, although not exhaustively, the wealth of returns for the USM, as well as for the nation, which the school has managed to deliver in that period. Resolute to its vision and mission, this article highlights the outstanding accomplishments in various core aspects of the school’s academic, research and professional growth as we continually strive to train globally competitive and compassionate medical graduates, medical specialists and scientists, skilled to serve nation’s needs and broader markets worldwide. Currently guided by the Malaysian Higher Education Blueprint (2015–2025), the school shall remain ingenious in its duties in the many more years to come, as we head for a world-class trajectory.
Highlights
Since its inception in 1979, the School of Medical Sciences of the Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) was found in a temporary makeshift building in the USM Main Campus in Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
Starting as a lone academic establishment along with the USM teaching hospital, it served as the launching pad to establish other academic schools, namely the School of Dental Sciences, School of Health Sciences, Institute for Molecular Medicine (INFORMM) and, pertinent so, the launch of this journal [2,3]
The school has registered a historic achievement by launching an offshore medical programme in Belgaum, India, since 2010; this joint-venture programme is run in collaboration with Karnataka Lingayat Education (KLE) and was named as USM-KLE International Medical Program (USM-KLE IMP)
Summary
Since its inception in 1979, the School of Medical Sciences of the Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) was found in a temporary makeshift building in the USM Main Campus in Pulau Pinang, Malaysia. Starting as a lone academic establishment along with the USM teaching hospital, it served as the launching pad to establish other academic schools, namely the School of Dental Sciences, School of Health Sciences, Institute for Molecular Medicine (INFORMM) and, pertinent so, the launch of this journal [2,3]. This special editorial aims to highlight key accomplishments of this medical school on its 40th anniversary, by no means exhaustive, with remarkable milestones (Table 1). We strive to continually provide a globally-recognised and locally-effective medical education and health care in the region that adheres to the highest standards and to lead translational research for a sustainable ecosystem
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