ASPIRING healthcare professionals should be trained to provide “value-based medicine”.
They must understand the importance of evidence-based treatment that is cost-effective and acceptable to patients, said Universiti Malaya (UM) Medicine Faculty dean Prof Dr April Camilla Roslani.
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Dr April Camilla: UM is working on a proposal to incorporate an optional year of intercalation for its medical undergraduates to be involved in research.
Dr Abdul Razak: While the research component has been embedded in the five-year course in Malaysian medical schools, the main focus has always been on the core component of clinical competencies.
Dr Raja Affendi: Perhaps the creation of a ‘one stop research centre’ will further enhance the research ecosystem in medical schools.
