Faculty of Medicine
Goals
Achieve academic and research excellence by providing a robust learning environment that combines theoretical knowledge, clinical application, and health systems experience.
Prepare graduates equipped with innovation, critical thinking, collaborative skills and problem-solving abilities to address the evolving challenges of medicine and public health.
Promote the use of modern technologies (including AI, telemedicine, digital diagnostics) in education, training and clinical practice.
Support lifelong learning, continuous professional development, and an environment that encourages research and scholarship in medicine.
Implement hybrid and flexible learning strategies (blended modalities, simulation-based learning, interprofessional education) to enhance learning effectiveness and accessibility.
Objectives
Graduate well-qualified medical professionals and allied health practitioners who meet current and emerging labour-market demands in healthcare.
Enhance students’ abilities in innovation, critical thinking, inter-professional teamwork and efficient problem-solving in clinical and health-system settings.
Foster research competencies among students and faculty to generate new knowledge, integrate evidence-based medicine and translate findings into improved patient care and health outcomes.
Ensure graduates are prepared to adopt, use and develop modern healthcare technologies and digital tools.
Cultivate an academic and clinical culture of lifelong learning, reflective practice and continuous improvement.
Strengthen partnerships with hospitals, health systems, community organisations, research centres (national/international) to provide enriched education, service and research opportunities.
Core Values
- Academic & Clinical Excellence – We commit to world-class education, cutting-edge clinical practice and research standards, preparing graduates capable of competing and contributing globally.
- Innovation & Continuous Development – We foster innovation in curriculum design, teaching methods (e.g., simulation, AI, e-learning), and research to meet emerging health challenges.
- Integrity & Transparency – We uphold ethical and professional integrity in all educational, clinical and research activities, ensuring transparency, accountability and trust.
- Lifelong Learning – We promote continuous professional development, reflective practice and career-long learning to adapt to evolving medical knowledge, technologies and health system needs.
- Collaboration & Teamwork – We encourage inter-professional collaboration across disciplines, faculty, students and external health stakeholders to enhance care, education and research.
- Social Responsibility – We embrace our responsibility to serve the community, address health disparities, develop programmes responsive to societal needs, and support sustainable development in health.
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion – We value cultural, social and intellectual diversity, ensure equal opportunities, and respect all members of the academic and clinical community regardless of background.
- Leadership in Scientific Research – We champion research as a key pillar of our mission, supporting the generation and translation of knowledge, collaborating nationally and internationally, and contributing to the advancement of medicine and health sciences.