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JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICAL PROGRAMME IN MALAYSIA WILL BE PHENOMENAL LURE, SAYS PM
WASHINGTON, May 20 (Bernama) -- The opening of the world-renowned teaching
and research medical institution Johns Hopkins University in Serdang, Malaysia
this September would send ripples throughout the region and would be a
phenomenal lure, said Najib Tun Razak.
The prime minister said it was expected to attract students not only from
other nations in the region but also from Middle East and the Indian
sub-continent.
"I am confident the Johns Hopkins medical programme will be a phenomenal
lure," he said at an event to mark the establishment of the Johns Hopkins Dr
Mohan Swami Institute for International Medical Education at the Johns Hopkins
University in Baltimore, Maryland, about an hour's drive from here.
Najib arrived here Friday after a three-day working visit to New York where
he charmed and impressed his American audience at the Invest Malaysia New York
and meetings with captains of industries with his visions, and outlined multiple
programmes under his leadership to turn the nation into a high income economy.
Also present at the event today were Higher Education Minister Khaled
Nordin, Malaysian Ambassador to the United States Jamaluddin
Jarjis, Executive Chairman of Chase Perdana Sdn Bhd Mohan Swami and top
leadership of the university, including Edward D. Miller, the Chief Executive
Officer of Johns Hopkins University.
The Johns Hopkins medical programme would come under collaboration with
Perdana University, which offers the first private teaching hospital with
world-class medical facilities to be established in Serdang under the Mohan's
Chase Perdana group.
Najib said he was pleased to note that to staff all these facilities, there
had been very good response not only from the local faculty in Baltimore but
from others around the world, to teach, work and practice in the Malaysian
campus.
According to the premier, his administration had embarked on a plan to
actively seek out and encourage Malaysians abroad to return home and at the same
time stepping up efforts for skills training at home.
"That is the one reason why I am personally so excited about this
partnership and why I couldn't be more pleased with your decision to establish
not only a graduate medical school, but also the first private teaching hospital
and, more so, a centre for cutting edge clinical research," he added.
Najib said Johns Hopkins was known for its pioneering work in many areas of
medicine, among them the use of rubber gloves during surgery which had now
become a universal practice.
"It has had a positive impact on the rubber industry in Malaysia, which is
now the world's largest producer and exporter of medical rubber gloves," he
added.
Najib said the establishment of the university would encourage more top
graduates of Malaysia's universities to stay home, as they now had the chance to
participate in the world's best medical school curriculum and advanced clinical
research without leaving their country.
Dr Mohan said the first intake of students would be in September, with 100
students reporting at its temporary campus near the Institute of Agricultural
Research and Development Malaysia (Mardi) headquarters while a permanent campus
was expected to be ready by 2013.
"We hope to take 75 students from Malaysia. About 50 JPA (Public Service
Department) scholarship holders are expected to study in our university," said
Dr Mohan who was the first Chancellor of HIHT University in India in 2008.
Dr Mohan, who is also the Executive Chairman of the Bursa Malaysia-listed
Turiya Berhad, said the total development programme, including building a
600-bed teaching hospital, would be around RM2.4 billion.
The Perdana university, which will offer post-graduate studies beginning
next year, is to be built on a 52-hectare site in Serdang and is a totally
private-funded initiative by Turiya Berhad and Chase Perdana working closely
with the Public Private Partnership Unit (3PU).
The project was specifically mentioned in the 2011 budget presented by Najib
on Oct 15 last year. (US$1=RM3.02)
and research medical institution Johns Hopkins University in Serdang, Malaysia
this September would send ripples throughout the region and would be a
phenomenal lure, said Najib Tun Razak.
The prime minister said it was expected to attract students not only from
other nations in the region but also from Middle East and the Indian
sub-continent.
"I am confident the Johns Hopkins medical programme will be a phenomenal
lure," he said at an event to mark the establishment of the Johns Hopkins Dr
Mohan Swami Institute for International Medical Education at the Johns Hopkins
University in Baltimore, Maryland, about an hour's drive from here.
Najib arrived here Friday after a three-day working visit to New York where
he charmed and impressed his American audience at the Invest Malaysia New York
and meetings with captains of industries with his visions, and outlined multiple
programmes under his leadership to turn the nation into a high income economy.
Also present at the event today were Higher Education Minister Khaled
Nordin, Malaysian Ambassador to the United States Jamaluddin
Jarjis, Executive Chairman of Chase Perdana Sdn Bhd Mohan Swami and top
leadership of the university, including Edward D. Miller, the Chief Executive
Officer of Johns Hopkins University.
The Johns Hopkins medical programme would come under collaboration with
Perdana University, which offers the first private teaching hospital with
world-class medical facilities to be established in Serdang under the Mohan's
Chase Perdana group.
Najib said he was pleased to note that to staff all these facilities, there
had been very good response not only from the local faculty in Baltimore but
from others around the world, to teach, work and practice in the Malaysian
campus.
According to the premier, his administration had embarked on a plan to
actively seek out and encourage Malaysians abroad to return home and at the same
time stepping up efforts for skills training at home.
"That is the one reason why I am personally so excited about this
partnership and why I couldn't be more pleased with your decision to establish
not only a graduate medical school, but also the first private teaching hospital
and, more so, a centre for cutting edge clinical research," he added.
Najib said Johns Hopkins was known for its pioneering work in many areas of
medicine, among them the use of rubber gloves during surgery which had now
become a universal practice.
"It has had a positive impact on the rubber industry in Malaysia, which is
now the world's largest producer and exporter of medical rubber gloves," he
added.
Najib said the establishment of the university would encourage more top
graduates of Malaysia's universities to stay home, as they now had the chance to
participate in the world's best medical school curriculum and advanced clinical
research without leaving their country.
Dr Mohan said the first intake of students would be in September, with 100
students reporting at its temporary campus near the Institute of Agricultural
Research and Development Malaysia (Mardi) headquarters while a permanent campus
was expected to be ready by 2013.
"We hope to take 75 students from Malaysia. About 50 JPA (Public Service
Department) scholarship holders are expected to study in our university," said
Dr Mohan who was the first Chancellor of HIHT University in India in 2008.
Dr Mohan, who is also the Executive Chairman of the Bursa Malaysia-listed
Turiya Berhad, said the total development programme, including building a
600-bed teaching hospital, would be around RM2.4 billion.
The Perdana university, which will offer post-graduate studies beginning
next year, is to be built on a 52-hectare site in Serdang and is a totally
private-funded initiative by Turiya Berhad and Chase Perdana working closely
with the Public Private Partnership Unit (3PU).
The project was specifically mentioned in the 2011 budget presented by Najib
on Oct 15 last year. (US$1=RM3.02)
