IMU Medical Students Debate on Medical Ethics and The Environment

Professionalism, ethics and personal development is one of the key components of the 8 learning outcome domains of International Medical University (IMU). As an IMU medical student, they strive to improve themselves equally in both medical knowledge and medical moral principles which are important in shaping them as a future healthcare professional. Thus, an intercampus debate between final semester students about bioethics is organised biannually to facilitate discussions and learning on ethical issues in an interactive way. This year, the long-awaited debate was organised by the students on IMU Kluang Clinical Campus under the guidance of their Advisor, Prof Dato’ Dr Sivalingam Nalliah and Supervisor, Dr Hussein Akl. The debate theme was chose based on the Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights, Article 17 in accordance with the bioethics core curriculum by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). This theme emphasises on protection of the environment, importance of appropriate access and utilisation of biological and genetic resources as well as the role of human beings in the protection of the environment. Continue reading on IMU News.