The specialty of clinical oncology involves all aspect of the management of patients with malignant disease, from diagnosis through treatment with both radiotherapy and systemic therapies to management and symptom control in advanced and recurrent disease.Managing cancer in all its various forms requires an inquiring mind, a strong general medical background, good practical skills and full commitment to patient care.
A clinical oncologist requires excellent clinical skills and should be conversant with the basic sciences relevant to both radiotherapy and systemic therapy of malignant disease, the pathological and functional aspects of disease and the basic elements of research in clinical oncology. It is a very clinically focused specialty, with much of the working week spent in direct patient contact in outpatient clinics and on the wards.
Teamwork is very important. Most clinical oncologists work in multidisciplinary teams of oncology-trained nurses, radiographers, physicists, surgeons and other clinicians, all of whom must integrate and communicate effectively. Good communication skills are important, both to patient management and to team working. Cancer incidence is on the rise and has rapidly become one of the major causes of mortality among Malaysians. Due to increased disease burden and shortage of oncologists, there is a high demand for specialists in this area.
Clinical Oncologist, Radiation Oncologist, Medical Oncologist, Oncology Research Scientist, Cancer Treatment Specialist, Systemic Therapy Consultant, Radiotherapy Physicist, Cancer Care Coordinator, Oncology Clinical Trials Manager, Oncology Program Director, Oncological Pathologist, Oncology Educator, Cancer Research Coordinator, Cancer Treatment Plan Developer, Oncology Quality Improvement Specialist, Palliative Care Oncologist, Radiation Oncology Specialist, Clinical Cancer Pharmacologist, Cancer Epidemiologist, and Advanced Oncology Consultant.
RM 203,100 (Full-Time)
Note: Tuition Fee are subject to change.
RM 291,700 (Full-Time)
Semester 1 (October) Intake
Semester 2 (March) Intake
Note: Subject to the availability of the programme offering.
*The minimum experience in medicine and surgery must have been undertaken within the last five (5) years from the point of entry into the programme
The non-Malaysian citizen applicant who obtains a degree from a university or institution of higher learning that did not use English as the medium of instruction for the degree, shall be required to meet the specified requirements.