Introduction

International Medical University (IMU) is Malaysia’s first and most established private medical and health sciences university with over 29 years of dedicated focus in healthcare education. IMU is a university wholly specialising in medicine, health sciences and complementary medicine programmes which means that all resources are devoted to excellence in this area of education.  

Established in 1992, IMU pioneered the world’s first Partner Medical School programme and has since gained international recognition with over 30 world class university partners in Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Canada, Ireland and China. IMU’s main campus is located at Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur with branch clinical campuses located in Seremban, Kuala Pilah, Batu Pahat and Kluang. IMU is part of IMU Health, a wholly-owned subsidiary of IHH Healthcare Berhad (IHH). IHH is a leading international provider of premium healthcare services.

IMU has SETARA-2018/19 rating of 6 stars (Outstanding) under the Mature University category. In 2017, IMU is the first and only private Malaysian medical university to receive the self-accreditation status from the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA). The self-accreditation status entitles a higher education provider (HEP) to accredit its programmes except for programmes that require accreditation and recognition of the relevant professional body. 

Committed to its brand promise, “Delivering the Future of Better Healthcare”, in 2010, IMU became a fully integrated healthcare institution offering Education, Healthcare services in both medical and complimentary alternative medicine and Research to serve and improve the quality of lives.