21 August 2026
69.6% of graduates have secured UK Foundation Programme placements across 12 National Health Service (NHS) regions, despite an increasingly competitive UK postgraduate medical training environment.
Tag: Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia (NUMed)
25 May 2026
Newcastle University claims it's still possible for NUMed graduates to work in the UK because NUMed's MBBS degree remains recognised. "It is important, however, to distinguish between changes in workforce policy and the academic value of a medical degree."
12 May 2026
With RCSEd now calling the cardiothoracic surgery parallel pathway a "Malaysian qualification", after the UK's new law, Malaysia should start phasing out the parallel pathway. Expand local Master's clinical programmes to private universities and hospitals.
8 May 2026
Despite 103 NUMed graduates being stuck in a limbo due to the UK's new medical training law, the British High Commission says the UK will continue to promote UK education in Malaysia because education is an important pillar of the UK-Malaysia relationship.
6 May 2026
Newcastle University admits that medical graduates at its Malaysian campus, NUMed, have been deprioritised for training in the NHS, following the UK's new Medical Training (Prioritisation) Act, but claims that NUMed's MBBS degree is still GMC accredited.