UM Specialist Centre

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UM Specialist Centre (UMSC)
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UMSC Specialist Outpatient Clinic (SOC) at Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur
UM Specialist Centre
Geography
Location Jalan Universiti, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Coordinates 3°6′58.2739″N101°39′2.6669″E / 3.116187194°N 101.650740806°E / 3.116187194; 101.650740806
Organisation
Funding Private
Type Specialist
Affiliated university Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya
Services
Beds99
History
Opened1998
Links
Website umsc.my
Lists Hospitals in Malaysia

The UM Specialist Centre (UMSC; also known as the Universiti Malaya Specialist Centre) is a specialist center that has been in existence since 1998 in Malaysia located in Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur. [1] It was initially established as an initiative by the University of Malaya (UM) and its Faculty of Medicine (FOM) to halt the "brain drain" of medical experts from public sector to the private.

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History

Established in 1998, UMSC was initially located at University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) and in 2007 shifted to UMSC's own building. It is adjacent to the largest teaching hospital in Malaysia, UMMC and Malaysia's oldest medical school, the Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya founded in 1962 which shares its roots with the National University of Singapore's Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.

Awards and recognition

YearAward-giving bodyCategoryRecipientResultRef.
20222021/2022 BrandLaureate AwardsBrand of The Year (Tertiary Medical Centre, Integrated Healthcare Support)UM Specialist CentreWon
2022 Talentbank Graduate Choice AwardsGraduates Choice of Employer (Top 10 in Healthcare, Hospital)Won
20232023 Healthcare Asia AwardsQuaternary Hospital of the YearWon [2]

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References

  1. "About UMSC". www.umsc.my. UM Specialist Centre. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  2. "UMSpecialist Centre was named Quaternary Hospital of the Year - Malaysia at the Healthcare Asia Awards". Healthcare Asia Magazine. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.