About Royal College of Surgeons
For over 200 years RCSI has played a major role in medical education and training in Ireland. Founded in 1784 to train surgeons, today the College provides extensive education and training in the healthcare professions at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
RCSI Today
Undergraduate Education
RCSI is a world leader in medical education and is the largest medical school in Ireland. RCSI Dublin also provides undergraduate courses in Pharmacy and Physiotherapy, while RCSI Bahrain provides undergraduate courses in Medicine and Nursing.
RCSI also has a strong presence in Malaysia with an established partnership in the Penang Medical College.
Postgraduate Training
RCSI delivers postgraduate training and education through its Faculties of Radiology, Dentistry, Sports & Exercise Medicine, the School of Postgraduate Studies, the Institute of Leadership and the National Surgical Training Centre.
Research Institute
The RCSI Research Institute is one of Ireland’s foremost research centres. RCSI is committed to performing high levels of research activity, to commercialising intellectual property arising from its research, and to developing collaborative links with industry, educational and research institutions both nationally and internationally.
International
RCSI is a culturally diverse, international organisation with highly respected Fellowship and Alumni presence in almost every country in the world and more than 60 countries are represented on RCSI’s international student body.
The College has a strong international presence in Bahrain with the RCSI Medical University of Bahrain ( www.rcsi-mub.com ); in Malaysia with the Penang Medical College ( www.pmc.edu.my ) and Perdana Medical University (www.perdanauniversity.edu.my/purcsi.php) and in Dubai with the Leadership Institute ( www.rcsileadership.org ).
Penang Medical College
PMC is a partnership with two of the oldest and most respected medical schools in Ireland, the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) and University College Dublin (UCD). PMC students undertake their Pre-Clinical studies at either RCSI or UCD, where they gain a comprehensive understanding of the biomedical sciences necessary to enter Clinical training. Upon successful completion of their Pre-Clinical studies, students return to pursue their Clinical training in Penang. During their period of clinical training in Penang, the students remain registered as full-time students of either RCSI or UCD. Clinical training is undertaken at the PMC Campus as well as at the Penang General Hospital, the Seberang Jaya Hospital and other approved clinical centres in Penang.
Facts and Figures
- RCSI was established on 11th February 1784
- Total Number of Students: 3384
- Number of Staff: 800
- Amount spent by RCSI on Research Projects in 2010: €13m
- The Surgical College is the national training body for surgery in Ireland.
- More than 60 countries are represented on RCSI’s international student body
- RCSI is a not for profit organisation.
RCSI Noble Purpose
“Building on our heritage in surgery, we will enhance human health through endeavour, innovation and collaboration in education, research and service.”
Contact Information
Contact Details in Malaysia
Ms May Chin
Suite 5.19, 5th Floor
North Block, The Ampwalk
218, Jalan Ampang
50450 Kuala Lampur
Malaysia
P: +603 2166 0224
F: +603 2166 1223
Contact in Ireland
Terry McWade
E: terrymcwade@rcsi.ie
News from R.C.S.I.
Of 210 private colleges audited under the Malaysian Quality Evaluation System for Private Colleges (MyQuest), only three were rated six-star (distinction) and received scores of above 90%. The R.C.S.I is delighted to announce that the Penang Medical College was one of the three top scoring private colleges together with Segi College Subang Jaya and Taylor’s College Subang Jaya.
A total of 403 private institutions had been invited to be audited under the MyQuest system which was implemented for the first time this year using data of the colleges in the 2010/2011 academic year.
Mohd Khaled said 310 had accepted the offer but only 232 qualified. Howeer only 210 were audited as 22 were not ready to be audited. The audit will be done once every two years.
The audit was based on three factors – the college, field of studies and readiness to accept international and the five main criteria of the rating process are students, resources, quality of management system, programme recognition and graduate recognition.
Speaking to reporters after the ministry’s Integrity Day celebration yesterday, Khaled said he was not satisfied with the performance of about 35% of the private colleges which had received only two and one star ratings.
“If they continue to be below the three-star category, eventually the market will determine their fate and future. This rating will help them in making the right decisions for their own good,” he said adding that the government will not like to make it compulsory for private colleges to undergo the MyQuest audit.
He urged private colleges to improve their standard and quality so as to remain viable and become institutions of choice of students from both local and abroad, he said it was vital for them to remain competitive in the market.
“The market will eventually determine their fate and discipline those who performed below certain standard,” he said, adding that the results show that there are private institutions which are not very capable of providing quality higher education.