Rural Medical Education Centre, RMEC

18th January 2009, a new history for the School of Medicine, Universiti Malaysia Sabah in its effort to achieve excellence through social curriculum by building education centre for undergraduate and postgraduate in Sikuati, Kudat which is the Rural Medicine Education Centre (RMEC).

This centre was inaugurated by the Minister of Higher Education, Yg Berbahagia Dato' Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin. Also presented during the ceremony was Yg Berbahagia Dato' Dr Maximus Jonity Ongkili, Minister of Science and Technology Innovation, Yg Berbahagia Brig Jen Datuk Seri Panglima Prof Dr Kamaruzaman Haji Ampon, the Vice Chancellor, UMS and Yg Berusaha Prof Dr Osman Ali, the Dean of School of Medicine. RMEC was established to provide facilities and education awareness to rural area about health. This centre is potential to be future health research centre in producing various new discoveries in medical field. 

Hopefully, the establishment of this centre in Sikuati, Kudat will benefit especially to the health status to surrounding residents' health by increasing the population awareness towards healthier life style in Kudat district.

BULETIN SPU | APRIL 2009