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Deputy Dean

Foreword

Professor Dr Ng Chirk Jenn
Deputy Dean of Research

019 has witnessed yet another successful academicians and researchers across University
year for research in the Faculty of Medicine and beyond. This issue of Pulse showcased the
2(FOM)! yearly FOM Research Carnival (‘The Science of
Medicine: Wearing 2 Coats’) which highlighted
Thanks to the hard work of all the Faculty the importance of translational research, linking
members, FOM has exceeded the research target fundamental research to clinical medicine. RTU
set by the University in terms of ISI-indexed has been tasked to meet the research training
publications, national and international grants, needs of the students and researchers; please feel
and the number of international collaborations. free to get in touch if you have any suggestions on
how to improve our training programme.
Last year, the Research Office (RO) underwent
a significant reorganisation, expanding from The Lady Justice featured on the cover of this
the existing Research Management Unit (RMU) issue emphasises the importance of ethics
and Internationalisation Unit (IUFOM) to and integrity in the conduct of research. In the
include Research Training Unit (RTU), Research fervent quest for knowledge and research output,
Integrity Unit (RIU), Research Communication research integrity and ethics may sometimes be
Unit (RCU) and Central Laboratory Services. overlooked or ignored. The RIU was set up for
This restructuring allows the Research Office to exactly this purpose i.e. to create and promote a
streamline its functions to serve the Faculty and culture of research excellence and ethical conduct
our researchers better. of research. The RIU has successfully conducted
a Responsible Conduct of Research Workshop,
At the end of 2019, the RO launched two inaugural which was very well received. A special write-
research scholarships – the PERINTIS (for UM up on the latest 2019-nCoV epidemic was also
medical graduates) and FOM Postgraduate added.
Scholarship Scheme (for FOM research students),
while we continue to manage the UMSC Care Lastly, on behalf of the Faculty of Medicine, I
Research Grant and Faculty Research Grant. The would like to express our heartfelt thanks to Datin
RMU aims to continuously support researchers to Ragayah Mohd Eusoff for her generosity to build
apply for both national and international grants a new home for the RO, which hopefully will be
and to implement the funded project to achieve completed by 2021. Deputy Dean Foreword
the desired research output and outcomes. We
would like to thank the generous contribution Wishing all of you a happy and successful 2020!
of Tan Sri Koo Yuen Kim from Golden Eagle
Realty Sdn Bhd, Tan Sri Dato’ Lim Kuang Sia
from Yayasan Kossan, Dr Chia Song Kun from QL
Resources Berhad and Mr Chia Sang Sem from
Bonia Corporation Bhd for supporting the FOM
Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme. Professor Dr Ng Chirk Jenn 3

A total of 28 workshops and 22 seminars were
conducted successfully to benefit students,