Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery Programmes (MBBS). Details of our programme can be found on our website where prospective applicants can download our Brochure and application form.

Our MBBS programme is accredited by Malaysian Ministry of Higher Learning and the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC).

Yes, you can. Provided you fulfil the minimal entry requirement.

For entry requirements for the MBBS programmes see our entry requirements page.

50 places.

Twice a year.

In March and September 2025

No admission test required. We only require an interview session conducted in person or through Google Meet.

Yes, you can. We will have to assess your entry qualification on a case to case basis following the guidelines provided by the Malaysian government.

ENGLISH throughout the programme.

If English is not your first language, you will need to demonstrate that you have reached a satisfactory standard (PASS) in your O-level or A-level or equivalent level. You will be assessed on English during your interview with the faculty.

The University has an English Learning Centre to assist you prepare your English for learning and communication purposes.

Due to clinical contact in the third year of your study, students must be a minimum of 17 years of age when they start our medical degree programmes. There are no upper age limits.

In the clinical years, YEAR 3, you will start clerking your patients.

You will be based in Kuantan, Pahang throughout your medical studies. 2 years will be in the main campus in Bandar Indera Mahkota, Kuantan and subsequent 3 years will be in the clinical campus close to the Kuantan General Hospital (Hospital Sultanah Ampuan Afzan – HTAA).

No. Students are allocated to a set of clinical attachments in order to give a variety of clinical settings, within the hospitals across the specialties.

Students undertake a variety of assessments throughout the programmes - methods include in-course assignments; multiple choice papers; one-best answer papers; problem solving and short answer papers; quizzes; clinical attachment assessments plus clinical examinations including Assessments of Clinical Competence (ACC) and OSCEs (Objective Structured Clinical Examinations).

All medical students are allocated a Mentor and are introduced to the Student Buddy System (Senior Students) on arrival who will help you to settle in and obtain the help and support you need. Academic and administrative staff are also available to assist students with day to day issues.

A range of learning and web-based resources are also available to support you in your academic work.

The University Student Services Centre provides advice and information for students on issues such as fees and accommodation.

Our MBBS programmes is a full-time programme.

About 40 hours of learning activity each week including about 22 hours scheduled activity and about 18 hours of non-scheduled activity (comprising lecturer/facilitator-directed and self-directed learning).

Students follow a 2 semester per year programme, total of 10 semesters for the five year programme, with study breaks, exam weeks and vacations in between.

Students graduate with a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree. WIDAD University College, Malaysia.

At present, the Malaysian government do not provide housemanship placement for international student even if they graduated from Malaysian University due to limited places in the training hospitals.

However, WIDAD University College provides ‘housemanship’ placement of 1-year duration in our affiliated hospitals in Malaysia and India upon their graduation here.

Students are always welcome to visit our University. It is possible to arrange individual visits to Faculty Of Medicine with prior arrangements. Please call the faculty office at our contact number below.

Student do have option to stay on their own or opt to stay in our university accommodation.

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