The Academy of Medicine of Malaysia is a professional and educational society for doctors in

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

. Founded in 1966, the Academy is based in

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and includes all medical specialities. The Academy's motto is "terus maju" (English: ''progress ahead/continue to advance'').

Background

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and Malaysia. The State of Singapore merged with the Federation of Malaya in 1963, but the union ended in 1965. Following the separation of the 2 countries, the independent Academy of Medicine of Malaysia was founded in 1966. The Academy was officially established by the Societies Act (1966) on 22 December 1966. The Academy's mandate includes all medical specialties.

Membership

Membership is available to certified specialists who have obtained higher professional qualifications. Members and Fellows are entitled to use the letters AM and FAMM after their names. Notable honorary members include: *

Mohamed Suffian Mohamed Hashim Tun Mohamed Suffian bin Mohamed Hashim (12 November 1917 – 26 September 2000) was a Malaysian judge, eventually serving as Lord President of the Federal Court from 1974 to 1982. He had previously served as Chief Justice of Malaya. Tun Suf ...

, former Chief Justice of Malaya and former Lord President of the Federal Court of Malaysia *

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, former President of the

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* Abdul Razak Hussein, former Prime Minister of Malaysia * Mahathir Mohamad, former Prime Minister of Malaysia *

Ismail Abdul Rahman Tun Dr. Ismail bin Abdul Rahman ( ms, إسماعيل بن عبدالرحمن, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; 4 November 1915 – 2 August 1973) was a Malaysian politician who served as the second Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia from ...

, former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia *

Tunku Abdul Rahman Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah ( ms, ‏تونكو عبد الرحمن ڤوترا الحاج ابن سلطان عبد الحميد حليم شاه, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; 8 Febru ...

, first Prime Minister of Malaysia * Michael Rosen, former President of the

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Tan Siew Sin Tun Tan Siew Sin (; 21 May 1916 – 17 March 1988) was a Malaysian politician who served as the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Minister of Finance, and 3rd President of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA, formerly Malayan Chinese Assoc ...

, Malaysia's first Minister of Commerce and Industry and later Finance Minister * Ian Todd, former President of the

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Constituent colleges

* College of Anaesthesiologists * College of Dental Specialists * College of Emergency Physicians * College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists * College of

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* College of

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* College of Physicians * College of Public Health Medicine * College of Radiology * College of Surgeons * College of Ophthalmologist

References

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