Seven high achieving students were feted today by the Malaysian Homeopathic Medical Council (MHMC) at a special Awards Ceremony at Cyberjaya University College of Medical Sciences (CUCMS) attended by Dr. Dyanan, Senior Principal Assistant Director of the Traditional and Complementary Medicine Division who was representing YB Dato' Seri Dr. Hilmi Bin Haji Yahaya, the Deputy Minister of Health Malaysia.
Ministry Representative Hands out Awards to High Achieving Students
30TH April 2016, Cyberjaya – Seven high achieving students were feted today by the Malaysian Homeopathic Medical Council (MHMC) at a special Awards Ceremony at Cyberjaya University College of Medical Sciences (CUCMS) attended by Dr. Dyanan, Senior Principal Assistant Director of the Traditional and Complementary Medicine Division who was representing YB Dato' Seri Dr. Hilmi Bin Haji Yahaya, the Deputy Minister of Health Malaysia. The Awards Ceremony was held in conjunction with the Council’s 15th Annual General Meeting.
Ms. Chong Cui Ying, a 2015 graduate of the Bachelor of Homeopathic Medical Science programme at CUCMS was the recipient of the Council’s Gold Medal for Homeopathy. The award recognizes students who have shown exemplary academic achievements, commitment to the field of homeopathic medical sciences as well as demonstrating positive student traits. Six other students were recipients of the Homeopathy Special Award for their academic achievements. They were Hanan Amirah Hashim, Liew Siaw Min, Muhammad Shefiff, Ahmad Mustaqim, Farhana Mohd Hassan and Siti Nadiah Buhair.
“I am humbled and grateful to receive this award as it feels good to win an award for something that I deeply care about”, said Chong. A dedicated student, Chong has been praised by her lecturers, professors and fellow student as a person who places great value in her relationship with those around her in the university. Chong is currently preparing herself to undertake a postgraduate study on homeopathy. “
Asst Professor Dr. Ibrahim Usman Mhaisker, the Dean of the Faculty of Traditional & Complementary Medicine had only positive things to say regarding the award recipients. “From their first year as CUCMS they have been consistently performing well and they are very dedicated and meticulous in all that they undertake,” said Dr. Ibrahim.
Dr. Dyanan in his address representing YB Dato' Seri Dr. Hilmi, highlighted the importance of accredited education curriculum and proper training programmes for practitioners of the traditional & complementary medicine in Malaysia. This he said will only bolster the fields and help raise public trust. He appreciated the hard work and efforts put in by the Malaysian Homeopathic Medical Council in helping to ensure that such systems are in place for homeopathic practitioners. This is an exemplary work said Dr. Dyanan.
Zainul Azmi B Ahmad, President of the Malaysian Homeopathic Medical Council reiterated the Council’s commitment to ensuring that the practice of homeopathy in Malaysia lives up to the highest standard of public trust. Homeopathy as a complementary medicine in Malaysia continues to gain acceptance. Overseen by the Department of Traditional & Complementary Medicine, Ministry of Health Malaysia, this branch of medical science has been in existence since 1796. Originally proposed by the German physician Samuel Hahnemann, the principles of homeopathy lies in the doctrine of similia similibus curentur or like cures like where effective drugs are believed to produce symptoms similar to those of the diseases that they treat in normal individuals.
Homeopathy has seen relatively strong acceptance in Europe and India. A 1994 research article by physicians Peter Fisher and Adam Ward published in the British Medical Journal stated that 40% of GPs in Netherlands provide homeopathic treatments at their clinics and was the most popular alternative medicine option in France during the period where 36% of patients opted for homeopathy. In Germany, a 2008 telephone survey found that 27% of alternative medicine users opted for homeopathy. India has formally added homeopathy to its list of official alternative medicines recognized by its heath authority. Homeopathy education has also reached a mature state with recognized and regulated homeopathic medical colleges being operated in India.
In Malaysia, CUCMS remains the only university to offer a fully accredited and approved 4-year medical science degree in homeopathy. The course is further approved by the Ministry of Health through its Department of T&CM and the Malaysian Homeopathic Medical Council.
