Organisation

The Department of Social and Preventive Medicine is one of the 23 academic departments of the Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya. The Universiti Malaya Medical Centre or UMMC (Pusat Perubatan Universiti Malaya or PPUM ) is the teaching hospital attached to the Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya.

The Department of Social and Preventive Medicine is organised into three divisions and five disciplines:

Divisions

1. Office of the Head of Department (HOD)
2. Academic and Internationalisation
   • Undergraduates
   • Postgraduates
   • Internationalisation
3. Research and Professional Services
   • Clinical
   • Professional Training
   • Consultation
   • Research

Disciplines

1. Health Policy & Management (HPM)
2. Epidemiology (EPID)
3. Biostatistics (STAT)
4. Family Health and Social & Behavioural Science (FH)
5. Occupational & Environmental Health (OEH)
6. Nutrition & Diet

Research Centres

The department also houses two research centres.

• Centre for Epidemiology and Evidence-Based Practice (CEBP)
• Centre for Population Health

Services in the Universiti Malaya Medical Centre

The staff of the Department also contribute to services in the Universiti Malaya Medical Centre

• Public Health Department
• Occupational Health Clinic