Valuable life lessons
For Subasheinni Maheswaran, 2016 was a year of significant life changes.
It all started with her enrolment in the International Medical University’s (IMU) chiropractic programme two years earlier.
Throughout the semesters, Subasheinni made many friends and learned about the opportunity for credit transfer. Her seniors told her stories about their positive study experiences.
These inspired her to undertake credit transfer to the partner university in Melbourne, Australia – RMIT University.
“My journey at IMU was interesting. At first, I was nervous because I had the preconception that university life was hard. But over time, I managed to adapt to the environment,” she said.
“The lecturers were helpful and gave me useful insights into my studies. They were approachable and did not mind guiding me, even after office hours.
“My first impression of universities was that they were meant only for studying. However, IMU offered an entirely different perspective as it provided a platform for meeting people, making friends and discovering new interests.
“This was clear from the extracurricular activities, through which I was exposed to events such as World Spine Day and Chiro Week. During these events, I developed an interest in educating people about chiropractic and improving my leadership skills.
“I was also introduced to a mentorship programme. I had an enthusiastic mentor who guided me through my studies and always encouraged me to excel further.”
Subasheinni admitted that transferring to RMIT University was a big challenge.
“It was my first time away from my parents and home, and I was in the process of completing my second year at IMU. I was under tremendous pressure to wrap up a lot of tasks (credit transfer, visa application, sorting out accommodation and paying the tuition fees).
“But the support I received from the IMU staff enabled me to overcome those obstacles and made my journey to RMIT University stressfree.”
According to Subasheinni, life at RMIT University is different from life in Malaysia.
“The learning style here is more independent. RMIT University encourages students to educate themselves through self-guided studies. It also offers support groups.
“In fact, I joined one of those support groups recently to improve my writing skills. The group members helped to proofread my grammar since I had a lot of reports and clinical reviews to write,” she said.
IMU is the first university to offer a complete chiropractic educational programme in Malaysia, as well as in South-East Asia.
IMU’s four-year Bachelor of Science (Hons) Chiropractic programme has been awarded full accreditation by the prestigious Council on Chiropractic Education Australasia.
Intakes for this programme are in February and September.
Students who are keen on entering the rapidly expanding healthcare industry can apply now to begin their journey towards a rewarding career.
Those who have just completed their SPM and do not have pre-university qualifications can consider enrolling in the one-year IMU Foundation in Science, the direct route for entry into any of the university’s local degree programmes.
■ For details, visit www.imu.edu. my, e-mail start@imu.edu.my or call 03-2731 7272.
My journey at IMU was interesting. At first, I was nervous because I had the preconception that university life was hard. But over time, I managed to adapt to the environment. Subasheinni Maheswaran