Johns Hopkins University in Malaysia

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Johns Hopkins University in Malaysia is a medical school and research facility that was announced in September 2010 as a joint venture between Johns Hopkins University and Academic Medical Centre Sdn Bhd (AMC).[1] Prime Minister Najib stated that the school will be located at Serdang in Selangor state and will be part of a "medical city".[2][3] It will be Malaysia's first private medical school with research facilities.[3]

The school offered a four-year curriculum based on the "Genes to Society"[4] concept and admit 100 students annually.[2][3][5] Malaysia's minister for higher education said the school would focus on teaching, research, and providing healthcare. The curriculum is taught in Perdana University, a wholly owned subsidiary of AMC.

Malaysia's health minister said that the venture with Johns Hopkins was part of an effort to promote health tourism and encourage Malaysian physicians working overseas to return home.[3][5]

Johns Hopkins University in Malaysia is a part of a larger effort by the Malaysian government to develop "education cities" in the Iskandar Development Region, Pagoh and Kuala Lumpur.[6]

In August 2014, Perdana University announced discontinuation of their partnership.[7] Johns Hopkins University cited frequent late payments by AMC as the reason for terminating their partnership.[8][9]

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  2. 2.0 2.1 Johns Hopkins in M'sia, The Star, 27 September 2010
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Johns Hopkins University to set up medical school and hospital in Malaysia, By WONG CHUN WAI, The Star, 26 September 2010
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  5. 5.0 5.1 Top US hospital could open facility in Malaysia, The China Post, 27 September 2010
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