Nursing and health sciences

Posted: December 14, 2011 by The Star

In its 16th year of promoting healthcare education, Sime Darby Nursing and Health Sciences College takes pride in seeing its graduates perform not only in the government sector, but also able to deliver comprehensive care in the private sector and abroad.

At Sime Darby Nursing and Health Sciences College, its focus is to be able to nurture competent, confident and caring professionals. The mentoring, guidance and supervision creates competent and confident graduates with the knowledge, skills and caring attitude to provide quality healthcare.

The graduates will also be confident as they develop a professional relationship with patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals using effective communication skills. Students learn to treat patients holistically while minimising risks: with patient safety in mind while working within a legal and ethical framework.

At Sime Darby Nursing and Health Sciences College, the focus is on nurturing competent, confident and caring professionals

Sime Darby College’s emphasis on quality has shown a positive impact in raising the level of nursing education and this in turn has raised the image of nursing as a career. This is evident with the increase in the number of school-leavers who choose this career path and make Sime Darby College their college of choice.

According to Syazani, a third-year nursing student, her training at Sime Darby College has taught her to be more pleasant and matured. She has also learned to talk with more people in order to maintain a caring atmosphere and looks at life from different perspectives.

In the words of Lim Arthon, a second-year Yayasan Sime Darby-sponsored student said, "The name I carry is Sime Darby Healthcare, with its JCI-accredited Sime Darby Medical Centre Subang Jaya (SDMCSJ). The dedicated tutors and clinical instructors as well as practical training provided at SDMCSJ has proven to be the main factor in my good grades and thus being able to obtain a scholarship from Yayasan Sime Darby."

Students gain confidence not only because of the academic approach and the dedicated faculty but also because of the clinical practice given to the students with the state-of-the-art medical facilities and technology available at SDMCSJ.

SDMCSJ is one of the few Malaysian hospitals that, apart from the many accolades and awards earned over the past 25 years, has also met international healthcare quality standards by achieving accreditation from the joint Commission International (JCl), the worldwide leader in improving the quality of healthcare.

"A well-designed curriculum, coupled with a committed team of academic staff who care for the students, has allowed our students to understand and internalize the intricacies of the subject.

"The conducive environment and supporting facilities fuel this thirst for knowledge," says Sime Darby College chief executive Shanaz Mawji.

"I learned a lot during my course at Sime Darby College. The tutors and the clinical instructors were also very knowledgeable and helpful in teaching and guiding me during my practical training at SDMCSJ," says Nurul Zaiamy, who recently sat for her Malaysia Nursing Board registration exams.

Tan Wee Lin , who is a second year Medical Laboratory Technology (MLT) student sponsored by Yayasan Sime Darby, believes he has an edge when it comes to getting a job once he graduates, as the syllabus at this college is not only recognised locally but internationally as well.

The usage of standard operating procedures (SOP) as a guideline for their experiment methods as well as during their practical has indirectly enhanced his employment prospects.

Recently, Sime Darby College introduced its one-year Foundation in Science programme. The College also offers Diplomas in Nursing, Medical Laboratory Technology and Physiotherapy. Short courses such as Certificate in Basic Healthcare, English Language Proficiency, Post-Graduate Certificate in Teaching Methodology as well as Professional Certificates in Peri-Operative Nursing and Critical Care Nursing are also available.