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Director of Institute for Medical Research (IMR) also Director of SEAMEO-TropMed, Dean of DMM and all module coordinators
with students
WELCOME ATTENDEES OF
WELCOME ATTENDEES OF
THE DIPLOMA IN MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY (DMM)
THE DIPLOMA IN MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY (DMM)
AND THE DIPLOMA IN APPLIED PARASITOLOGY AND
AND THE DIPLOMA IN APPLIED PARASITOLOGY AND
ENTOMOLOGY (DAP&E)
ENTOMOLOGY (DAP&E)
• • • • • •

Dr. Sujatha Suthandiram

A welcoming ceremony for 2023 attendees of
the Diploma in Medical Microbiology (DMM)
and the Diploma in Applied Parasitology and
Entomology (DAP&E) was held on the 8th of
May 2023. It was organized by the South East
Asia Ministry of Education (SEAMEO) Tropical
Medicine (Trop-Med), Institute for Medical
Research (IMR), Malaysia.
The DMM was initiated in Saigon, Vietnam,
and later transferred to the Philippines. In 1978,
the DMM course was handed to IMR, Malaysia.
Yearly, the DMM is conducted for a duration of 5
months. For 2023, the course will be held on the
8th of May 2023 until 12th of November 2023.
The course was designated to train Medical
Doctors, Scientists and other health personnel
in basic and advanced Medical Microbiology as
well as skills in conducting research, diagnostic
services, and approaches in control programmes.
The course aims to provide knowledge and
practical training on pathogens of major
significance to public health and to enable
participants to apply scientific approaches and
critical thinking to diagnose, prevent, and control
infectious diseases. The course will facilitate and
strengthen institutional and national capabilities Dr. Masita Arip, Dean of Diploma in Medical Microbiology (DMM) is
in medical diagnostic laboratory services, introducing module coordinators of DMM

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