Tonik Asia Group (TAGS) and the International Medical University (IMU) have today entered into an agreement with the aim of providing holistic Chiropractic training and teaching to their students in Malaysia.
This collaboration is the first of its kind in Malaysia as IMU, the sole academic Chiropractic programme provider in Southeast Asia extends its curriculum to formally collaborate with a Chiropractic service provider to offer clinical attachments and mobility programme for their Chiropractic students.
Under this partnership, students from the Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Chiropractic programme at the university will undergo hands on practical sessions at TAGS facilities across the country. As part of Clinical Skills Development, students will undergo both mobility programmes and at a later stage, clinical attachments supervised by senior chiropractors at TAGS facilities.
The programme targets to have at least 100 students go through these sessions over the next 5 years, for the mobility programme alone.
Professor Abdul Aziz Baba, Vice-Chancellor of IMU said “By their final semester, student are expected to display a high level of competency in patient assessment and care as well as a high level of professionalism, ethics, interprofessional collaboration and co-management. We believe that partnership programmes like this will allow our students to employ the appropriate assessments on patients in real life, including understanding the history, conducting physical examinations and then detailing the relevant clinical outcomes in a clinical setting. Hands on training within a clinical setting is key in ensuring our students have the right skills to start their chiropractic practice”
He added thatTAGS’ nationwide presence is beneficial in this collaboration with IMU as it allows for students originating from all over the country to access clinical attachments with ease based on their locations.
Dr Savitha Dharan, Chief Operating Officer TAGS said “More patients are choosing alternative types of healthcare like chiropractic treatment for rehabilitation and recovery versus consuming medication. chiropractic care is increasingly receiving validation as an effective form of management for low back pain and a variety of other neuromusculoskeletal conditions. For TAGS, this partnership serves as testament to this shifting trend and we are proud to be able to play a part in moulding future chiropractor practitioners in the country”.
IMU and TAGS aim to kick start the programme in January 2023, where students will be able to opt to be placed at TAGS facilities for practical training and exposure during their semester breaks.
