MISSION To become the centre of excellence in providing comprehensive, professional and compassionate health care services based on Evidence

Based Medicine through partnership with the patients themselves, and their caregivers by educating them in their diseases and ways to achieve the best possible outcomes; creating awareness that health is a priceless asset and to promote ways to maintain a healthy good quality lifestyle to prevent future diseases. VISION Malaysia is to be a nation of healthy individuals, families and communities, through a health system that is equitable, affordable, efficient, technologically appropriate, environmentally adaptable and consumer-friendly, with emphasis on quality, innovation, health promotion and respect for human dignity, and which promotes individual responsibility and community participation towards and enhanced quality of life. BACKGROUND The Department of General Medicine was first established in 1870, making it one of the largest and earliest department in Hospital Kuala Lumpur. Initially, the department started functioning through one outpatient clinic and two wards : namely Ward P1 and P2. Since then, it has grown and now consists of specialist clinics, around 10 medical wards, 300 beds and more or less 352 staff of various levels. Starting off with one unit, the department has developed in the medical field over the years. It is now currently providing subspecialty services such as : Gastroenterology Infectious disease Nuclear medicine Haematology Respiratory As in April 7 2003, another subspecialty unit : GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE has started functioning within the medical wards. GERIATRIC MEDICINE is another new service that has just been introduced in HKL in mid 2003. This unit has started receiving patients in Ward 16 since June 16 2003. HAEMATOLOGY is another subspecialty that will soon develop into its own Department in the future. CORE OBJECTIVES Provision of Holistic Patient Care as a team in the Specialty of Medicine and Medical Subspecialties, including curative, rehabilitative, preventive, promotive aspects using appropriate technology. Training of doctors and all medical staff in the various grades such as house-officers, medical officers, postgraduate students in the Master of Medicine programme, specialists , as well as Medical technicians and nurses especially with regards of subspecialty training to provide prompt, safe and efficient services. To promote research and audits to ensure and improve service quality.

To create safe and condusive working atmosphere and environment for the members of The Medical Department to work as a team to achieve their fullest potential in excellent perfomance.