Victor Lim

Prof. Dr. Victor Lim MB BS MSc FRCPath FAMM FASc

Vice-President of the International Medical University
Personal details
Nationality	Malaysia
Occupation	Physician

Prof. Dr. Victor Lim Kok Eow (also rendered Victor K.E. Lim) is a Malaysian physician and microbiologist, specializing on antimicrobial resistance and infectious diseases. He is Professor of Pathology and Vice-President of the International Medical University in Kuala Lumpur. He is also a member of its Board of Governors.^[1]

Career

Lim obtained his medical degree (MBBS) at the University of Malaya in 1974. He then obtained an MSc in Medical Microbiology from the University of London in 1978, and passed the Royal College of Pathologists examination (MRCPath) in 1981.

He was Professor of Microbiology and Deputy Dean at the Faculty of Medicine of the National University of Malaysia, and Director of the Infectious Diseases Research Centre at the Institute for Medical Research in Kuala Lumpur. At the International Medical University (IMU), he has been Executive Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health (2004–2011) and Director of the IMU Centre for Education as well as the university's Vice President for Education.^[2]

He has served as President of the Western Pacific Society of Chemotherapy (2004–2008), was the Master of the Academy of Medicine of Malaysia (2008–2011) and the President of the Malaysian Society for Infectious Diseases and Chemotherapy (1999–2003). Lim is a Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists, a Fellow of the Academy of Medicine of Malaysia, a Fellow of the Academy of Medicine of Singapore and a Fellow of the Academy of Sciences of Malaysia. He was Editor-in-Chief of the Malaysian Medical Journal 1991–1998. He is also a member of several governmental committees, including the National Antibiotic and Infection Control Committee and the National Medical Testing Accreditation Committee. In addition to antimicrobial resistance and infectious diseases, he is involved in research on medical education.

Personal life

He is married to Asma Omar, a Professor of Paediatrics at the University of Malaya.^[3] He is a brother of the noted oncologist, philosopher and human rights and peace activist Albert Lim.

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