Overview

Malaysian Institute of Medical Laboratory Sciences (MIMLS) is a non-profit professional organisation representing the medical laboratory professionals in Malaysia. It was established in 1988 as the Malaysian Federation of Medical Laboratory Technologists (MFMLT) from the merging of 3 medical laboratory technologist associations from University of Malaya (UM), National University of Malaysia (UKM) and Institute for Medical Research (IMR), Ministry of Health Malaysia. Currently, our members comprise of medical laboratory professionals from both public and private sectors. MIMLS is a member of the Malaysian Confederation of Allied Health Professional Associations (MyCAHP), which is an umbrella body for allied health professional associations in Malaysia. Member associations of MyCAHP represent 21 different allied health professions under the Allied Health Professions Act 2016, such as audiologists, dieticians, physiotherapists and so on. Internationally, MIMLS is a member of the ASEAN Association for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (AACLS). AACLS is represented by ASEAN member associations from Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. MIMLS is also one of the founding members of the Asia Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (AAMLS). AAMLS is represented by member associations across Asia including Brunei, Hong Kong, Indonesia, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand. Besides, MIMLS is also a member of the International Federation of Biomedical Laboratory Science (IFBLS), which is an association of national societies in 36 countries, representing more than 185,000 biomedical laboratory scientists and technologists worldwide.