Victor Lim Kok Eow (also rendered ''Victor K.E. Lim'') is a Malaysian physician and microbiologist, specializing on

antimicrobial resistance Antimicrobial resistance (AMR or AR) occurs when microbes evolve mechanisms that protect them from antimicrobials, which are drugs used to treat infections. This resistance affects all classes of microbes, including bacteria (antibiotic resista ...

and

infectious diseases infection is the invasion of tissues by pathogens, their multiplication, and the reaction of host tissues to the infectious agent and the toxins they produce. An infectious disease, also known as a transmissible disease or communicable dise ...

. He is Professor of Pathology and Pro Vice-Chancellor (formerly called Vice-President) of the

International Medical University The IMU University, (formerly known as the International Medical University) is a private, English language, health sciences university in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The university offers programmes in medical and other health sciences as well as ...

Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur (KL), officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, is the capital city and a Federal Territories of Malaysia, federal territory of Malaysia. It is the largest city in the country, covering an area of with a census population ...

. He is also a member of its Board of Governors.

Career

Lim obtained his medical degree (

MB BS A Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (; MBBS, also abbreviated as BM BS, MB ChB, MB BCh, or MB BChir) is a medical degree granted by medical schools or universities in countries that adhere to the United Kingdom's higher education tradi ...

) at the

University of Malaya The Universiti Malaya (lit 'University of Malaya'; abbreviated UM) is a public university, public research university located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is the oldest Malaysian institution of higher education, and was the only university in ...

in 1974. He then obtained an MSc in Medical Microbiology from the

University of London The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in Post-nominal letters, post-nominals) is a collegiate university, federal Public university, public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom. The ...

in 1978, and passed the

Royal College of Pathologists The Royal College of Pathologists (RCPath) is a professional membership organisation. Its main function is the overseeing of postgraduate training, and its Fellowship Examination (FRCPath) is recognised as the standard assessment of fitness to p ...

examination (MRCPath) in 1981. He was a Professor of Microbiology and Deputy Dean at the Faculty of Medicine of the

National University of Malaysia The National University of Malaysia (, abbreviated as UKM) is a public research university located in Bandar Baru Bangi, Hulu Langat District, Selangor, Malaysia. Its teaching hospital, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (UKMMC), ...

and Director of the Infectious Diseases Research Centre at the Institute for Medical Research in Kuala Lumpur. After joining the

(IMU) as a Professor of Pathology, he has been a member of the university's senior management committee as Executive Dean from 2004 to 2011, as Vice President for Education from 2011 and, following a change in senior management titles, as Pro Vice-Chancellor from 2016. He was also Director of the IMU Centre for Education from 2009 to 2015.Victor Lim
IRDI, IMU He is still actively involved in teaching for Doctor of Pathology (Clinical Microbiology) students in National University Of Malaysia. 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 Medical education is vocational education, education related to the practice of being a medical practitioner, including the initial training to become a physician (i.e., medical school and internship (medical), internship) and additional trainin ...

Personal life

Victor Lim is the 2nd of 3 children. He is flanked by his elder sister Ivy Lim, and the late Dr Albert Lim who is an Oncologist. He is married to Professor Dr. Asma Omar, a Professor of Paediatric Cardiology at the University of Malaya.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lim, Victor Academic staff of the International Medical University Academic staff of the National University of Malaysia Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Malaysian microbiologists Malaysian pathologists University of Malaya alumni Alumni of the University of London