The open day that was held during the first convocation on 7-9th August 1997 was a grand celebration with great fan-fare. In conjunction with the convocation, the new UNIMAS Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences building was officially opened by the Chief Minister of Sarawak and Protem Chancellor of UNIMAS, Dato' Taib Mahmuud.

In wake of this significant event, the UNIMAS Medical Society organized an open clinic for the students as well as the public. The clinic was held for four days and handled by UNIMAS medical students of all years as well as lecturers and staff. UNIMAS students and staff were given free tests while the public were charged a minimal fee of RM 2.00 per person. Tests ranged from taking blood pressure to checking the glucose, albumin, cholesterol and haemoglobin levels in the blood. Other tests also included the smoking test as well as blood typing.

Besides the open clinic that was held, a smoking clinic was held to inform the public of the dangers of smoking. Brochures and hand-outs were given along with free advice. An exhibition of charts and posters from various researchs that were conducted by lecturers and students were also put up on display. One of the reseachs was about dengue fever in Sarawak while another was about the living and sanitary conditions in a village in Sarawak.

Preserved models as well as anatomical models that are part of the medical student's learning aids were also put on display during the open day. Visitors were entertained with information of each model depending whether they were specific body organs or pathological features of a disease.

Multimedia also played a major part in the exhibition. Computers equipped with CDROMs were used to demonstrate various medical literature and programmes that were available to the medical students of UNIMAS as part of their learning aids. Laser discs with features on pathology were also presented during the exhibition.