Family Medicine Specialists (FMS) Archives

4 March 2026

Letter

Medical Officer Duties, Service Load Strain FMS Gazettement Training — Government Doctor

A government doctor says FMS gazettement trainees juggle medical officer duties, clinics, and administrative work during a six-month training period. This appears specific to Family Medicine, as other specialties do not routinely undertake MO duties during gazettement.

11 December 2025

Letter

Can MInTFM Produce High Quality Family Medicine Specialists? — Medical Officer

A medical officer at a Klinik Kesihatan raises questions over the adequacy of clinical exposure for MInTFM trainees, role imbalance between the trainees and service MOs, and competency gaps after graduates qualify as a family medicine specialist.

28 March 2023

Letter

Brain Drain In Malaysia’s Primary Care: Why It Matters – Frustrated Malaysian GP

Family medicine specialists (FMS) in Malaysia are frequently encumbered with non-clinical tasks, excessive paperwork, and superfluous meetings. They also face demands to oversee numerous public health initiatives, despite their clinical expertise.

Tag: Family Medicine Specialists (FMS)

Medical Officer Duties, Service Load Strain FMS Gazettement Training — Government Doctor

Can MInTFM Produce High Quality Family Medicine Specialists? — Medical Officer

Brain Drain In Malaysia’s Primary Care: Why It Matters – Frustrated Malaysian GP

‘Zero Pending’, Zero Safety, Zero HCWs: The Burning Crisis At Queen Elizabeth Hospital — Health Worker

Malaysia Faces Emerging Shortage Of Dialysers, Haemodialysis Components

UMMC Denies Radiation Exposure Caused Staff Cancer ‘Cluster’

Ampang Hospital’s IT System Down For 33 Hours In First Huge Outage

Too Many Agencies Involved In Doctor Workforce Pipeline: Health DG