housemanship Archives

3 August 2026

Malaysia

MOH: 54% Of Housemanship Slots Nationwide Filled After Three Intakes

MOH says over half, or 6,580, of 12,198 housemanship training slots nationwide were filled after the first three recruitment rounds in 2026. The ministry says current training capacity remains sufficient for the remaining three intake exercises.

25 February 2025

Malaysia

DG: Proposed One-Year Housemanship Meant To Boost Efficiency

DG Radzi says MOH is in the final stages of a review to return to one-year housemanship, due to training improvements and rising numbers of specialists and specialist hospitals. The shorter training is meant to boost efficiency, not deal with MO shortages.

24 December 2024

Letter

Malaysia’s Doctor Shortage: Causes And Solutions: Part 1 — Dr Sean Thum

Dr Sean Thum says Malaysia went from a glut of doctors in 2016 to a shortage in under a decade. "The country now faces a potential shortage of medical professionals due to declining interest in medical education & increasing brain drain to other nations."

3 November 2023

Malaysia

Anwar Government Retains Status Quo On Doctors’ On-Call Allowance, Selection Criteria, Promotion

Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa has decided to maintain the status quo on doctor issues: no raise of on-call allowance, no point system for selection for permanent posts, no promotion to UD43 after housemanship, no backdating of permanent appointment.

27 December 2022

Letter

Three Issues Driving The Doctor Brain Drain — Dr Timothy Cheng

The three major issues pushing doctors to leave the public health service are subtle discrimination; salary schemes, grades, and contract duration; and remuneration.

16 May 2022

Letter

Healing The Healing Profession – Dr Musa Mohd Nordin & Prof Dr Azizi Haji Omar

Health care leaders have failed to develop a work culture that promotes a safe and quality ambience for training and learning, essential to the delivery of quality health care.

13 May 2022

Letter

Are House Officers Really Getting Bullied? – Houseman’s Parent

Senior doctors (senior house officers or medical officers) order junior doctors around to do favours for them, be it patient-related or personal. The newbies don’t dare to say no.

10 May 2022

Letter

House Officer In Hell – Dr James Jeremiah

During my housemanship at Sultanah Aminah Johor Bahru Hospital in the 1980s, a specialist used to abuse us HOs verbally, kick us, and throw case notes and scream profanities at us in front of patients and nurses.

9 May 2022

Malaysia

Melaka, Penang Seek To Intervene In Housemen Bullying

Penang exco Dr Norlela Ariffin says a doctor told her: “Senior doctors have to stop talking about their ‘old days’”, while Melaka exco Dr Akmal Saleh threatens action against doctors who bully others.

9 May 2022

Letter

Doctor’s Death: Don’t Be Trapped By The Rashomon Effect — Anonymous Doctor

Contrary to what many think, MOH takes prevention of workplace bullying very seriously. There are sufficient organisational structures to deal with bullying at the hospital level.

Tag: housemanship

MOH: 54% Of Housemanship Slots Nationwide Filled After Three Intakes

DG: Proposed One-Year Housemanship Meant To Boost Efficiency

Malaysia’s Doctor Shortage: Causes And Solutions: Part 1 — Dr Sean Thum

Anwar Government Retains Status Quo On Doctors’ On-Call Allowance, Selection Criteria, Promotion

Three Issues Driving The Doctor Brain Drain — Dr Timothy Cheng

Healing The Healing Profession – Dr Musa Mohd Nordin & Prof Dr Azizi Haji Omar

Are House Officers Really Getting Bullied? – Houseman’s Parent

House Officer In Hell – Dr James Jeremiah

Melaka, Penang Seek To Intervene In Housemen Bullying

Doctor’s Death: Don’t Be Trapped By The Rashomon Effect — Anonymous Doctor

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