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13 April 2026

Malaysia

Nationalism Can Curb Doctor Brain Drain, Says KPPA

Public Service DG Wan Ahmad Dahlan says doctor brain drain can be curbed if doctors have a "sense of nationalism to help the country", amid very low housemen intake. MMA says doctors leave because "the system and policy don't reciprocate their love."

8 April 2026

Letter

Admin Error Goes Unpunished, Doctors Suffer The Consequences — Medical Officer

HTA housemen succumbed to their PT because they know that fighting their admin is useless. The PT's alleged con was based on legit cases of salary overpayment that occurred elsewhere. Why should health care staff pay the consequences of admin incompetence?

7 April 2026

Letter

When The System Fails Young Doctors: Lessons From HTA Housemen Scam — Clinician

It sounds like common sense not to transfer money to a personal account for official payments. But this is a profound misunderstanding of what it's like to be a houseman in Malaysia, where questioning instructions is seen as defiance. "Just follow first".

6 April 2026

Malaysia

Doctors’ Groups Demand Internal Inquiry Into Housemen Scam, Victim Compensation

MMA and HDK want an internal inquiry into the HTA housemen scam to address structural weaknesses that allowed the crime to occur in the workplace, beyond a police probe. The doctors' groups demand compensation for the 190 victims who suffered RM47k losses.

3 April 2026

Malaysia

HTA Sacks Admin Assistant, Reports Massive Housemen Scam To Police

Tunku Azizah Hospital says it has sacked an admin assistant, a MyStep staff who allegedly scammed about 190 housemen out of over RM47,000, and filed a police report, stressing that collection of cash or payments to staff's personal accounts isn't allowed.

3 April 2026

Malaysia

Admin Assistant Allegedly Scams Nearly 190 Housemen Out Of RM47,000 At HTA

An admin assistant allegedly conned at least 187 housemen in Tunku Azizah Hospital’s paeds department out of over RM47,000 over 2.5 years since Sept 2023. Her two-prong scam: RM900 “refund” for “overpaid” emoluments and RM45 “fee” for a compulsory course.

16 February 2026

Malaysia

Only 53% Of Housemen Slots Nationwide Filled: MOH

MOH says only 53% of house officer slots nationwide were filled as of Feb 2026, comprising 6,500 housemen out of 12,198 slots. Even though all 579 graduate applicants were appointed as HOs in the first intake of 2026, only 10% of vacancies were filled.

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.

3 February 2025

Letter

Housemen Bullying At Ipoh General Hospital: A Scandal Ignored — Houseman

A houseman alleges bullying of housemen at Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital, Ipoh, such as physical assault, being forced to work double and triple shifts, revocation of mandatory off days if MC is taken, and denial of replacement leave for public holidays.

13 September 2024

Opinion

Transforming Malaysia’s Health Care System: Building Our Health Care Workforce Back Better — Part 2

Azrul Mohd Khalib calls for meaningful solutions to the chronic health care worker shortage in the public health service. "Every other week, hospital departments are holding farewell parties for doctors leaving their service". Nurses simply quit quietly.

Tag: housemen

Nationalism Can Curb Doctor Brain Drain, Says KPPA

Admin Error Goes Unpunished, Doctors Suffer The Consequences — Medical Officer

When The System Fails Young Doctors: Lessons From HTA Housemen Scam — Clinician

Doctors’ Groups Demand Internal Inquiry Into Housemen Scam, Victim Compensation

HTA Sacks Admin Assistant, Reports Massive Housemen Scam To Police

Admin Assistant Allegedly Scams Nearly 190 Housemen Out Of RM47,000 At HTA

Only 53% Of Housemen Slots Nationwide Filled: MOH

DG: Proposed One-Year Housemanship Meant To Boost Efficiency

Housemen Bullying At Ipoh General Hospital: A Scandal Ignored — Houseman

Transforming Malaysia’s Health Care System: Building Our Health Care Workforce Back Better — Part 2

‘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’

Too Many Agencies Involved In Doctor Workforce Pipeline: Health DG

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