Tag: housemen

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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.
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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.
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22 May 2024
Letter

Stop Reacting And Start Giving Real Solutions! — Dr DoGood

A doctor at a Klang Valley public hospital says redeploying HOs to district hospitals isn't a solution; there's no alternative but to centralise HOs in tertiary hospitals. "We need to propose serious solutions and stop making reactionary stopgap measures."
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19 February 2024
Letter

The Real Demotivation of Junior Doctors – Dr D

A medical officer says housemen have issues not because they're egoistic or unteachable, as a senior doctor claims, but because they're "demotivated, angry and done with the old ways of MOH", as junior doctors still get bullied by senior MOs & specialists.