Tag: Malaysian Medical Council (MMC)

25 April 2024

UiTM Willing To ‘Temporarily’ Open Up Cardiothoracic Surgery Postgrad Programme To Non-Bumi Parallel Pathway Trainees, Graduates: Professor

Prof Raja Amin says UiTM is willing to "temporarily" open its cardiothoracic surgery program to non-Bumi parallel pathway trainees/ grads to resolve non-recognition of their qualification, urging them to apply to kickstart the process for Senate approval.

24 April 2024

FeaturesMy

UiTM ‘Confident’ Of Getting MMC Recognition For Rigorous Malaysia’s First Local Cardiothoracic Surgery Programme

UiTM's Prof Zainuddin is very confident that the UiTM-IJN cardiothoracic surgery postgrad program, the first such local program in Malaysia, will obtain full accreditation and MMC recognition for NSR registration of graduates due to rigorous documentation.

23 April 2024

Malaysia

Yang Faridah Appointed Universiti Malaya Dean Of Medicine

Prof Dr Yang Faridah Abdul Aziz – former chair of the Medical Education Committee (MEC) at the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) – is the new Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Universiti Malaya. Her appointment is effective April 22, 2024 to Dec 31, 2027.

22 April 2024

Letter

Building Bridges: Fostering Synergy for Specialist Training — Academy of Medicine of Malaysia

AMM reiterates calls for a national body to harmonise specialist training in Master's programmes and parallel pathways. It says MMC must resolve issues for specialists denied NSR registration.

22 April 2024

Letter

Put Medical Specialty Training, Exams Under A Unified Specialists Board — Dr Rajeentheran Suntheralingam

Urologist Dr Rajeentheran says the Medical Act must be amended to grant professional bodies sole authority over medical specialty training, ensuring a unified approach free from non-medical third party interference.

19 April 2024

Letter

Regardless Of ‘Noble Cause’, Follow The Law For Specialist Training — Dr Dayang Anita Abdul Aziz

Dr Dayang Anita, responding to MATCVS, says the NSR aims to safeguard the quality of all specialists in Malaysia, not just those in MOH. "There can be no exemptions; otherwise the NSR will not gain the trust of the rakyat, nor the international community".

19 April 2024

Opinion

MMC, Heal Thyself (Part 2)

Former elected MMC member Dr Milton Lum asks if the non-recognition of FRCS Cardiothoracic in the parallel pathway is due to different terminologies in MMC's NSR list. "Can an applicant be penalised for a clerical error which the MMC is responsible for?"

18 April 2024

Opinion

MMC, Heal Thyself (Part 1)

Ex-MMC member Dr Milton Lum says when MMC updated its NSR Registration Procedures and Guidelines in Nov 2023, the pathway for doctors whose qualifications were not on MMC's NSR list was removed. Prior, these doctors were considered on an individual basis.

18 April 2024

Letter

Colonised! Is Malaysia Over-Recognising UK’s Specialist Qualification? — Concerned Decolonised Physician

A physician says the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in Cardiothoracic Surgery isn't on UK GMC's list of acceptable postgraduate qualifications. "Should Malaysia 'over' recognise a UK qualification, more than GMC is recognising?"

17 April 2024

Letter

‘Parallel Pathway’ Doesn’t Exist In Academics — Former MMC Member

An ex-MMC member says there's no such thing as a "parallel pathway" in academics. He says it's MATCVS and MOH that promised RCSEd cardiothoracic surgery students NSR registration, not MMC. It was organisers' duty to tell programmes they're not recognised.

Tag: Malaysian Medical Council (MMC)

UiTM Willing To ‘Temporarily’ Open Up Cardiothoracic Surgery Postgrad Programme To Non-Bumi Parallel Pathway Trainees, Graduates: Professor

UiTM ‘Confident’ Of Getting MMC Recognition For Rigorous Malaysia’s First Local Cardiothoracic Surgery Programme

Yang Faridah Appointed Universiti Malaya Dean Of Medicine

Building Bridges: Fostering Synergy for Specialist Training — Academy of Medicine of Malaysia

Put Medical Specialty Training, Exams Under A Unified Specialists Board — Dr Rajeentheran Suntheralingam

Regardless Of ‘Noble Cause’, Follow The Law For Specialist Training — Dr Dayang Anita Abdul Aziz

MMC, Heal Thyself (Part 2)

MMC, Heal Thyself (Part 1)

Colonised! Is Malaysia Over-Recognising UK’s Specialist Qualification? — Concerned Decolonised Physician

‘Parallel Pathway’ Doesn’t Exist In Academics — Former MMC Member

DPAM Plans Masterclass For Health Professionals To Reduce Dengue Deaths

University Opposition Swells Against Amending Medical Act For Parallel Pathway

Hisham Didn’t Have A ‘Split Personality’ As Health DG, MMC President: Lawyers

UiTM Willing To ‘Temporarily’ Open Up Cardiothoracic Surgery Postgrad Programme To Non-Bumi Parallel Pathway Trainees, Graduates: Professor

A Rebuttal To Parallel Pathway Opponents — Dr Rajeentheran Suntheralingam