Ministry of Higher Education Archives

4 June 2025

Malaysia

IJN College Granted University College Status

IJN College has received university college status, enabling IJNUC to introduce Bachelor of Science in Cardiovascular Technology, Bachelor of Nursing Science, and a diploma in nursing. These degree-level programmes will commence in the Sept 2025 intake.

28 February 2025

Malaysia

UMMC’s Fee Hike Justified, AG’s Report Shows Losses

UMMC’s move to increase fees for services is justified, as the university hospital recorded losses that almost doubled from RM33 mil in 2021 to RM61 mil in 2023, with the AG’s 2023 report showing that patient charges couldn’t cover operational expenses.

17 January 2025

Malaysia

UMMC’s Budget From Government Should Double: Health Economist

A UMMC health economist says the university hospital's budget from the government should be twice as high, adding that its fee hike is "highly justified" due to expanded services, complex cases and new tech. UMMC received RM477 million from MOHE for 2025.

2 July 2024

Letter

How We Slogged To Develop UKM’s Paediatric Surgery Specialist Programme — Dr Dayang Anita Abdul Aziz

Dr Dayang Anita details the extreme hardcore work involved in complying with regulatory requirements to develop UKM's paediatric surgery specialist programme. "Without the MQA Act embedded in the Medical Act, many programme heads/ providers will cut corners."

24 June 2024

Malaysia

CodeBlue’s Guide For MPs To Parallel Pathway Issue

CodeBlue’s guide for MPs to the parallel pathway issue: it's essentially about proponents wanting an exemption or less regulation for the parallel pathway for medical specialty training, by amending Act 50, because they believe doctors can "self-regulate".

14 June 2024

Letter

Rebutting AMM’s Statement On Medical Specialist Training — Group Of Professors Of Health And Medicine

The Group of Professors of Health and Medicine rebuts various points in the Academy of Medicine of Malaysia’s statement, pointing out that current alleged irregularities lie solely with the parallel pathway, not with local Master’s programs in medicine.

13 June 2024

Letter

Joint Cabinet Memorandum: A Milestone For Medical Specialist Training In Malaysia — AMM

The proposed amendments to the Medical Act will allow both Master's programmes and parallel pathways for specialist training to be implemented more systematically from the legal perspective.

10 June 2024

Letter

It’s Not Easy To Become A Heart Surgeon, Howard Lee — Prof Dr Raja Amin Raja Mokhtar

Responding to Ipoh Timor MP Howard Lee, cardiothoracic surgeon Prof Dr Raja Amin Raja Mokhtar says apprenticeship is an outdated and impractical form of training for specialisation in medicine, stressing monitoring and assessment in a structured programme.

6 June 2024

Malaysia

New Law Unnecessary, MMC Must Retain Independence: Johor DAP Committee Member

Johor DAP state committee member Dr Boo Cheng Hau dismisses the need for a new law to recognise the parallel pathway, saying MOHE/ MQA cannot interfere with the MMC's independence under the Medical Act in recognising specialist qualifications in medicine.

6 June 2024

Malaysia

Professors’ Group Wants Stakeholder Engagements Before Medical Act Amendments Tabled

The Group of Professors of Health and Medicine demands stakeholder engagements before Medical Act amendments are tabled in Parliament, accusing Cabinet of allowing foreign education institutions to conduct activities that threaten national sovereignty.

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IJN College Granted University College Status

UMMC’s Fee Hike Justified, AG’s Report Shows Losses

How We Slogged To Develop UKM’s Paediatric Surgery Specialist Programme — Dr Dayang Anita Abdul Aziz

CodeBlue’s Guide For MPs To Parallel Pathway Issue

Rebutting AMM’s Statement On Medical Specialist Training — Group Of Professors Of Health And Medicine

Joint Cabinet Memorandum: A Milestone For Medical Specialist Training In Malaysia — AMM

It’s Not Easy To Become A Heart Surgeon, Howard Lee — Prof Dr Raja Amin Raja Mokhtar

New Law Unnecessary, MMC Must Retain Independence: Johor DAP Committee Member

Professors’ Group Wants Stakeholder Engagements Before Medical Act Amendments Tabled

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

Nationalism Can Curb Doctor Brain Drain, Says KPPA

Malaysia Faces Emerging Shortage Of Dialysers, Haemodialysis Components

MOH Admits Energy Crisis Impact On Medicines, Medical Devices Supply

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