parallel pathway Archives

3 July 2025

Letter

Medical Regulations 2025 Amendments Ensure Safe And Equitable Specialist Care — Academy Of Medicine Malaysia

AMM commends the clarity and fairness the amendments bring to the recognition and registration of specialists, including those who were previously practising in a regulatory grey area.

2 July 2025

Malaysia

Specialist Training Pathway Now Clear With Amended Medical Act In Force: Minister

After the 2024 Medical Act amendment came into force on July 1, Dr Dzul says the first batch of specialists who will be registered are parallel pathway trainees in cardiothoracic surgery, plastic surgery, family medicine, and genetic pathology in master’s.

1 July 2025

Letter

Medical Regulations 2025 Amendments Pivotal For Specialist Training — College Of Physicians Malaysia

The College of Physicians Malaysia describes the Amendments to the Medical Regulations 2025 as a reform of specialist medical training that could not come at a more critical juncture. "The country faces increasing demand for well-trained specialists."

16 June 2025

Malaysia

HLP Scholarship Bonds Exceed MOH’s Parallel Pathway Costs By 47% To 4,787%

HLP bonds of RM350,000, RM500,000 or RM700,000 for 15 parallel pathway programmes exceed actual costs spent by the MOH on these scholarships for specialisation by between 47% (forensic) and 4,787% (ophthalmology). Actual costs include fees, allowances etc.

15 August 2024

Malaysia

FRCS Cardiothoracic Graduates Maintain Lawsuit, Pending Amended Medical Act Gazettement

Pending gazettement of the 2024 Medical Act amendment, four FRCS Edinburgh cardiothoracic surgery grads are maintaining their lawsuit against MMC. An FRCS Ireland neurosurgery grad and six USM pathology (medical genetics) grads didn't announce dropping litigation either.

30 July 2024

Letter

Act 50 Amendments Safeguard Specialist Training — Dzulkefly Ahmad

In an op-ed, Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad says the Medical Act amendments streamline the specialist recognition process and is the best way to help increase the number of specialists. The wording of the law correctly reflects the reality on the ground.

29 July 2024

Malaysia

Dewan Negara Passes Medical Amendment Bill

Dewan Negara has passed the 2024 Medical amendment bill. Senator Dr Lingeshwaran launched personal attacks against five specific critics of the bill, while Health Minister Dr Dzul said quality won't be sacrificed in increasing the number of specialists.

26 July 2024

Malaysia

Medical Amendment Bill ‘Neutralises’ Local Universities: Clinical Immunologist

Clinical immunologist Prof Lokman Mohd Noh asks why AMM touts different standards for parallel pathway versus university Master's programmes, saying MQA decoupling in the Medical amendment bill seems to privilege foreign over local specialty qualifications.

24 July 2024

Opinion

The Ironic ‘Status Quo’ In The Medical Amendment Bill 2024

The parallel pathway conflict has turned into a Shakespearean tragicomedy, dramatically ending in a radical piece of legislation with consequences, it seems, that no one understood or was prepared for. Ironically, we're now back to square one.

23 July 2024

Malaysia

AMM Now Touts Different Regulatory Requirements For University Versus Parallel Pathway Programmes

AMM now touts different regulatory requirements for specialty training by universities versus societies, insisting on MQA accreditation only for university programmes, even though MQA is decoupled from the Medical bill that treats all programmes the same.

Tag: parallel pathway

Medical Regulations 2025 Amendments Ensure Safe And Equitable Specialist Care — Academy Of Medicine Malaysia

Specialist Training Pathway Now Clear With Amended Medical Act In Force: Minister

Medical Regulations 2025 Amendments Pivotal For Specialist Training — College Of Physicians Malaysia

HLP Scholarship Bonds Exceed MOH’s Parallel Pathway Costs By 47% To 4,787%

FRCS Cardiothoracic Graduates Maintain Lawsuit, Pending Amended Medical Act Gazettement

Act 50 Amendments Safeguard Specialist Training — Dzulkefly Ahmad

Dewan Negara Passes Medical Amendment Bill

Medical Amendment Bill ‘Neutralises’ Local Universities: Clinical Immunologist

The Ironic ‘Status Quo’ In The Medical Amendment Bill 2024

AMM Now Touts Different Regulatory Requirements For University Versus Parallel Pathway Programmes

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

Report: Treasury Wants RM3b Cut To Health Ministry’s 2026 Budget

Too Many Agencies Involved In Doctor Workforce Pipeline: Health DG

Take Action Against Retail Blood Testing In Pharmacies — FPMPAM

Don’t Blame MOH Alone For Health Workforce Shortages — MMA