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10 April 2024

MOH Believes Local Specialist Training Must Work Together With International Partners: Source

A highly placed source in MOH says the local higher education and training system must "work together" with their international partners to produce qualified and highly skilled specialists, citing proposed Medical Act amendments to achieve those goals.

1 April 2024

Letter

Open Letter To Malaysia’s Health Minister On Cardiothoracic Surgery Parallel Pathway Training — Royal College Of Surgeons Of Edinburgh

In a letter to Dr Dzul, the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh says MMC's rejection of specialist registration applications by four graduates from the cardiothoracic surgery parallel pathway training violates the principle of its partnership with MOH.

28 March 2024

Malaysia

Parallel Pathway Gains Surprising Support From Higher Education Minister

Higher Education Minister Zambry has lent surprising support to the parallel pathway programme, saying that "technical problems" are hindering graduates' NSR recognition as specialists and describing it as a denial of their rights and loss to the country.

27 March 2024

Malaysia

Two Health DGs At The Heart Of Parallel Pathway War

Then-DG Hisham said in 2022 the RCSEd cardiothoracic surgery parallel pathway was co-organised by MOH. "It's quality assured to international standards by RCSEd". He said in 2014 the parallel pathway would halve the time to produce cardiothoracic surgeons.

26 March 2024

Malaysia

Seven Practising Cardiothoracic Surgeons Have RCSEd Qualification, Bandar Kuching MP Tells MMC

Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii refutes MMC's "inconsistent" claim that it never recognised the RCSEd cardiothoracic surgery qualification, pointing out that there are already seven practising cardiothoracic surgeons from that parallel pathway programme.

26 March 2024

Malaysia

MMC Denies Ever Recognising RCSEd Cardiothoracic Surgery Parallel Pathway Qualification

MMC head Dr Radzi, who's also Health DG, claims MMC never recognised the Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) in Cardiothoracic Surgery. But MMA Schomos says the parallel pathway qualification was listed on NSR as recently as Jan 2022.

6 February 2024

Malaysia

Specialist Recognition Rejection Puts Heart Surgery Patients At Risk: MATCVS

The Malaysian Association for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons says MMC's rejection of specialist registration applications by four parallel pathway graduates in cardiothoracic surgery places heart surgery patients at risk, amid a severe heart surgeons' shortage.

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