specialists Archives

19 August 2024

Letter

Health Workers Deserve More Than General Civil Service Pay Raise — Klang Valley Medical Officer

A Klang Valley MO demands a 40% salary increase for government doctors across all levels (junior doctors, MOs, specialists) and RM700 on-call allowance. The 15% pay hike for most civil servants fails to recognise that doctors regularly work beyond 9-to-5.

17 July 2024

Malaysia

Medical Bill Debate: DAP MPs Cite Specialist Shortage, PAS MPs Raise Quality Concerns With Parallel Pathway

In the Medical bill debate, two DAP MPs (Bagan and Ipoh Timor) cited specialist shortages and long waitlists for surgery, whereas two PAS MPs (Kuala Nerus and Kuala Langat, both medical doctors) raised parallel pathway quality concerns and MQA decoupling.

26 April 2024

Malaysia

MOH And Universities Play Separate Roles: UiTM HOD

UiTM's Prof Zainuddin says MOH and universities have separate roles to play, stressing that although health care professionals in MOH are "good teachers" to medical students, they don't necessarily know the "nitty gritty" of developing an academic programme.

10 April 2024

Malaysia

Proposed Medical Act Amendment Retrospective, Covers Parallel Pathway And Local Master’s Programmes: Dr Dzul

Dr Dzul says the proposed Medical Act amendments cover both the parallel pathway and local Master's programs, with retrospective effect, potentially benefiting graduates whose NSR registration applications were rejected by MMC on basis of non-recognition.

10 April 2024

Malaysia

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.

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.

2 February 2024

Letter

The Vital Role of Parallel Pathway Specialist Training In Malaysia With A Focus On Primary Care – Academy Of Family Physicians Of Malaysia

Malaysia might achieve its target figure of 8,000 family medicine specialists (FMS) by 2050. There are ~1,300 FMS. But if we just rely on the Masters Programme to produce FMS, it might take much longer. The specialist parallel pathways play a pivotal role.

31 January 2024

Letter

Attempts To Dismantle MOH’s Parallel Pathway Programme Will Worsen Brain Drain — MMA

Attempts by certain groups to dismantle MOH's parallel pathway programme represent a backward step, will exacerbate brain drain and deepen existing low morale among health care professionals. As it stands, Malaysia is short of specialists across the board.

5 July 2023

Malaysia

MOH Specialist Doctor Placements Rose 72% In Sarawak

Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa says 754 specialist doctors were stationed in Sarawak in 2022, a 72% increase over three years from 438 specialist doctors in 2019.

26 June 2023

Malaysia

MMA, Hartal Denounce ‘Misinformation’ By MOH On Doctors’ On-Call Allowance

The Malaysian Medical Association and Hartal Doktor Kontrak slam "fake" claims and "misinformation" in MOH's statement defending the current rate of doctors' on-call allowance, including the claim that UD52 specialist doctors earn over RM17,000 a month.

Tag: specialists

Health Workers Deserve More Than General Civil Service Pay Raise — Klang Valley Medical Officer

Medical Bill Debate: DAP MPs Cite Specialist Shortage, PAS MPs Raise Quality Concerns With Parallel Pathway

MOH And Universities Play Separate Roles: UiTM HOD

Proposed Medical Act Amendment Retrospective, Covers Parallel Pathway And Local Master’s Programmes: Dr Dzul

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

Specialist Recognition Rejection Puts Heart Surgery Patients At Risk: MATCVS

The Vital Role of Parallel Pathway Specialist Training In Malaysia With A Focus On Primary Care – Academy Of Family Physicians Of Malaysia

Attempts To Dismantle MOH’s Parallel Pathway Programme Will Worsen Brain Drain — MMA

MOH Specialist Doctor Placements Rose 72% In Sarawak

MMA, Hartal Denounce ‘Misinformation’ By MOH On Doctors’ On-Call Allowance

Help, I’m Forced To Work Every Day — Sibu Hospital Medical Officer

Cataract Surgery Bill 100% Higher For Insured Patient Than Self-Pay Patient: MPs

PM Touts Act 586 Amendment To Regulate Private Hospital Charges

Delay Medical Premium Hikes, Integrate Community Pharmacies Into Insurance Coverage — MPS

MMA Launching ‘Black Monday’ Protest To ‘Save’ GPs