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23 January 2024

Petaling Jaya Needs General Hospital: Bukit Gasing Rep

Bukit Gasing state assemblyman Rajiv Rishyakaran urges MOH to build a general hospital in Petaling Jaya – and not "shortchange" PJ residents – to overcome long waiting times at teaching hospital UMMC, where some patients wait months for an MRI scan.

19 January 2024

Letter

MOH Must Explain UMMC’s Housemen Shortage — MMA

MMA demands an explanation from MOH on UMMC Medicine Dept's Zero HO Protocol, asking how housemen shortages can occur when 3,000-5,000 medical grads are produced yearly. UMMC's planned service cuts are also concerning as UMMC is PJ's main public hospital.

19 January 2024

Malaysia

Selangor Reps Worried About UMMC’s ‘Zero’ Housemen Problem

Taman Medan ADUN Dr Afif Bahardin, Kampung Tunku ADUN Lim Yi Wei, and Petaling Jaya MP Lee Chean Chung are seriously concerned about UMMC's "zero" housemen problem. "The health care system is collapsing and we are refusing to do anything," says Dr Afif.

17 January 2024

Malaysia

After ‘Zero’ Housemen Exposé, UMMC Restates Gag Order

After CodeBlue's story on a proposed "Zero HO Protocol" at UMMC's Medicine Department, the teaching hospital's management warned staff against making comments about UMMC on social media, including personal accounts, that could "tarnish" UMMC's reputation.

16 January 2024

Malaysia

UMMC Doctors Tout Parallel Houseman System, Full Independence From MOH

To resolve an "extreme" houseman shortage, doctors at UMMC’s medicine department suggest a parallel HO system to MOH and hiring more permanent service medical officers, including a clear pathway to specialisation, so that UMMC can be entirely self-reliant.

15 January 2024

Malaysia

UMMC’s Medicine Department Mulls ‘Zero HO Protocol’, With Indefinite Critical Houseman Shortage

A dire houseman shortage is forcing UMMC's Medicine Department to mull a Zero HO Protocol: operating without HOs. The department is cutting certain services and collecting reported cases of suboptimal care or "near misses" resulting from manpower shortage.

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Petaling Jaya Needs General Hospital: Bukit Gasing Rep

MOH Must Explain UMMC’s Housemen Shortage — MMA

Selangor Reps Worried About UMMC’s ‘Zero’ Housemen Problem

After ‘Zero’ Housemen Exposé, UMMC Restates Gag Order

UMMC Doctors Tout Parallel Houseman System, Full Independence From MOH

UMMC’s Medicine Department Mulls ‘Zero HO Protocol’, With Indefinite Critical Houseman Shortage

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MOH And Universities Play Separate Roles: UiTM HOD

Dr Dzul Wants AstraZeneca’s Explanation On Covid-19 Vaccine Side Effects

Subra: Full Shift To Local Master’s For Medical Specialisation Maybe Possible In 10 To 15 Years