Chief surgeon warned ministry about using UiTM route for specialist recognition
Dr Basheer Ahamed Abdul Kareem said in a letter to the health director-general Dr Radzi Abu Hassan that the move would violate the Malaysian Qualifications Agency Act.
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Cardiothoracic Surgery Parallel Pathway Graduates Win Leave For Judicial Review Against MMC
The High Court today granted leave for four cardiothoracic surgery graduates with FRCS Edinburgh qualification to initiate judicial review proceedings against the MMC for rejecting their NSR specialist registration applications.…
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MMC Claims Ignorance Of NSR Website ‘Under AMM Control’
MMC's lawyers say MMC had "no knowledge of, and no control over", the contents of the NSR website that had always been under AMM's control. MMC claims the FRCS Ed in cardiothoracic surgery wasn't in the list of recognised qualifi…
MATCVS Claims UiTM’s Cardiothoracic Surgery Programme Doesn’t Follow National Curriculum
MATCVS claims that UiTM's cardiothoracic surgery programme, the country's only such local Masters course, doesn't conform to the national curriculum. Its "too large" recruitment of 15 trainee doctors in 1st year violates acceptab…
Urology Parallel Pathway Is ‘Halal’, Says Urologists’ Group
The Malaysian Urological Association maintains that the urology parallel pathway programme isn’t commercially driven, pointing out that it is recognised by MMC and was legitimately started upon instruction by Cabinet, Health Mini…
Health Ministry’s ‘Kurang Manis’ pilot campaign in Putrajaya struggles to sway taste buds
KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 — Malaysia’s love affair with sweetness poses a formidable challenge to the government’s efforts to reduce sugar consumption, judging from the...
Blocked From HLP, While Parallel Pathway Not Recognised -- Concerned And Clueless Medical Officer
A medical officer is disheartened about the lack of equal opportunities for specialist pathways in Malaysia for contract MOs despite passing MEDeX, compounded by systemic issues and lack of alternative pathways for specialist tra…
Don’t insult pioneer specialists, medical group tells critics of parallel pathway
The Malaysian Association for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery slams a consultant for calling specialists trained under the health ministry’s programme 'unsafe'.
Hisham Didn’t Have A ‘Split Personality’ As Health DG, MMC President: Lawyers
Lawyers representing four FRCS Ed cardiothoracic surgery grads dispute MMC's claim that Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah acted in his capacity as Health DG, not MMC president, in witnessing the MOUs. "An office bearer does not, in law, de…
Nephrologist slams council bureau chief over comment on parallel pathway programme
Dr Rafidah Abdullah says Ibrahim Abu Shah should not be using labels like 'haram' in his attack on the programme.
Plan to improve third-class ward at HKL lauded
PETALING JAYA: The plan to upgrade the third-class ward at Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL) is good news for all, say former patients of public health facilities.
Senior specialists call out ‘naive’ critic of parallel pathway
They say Malaysians owe a debt of gratitude to the parallel pathway programme for the many competent specialists it has produced.
MMA president says Malaysia losing its nurses to overseas offers, urges govt to improve welfare to reclaim brain drain
KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 — Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) president Dr Azizan Abdul Aziz has affirmed a continued outflow of government nurses abroad in the last four years...
A Rebuttal To Parallel Pathway Opponents — Dr Rajeentheran Suntheralingam
In a rebuttal to paediatric surgeon Dr Dayang Anita's criticism of the parallel pathway for specialisation, urologist Dr Rajeentheran clarifies several misconceptions, including non-equivalency between the parallel pathway and lo…
University Opposition Swells Against Amending Medical Act For Parallel Pathway
The Group of Professors of Health and Medicine opposes amending the Medical Act, suggesting instead that graduates and trainees of MOH's international parallel pathway be absorbed into local university programmes via credit trans…
Bumi policy, lack of funds stall UiTM pathway for UMMC cardiothoracic specialists
Sources say what is also puzzling is that the Universiti Teknologi Mara qualification is still absent in the National Specialists Register website.
Health ministry records 45 cases of heat-related illnesses, including 2 deaths - Health DG | New Straits Times
PUTRAJAYA: A total of 45 heat-related illness cases were reported nationwide until yesterday, involving 33 cases of heat exhaustion, 11 cases of heatstroke and one case of heat cramp.
MOH To Offer More HLP Scholarships, Parallel Pathway Slots Amid MMC Dispute
The MOH will increase the number of HLP slots from 1,220 slots for the 2020/21 session to 1,650 slots for the 2024/25 session. MOH will also raise the number of parallel pathway slots to 600. Parallel pathway fields were expanded…
Dzulkefly: HKL upgrades to be done in stages to prevent disruption
Upgrades include the construction of new blocks and improving main block.
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PM Anwar: Govt to expedite looking into HKL third class ward facilities
KUALA LUMPUR, April 11 ― The government will look into speeding up the necessary facilities in the third class ward of Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL), said Prime Minister Datuk Seri...
MOH To Offer More HLP Scholarships, Parallel Pathway Slots Amid MMC Dispute
The MOH will increase the number of HLP slots from 1,220 slots for the 2020/21 session to 1,650 slots for the 2024/25 session. MOH will also raise the number of parallel pathway slots to 600. Parallel pathway fields were expanded…
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…