Boon for docs with 10 years’ working experience abroad

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Published: Thursday April 15, 2010 MYT 4:05:00 PM
Updated: Thursday April 15, 2010 MYT 4:32:12 PM

Compulsory service for doctors reduced to two years (Update 1)

PETALING JAYA: The compulsory government service for medicial practioners has been reduced to two years from three with immediate effect, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai.

He said the decision was made in accordance with the increased internship training period from one to two years.

"The move to shorten the compulsory service will encourage them to remain in the country and provide their expertise in Malaysia," he said Thursday, adding that the move would indirectly halt the brain drain from the country.

Liow recently announced that Malaysian doctors working overseas for more than 10 years and who had funded their own medical studies were exempted from compulsory service.

"The move to shorten the compulsory service will encourage them to remain in the country and provide their expertise in Malaysia," he said Thursday, adding that the move would indirectly halt the brain drain from the country.

“The move to shorten the compulsory service would encourage doctors to remain in the country,” he said, adding that it would indirectly discourage a brain drain.

he didn't say 'come back'..........he said 'remain'...........

I too don't understand the logic behind this.

How does shortening the compulsory service encourage doctors to remain in Malaysia? Won't that only hasten the process of them getting out of Malaysia?

Any additional quote from Liow Tiong Lai regarding the logic for this?

hi, any medical students here currently studying in Poland or Czech Republic?
Just wondering how's the studies there, since commonly it's Russia or Uk experiences being shared, I also wanna know what it's like in other countries.

I believe this is the same way foreigner will think of M'sia too... A country with BM as national and formal language teaching med in english...

Here some info about the the university they are studying in:

http://www.cuni.cz/UKENG-184.html

http://www.wum.edu.pl/english/internationa...urriculums.html

i really worry about non english speaking countries conducting english medium med studies targeted at international, mostly 3rd world students........

there is only one reason for this........to milk these students of their willingness to pay high fees.......and since these students as a rule, almost never stay back in these countries to work, the competency of these new doctors is not a concern for them..........thus a lenient admission and graduating policy.........

thanks for the links  
seems like they still have entrance exam even if you have A-level or other qualifications
anyone have comment on these countries' medical qualities?
how about Russia? no offense but some of the doctors that I met don't encourage to go to Russia
yet some give opinions that Russia's med school is good
I would like to know which one is true?

Other than that, why the cost for medical studies there is cheap aa? (compared to others, in fact some even cheaper than in Indonesia)

russia medical schools are good.

this i don't understand........can someone who can think like a politician explain this to me?..........

in any case, it comes to the same 4 years, iike before they increased the housemanship to 2 years...

and also this is in preparation for the expectation glut in doctors in 4-5 years time..........the gov need NOT have to provide employment for junior doctors after 4 years, like they have to within the h/0 and compulsory service period...........

Published: Friday April 23, 2010 MYT 2:51:00 PM

Malaysia hopes to attain WHO doctor-patient ratio by 2015

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia continues to face a shortage of doctors, with the ratio falling short of the 1:600 standard set by the World Health Organisation (WHO), Deputy Health Minister Datuk Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin said Friday.

She said the Malaysian ratio last year was 1:940 while in 2000, it was 1:905.

"The Government, particularly the Health Ministry, has drawn up several measures, including making available various incentives to raise the number of doctors and medical graduates in the country.

"Going by the annual increase in the number of medical graduates, we are optimistic of attaining the (WHO) ratio by 2015," she told reporters after the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at the ministry here.

The MoU was signed by Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia and the ministry to enable the educational institution to use the ministry's facilities for its campus in Johor once it begins operations next year.

Rosnah said a drastic shortage of doctors was experienced in Sabah and Sarawak because many medical personnel were reluctant to be transferred to those states.

"The ministry has taken steps to overcome this shortage, among them allocating more doctors to the two states, especially those serving in government hospitals or clinics.

"Besides, we also have a mandatory rotation system," she said.

Sabah and Sarawak have a doctor-population ratio of 1:2248 and 1:1709, respectively. - Bernama




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Please justify.