Specialty applications usually opens at November with interviews in January February. Academic might differ.

Academic earlier, according to relative.

what is he/she aiming for at the moment?

This post has been edited by Jckc: Sep 27 2018, 03:05 PM

Academic, but of course will apply for both.

No more interest in medical studies? The thread is dormant .

Too many graduates, waitlist 1 year, contract jobs only.....

https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4881954

Wonder what those parents are feeling now..

Necromancer....

Dr Pagalavan's latest blog:

https://pagalavan.com/2019/12/24/for-future...elcome-to-2020/

not sure why these senior doctors keep harping on oversupply of doctors. the mainreason we are in this position is due to the removal of GST which resulted in a big hole of government budget and lack of will to increase more posts.

until the day doctors do not have to work for 32-36 hours straight only tell me we have not enough doctors ba.

http://syedsoutsidethebox.blogspot.com/201...ik-by-dr-w.html

http://syedsoutsidethebox.blogspot.com/201...r-kevin-ng.html


This post has been edited by wingy: Dec 26 2019, 10:10 PM

Hi, my nephew is currently waiting for HO, any suggestions on hospital choice?

Thank you.

p.s: pls no flame

beggars are not choosers....want it fast, go borneo...

Hospital Queen Elizabeth

Poor Borneo, or lucky Borneo?

Still poor Borneo....still last choice mostly....but at least the tantrums of the past is no more: appeals against going when posted to Borneo in the past....

Yes, and I noticed Paga sometimes write in such a way that a posting to Borneo is the worst thing that can possibly happen to a medical graduate. Oh well...

A KL friend suggested to her daughter to apply for HO at Kuching GH as he worked out the probability of being accepted was higher. He was right, as his daughter only had to wait for 3 months upon completing her medical degree in UM to be offered for the post. Moreover those serving as an HO in "Borneo GHs" have the added advantage of being prioritized (over those HO who work in Malaya GHs) to carry out specialization later.

I am necro-ing this thread to answer a dilemma by meowzas :



Here is my answer:

Hi,

Between IPTA vs IPTS, take IPTA.... and...

If you received scholarship to study abroad, take it...

From the above choices that you told me, USM-KLE is a great choice and in fact it is an IPTA branch abroad (USM)....

If I were you you, I'd take the offer to study in USM-KLE. It is in collaboration with Jawarharlal Nehru Medical College (JNMC), it is one of the top medical colleges in Karnataka and India.

Life is short, you should experience other country when given the opportunity, I cherished the time when I studied in India... the experience, climate and culture (both good and bad) are totally worth it... Many of my IPTA friends were envious about it...

I have been working in KKM for the past 8 years now since graduation, the fact is, it really doesn't matter much where you've graduated and obtained your MMC-recognized medical degree when working in the government service, the people around you will evaluate you from your knowledge, competency, effort and attitude.

I have a colleague that graduated from University Malaya - but she was terminated from KKM because she was deemed incompetent during her housemanship... and I also have a colleague that graduated from Russia (back then Russian medical graduates were deemed incompetent too see link below) that is now a OBGyn specialist (completed MRCOG)....

If you are not-competent but hard working, humble and always willing to learn in order to become competent, you will be achieve a lot while working in KKM... and can progress forward to becoming a specialist...

Here is what I recorded years ago while studying in India, the one in front is Dr. Ismail Merican (former Director General of Health Malaysia):





Other relevant link:

https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/3947399/all

This post has been edited by CyberSetan: Jul 3 2020, 10:27 PM

A legend of a man, and my supervisor when I did 2 overseas electives under him as a medical student decades ago. Down to earth and sharp as a razor, with clinical acumen second to none. He was an inspiration to me as wide-eyed medical student... can’t believe that was some 30 years ago!