That's what you would expect with super high income tax, 20% VAT and a national health insurance financing scheme.

http://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/your-practice/...0036044.article

something for students and junior doctors to think about....especially those in uk...

That's interesting developments ........
No issue with visa ?

Congrats to those guys from Numed ...

I suppose they are on Tier 2 visa podrunner, as IIRC Tier 4 is student visa.

Jckc, mind elaborate further on 'standalone' post ? ......

Do they have equal opportunity as UK trained in securing further traning post FY2 ?

this is for the standard recruitment for local graduates.

Application for specialty training does not just consist of core medical (3 years) or core surgical (2 years) but can be run through programmes such as paeds, o&G, neurosurg, or other core training such as ACCS, core psychiatry, core anaesthetic.

The duration of tier 2 visa will be given based on your duration of training but I heard is usually 5 years and youre allowed to renew once (?). After that, you need to apply for ILR (aka PR) or go back to your home country to reapply again.
Again, only time can tell how the visa application will change.

As clarified by Jckc, btw has your relative managed to secure a CMT/CST post of his/her choice ?

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

what is he/she aiming for at the moment?

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

If possible, try to get the USM-KLE.

About your other question, if you really determined, you can start your way to become a specialist (in certain fields) even during your housemanship training by taking and passing certain professional exams. It is faster than doing Masters degree in Universities but.... you will have to fork out the fees yourself.

For example, MRCP (UK) if you are keen to become a physician.... MRCPCH for pediatrician... MRCOG for Obgyn specialist... MRCGP for family physician...
If you manage to pass all the required papers, you can apply to KKM to be registered as a specialist after you have undergone a certain period of training known as 'credentialing' in suitable departments.

See here for recognized specialist qualifications: https://www.nsr.org.my/Qualifications.html

On the 10 years bond... that is not necessarily the case nowadays... new medical doctors are hired on contract basis now... only a fraction of them will be absorbed into permanent work force...

Yeah, what I've heard and read is that if you passed your professional examination and undergo a period of gazettement/observstion, you will be deemed fit to be a specialist in malaysia.

(Which in my opinion is kinda surprising and scary as people who've passed MRCP are only SHO level/pre-registrar going into higher specialty training in the UK)

With the equal opportunity given to IMGs now, as long you work hard and boost up your CV and polish your interview skills, i believe it's much easier than Malaysia hence why I'm staying put.

Btw, are you sure you are working in the UK? The info that you have shared is actually wrong

CMT in the UK is now replaced with Internal Medicine Stage 1 training, which is only 2 years (for single CCT). You are expected to have full MRCP by the end of 2 years.
Then, you can choose to enter either single CCT or dual CCT

Single CCT for example GIM, is only 3 years.

So in summary
GIM pathway in the UK: 2 years of foundation training + 2 years of Internal Medicine Stage 1 + 3 years of GIM = 7 years postgraduation
GIM pathway in the Malaysia: 2 years of housemanship + 4 and 1/2 years of Internal Medicine training including gazettement + 1 year post gazettement for NSR registration = 7 and 1/2 years postgraduation


Source

Reference for UK training pathway

One thing I agree though, Malaysia Boleh! as our training is longer and more demanding in terms of procedures required to learn and workload

No. If you have full MRCP, no need to do PLAB

I agree. The idiots that voted for Brexit and Boris Johnson would otherwise be up in arms and march to the turn of Anglo Lives Matters!