im not a doctor or a medical student but this situation we are facing is worrisome. i cannot open a newspaper without seeing adverts for obscure "medical schools" in russia or ukraine or indonesia or some other far off land. to make things worse, random private "medical schools" have mushroomed under the malaysian obsession of becoming a doctor, no matter how stupid one is. admittedly, one need not be a any more of a genius to be a good doctor than to be a engineer or a good accountant - contrary to what many doctors would have you believe - but the rigorous training required for a doctor-to-be cannot possibly be provided when all and sundry are admitted into the programme (one year post-spm preparation? you gotta be kidding me) and training hospitals are in another country and the arrangements are primarily for the financial gain of the other partner?

what does JPA and MARA know about good medical training anyway? all they want to see is that their sponsored students, who are none the wiser with regards to what a good medical training should be, are fit and well and happy with their training.

limeuu hit the nail on the head when he mentioned the idiocy of the different ethnic groups who insist on their own medical schools, to pander to the doctor-wannabe kids of their colour, regardless of aptitude and attitude, so they could pass it off as an achievement come election time.

i worry when i pass private clinics where the doctor lists their qualifications at the door from random places (am i supposed to feel assured that the person treating me for a premium went to Calicut?). i do not foresee this situation getting any better in the near future with what we are dealing at the moment.

is there a tough testing regime in place that every doctor has to go through before he is allowed to practice in malaysia? should that not filter out the graduates of dodgy medical schools out of our healthcare system?