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The good news is that along with many Asian countries, Malaysia suffers a chronic shortage of physicians, relative to the west. So while Malaysia has long been an exporter of doctors to countries like Australia, there are also plenty of job opportunities for qualified medical workers in Malaysia. Just as Malaysia is an exporter of doctors and other professionals, it is also an importer. In fact, Malaysia stands as the largest importer of foreign workers in East Asia (for now at least!) That's the good news -- Malaysia is still hiring foreigners, as its economy continues to develop... THAT'S THE GOOD NEWS, WHAT'S THE BAD NEWS? The bad news is, the party is soon to end, if the Malaysian Government has its way. The party will end and all the foreign guest workers will go home, including doctors. The Health Ministry of Malaysia wants to completely phase out the hiring of foreign doctors by the year 2009. As this story from the Malaysian Medical Resources points out, up to 20 per cent of foreign doctors recruited to work in the country are later kicked out anyway. As Malaysian Medical Resources writes: "Health Ministry Parliamentary Secretary Lee Kah Choon disclosed that between 10 and 20 per cent foreign doctors and medical experts recruited by the Government to work in Malaysia had to be sent back as their service was not up to the standard required. Language, background and cultural differences were among the reasons why they had failed to perform their duties well, he told reporters when visiting Penang Hospital, here, Friday. He said at present, most foreign doctors in Malaysia (eds. note: there are about 1000 of them) were from Indonesia, Bangladesh and Pakistan, and lately, the Government was eyeing to recruit more doctors from Myanmar as they had been said to have the capability in providing good service. On the cost borne by Government in recruiting foreign doctors, Lee said the Government spent about RM40 million annually to pay their salaries." The government is the single largest employer of doctors. About half the doctors in Malaysia are employed by the government and the other half work in the private sector. GOVERNMENT DOCTORS ARE EMPLOYED TO WORK IN : Government Hospitals Government Polyclinics Health Departments Administration PRIVATE PRACTICE Most doctors in the private sector are self-employed while a few are salaried. They normally work in : Private Hospitals Private Clinics The remaining small numbers are employed by the : Armed Forces Universities Pharmaceutical Industry WHERE TO STUDY MEDICINE Courses in medicine are available in local universities, namely the University of Malaya, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, University Sains Malaysia and University Sarawak Malaysia. Currently, there are two private institutions - the International Medical College and the Asean Sheffield Medical College offering twinning programmes with overseas universities to study medicine. Medical courses can also be pursued overseas especially in the United Kingdom, Australia, Ireland and India. Students are admitted to many other countries through government sponsorship. It is important to check with the Malaysia Medical Council that the degrees offered by the overseas universities are recognised for medical practice locally before going to study overseas. "4. If married, no to have children until u finish all 4 years of Govt Compulsory service, as to which u and your spouse will not have much time for your child/children or they end up not recognizing u and refer the Indonesian maid as their mother (change in language patterns commonly follow). "5. To obtain life insurance once your govt service begins as there is not many claims for accidents during work. Don't be fooled, Doctoring in Malaysia is hazardous. "6. Able to withstand 36 hours of non stop work and stress without mistakenly labeling Left for Right or uvula for vulva (or Volvo S40). "7. To buy a car with complete safety features (like I'm doing) which includes multiple airbags, ABS, EBD, side-front-rear-top-parallel and diagonal impact bars and seat belts to ensure survivability if u are involved in an accident because your driving resembled a drunkard maniac after working in the hospital for 40 hrs non stop. "8. Constant supply of coffee. "9. Nicotine Patch as u will have the urge to start smoking due to overwhelming stress. "10. Interest in watching medical sitcoms such as House MD, Scrubs, ER, Grays Anatomy and Chicago Hope to inspire u to continue your life as a doctor as the exciting things u see on TV does not resemble the real life of a Malaysian govt doctor. "11. Not to have any pets or plants (not even cactuses) as u will have no time to feed or care for them and eventually all will end up in your mortuary. "12. Able to endure the stench of your own sweat as to when 36 hours "on call" does not permit u time to bathe or freshen up. "13. Able to carry on working without food or water over 15 hours. ( I was in OT for 16 hrs without food, water or bathroom breaks). If during fasting month, able to break your fast with “water for injection” as u had no time to buy food. "14. Able to come to work with fever/cough/illness or physical disability (sprained ankle etc) as to which doctors do not deserve MCs. (My MO was on crutches during rounds) "15. Able to stand scolding, destructive criticism, kiss ass behaviors, racial bias, finger pointing, scape goating, and in competency from your superiors. "16. Able to withstand the jealousy when your friends call u up for some fun and ur stuck in the hospital during on call." . MU #19 MALAYSIA NEEDS 6,000 FOREIGN NURSES The Ministry of Health, Malaysia announced during the International Nurses Day celebration in Kuala Lumpur that it will recruit 6,000 foreign nurses in stages to meet the growing needs of the expanding health care sector. He said there is an acute shortage of nurses following the expansion of health care services resulting in the need to recruit in India, Pakistan and East Asia. The Malaysian Government is setting up nursing colleges and adopt various incentives to encourage nationals to take up nursing as a profession. It hopes to train enough local nurses by 2007. The government also welcomes foreign investors to set up international nursing schools in the country. DENTISTRY SCHOOLS IN MALAYSIA In Malaysia, there are 3 universities currently offering dentistry course. The universities are Universiti Malaya, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and Universiti Sains Malaysia, although many other Malaysian universities are showing interest in offering undergraduate course in dentistry in the future. "Dentists trained in Malaysia have to complete 5 years of undergraduate study (previously 4 years) before earning a B.D.S (Universiti Malaya) or a D.D.S (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia/Universiti Sains Malaysia). Undergraduates in Malaysia are required to spend the first 2 years in pre-clinical lectures and the next 3 years they are required to do clinical sessions as well as attending lectures. "In this crisis, doctors are entrusted with many responsibilities beyond prescribing medication," said Abeeda Kamarulzaman of the University of Malaya Medical Centre in Kuala Lumpur. "Malaysia has too few doctors to serve as prevention experts, community advocates and sources of credible information about the epidemic." The discrepancy of physician preparedness ranges from one doctor for 24 HIV-infected people in Japan to one doctor per nearly 11 250 infected people in Vietnam, according to the Therapeutics Research, Education and Aids Training (Treat) Asia report. Treat Asia is a network of clinics, hospitals and research institutions that work to ensure the safe delivery of HIV/Aids treatment throughout Asia and the Pacific. "In places where HIV is understood by very few people, doctors are called upon to be prevention experts, mentors and even community activists battling pervasive ignorance about Aids and other infectious diseases," said Kenneth Mayer of Brown University Medical School, who has worked extensively with clinicians in India. -- Sapa-DPA Doctor Jobs: http://www.doctorjob.com.my/. This is a resource for students and jobseekers in Malaysia. You can search for courses or colleges, find out entry requirements, apply for scholarships, and read national education news. And oh -- you can also look for jobs! So, how do students learn online at the Open University Malaysia, if they are so far from a lecture hall or tutor hall? The answer to this question is: myLMS, OUM's home-grown Learning Management System (LMS). According to Wikipedia, myLMS is a comprehensive and flexible e-Learning software platform that delivers a course management system, customisable institution-wide portals, online communities, and an advanced architecture that allows for Web-based integration with multiple administrative systems.                     Quantity Malaysia (1990) Level II Malaysia (1994) Level II Level II# Level I# No of physicians per 1000 population 0.40 0.45 0.55 2.6 No of radiologists per 1000 population 0.004 0.005 0.041 0.072 X-ray units per 1000 population 0.05 0.065 0.086 0.35 X-ray exams per 1000 population 162 183 140 860   # Based on UNSCEAR survey (1985-1990)                  Study in Malaysia | Study in Singapore | Work in Canada | Study in Vietnam
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