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FROM SIN CHEW:
蔡細歷：須完成6大醫系
醫生實習期延長至2年
updated:2007-11-22 10:20:34 MYT

（布城訊）衛生部長拿督斯里蔡細歷週三（11月21日）說，內閣已同意從明年開始，將實習醫生的1年實習期延長至2年，再加上強制在政府醫院服務的3年，剛畢業醫生為政府服務的期限將由目前的4年增至5年。

他說，實習醫生必須完成6大醫系包括內科、外科、兒科、骨科、婦產科和緊急醫療平均4個月的訓練，以便能增強其知識和經驗，並有助於提高醫療素質。

他是在出席每週內閣會議後，在部門宣佈這項消息。

他說，由於近年來，在現有每年畢業的1200名醫學系學生中，有3至5%的實習醫生無法順利註冊成為醫生，因此，政府才決定延長實習期。

私立大學也須遵守

他說，這項限定並非限制政府大學而已，私立大學的醫科畢業生也必須遵守這項規定，他也相信人民會給予支持。

他說，隨著這項決定，衛生部將要求政府把實習醫生第2年開始的薪金從目前的U41調至U43，其薪金差距是500令吉。

他說，醫護和科學人員的服務制度已獲改善，醫生的制度也應當獲得改善。

他也說，有意繼續深造，考取碩士醫藥專科文憑的醫生在完成兩年的實習，並成功獲准註冊為正式醫生後，就能提出申請。

他說，現在的情況是實習醫生在完成1年實習後，必須為政府服務完3年後才能申請繼續深造。 （星洲日報•2007.11.22）

http://www.sinchew.com.my/content.phtml?sec=1&artid=200711213076





FROM THE STAR:

Move to make sure all doctors have required skills

By AUDREY EDWARDS

PUTRAJAYA: Newly-qualified doctors will have to undergo two years' compulsory housemanship from next year.

Currently, they only have to do a year of housemanship.

Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek, who announced the Cabinet decision yesterday, said the move was considered important to increase the knowledge, skills and experience of graduate medical officers.

“This will improve the quality of services and healthcare standards,” he said.

A rotation system of four months in six departments will be implemented. With the newest inclusion being the accident and emergency department, the rest are medical, paediatric, general surgery, orthopaedic, obstetrics and gynaecology.

“We have observed that in the past few years, about three to five per cent of graduate medical officers do not get full registration because they have weaknesses in knowledge or skills,” he told reporters before chairing his ministry’s post-Cabinet meeting.

“We cannot let this continue. We hope the move is seen as a positive one by future graduates and we are confident the rakyat (people) will support us.”

After the two-year housemanship, the doctors would have to serve their three years' compulsory service with the Government or its agencies, he said.

Dr Chua said the ministry would apply to the Government to place them under the U43 grade upon completing the two years' housemanship compared to the current U41. The U43 pay scale is RM500 more than U41.

He said the doctors would be able to pursue their specialist courses or Master’s after serving two years' compulsory service compared to the current situation whereby they can only apply to further their studies after three years.

About 1,200 local medical students graduate annually.

Dr Chua also announced the Cabinet’s decision to disallow the future setting up of private cord blood banks because while it was a new service with huge potential to treat specific diseases, there were still ethical issues to be scrutinised.

He said the existing centres would have to apply for a licence from the ministry within the next two months and would be registered under the Private Healthcare Facilities and Services Act 1998.

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/11/22/nation/19545463&sec=nation&focus=1



i am really confused with the articles from this two local newspaper (sin chew and the star)
which one is the truth????
please note the above article which is in italic and highlighted with red colour
so whether we can enroll in master programme after the housemanship or after the compulsory service?????