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Permanent positions for MOs needed to ensure supply of specialists, says association

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GEORGE TOWN: The contract extension for medical officers announced by the government is something to cheer, but it's not the solution in the long run, says the Association of Private Hospitals of Malaysia (APHM).

said the extension was good but would not serve medical services well over the long term.

Dr Kuljit said the government must make an effort to be more proactive in creating more posts in the government medical service as it was a critical sector. He added that giving contract deals to the current crop of medical officers meant they would not know if their contracts would be renewed or not.

"It needs a long period before medical officers can be trained as specialists and be competent," he said, adding that medical officers on contract could not continue their master's degree education.

 

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