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Health minister: Medical Act 1971 to be amended to solve parallel pathway issue

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Medical Act 1971 (Act 50) News

Parallel Pathway Programme,Dzulkefly Ahmad

KUALA LUMPUR, June 6 ― Amendments to the Medical Act 1971 (Act 50) have been proposed to resolve the issue of registering medical doctors who obtain their specialist...

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“The Cabinet meeting has agreed in principle to this proposal. The Bill for the amendments will be presented at the Second Meeting of the Third Session of the Fifteenth Parliament in 2024 after it is approved by the Cabinet,” he said in a statement today.According to Dzulkefly, the Cabinet also recognises the increasing need for specialist services in all healthcare facilities throughout the country.

Through the proposed amendments, he said, both pathways for specialist training can be implemented more systematically from a legal perspective.“Consequently, doctors who have completed any such programmes will be eligible for registration as medical specialists in the National Specialist Register under the Malaysian Medical Council . This will allow for the prompt resolution of any arising issues,” he said.

 

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