MMC did not ask for lower intake of medical students
PETALING JAYA: Deputy Education Minister P Kamalanathan is in a bit of a twist. He said the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) had asked for a reduction in the intake of medical students. But the MMC has denied making the request.
DAP vice-chairman Teresa Kok said Kamalanathan could not now keep quiet or he will be called a liar for making a false claim
On Aug 19, New Straits Times reported that Deputy Education Minister II Kamalanathan said that 418 places were available for a medical degree in public varsities this year, compared with 699 places last year, based on the recommendation of the MMC.
He said that MMC requested for a lower intake to prevent the oversupply of doctors as there were housemen in hospitals with no work to do.
Kamalanathan said 1,163 students who achieved a 4.0 Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) from matriculation and straight As for the Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) applied for the 2014/2015 session.
However, there days ago, MMC issued a statement to rebut Kamalanathan’s claim that it has issued a directive to reduce intake of medical students.
The MMC statement issued by its president Dr.Noor Hisham Abdullah states:-
” The Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) would like to clarify that all accredited medical schools in Malaysia have been given approval for a specific quota in terms of the number of students to be enrolled every academic year. The quota is determined by their teaching capacity, and takes into consideration among others the lecturers to student ratio, and also the students to hospital beds ratio to ensure that students get adequate clinical teaching.”
” For the public medical schools in Malaysia, the total size of the approved quota is 1,550 student intake annually, and is distributed among the 11 Public Universities with 13 medical programmes (UM-180, UKM-200, USM-300, UPM-100, UNIMAS- 120, UIA-140, UMS-90, UiTM-230, USIM-80, UNIZA-60, UPNM-50). The approved quota was decided based on their ability to comply with the accreditation guidelines for medical programmes.
MMC has never given any directive to any of the public universities/public medical schools to reduce their intake of the medical students. They are free to enroll the students in accordance with the quota approved for them, provided they are in compliance with the accreditation guidelines .
“The issue of oversupply does not arise as long as the public universities comply with the approved quotas and the accreditation requirements, which is important in ensuring the quality of medical graduates so that patients are provided with safe and quality care.”
Kok wants to know why Kamalanathan said it was MMC that directed a reduction be made and why only 418 places were allocated, well below the approved quota?
DAP vice-chairman Teresa Kok said Kamalanathan could not now keep quiet or he will be called a liar for making a false claim
On Aug 19, New Straits Times reported that Deputy Education Minister II Kamalanathan said that 418 places were available for a medical degree in public varsities this year, compared with 699 places last year, based on the recommendation of the MMC.
He said that MMC requested for a lower intake to prevent the oversupply of doctors as there were housemen in hospitals with no work to do.
Kamalanathan said 1,163 students who achieved a 4.0 Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) from matriculation and straight As for the Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) applied for the 2014/2015 session.
However, there days ago, MMC issued a statement to rebut Kamalanathan’s claim that it has issued a directive to reduce intake of medical students.
The MMC statement issued by its president Dr.Noor Hisham Abdullah states:-
” The Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) would like to clarify that all accredited medical schools in Malaysia have been given approval for a specific quota in terms of the number of students to be enrolled every academic year. The quota is determined by their teaching capacity, and takes into consideration among others the lecturers to student ratio, and also the students to hospital beds ratio to ensure that students get adequate clinical teaching.”
” For the public medical schools in Malaysia, the total size of the approved quota is 1,550 student intake annually, and is distributed among the 11 Public Universities with 13 medical programmes (UM-180, UKM-200, USM-300, UPM-100, UNIMAS- 120, UIA-140, UMS-90, UiTM-230, USIM-80, UNIZA-60, UPNM-50). The approved quota was decided based on their ability to comply with the accreditation guidelines for medical programmes.
MMC has never given any directive to any of the public universities/public medical schools to reduce their intake of the medical students. They are free to enroll the students in accordance with the quota approved for them, provided they are in compliance with the accreditation guidelines .
“The issue of oversupply does not arise as long as the public universities comply with the approved quotas and the accreditation requirements, which is important in ensuring the quality of medical graduates so that patients are provided with safe and quality care.”
Kok wants to know why Kamalanathan said it was MMC that directed a reduction be made and why only 418 places were allocated, well below the approved quota?
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