Hindraf is disappointed with the lackluster attitude and indecisiveness of the health minister S Subramaniam in handling the re-accreditation of Crimea State Medical University (CSMU).
It is clear that both MMC and the health ministry are indulging in the passing the buck game between them with contradictory statements without having the ability to be transparent in addressing the issue.
On Sept 23, 2013, Subra’s deputy confirmed in Parliament that there are two MMC officers currently under investigation by the MACC for corruption and power abuse.
Lately, it has surfaced through local media that apparently there are two different reports by the MMC in their evaluation for re-accreditation of CSMU.
From the above, there is an obvious concern on the murky direction of MMC, its operations as well as its role as an independent governing body for the medical profession.
The health minister must make an assertive and firm decision as Section 8 of the Medical Ac 1971 gives him the authority to re-recognise the university instead of dragging the matter any further.
Approximately 1,500 Malaysian students have graduated from CSMU since 1997 until it was derecognised in 2005.
Many of these students were from struggling and middle class families who were able to pursue their medical education in the said university due to its affordable tuition fees.
The said university was derecognised in 2005 although former Health Minister Liow Tiong Lai told parliament on Aug 12, 2009 that there were no quality issues with CSMU.
For the last eight years the university has been fighting an uphill task in obtaining re-accreditation in futility.
The least the ministry could do is award the university a probationary accreditation subject to an undertaking by the university to comply with the ministry’s requirement.
This is so that in the interim, students can start enrolling with them and pursue their medical studies with affordable fees.
The writer is chairman of Hindraf
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