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4. Should all candidates be required to sit for the local Under MMC, about 32,000 doctors competed for 23,000
assessments regardless of previous qualifications, posts. An online application system was abandoned
training and experience that had been acquired after some of the best qualified junior doctors failed to
overseas, as is the case in Hong Kong? get job interviews.
5. Is the duration currently required to obtain In April 2007, the then Secretary of State for Health,
specialty and subspecialty qualifications too long? Patricia Hewitt, announced that an Independent
Normally, a candidate would be eligible to enter a Inquiry be established to look into MMC. The Inquiry
Master programme only four to five years after was led by Prof Sir John Tooke and the final Tooke
graduation, spend a minimum of four years in the Report was published in January 2008. The report
Master programme and another two to five years highlighted weaknesses in the Department of Health’s
in subspecialty training. policy development, implementation and governance,
6. There are abundant and valuable resources in the together with poor inter- and intra-departmental links.
private sector. How can we tap these resources for The original principles of MMC were lost in translation
postgraduate medical education and training in resulting in an inflexible structure that does not
Malaysia? encourage excellence. All in all, the Inquiry made some
7. What governance structure is required to oversee 47 recommendations to restructure MMC and to correct
postgraduate medical education and training in its deficiencies. The Tooke Report was generally well-
Malaysia and what mechanisms need to be in received by the medical profession in the UK.
place to assure and ensure quality. In the United The conclusion in the Interim Report is particularly
Kingdom, the General Medical Council is now noteworthy. It states:
responsible for the quality assurance of both
“In conclusion, although a deeply damaging
undergraduate and postgraduate education and
episode for British Medicine, from this
training. Should a similar role be ascribed to the
experience must come a recommitment to
Malaysian Medical Council?
optimal standards of postgraduate medical
Any review process should be meticulously undertaken education and training. This can only occur if
and involve all stakeholders. It is also very important a new partnership is struck between the
that the main drivers of any reform should be the profession and the DH, and between Health
profession itself. In this, we can learn important lessons and Education. Each constituency, has been
from the United Kingdom. found wanting thus far. In future, each must
play its part. An aspiration to clinical excellence
In August 2002, the Chief Medical Officer of the UK in the interests of the health of the population
issued a publication entitled Unfinished Business. In this must be paramount.”
publication, it was pointed out that many Senior House
Officers (SHOs) were not in structured training and had Should we plan to reform our postgraduate medical
to repeatedly apply for jobs. This led to a significant education and training, it is perhaps also appropriate to
transformation of postgraduate medical education and reflect upon the words of Dr Patrick Ongley,
training in the United Kingdom in the form of an the President of the China Medical Board when he
initiative called Modernising Medical Careers or MMC delivered the 3rd Tun Dr Ismail Oration on Postgraduate
for short. Medical Education in Malaysia in 1978. Dr Ongley said,
“One of the planning difficulties in developing
In the document on MMC published by the National
countries is that small numbers of highly capable,
Health Service, it was stated that “MMC aims to provide
highly motivated, and often highly articulate
the right numbers of doctors to meet changing service
individuals, may, because of their personal drive,
needs . . . ” and is thus “ . . . a key enabler for other
are outside of the mainstream of government
flagship programmes in the Department of Health.”
educational systems. Sometimes it is difficult for them
The changes were therefore, largely driven by pressing
to realise that their individual personalities and
political and service imperatives rather than primarily
abilities may lead to the short term success of their
from professional or educational concerns. The British
cause in spite of unsound, long range planning,
Medical Association in responding to these changes had
and that these unsound plans may cause great harm
stated , “MMC represents a huge threat to medical
after they themselves are gone. It is important that
training. It is a political process, rushed through with
these individuals participate in sound, thoughtful
minimal thought and consideration, loved by
planning to develop systems which will survive after
politicians, but irrelevant to patients and doctors”.
their time. This often requires considerable insight
Implementation of MMC commenced in August 2005. and submergence of personal drives and ambitions for
It was soon evident that there were a lot of deficiencies the long term benefit of the group.”
in its implementation causing widespread unhappiness.
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ADVERTISING GUIDELINES FOR HEALTHCARE
FACILITIES AND SERVICES
(PRIVATE HOSPITALS, CLINICS, RADIOLOGICAL CLINICS AND MEDICAL LABORATORIES)
At the Lembaga Iklan Ubatan meeting in July 2010, the advertising guidelines for medical practitioners and hospitals
was revised to allow clinics and hospitals to advertise in the written media. This is in line with the revised MMC
guidelines regarding advertising as well. It is following MOH’s aspirations towards promoting health tourism. Attached,
is the guidelines for reference.
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3.3.3 Advertorials / Educational Articles / ii Congratulatory message on the occasion of
Community Health Messages opening/launching of a new wing / branch /
department / discipline / healthcare facility /
Educational articles regarding healthcare
equipment
issues can be communicated to the public
The validity period is one month from the date of
through speaking, writing and media
approval of the advertisement.
broadcasting without Medicine
Advertisements Board approval. However, 4.4 Please refer to section 6.0 for further information
the practitioner should not encroach into the relating to specific media.
area of encouraging the public to seek
5.0 Information Which Is Not Permitted
consultation or treatment from him or the
healthcare facility he is associated with by 5.1 Comparison, either direct or implied between
publicising detailed service or contact healthcare facilities is prohibited.
details. 5.2 The use of superlative (e.g. ‘the best’, ‘the first’,
Only the practitioner’s name, registered field ‘latest’, ‘state-of-the-art’, ‘unique’, ‘most
of practice and place of practice can be advanced’, ‘breakthrough’) in describing the
mentioned. Photographs of practitioners available services or facilities is also not
performing surgical, interventional or permitted.
investigational procedures on patients are 5.3 Testimonials from patients shall not be publicised
prohibited. or printed.
Practitioners must ensure that the press / 5.4 Celebrity Endorsement:
media articles based on interviews are The use of celebrities to promote the services of a
solely for public education. They are healthcare facility is not allowed.
responsible for these articles and for
ensuring that journalists do not breach these These Guidelines define celebrities as:
Guidelines in reporting about them. i Local/International celebrity
ii Local/International athlete
4.0 Information Which May Be Disclosed In The
Advertisement(s) Is As Follows: iii Patients receiving treatment
iv Local/International model
4.1 General Information of the healthcare facility
v Professionals (Practitioners, Dentists, Pharmacists)
i Name and location
5.5 Display of Human Tissue Specimens and
ii Telephone number
Photographs
iii Hours of service
The display of photographs of preserved human
iv Types of accommodation and facilities
tissue specimens e.g. biopsy parts or excised
v Charges for the various services and facilities lesions from patients, or photographs of patients
vi Photographs of practitioner(s) should not exceed with diseases mounted as posters on the outside
‘MyKad’ size walls of clinics are not allowed.
4.2 Professional Services available at the healthcare
facility 6.0 Approved Media
E.g. Surgical, Maternity, Accident & Emergency, 6.1 General
Rehabilitation (as recognised by the relevant Unless otherwise provided in these guidelines,
statutory bodies). advertisements approved by the Medicine
The name, qualification and field of specialty of Advertisements Board can be publicised in any
practitioners are allowed to be listed for media which is based, registered and published or
information purposes. Promotion of any individual circulated in Malaysia.
practitioner’s skills, knowledge and experience, 6.2 Newspapers
is not allowed. Advertisements are allowed in the lay press.
4.3 Accreditation/Award Announcement, Congratulatory 6.3 Magazines
Message
Advertisements are not individual-magazine
Healthcare facilities are allowed to announce the specific and once approved may be published in
following: different magazine titles.
i Recognised certification received by the 6.4 Directories
healthcare facility e.g. ISO, hospital accreditation,
national or international quality awards, initiative Information in directories containing the name of
awards, etc the healthcare facility, address, specialty, contact
details, hours of consultation is allowed.
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6.5 Brochures, Pamphlets and Leaflets 8.0 Related Acts
The date of publication must be stated. 8.1 The Private Healthcare Facilities and Services Act
6.6 Billboards 1998 (Act 586) states:
There should be minimal use of words and the s.108. No private healthcare facility or service of
message should be as simple as possible. health-related facility or service shall publish any
advertisement:
Billboards which are only road directional in
nature and without advertisements of services do (a) In such a manner as to mislead the public on the
not required Medicine Advertisements Board type or nature of the healthcare facilities or
approval. services or health-related facilities or services
provided; or
6.7 Banners
(b) Which is contrary to any direction on
A temporary banner to announce the opening of a advertisement issued by the Director General.
new healthcare facility is allowed for the purpose
8.2 The Pathology Laboratory Act 2007 states:
of public information provided it conforms to local
government regulations. It can only be displayed s.75 (1) No licensed pathology laboratory shall publish
at the entrance to the premise. any advertisement:
The banner should not be displayed for a period (a) In such a manner as to mislead the public on the
longer than one month prior to the date of opening class and speciality of the licensed pathology
laboratory
and should be removed within one week after the
opening of the healthcare facility. (b) Which contravenes any written law regulating
advertisement for medical matters or purposes
Banners announcing services provided by the
healthcare facility, special equipment and (c) Which is contrary to any direction on
diagnostic services, awards or recognitions are advertisement issued by the Director General
not allowed.
9.0 Others
6.8 Websites
9.1 Publicity outside Malaysia
The information disseminated through this
Facilities which advertise in countries outside
medium has to be carefully designed and worded,
Malaysia shall comply with all the relevant
as well as comply with the relevant sections in
requirements of those countries. However, in the
these Guidelines, and all statutory instruments.
event that such advertisement is also available to
The information on the healthcare facilities and the general public in Malaysia (e.g. through the
services, registered medical practitioners, their internet), then such publicity shall also conform to
names and photographs (MyKad size), these Guidelines.
qualifications, and specialities must be
informative and simple, without laudatory 10.0 Review
remarks. These Guidelines may be reviewed as and when
6.9 Radio, Television, Cable Television, Cinema and necessary.
In-House Videos NOTE:
Advertisements are allowed in all broadcast Reviewed and approved by the Medicine
media. Live consultation sessions on radio and Advertisements Board at its 5/2010 meeting dated
television in association with advertisements 27th July 2010. These amended Guidelines take effect
must comply with the requirements of these on 27th July 2010.
Guidelines.
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7.0 Inducements To The Public
No financial inducements or benefits for treatment by way
of sales promotions or discounts on professional fees shall
be offered to the public.
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8th August 2010
The Academy of Medicine held its Annual General Meeting on 8th August 2010 at the T J Danaraj Hall in the
Academies Building. The Annual General Meeting was preceded by the conferment of 23 fellows and induction
of 165 academicians.
Inductees One proud inductee with her family Inductees after the ceremony
Processing out of the hall Principal Office Bearers at the AGM Senior academicians at the AGM
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
D AT E / D AY EVENT / THEME VENUE ORGANISER S E C R E TA R I AT
10th – 12th November MALAYSIAN ASSOCIATION Holiday Inn Melaka Malaysian Association G-1, Medical Academies of Malaysia
FOR THORACIC AND Malaysia for Thoracic and 210, Jalan Tun Razak, 50400 Kuala Lumpur
2010 CARDIOVASCULAR Cardiovascular Surgery Tel : +603 40234700, 40254700, 40253700
Wednesday – Friday SURGERY 13TH ANNUAL Fax : +603 40238100
SCIENTIFIC MEETING Email : acadmed@po.jaring.my
URL : http://www.acadmed.org.my
10th – 12th November 3RD ASIA-PACIFIC Swan Convention College of Surgeons, G-1, Medical Academies of Malaysia
GASTROESOPHAGEAL Centre AMM 210, Jalan Tun Razak, 50400 Kuala Lumpur
2010 CANCER CONGRESS Sunway Medical Tel : +603 40234700, 40254700, 40253700
Wednesday – Friday Centre Fax : +603 40238100
Petaling Jaya
Email : acadmed@po.jaring.my
Selangor
Malaysia URL : http://www.acadmed.org.my
25th – 28th November 19TH MALAYSIAN UROLOGICAL Pullman Kuching Malaysian Urological 19th Malaysian Urological Conference
CONFERENCE Sarawak Borneo Association Malaysian Urological Association
2010 Malaysia Suite 2 - 5 2nd Floor
Thursday – Sunday Medical Academies of Malaysia
210, Jalan Tun Razak, 50400 Kuala Lumpur
Tel : +603 40251251
Fax : +603 40251252
Email : borneourology@gmail.com
URL : http://www.borneourology2010.com
2nd – 5th December 14TH ASIA-OCEANIA Kuala Lumpur Malaysian Endocrine & Console Communications Sdn Bhd
CONGRESS OF Convention Centre Metabolic Society Suite 11.8 Level 11 Wisma UOA II
2010 ENDOCRINOLOGY Kuala Lumpur 21, Jalan Pinang, 50450 Kuala Lumpur
Thursday – Sunday Malaysia Tel : +603 21620566
Fax : +603 21616560
Email : aoce2010@console.com.my
URL : http://www.aoce2010.com
21st – 22nd January ADRENAL WORKSHOP Hospital Putrajaya Asian Association of G-1, Medical Academies of Malaysia
Putrajaya Endocrine Surgeons 210, Jalan Tun Razak, 50400 Kuala Lumpur
2011 Malaysia Tel : +603 40234700, 40254700, 40253700
Friday – Saturday Fax : +603 40238100
Email : acadmed@po.jaring.my
URL : http://www.acadmed.org.my
3rd – 5th March 2011 COLOPROCTOLOGY 2011 Shangri-La Hotel Malaysian Society of G-1, Medical Academies of Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur Colorectal Surgeons 210, Jalan Tun Razak, 50400 Kuala Lumpur
Thursday – Saturday Malaysia Tel : +603 40234700, 40254700, 40253700
Fax : +603 40238100
Email : secretariat@colorectalmy.org
URL : http://www.colorectalmy.org
15th - 17th April 2011 ENDOSCOPY 2011 Dewan Jemerlang Malaysian Society of G-1, Medical Academies of Malaysia
and Bidara Gastroenterology and 210, Jalan Tun Razak, 50400 Kuala Lumpur
Friday – Sunday Faculty of Medicine Hepatology & Tel : +603 40234700, 40254700, 40253700
University of Malaya Faculty of Medicine
Fax : +603 40238100
Kuala Lumpur University of Malaya
Malaysia Email : secretariat@msgh.org.my
URL : http://www.msgh.org.my
21st – 24th April 2011 MALAYSIAN SOCIETY OF Shangri-La Hotel Malaysian Society of G-1, Medical Academies of Malaysia
ANAESTHESIOLOGISTS / Kuala Lumpur Anaesthesiologists & 210, Jalan Tun Razak, 50400 Kuala Lumpur
Thursday – Sunday COLLEGE OF Malaysia College of Tel : +603 40234700, 40254700, 40253700
ANAESTHESIOLOGISTS Anaesthesiologists, Fax : +603 40238100
ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC AMM
Email : secretariat@msa.asm.org.my
MEETING 2011
URL : http://www.msa.asm.org.my
30th April – 1st May PMPASKL ANNUAL To be confirmed Private Medical G-1, Medical Academies of Malaysia
SCIENTIFIC MEETING & Practitioners’ 210, Jalan Tun Razak, 50400 Kuala Lumpur
2011 51ST ANNUAL GENERAL Association of Tel : +603 40234700, 40254700, 40253700
Saturday – Sunday MEETING Selangor and Fax : +603 40238100
Kuala Lumpur
Email : acadmed@po.jaring.my
URL : http://www.pmpaskl.org
6th – 8th May 2011 27TH ANNUAL CONGRESS OF To be confirmed Malaysian Society of Ms Rashidah Hamzah
THE MALAYSIAN SOCIETY OF Nephrology Malaysian Society of Nephrology
Friday – Sunday NEPHROLOGY Suite 2-8, 2nd Floor
Medical Academies of Malaysia
210, Jalan Tun Razak, 50400 Kuala Lumpur
Tel : +603 40225882
Fax : +603 40226882
Email : msnephrology@gmail.com
moss@po.jaring.my
URL : http://www.msn.org.my
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19th – 22nd May 2011 COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, Pullman College of Surgeons, G-1, Medical Academies of Malaysia
AGM & ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC Kuching AMM 210, Jalan Tun Razak, 50400 Kuala Lumpur
Thursday – Sunday MEETING 2011 Sarawak Tel : +603 40234700, 40254700, 40253700
Malaysia Fax : +603 40238100
Email : secretariat@csamm.asm.org.my
URL : http://www.csamm.asm.org.my
22nd – 24th May 2011 41ST MOA ANNUAL GENERAL Kuala Lumpur Malaysian Orthopaedic Suite 2-2, 2nd Floor
MEETING / ANNUAL Convention Centre Association Medical Academies of Malaysia
Sunday – Tuesday SCIENTIFIC MEETING & Kuala Lumpur 210, Jalan Tun Razak, 50400 Kuala Lumpur
5TH ASEAN ARTHROPLASTY Malaysia
Tel : +603 40251300
ASSOCIATION MEETING
Fax : +603 40251400
Email : moa@moa-home.com
URL : http://www.moa-home.com
27th – 29th May 2011 GUT 2011 Kuala Lumpur Malaysian Society of G-1, Medical Academies of Malaysia
Malaysia Gastroenterology and 210, Jalan Tun Razak, 50400 Kuala Lumpur
Friday – Sunday Heatology Tel : +603 40234700, 40254700, 40253700
Fax : +603 40238100
Email : secretariat@msgh.org.my
URL : http://www.msgh.org.my
22nd – 25th June 20115TH INTERNATIONAL Shangri-La's Nasopharyngeal G-1, Medical Academies of Malaysia
SYMPOSIUM ON Rasa Sayang Resort Carcinoma Society of 210, Jalan Tun Razak, 50400 Kuala Lumpur
Wednesday – Saturday NASOPHARYNGEAL & Spa Malaysia Tel : +603 40234700, 40254700, 40253700
CARCINOMA Penang
Fax : +603 40238100
Malaysia
Email : npc2011@npcresearch.org
URL : http://www.npcresearch.org
15th – 17th July 2011 ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING Shangri-La Hotel Malaysian Society of G-1, Medical Academies of Malaysia
IN INTENSIVE CARE (ASMIC) Kuala Lumpur Intensive Care 210, Jalan Tun Razak, 50400 Kuala Lumpur
Friday – Sunday 2011 Malaysia Tel : +603 40234700, 40254700, 40253700
Fax : +603 40238100
Email : secretariat@msic.org.my
URL : http://www.msic.org.my
22nd – 24th July 2011 ANNUAL CONGRESS OF Shangri-La Hotel Malaysian Thoracic G-1, Medical Academies of Malaysia
MALAYSIAN THORACIC Kuala Lumpur Society 210, Jalan Tun Razak, 50400 Kuala Lumpur
Friday – Sunday SOCIETY 2011 Malaysia Tel : +603 40234700, 40254700, 40253700
Fax : +603 40238100
Email : secretariat@mts.org.my
URL : http://www.mts.org.my
19th – 22nd April 2012 MALAYSIAN SOCIETY OF Kuching Malaysian Society of G-1, Medical Academies of Malaysia
ANAESTHESIOLOGISTS / Sarawak Anaesthesiologists 210, Jalan Tun Razak, 50400 Kuala Lumpur
Thursday – Sunday COLLEGE OF Malaysia Tel : +603 40234700, 40254700, 40253700
ANAESTHESIOLOGISTS Fax : +603 40238100
ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING Email : secretariat@msa.asm.org.my
2012
URL : http://www.msa.asm.org.my
6th – 8th July 2012 ANNUAL CONGRESS OF Penang Malaysian Thoracic G-1, Medical Academies of Malaysia
MALAYSIAN THORACIC Malaysia Society 210, Jalan Tun Razak, 50400 Kuala Lumpur
Friday – Sunday SOCIETY 2012 Tel : +603 40234700, 40254700, 40253700
Fax : +603 40238100
Email : secretariat@mts.org.my
URL : http://www.mts.org.my
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