Health Ministry: Foreign Medical Schools Grads Might Need to Sit for Licensing Exam
November 11, 2017
EasyUni Staff
Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, Health Director-General of Malaysian Medical Council (MMC), commented that the ministry is considering on joining the practice of having a licensing examination for foreign medical schools’ graduates.
This measure is proposed to ensure that all the medical practitioners, especially Malaysian graduates from foreign universities meet the standards of medical practice in Malaysia.
“The proposal (sitting for a licensing examination) is the practice of many countries now, among them the General Medical Council of the United Kingdom has the Professional and Language Assessment Board examination,” Dr. Noor Hisham said.
In addition, Dr Noor Hisham said MMC will work with the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) and the Malaysian Qualification Agency (MQA), to review and improve the quality of medical education together.
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