instead of forcing compulsory service, doesn't it make more sense to provide conditions to make doctors WANT to stay in service?
or, higher financing & lower interest rates for cars & houses?
sounds like another ill-conceived bird-brained poor idea, not unlike the 1malaysia clinics. with the 20 or so local medical school producing thousands of doctors yearly, the hospitals will feel like prisons for the young ones.
a game of monopoly, anyone?
PS. however, it's true that remuneration has markedly improved over the years. a 1st year houseman takes home over RM4k a month, & a senior specialist up to RM20k, so this may not be the main contention for want-away doctors
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Doctors make big bucks! But Malaysia government is really bad in retaining good servants. Already feel hopeless for the government.
not bad RM4k.
Superman,
actually, now docs are less likely to leave govt service earlier because the remuneration for junior docs have improved markedly. i took home about rm1500 when i was a houseman.
most are likely to stay on to specialise before leaving, hence the 3-year service has become irrelevant, hence has to be increased to 10 years.
Wenn,
rm4k is GREAT if you work office hours, but expect a houseman to put in about 72 hours a week, with skipped meals & disturbed sleep.
i still think a secondary school teacher earns more for the hours put in, not including extra from tuition.
That's a shame. They should increase the remuneration instead of forcing govt doctors to extend their years of service!
what they need is better service conditions, not just the remuneration, eg. generous training opportunities, fair promotions, a reasonable transfer policy, etc.
Without job satisfaction i.e. better incentives, renumeration, recognition, how will patients get the most from this arrangement?
perhaps its for the betterment of
patients as they can see same doc (houseman) rather than seeing many others during the course of treatment.
Eg my aunt with advanced cancer sees so many doctors in span of 8mths that we find all give differing opinion, at times Blur &
one being ticked off 'Brainless ! you wanna kill the patient is it' by the Prof head.
You mentioned the hospitals will feel like prisons for the young ones.. isn't it a good learning place to see the real sick world ?
anyway its unfair for those self funded through medical schools to be in compulsory service to serve the public in the 1st place unless its voluntary
Iml,
hence, the many complaints about the health service. but since the charges are relatively low, what can one expect?
on the other hand, self-paying patients in private hospitals also complain about high charges & relatively poor service.
Missyc,
the houseman on his 1st day of work will definitely feel like the beginning of a 10-year sentence, unless he plans to remain long in govt service.
even so, it depends how he sees this period of time. if he is anything like Jeffrey Archer, he'll enjoy the stay & may even get something (eg.make some money) out of it!!
if this rule is imposed, it should only affect those studying in public varsities or those govt-sponsored in private ones. the govt is also aware that training opportunities for new doctors overseas, eg. uk & aust, are now limited by immigration laws. maybe that why they are so blatant to suggest this extended service period because they know many will not get jobs overseas.
but this may backfire, when they all end up in s'pore, hong kong or US!!
Oh dear...having to serve 10 years is horribly scary! :)
Thanks for visiting. Good to hear from another photography enthusiast.
Mei Teng,
looking at the bright side, you're guaranteed a job for THAT LONG!!
this will literally cause overseas medical grad coming back to malaysia drop from little to zero.
Zewt,
those govt scholars as well as private students in russia & indonesia will have no choice but to come back; even so, i heard even those scholars in UK & australia are trying to wrangle their way out of returning, using post-grad training as an excuse.
even private students in UK & aust may find house officer jobs hard to come by these days, esp in UK where the policy is to offer jobs to Brits 1st, EU citizens next, & others last.
Finally ! the government is thinking out of the box .
Unicorn Girl,
i hardly think they are doing that. more like a shot in the dark!
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