MMA: ‘90-hour week impossible’


PETALING JAYA: It is not possible for house officers (HOs) to work 90 hours in a week with the current housemanship system, the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) said yesterday.

Its president, Dr H. Krishna Kumar, said they would usually work 60 to 70 hours per week and get a compulsory day off.

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