THIS year, only 518 places to study medicine were offered by local public universities although over 1,163 STPM/ Matriculation/ foundation students with a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 4.0 had applied.
Deputy Education Minister P Kamalanathan announced that the reduced number of seats was based on the Malaysian Medical Council’s recommendations, based on the fact that there are too many doctors in Malaysia.
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