TOKYO: The Higher Education Ministry must look for long-term solutions to overcome the shortage of places for those wanting to study medicine, said Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
The ministry must look at how they can hire doctors who are willing to serve as lecturers, including hiring them on a contract basis, the Prime Minister said, urging the ministry to also look at increasing the number of lecturers and facilities to open up more opportunities for those wanting to study medicine.