‘Many can’t finish their housemanship’


KUALA LUMPUR: Medical graduates who fail to complete their house­manship or take more time to complete their stint are mostly ill-­prepared for the demands of being a medical practitioner, says Uni­ver­siti Malaya (UM) Faculty of Medicine dean Prof Datuk Dr Adeeba Kamarul­zaman.

She said the two-year housemanship was a tough period because medical students must adapt to the transition from medical school to working in wards, and unfortunately a significant number was unable to cope.

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