Contract doctors can apply for Federal scholarship for specialist training


KUALA LUMPUR: All contract doctors will soon be able to apply for Federal scholarships to pursue specialist training as Malaysia aims to have 28,000 specialists in ten years, says Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

He said allowing contract doctors to receive Federal scholarships was among the solutions taken by the government to resolve the plight of contract doctors, besides granting them contract extensions.

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