'Resolve complications related to specialist doctor training programmes fast'


PETALING JAYA: With Malaysia already facing a shortage of specialist doctors, the complications related to specialists' training programmes may only worsen the condition.

Many junior doctors have voiced concerns about the limited offering for the Hadiah Latihan Persekutuan (HLP) scholarship as well as the long wait for entry into the parallel pathway programme.

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