‘It’s about national interest’

PETALING JAYA: Since about 30% of registered specialists in the country come from the parallel pathway programme, the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) must recognise the role it has played in increasing the number of specialists, says former health minister Tan Sri Dr S. Subramaniam (pic).

There are two specialist training programmes available for doctors, namely Master’s programmes provided by public universities and the parallel pathway programme that is certified by the Royal Colleges representing different specialities, mainly from the United Kingdom, Australia and the United States.