Bleeding medical talent


PETALING JAYA: There has been an increasing trend of medical graduates leaving for Singapore for housemanship, leading to losses of millions of ringgit in educational investment annually, say experts.

Universiti Kebangsaan Malay­sia Faculty of Medicine dean Prof Datin Dr Marina Mat Baki said from only two graduates who moved to the republic in 2020, the number grew to 15 more graduates in 2021, 25 in 2022 and 30 in 2023.

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