UiTM-IJN assured surgery course’s diversity, say foreign advisors

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Dr Aubrey Almeida and Dr Julian Smith say the assurance was integral to their advice for its cardiothoracic surgery postgraduate training programme.  Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/05/11/uitm-ijn-assured-surgery-courses-diversity-say-foreign-advisors/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #UiTM #IJN #DrAubreyAlmeida #DrJulianSmith

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00:00 Two Australian surgeons involved in the cardiothoracic surgery postgraduate training programme jointly

00:07 offered by University Technology Mara and the National Heart Institute say they were

00:12 assured it would respect diversity, equity and inclusion.

00:16 Dr Aubrey Almeida, past president of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Cardiac and Thoracic

00:22 Surgeons and Monash University Australia's Dr Julian Smith, both sit on the programme's

00:27 board of studies.

00:29 Almeida, who also spoke on Smith's behalf, noted that they are providing pro bono assistance

00:34 as international advisors on the board of study of the UITM IJN cardiothoracic surgery

00:39 postgraduate programme and are not acting as representatives of the ANZSCTS or any hospital.

00:46 A debate is presently raging whether UITM should allow non-Bhumiputra postgraduate students

00:52 into its programme, sparked by the Malaysian Medical Council's refusal to recognise surgeons

00:57 qualifying through the Health Ministry's Parallel Pathway programme.

01:00 Dr Raja Amin Rajamuktar suggested a temporary credit transfer to address the issue.

01:06 However, Malay nationalist groups oppose the suggestion, advocating for UITM to remain

01:11 exclusively for Bhumiputra students.

01:13 The Malaysian Medical Association supports temporarily opening UITM to facilitate recognition

01:18 of specialists.

01:19 Currently, several surgeons and trainees face uncertainty regarding their registration

01:24 in Malaysia.

01:25 [MUSIC PLAYING]

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