Senator slams group of 8 lobbying reps to block Medical Act amendments

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Dr RA Lingeshwaran says the group emailed senators urging them to stop the passage of the amendment bill, especially targeting the recognition of parallel pathway specialists.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/07/29/senator-slams-group-of-8-lobbying-reps-to-block-medical-act-amendments/  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 #DrRALingeshwaran #ParallelPathwaySpecialists #BlockMedicalActAmendments

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00:00A senator has hit out at a group of eight scholars for sending an email to senators

00:07in hopes of lobbying them to oppose the Medical Act 1971 amendment bill.

00:12The group had questioned Putrajaya's decision to recognize parallel pathway program specialists,

00:18according to Senator Dr. R. A. Lingeshwaran.

00:21Lingeshwaran said the group's sole contention was that only training hospitals run by the

00:25higher education ministry should be recognized as training centers.

00:30The former Sungai Bakap Hospital director said he was unsure of the group's motive

00:34in opposing a bill that aims to close the gap in recognizing cardiothoracic surgeons

00:39who are in short supply in public hospitals.

00:42He pointed out that two of these scholars hold a specialist certificate from the Royal

00:45College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, institutions

00:51they had questioned in their emails.

00:53The bill, which will recognize all specialists who obtain their qualifications via the parallel

00:58pathway program, was later approved by the Senate.

01:01It will also empower the Health Minister and Malaysian Medical Council to recognize specialists

01:06to be listed in the National Specialist Register.

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