Future dentists' and pharmacists’ long wait for placements in Malaysia
18-Feb-16, The Malaysian Insider
Hundreds of graduate doctors, many pharmacy and dentistry degree holders are facing long delays getting training placements in public hospitals, a prerequisite for registration in their professions.
%20The%20Malayisan%20Insider.jpg "Future dentists and pharmacists long wait for placements in Malaysia (c) The Malayisan Insider")
Image: The Malaysian Insider
Some graduates have been waiting for up to six months and have expressed fears of being jobless despite holding a degree in their field.
They said the delay in their placements was due to insufficient openings to accommodate the number of graduates produced by institutions of higher learning each year – a situation the Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society (MPS) had warned of four years ago, when it called for a limit to the number of institutions offering accredited courses.