Specialist Training In Malaysia: A Framework For Meaningful Reform — Dr Vicknes Waran

In my earlier article , I discussed some of the problems facing specialist training in Malaysia: seniority versus merit, service requirements versus training, variable standards between training centres, and the danger of prioritising specialist numbers over quality.

Some of these problems may be cultural. We are often reluctant to question senior colleagues, avoid openly discussing failure and sometimes confuse respect for authority with an unwillingness to examine whether decisions are fair or effective.

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