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18. Sultanah Fatimah Specialist Hospital, Muar
19. Sultan Ismail Hospital, Pandan, Johor Bahru
20. Permai Hospital, Tampoi
21. Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital, Kuantan
22. Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital, Kuala Terengganu
23. Raja Perempuan Zainab II Hospital, Kota Bharu
24. Sarawak General Hospital
25. Sentosa Hospital, Kuching
26. Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kota Kinabalu
27. Women and Children Hospital, Likas
28. Mesra Bukit Padang Hospital, Kota KInabalu
29.* Hospital Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, Temerloh
30.* Hospital Miri
31.* Hospital Duchess of Kent, Sandakan
32.* Pusat Darah Negara, Kuala Lumpur
33.* Institut Kanser Nasional, Putrajaya
Source: Medical Development Division, MoH

The increase of scholarship slots for Master of Medical Programme over the years has resulted the
rise of number of specialists produced annually. In 2017, there were 662 medical officers graduated
from the programme, as compared to 481 in 2016, 442 in 2015 and 371 in 2014.

Issues and challenges in the implementation of the Master of Medical Programme, include monitoring
and placement of trainees, the number of qualified candidates in the university screening test,
performance of trainees in passing the examinations and wastage of scholarship slots (Hadiah Latihan
Persekutuan). Amongst measures taken include strengthening of the monitoring mechanism of trainees,
particularly those in the Open System; enhancing the organisation of deployment of trainees at the
training hospitals (Rotational System) and shortening of the period of allowance for extension for the
scholarship.

It is hoped further improvements could be made with regards to the implementation of training in Master
of Medical Programme. These include gradual increase of scholarship slots annually and the number
of MoH’s hospitals accredited as training centres. MoH Malaysia is also looking for more slots for the
‘Open System’, and more disciplines of specialty training can be offered by the universities (depending
on the capacity of the universities).

2.2 The Specialty Training Programme - Parallel Pathway in MoH Malaysia (Membership and
Fellowship from International Collegiate)

The Specialty Training Programme - Parallel Pathway, is a training programme to produce specialists
in the basic specialties to cater for the need of the country. The training programme is run either
partially or fully in Malaysia, but the examination, qualification or certificate is under the purview by the

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