As the reality finally comes out of the closet, there has been several new updates on the “jobless” scenario of medical and dental graduates. It is also made known that pharmacist graduates are also waiting in the “Q” for their internship in civil service. In the typical Malaysia Boleh style, our government has once again proven how screwed up our human resource planning is. Knee jerk reactions to everything! We will not be in this mess if a proper human resource planning has been done and each ministry communicated with each other. Unfortunately, we were only interested in numbers and ratios. Nasi sudah menjadi bubur!
3 days ago, after some news reports, our DG issued a press statement on the situation of dental graduates. In June 2015, I did write about the situation of dental graduates when the government decided to reduce the compulsory service to 1 year. This year, the situation has become worst as more and more dental graduates begin to graduate, similar to our medical graduates. Most dental schools which started about 5 years ago, begin to produce graduates from last year. Our DG has admitted that we are in a dire situation. Almost 99% of the post has been filled and 980 new dental graduates registered last year. Out of this only 504 graduates has been given placement. The rest is still waiting for almost 6-8 months. Another 1000 graduates will join the rank this year! While I agree that we still need more dentist in this country, poor planning has yet again messed up the situation. While the DG has said that 391 new post will be created this year, would that be enough to absorb everyone? Interestingly, they are also creating 300 contract post. Does this mean that some will be given dental internship on contract and then need to reapply for civil service? Since the compulsory service is only 1 year, the government is not obliged to provide you with a job. How the selection of permanent and contract will be made? It looks like MOH has to become the dumping ground for all the “grandiose” plans of our education ministry in the name of education hub!
ON another news, our Deputy Health Minister has said that they are discussing with JPA to create more MO post to achieve the magic doctor: population ratio of 1: 400. I simply don’t understand the obsession with numbers by our government. How many post can the government create in a year? WE are graduating close to 4000-6000 students every year from now onwards. Would the government be able to create 4000 post every year? From the statement by the deputy minister, it is clear that we are running short of MO post. I heard him talking in the news and he clearly said that it is new MO post that will be created but the news portal reported as housemanship. Housemanship is a rolling post and the number of post in each hospital depends on the number of consultants and number of beds. You can’t simply create HO post as you like. So, what happens after you achieve the ratio? I expect this to happen by 2018 and not 2020 as projected. I just hope that MMC would not succumb to pressure of reducing the compulsory service, as for dentist and pharmacist!
Today our DG made another press statement regarding the housemanship situation. While most of what he said is nothing new except for approving military hospitals as training hospitals from 2017, the last paragraph interested me. It looks like MOH is mooting an idea where the excellent HOs will be given a choice to choose their field of interest as a MO. From what I understand from the statement, this will prevent them from going to district or rural posting and remain in the hospital for their further training. This in turn will shorten their postgraduate training. While we have to wait for proper circular on this, I don’t feel comfortable with the idea. Does this mean, the ones that go to rural and district postings are second class doctors? I had always felt that doing district and rural postings is a good experience. It teaches you a lot in terms of surviving with minimal resources, taking responsibility and learning the socioeconomic situation of people. How the assessment and selection will be done? Will we be creating more apple polishers? Will there be an exit exam? I heard rumours that those who passed MRCP, MRCS Part 1 etc will be given preference. Would there even be a guaranteed job after housemanship in near future when the ratio has been achieved?
Well, we just have to wait and see. Our DG is also working hard to create alternative pathway for specialisation by working with Royal Colleges in UK and Ireland to accreditate training centres in Malaysia. Hopefully it will create more pathways in doing postgraduate training.
Kenyataan Akhbar KPK 6 Mac 2016: Isu Nasib Graduan Bidang Pergigian yang Terpaksa Menunggu Hampir Setahun untuk Penempatan Khidmat Wajib di Hospital Kerajaan
Posted on March 6, 2016 by DG of Health
Pada 4 dan 5 Mac 2016, Buletin Utama TV3 telah melaporkan mengenai nasib graduan bidang pergigian yang terpaksa menunggu hampir setahun untuk penempatan khidmat wajib di hospital kerajaan.
Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia (KKM) sedia maklum dan sangat prihatin di atas isu penempatan graduan pergigian baru. Pada ketika ini, terdapat kekangan perjawatan kosong bagi Pegawai Pergigian di KKM kerana jawatan yang sedia ada hampir keseluruhannya (99%) telah diisi. Seramai 980 graduan telah mendaftar dengan Majlis Pergigian Malaysia pada tahun 2015 dan jumlah ini menunjukkan peningkatan yang amat ketara berbanding dengan tahun-tahun sebelumnya. Daripada jumlah ini, seramai 504 graduan telah mendapat penempatan di KKM. Baki sebanyak 476 telah menunggu selama 6 – 9 bulan dan masih belum mendapat penempatan memandangkan hanya 87 perjawatan kosong untuk diisi. Tambahan pula, kadar atrisi (attrition rate) Pegawai Pergigian pada 2015 adalah hanya lapan peratus (8%).
Peningkatan jumlah graduan ini sebahagian besarnya disumbangkan oleh jumlah graduan luar negara yang telah menunjukkan peningkatan hampir dua kali ganda sejak tahun 2014 (2013: 245 orang; 2014: 447 orang; 2015: 482 orang). Namun, peningkatan ini bukanlah bermakna terdapat lambakan graduan pergigian. Berdasarkan unjuran keperluan Pegawai Pergigian oleh KKM, negara masih memerlukan Pegawai Pergigian. Dengan mengambil kira pertambahan penduduk, jangkaan bilangan graduan dan bilangan atrisi, nisbah Pengamal Pergigian kepada penduduk semasa iaitu 1: 3,000 hanya akan tercapai pada tahun 2018. Selaras dengan itu, pembangunan dan perkembangan fasiliti di KKM juga akan dikaji semula supaya tidak menjejaskan perancangan penempatan graduan pergigian untuk khidmat wajib.
Keperluan khidmat wajib di sektor awam bagi graduan pergigian adalah seperti yang terkandung di dalam Akta Pergigian 1971. Perkhidmatan awam ini merangkumi Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia, Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi dan Kementerian Pertahanan. Pada masa ini, majoriti (95%) menjalani khidmat wajib di KKM. Khidmat wajib pada dasarnya dilaksanakan supaya bilangan Pegawai Pergigian di perkhidmatan awam mencukupi bagi meningkatkan aksesibiliti perkhidmatan pergigian kepada Rakyat. Selaras dengan perkembangan semasa dan setelah mengambil kira pengeluaran graduan pergigian dari pelbagai universiti dalam dan luar negara, khidmat wajib ini juga dapat memastikan graduan dapat menyesuaikan diri dengan sistem kesihatan negara.
Beberapa pendekatan telah diambil bagi menangani masalah penempatan ini:
- Pengurangan tempoh khidmat wajib
Khidmat wajib telah bemula pada tahun 2001. Pada masa itu tempoh khidmat wajib adalah selama tiga tahun. Dengan peningkatan bilangan Pegawai Pergigian, tempoh khidmat wajib telah dikurangkan ke dua tahun pada 5hb April 2012 dan seterusnya kepada satu tahun pada 1 Julai 2015. Pengurangan tempoh khidmat wajib akan memberi peluang kepada Pegawai Pergigian untuk berkhidmat di sektor swasta dalam tempoh yang lebih singkat.
- Penamatan Pegawai Pergigian kontrak bukan warganegara dan pesara
Sejak tahun 2012, panduan lantikan pegawai kontrak di KKM telah dikaji semula di mana KKM telah menamatkan lantikan Pegawai Pergigian kontrak bukan warganegara dan pesara. Langkah ini memberi laluan pekerjaan kepada graduan baru.
- Moratorium Program Pergigian
Mulai 1 Mac 2013, Moratorium Program Pergigian telah dikuatkuasa selama tempoh 5 tahun sehingga 2018. Salah satu syarat yang terkandung dalam moratorium adalah menghadkan jumlah pengambilan pelajar tempatan kepada 800 setahun.
- Pewujudan jawatan baharu bagi Pegawai Pergigian
Mengambilkira keperluan dan ekspektasi rakyat terhadap perkhidmatan kesihatan pergigian yang semakin meningkat serta pembangunan fasiliti kesihatan yang dinamik, jawatan Pegawai Pergigian baru diwujudkan secara berfasa. Pada tahun ini, sebanyak 391 jawatan pada gred U41 baru dan 300 jawatan kontrak bagi warganegara telah diwujudkan bagi menempatkan baki graduan pergigian tahun 2015 yang belum dilantik. Permohonan jawatan tambahan Pegawai Pergigian akan dibuat secara berperingkat untuk graduan 2016 dan berikutnya.
- Memperhalusi kaedah-kaedah lain
Beberapa perbincangan telah dan akan diadakan dengan pelbagai pihak berkepentingan (stakeholders) termasuk pihak swasta bagi mengkaji kaedah-kaedah lain bagi mengatasi isu penempatan Pegawai Pergigian. Kaedah-kaedah penempatan graduan pergigian akan diperhalusi dengan lebih terperinci sebelum sebarang keputusan muktamad dicapai.
Sekian, terima kasih
DATUK DR. NOOR HISHAM ABDULLAH
KETUA PENGARAH KESIHATAN MALAYSIA
6 MAC 2016
Press Statement DG of Health 9 March 2016: Strengthening The Housemanship Training Programme
Posted on March 9, 2016 by DG of Health
The Ministry of Health (MOH) takes note of the concern of various parties involved on the issues and challenges related to the Housemanship Training Programme. Hence, MOH wishes to reassure the public and the healthcare professionals alike that there have been continuous efforts to transform and further enhance the training programme.
Numerous discussions and engagements have been made with various stakeholders from the Housemanship Training Hospitals, top MOH management, and relevant specialists; including engagements with the Ministry’s Clinical Specialists during the Specialists’ Conferences in Malacca (2013) and Port Dickson (2015). Various inputs were also sought from the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) and Malaysian Medical Association (MMA).
To ensure adequate clinical exposure and good quality of training, the number of public hospitals that offer housemanship training have also been increased from 38 hospitals in 2009 to 44 hospitals in 2015. Several other hospitals will be accredited as Housemanship Training Hospitals in the near future, including Shah Alam Hospital and Langkawi Hospital. Likewise, Royal Military Hospitals were approved for accreditation and will begin accepting House Officers (HOs) from the year 2017.
To enhance their clinical skills, from 2008 the period of the housemanship training has been extended from one year to two years. Prior to 2008, HOs had to only undergo three major disciplines postings but this was improvised to encompass six major disciplines namely Internal Medicine, Paediatrics, Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Orthopaedics and Emergency Medicine. To further increase the training opportunities without compromising the quality of training, three alternative postings were also introduced i.e. Anaesthesiology (2010), Primary Care (2013) and Psychiatry posting (2013); thus increasing the number of disciplines from six to nine postings while maintaining the two-year duration of training.
To further strengthen clinical supervision and assessment of HOs, Housemanship Training Committees were established at the hospital level in the relevant clinical departments, and at the State Health Department level. Efforts were also made to improvise the log book to record HO’s clinical encounters and experiences throughout their training in each discipline.
To ensure HOs receive adequate exposure in these postings while improving the working hours’ system for HO, the Flexi Working System was introduced in 2011. The training programme was reviewed further to ensure the HOs will have greater accountability and ownership of their patients. This was done through the introduction of the Modified Flexi System in 2013 where thereon HOs are expected to work 65-75 hours per week and will have adequate training exposure including in Wards, Clinics and Operation Theatres. This system will be continuously monitored and efforts will be made to improve it further from time to time.
To further improve the efficiency of HOs intake into the Housemanship Training Programme, the Public Service Commission have organised the appointment into public service to be done every two months, depending on the vacancy of posts. Since March 2015, MOH has introduced the ‘e-Houseman’ system by which the medical graduates themselves can choose via an online portal, the hospital where they wish to be posted for their housemanship training, subject to vacancy of posts. There will be a shorter waiting period for those who choose to undergo their housemanship training outside of Klang Valley, especially in the more remote hospitals that often have more vacancies. In contrast, medical graduates wishing to be placed in hospitals in bigger cities, with less post vacancies, will most likely have to wait longer.
To assist the HOs in understanding their work better, since 1stSeptember 2014, the HO induction course has been extended from a one-week programme to two weeks. The first week of the induction programme introduces HOs to the expectations of civil servants, integrity, ethics and Medical Acts and various others service issues. The second week involves clinical orientation conducted at each respective Housemanship Training Hospitals.
Moving forwards, the MOH is mooting a fast-track system to shorten the duration of training for HOs who excel in their training, whereby these brilliant HOs will have the possibility of a speedier promotion to become Medical Officers in their chosen field, and subsequently be able to pursue their postgraduate training to become specialists in a shorter duration.
Thank you
DATUK DR. NOOR HISHAM ABDULLAH
DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF HEALTH MALAYSIA
9 MARCH 2016
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Good that somethings are moving forward
Things are getting worse. Here’s why:
1. Massive govt spending cuts means less investigations and less drugs available yet the health clinics and EDs are still seeing an increase in the number of patients. More desperate people means more viral stuffs and a lot more complaints to answer while still having to see more and more patients everyday.
2. Private practice medical practitioners are resorting to unethical practises just to keep afloat. I work in klinik kesihatan and I’ve seen enough cases in February 2016 alone to state that unethical practice in private settings are under- reported, if at all reported.
3. The govt. coffer is drying up and so are the job posts related to dental, medicine and etc. Joblessness will soon hit these graduates hard in the face.
Dr Pagalavan’s prediction has been right all along. The current health system will eventually collapse if we keep doing things as it is now. The DG and health minister are merely playing safe with all their press statements so far. No decisive actions has been taken to rectify all the issues highlighted.
Dr pagalavan,
I scored straight As in SPM, did my A level and secured scholarship to study medicine in India. Currently im a final year student.
There are rumours that SPA/MMC will select HO based on result?.
What do you think about the “result?”
Is it based on spm? Pre U? Or degree? Because if it is based from medicine degree it will be so unfair since some unis set high standard to pass the students, while some students can score distinction easily in some other unis.
Im talking bout unis all around the world. Tq
As far as I know, no such thing. SPA will select based on eligibility into civil service and vacancy. There are suggestion of having a common entry exam but that may not happen.
Doctors, pharmacists and dentists (sadly some will be good ones) will be joining the big pool of unemployed graduates. With the economic downturn, less posts will be created for sure and many will be left seating at home waiting and waiting while the mediocre ones who already filled the posts must count themselves lucky that they graduated a few years earlier than these unfortunate ones. A real waste of good human capital.
Read:
http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/sarawak-cm-blames-putrajaya-for-producing-unemployable-graduates
http://www.theborneopost.com/2016/03/09/huge-number-of-unemployed-grads-worrying/
@ YT, according to the articles, those in the medical fields are still lucky enough to be employed within a period of 3-6 months currently. In other fields, the number of unemployed graduates applying for jobs are 40,834 in the state of Sarawak alone. With the freeze in intake for all government posts in the peninsular, except medical and health sciences post, the number of unemployed graduates for all other degree courses will be in the number of millions in the next few years especially with the economic slowdown looming in the country.
Actually it’s not 3-6 m months anymore . It’s 6-10 months. Atleast in other fields you have plenty of options , both in private and government sector . In medicine you have no other option.
Agree with you on the numbers but you must also note that the majority of these are unemployable graduates. Try to recruit accountants and engineers and you will know what I mean.
Dont do medicine dont do medicine dont do medicine dont do medicine.
Only do medicine if: Your father mother is big shot can secure houseman job and big mo specialist job for you.
But then if your fa ma so big shot then you should not do medicine anyway should go into politics bcom menteri besar or own a bank.
So in conclusion dont do medicine…
Hello Dr Pagalavan,
I am currently a 4th year medical student in Poland, sponsored by JPA. I have been thinking about pursuing my internship and master’s degree in Germany, since the waiting time to start HOship in Malaysia is really too long. However, I have heard that the master’s degree is not recognized by Malaysia. Is this true? Anyway, after I have finished the master’s degree, I will come back to Malaysia in order to serve the bond, but I have yet to confirm if this is possible to be done with JPA (postponing the bond). Do you have any idea about this?
Thank you so much for your time and all the informations you are sharing 🙂
Even internship in Germany is not recognised here. Master’s is obviously not recognised. Please visit http://www.nsr.org.my for further info on specialist recognition.
Personally, don’t waste your time in Germany. UNless JPA allows and you manage to get internship in Ireland or UK.
Pay up your bond. Go to germany. Do not return. But pay your bond.
Doors will open in europe if you have a masters / MD/ PHDand registration in germany. Its a long lonely journey ( compared to comfort and familiarity at home) , belief it will pay off.
Speaking as someone who had similar doubts once upon a time.
I heard for pharmacy, as due to oversupply, only students with good cgpa will be selected first for the compulsory training. Can anyone confirm this? If this is true, is there any possibilities medicine would do the same anytime soon?
I have not heard of it but using CGPA is not really a good idea as different university have different standards.
Hi, Dr. Paga. I’m currently doing my A-levels and hope to study medicine later this year. Between NUMed, Monash, IMU, AIMST, UniKL RCMP and MSU, which one do you recommend, in terms of quality of teaching? If not any of those, which other medical school do you recommend me to apply for? Thanks!
Any one of it will do
Seriously dude. Don’t do medicine.
Pick something else that will give you job satisfaction. Medicine in Malaysia does not give you job satisfaction.
If you think housemanship is tough, wait till you become a medical officer.
We have patients who think that they know better than us, the entrance into local postgraduate training is not transparent, sponsoring yourself to get into an alternative programme i.e. College of Physicians or Surgeons etc is expensive.
You’d have to not only work very very hard to be good in your respective field but at the same time be involved in writing plenty of case reports or involved in prospective or retrospective studies just to be a head of the group if you’d want to apply for postgraduate training.
Why bother with such a tough road ahead where there are much easier paths for financial security and personal and professional satisfaction.
Food for thought dude
By the way MSU is expecting it’s training hospital to be completed by end 2016
Completing and having patients are 2 different story! This will be a private hospital. Manipal despite buying a private hospital, not using it for any teaching. Same goes for all other institutions.
Under the current way medical practice is conducted, and present funding system in place, it is almost impossible to use a private medical centre as a teaching hospital.
Dear Dr Pagalavan,
I am a final year medical student from the University of Edinburgh.
The new proposed VISA regulation has not been in favour of international medical graduate. I’m JPA sponsored student and was started to panic of needing to wait for at least 1-2years before getting my housemenship in Malaysia.
I am not very clear about the pathway of becoming an anaesthetist in Malaysia. Do you have any post that illustrate the pathway from a fresh medical graduate to enter into anaesthesia speciality?
I have many research experience when I am studying in Edinburgh (audit, systematic review, meta-analysis, lab work). I am very keen in research area. Does Malaysia has a housemenship that comprises of 30% academic and 70% clinical work (similar to academic foundation programme in the UK)?
I am quite lost in considering my future and planning during my 1-2 years of waiting for my houseman post in Malaysia.
Kindly please advise further.
Have a nice day.
KN
Do you not already have a place for F1?
Yes. FY1 job is secured. However, it would be a nuisance if JPA suddenly recalled me back to Malaysia halfway through my FY. Furthermore, as being told that speciality training for international students are only entitled for second round application. Hence, my wish to be an anaesthetists or intensivist would not be easy if I stay in the UK.
I just wonder what is the pathway of involving in anaesthesia back in Malaysia? and What can i do to maximise my time while waiting for the houseman offer?
Cheers.
after u become Malaysian houseman, u may change ur mind…u probably not even want to be an anesthetist..haha
FY main round of offers came out earlier this month. You as a JPA scholarship, are actually not allowed to stay back, and must return to Malaysia. The waiting list is not 1-2 years, but between 6-12 months, depending on which choice of hospital you indicate in the E-houseman application. It is doubtful if JPA will revise their rule that all scholars must return.
Under current guidelines, to be eligible for postgraduate training ie the Masters programme, you need to complete the 2 years housemanship, and then 2 more years as MO before being allowed to enter. However, changes is underway, where after good performance in the 1st year of Housemanship, you can be fast tracked into posting of the specialty of your choice. Presumably that means you will be allowed to apply for the Masters earlier as well.
I am not sure if there is any parallel pathway possible for anaesthesia. Parallel pathway means qualifications other than the Masters programmes, and at the moment is mainly for medical disciplines, as the MRCP is still recognised. It does not exist for surgical disciplines, as the MRCS is not recognised, and with a few exceptions, it is not possible for doctors working in Malaysia to sit for the FRCS.
Thank you so much for your speedy reply. Do you have any good suggestion for me to do during my waiting period? It kinda a waste of time if working a non-medical part time job while waiting for housemanship offer.
Secondly, my other interest is in research. Would there be any opportunities for me to involve in any lab or research work while as a houseman or something I could do while waiting for my houseman offer? Many apologies if my question sounds low quality as I am unsure what is the research future in Malaysia. I have been involved in some research projects under a few supervisors with grants in overseas. I keen to continue my interest if there is any in my home country.
KN
Research is not a priority in Malaysia. It will be non existant at Houseman level. There is no equivalent of the AFP in UK. The priority is service, and you should know the workload in the average MoH hospital, if you had done your elective in Malaysia.
Many would take the opportunity during the wait, to do some traveling or whatever you always wanted to do but had no time. When you start work, you will have no more such long break for the next 30 years!
Thank you so much for the answers.
Have a nice day.
“KN
I think many grads in the UK would welcome a 3 months “wait” before starting F1. 🙂
They usually do, many actually finished by May. However convocation is normally in July, so they need to be back by then, unless they choose not to attend. It is also not uncommon for people to take a gap year after graduation, and start FY the following year.
The NHS FY, unlike Malaysia’s haphazard system, starts for everybody on the first Wednesday of August.
Relative will be one year short to get ILR after CT2, so will need to find something to do there then. I guess anything can happen between now and then. The referendum outcome will be interesting as well, if leavers are the majority. Opted for elective in the tiny red dot’s NUH this summer, hopefully not influenced. 😄
Greetings dr.You mentioned about UK visa issues and these issues has caused graduates from non-eu countries hard to register themselves as a pharmacist there.Bearing this in mind, is there any difference in terms of opportunity of registration as a pharmacist in UK if I choose to study nottingham in malaysia (2+2) then the subsequent 2 years in UK compared to studying in the UK campus itself for the full four years(the whole course)?Reply is of utmost importance and is very much appreciated.Thanks.
As long as you graduate in UK, you have a better chance
Ability to work depends on both being registrable, and getting the visa to work. As long as you have done at least 2 years of your Pharmacy course in the UK, you are able to register with the GPhC. So both the 2+2 Nottingham and old 2+2 IMU/Strathclyde degrees are registrable. There is no advantage with the full 4 year UK programme, as far as registration is concerned.
Getting a visa depends on getting a job offer as a pre-registration pharmacist trainee. If you can get an offer, you can get an extension of your Tier4 visa.
So jkl , may I know are the chances of getting a pre-registration in the UK as a pharmacist after graduating from nottingham malaysia twinning 2+2 as a non-eu citizen ,originally malaysian like me,high??(let’s say I’ll be graduating in 2020 )Your reply is of utmost importance and will be deeply respected and appreciated .Thank you!!😊
Sorry doctor paga.I don’t really understand what do you mean by “as long as you graduate in UK you stand a better chance”.Are you saying that regardless of whether I graduate through the (2+2) Mpharm programme (initial 2 years in Malaysia 2 subsequent final 2 years in UK) and full 4 years in UK, it still gives you the equal opportunity to register as a pharmacist in UK as long as you graduate in the UK campus (as the 2+2 mpharm twinning programme has its final 2 years in UK so graduate in UK).Reply will be appreciated deeply.Thanks again!
Yes as you will be under student visa. However no guarantee of a job
Dear Dr. Im a 4th year med student. I am aware of the 2 year housemen and 2 year mo service after my graduation. i was wondering, is pathology a good specializing option? is it a good job scope. and when can i start the mrcpath course. i prefer it over the ward work and clerking, but im still not very sure about the job oppurtunities . thank you Dr.
Option is local Master’s program. Job scope is mainly in government sector.
[…] is done in government service for the purpose of full registration. I wrote about this in March 2016. The reason for this reduction is due to shortage of post in civil […]
[…] TheStar reported today that MOH is waiting for green light from the cabinet for creation of temporary HO post. This basically means the HO post will be given under contract. What happens after housemanship? It basically means that you will need to reapply for a permanent post as a MO. There are pros and cons in this system. Firstly, how do SPA or MOH decide on who will receive permanent post and who will receive contract post? I presume JPA scholars/government scholars might be given preference for permanent post as the contract guarantees a bond with the government. Secondly, how do you assess who will get permanent MO post after the contract expires? This is where the said exit exam may come into force. BTW, 300 contract post were created this year for dental graduates as reported by DG and written by me in March 2016. […]
Hi dr
I have one doubt. Let say I quit government before my 2 years contract ended, will i have problem in opening my own dentalclinic in future? Will i get the license to open my own clinic? Because as i know, in order to get the license, u hv to finish your contract with government. Please help me out here
As long as you had finished your compulsory service with the government , you can open a clinic. I understand the compulsory service for dentist is only 1 year now
1 year compulsory service is for new batch. it started July 2015. Im the batch before that.