Due to higher than expected sale of my books during last month’s sale, I will be extending the sale below till end of June 2017 (after raya). Those who are still eager to buy and read these books which has full of information for budding doctors, please get it as soon as possible.
Since September 2016, these books are available at Kinukuniya and selected MPH bookstores. It is also available at MPH Online, Kinokuniya Online and Google Play Store(soft copy). You can also visit http://www.hardtruthsofbeingadoctor.com if you wish to buy using credit card/pay pal. Or for those who have paypal account, you can pay to my paypal account pagal72@gmail.com.
AND, to celebrate my 1st year anniversary of launching my first set of books, for a limited time ONLY, I will be selling the books(a set of both volumes) for RM 85(including courier within Malaysia) till end of May 2017(extended till JUNE 2017). For those who have NOT purchased these books, this is the best time you can buy it cheaper than the bookstores, directly from me. Each Book will be personally signed by me. Please see below on how to purchase the books.
These books are meant for budding doctors, parents, medical students and even junior doctors. Despite all the articles in this blog, I keep being asked the same questions repeatedly. Thus I thought of compiling everything into a book. Unfortunately, due to high volume of the book, it has to be divided into 2 books of about 250 pages each. Foreword is written by A/Prof Wong Yin Onn from Monash Malaysia. Here are the titles:
Please be informed that there are many updated information in these books compared to some of my old articles. Information about income, salary, post-graduate educations etc have been updated. There are 5 chapters in Book 1 and 4 chapters in Book 2 with the following titles:
Book 1:
- General Misconception of Being a Doctor
- General Information for budding doctors
- Malaysian Healthcare system for Dummies
- Housemanship, Medical Officer and Post Graduate Education in Malaysia
- Employment and Job Opportunities
Book 2:
- Housemanship
- Post Graduate Training
- Income of Doctors
- The Doctor’s Dilemma
These books will be sold as a set of 2 books , purchased directly from me.
This is how you can order your copy:
- Make a payment of RM 85 (including postage within Malaysia) to CIMB Bank Account No: 8006158099 (Pagalavan Letchumanan)
- Send your Bank-In Slip to email hardtruths2016@gmail.com with your name and address/particulars
- Give me 1-2 days to courier the books.
- Courier tracking number and invoice will be sent to you via email after it has been mailed.
- An Invoice will be provided for Tax purposes
- For those who are ordering from overseas, please email me first as I need to check on courier charges.
Hope everyone will enjoy reading this, one of its kind book in Malaysia……………
For those SPM leavers, this is the time to grab the books………..
Wow, what an absolute bargain
Hi Dr Pagalavan, when will the RM85 deal end?
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By end of this week
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Dr. P, are your books still avaialble?
Yes, you can email me at hardtruths2016@gmail.com. The account details are the same as in my blog post before (CIMB account). I can give both the volume for RM 80 including postage.