No talks on opening
UiTM’s cardiothoracic
course to non-Bumis, says
Zambry
The higher education minister says no official communication has been received on the matter.
PETALING JAYA: There have been no discussions on opening Universiti Teknologi Mara’s (UiTM) cardiothoracic surgery postgraduate programme to non-Bumiputera students, says higher education minister Zambry Abd Kadir.
Zambry said several underlying issues need to be addressed before the proposal to accept non-Bumiputera students can be considered. However, he did not specify the nature of these issues.
“We haven’t engaged in any discussions yet, nor have we received official communication on this matter,” he was quoted as saying in a Berita Harian report.
“It is crucial to resolve the fundamental issues before delving into such proposals.”
Health news portal CodeBlue recently reported that UiTM was willing to “temporarily” accept non-Bumiputera trainees from parallel pathway programmes into its cardiothoracic surgery programme.
Dr Raja Amin Raja Mokhtar, from UiTM’s medical faculty, had suggested this as a solution to the non-recognition of some trainees’ qualifications.
Amin said his institution’s cardiothoracic surgery postgraduate programme with the National Heart Institute was the only programme of its kind offered locally.
UiTM received provisional recognition from the Malaysian Qualifications Agency in 2020 to conduct training courses for cardiothoracic surgeons.
The Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) is currently involved in a controversy with specialists from the parallel pathway programme and graduates in medical genetics over the recognition of their qualifications for inclusion in the National Specialist Register.
In response to the ongoing dispute, four cardiothoracic surgeons qualified from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, alongside six graduates from Universiti Sains Malaysia, have filed a lawsuit against MMC.
On April 20, Zambry urged MMC and the specialists to resolve their differences on the recognition of qualifications.
Zambry, who facilitated a multi-agency discussion to address the conflict, said both sides must collaborate to support the nation’s severely strained healthcare system.
Last Friday, health minister Dzulkefly Ahmad said the health ministry would stand by its decision to amend the Medical Act to bridge the gap between the parallel pathway programme and the local medical degree programme.
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