MMC registers 5 cardiothoracic surgeons under parallel pathway programme
The Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) has registered five cardiothoracic surgeons as specialists with the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in Cardiothoracic Surgery qualification, health minister Dzulkefly Ahmad said today.
Dzulkefly said the registration of the five specialists marked the resolution of a long-standing issue on the implementation of the parallel pathway programme and the recognition of international qualifications, particularly in the field of cardiothoracic surgery.
“For the record, all five cardiothoracic surgeons are currently serving at Penang Hospital and the National Heart Institute,” he said in a statement.
In June, Dzulkefly signed a ministerial order to enforce amendments to the Medical Act 1971, which came into effect on July 1.
The move allowed the MMC list of recognised…
