Medical grads urged to enter in mentor-mentee programme

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has called upon medical graduates waiting for their houseman placements, to participate in the mentormentee programme in keeping abreast with medical knowledge.

MMA president Dr Mohamed Namazie Ibrahim said through this voluntary programme, the graduates would be attached to a clinic near to their houses as a mentee.

“With the increasing number of medical graduates, it is going to be a long wait before they get called to undergo housemanship. As a result, these medical graduates are doing various odd jobs to sustain themselves financially before finally settling on a medical career.

“What worries us most is, the medical knowledge which they have gained through six tough years or more, would be gone if they do not practise medicine for quite some time,” he said in a statement yesterday.

Dr Mohamed Namazie said so far, MMA received overwhelming response from general practitioners who have registered their names as mentors and are willing to provide free medical practical training.

However, he said, since this is on a voluntary basis, there would be no payment involved for both mentors and mentees.

Medical graduates interested in participating in the programme may contact MMA Secretariat at Admin2@mma. org.my for further information.