Medical degrees of 333 varsities up for review

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The status of medical degrees from 333 foreign institutions currently recognised by the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) will be reviewed.
Health Minister Datuk Dr Chua Soi Lek said this was decided by the Cabinet yesterday.
He said a panel comprising representatives from MMC, the Health and Higher Education Ministries and the Public Services Department would visit these institutions.
“We will be assessing their standards and quality of education, including student-lecturer ratio, living quarters and internal security. This is because standards and quality of education tend to improve or deteriorate over time. The review will be implemented as soon as possible,” he said here yesterday.
The decision, stressed Dr Chua, was not related to the recent MMC’s decision to revoke its recognition of the medical degree from Crimea State Medical University.