Extension Of Service For Doctors Only For Specialists

KUALA LUMPUR, July 20 (Bernama) -- The proposal to extend local doctors' services at government hospitals to the age of 65 only applies to specialists, said Director-General of Health Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican.
"The truth is we will give the retired local specialists the opportunity to extend their services to overcome the shortage of these experts," he told reporters here after officiating the Annual Scientific Meeting, organised by the Malaysian Association of Gastroenterology and Hepathology.
Dr Mohd Ismail was asked to comment on a report by a local daily Thursday that quoted him as saying that more local doctors would have their services extended until the age of 65 to overcome the shortage of medical practitioners following the postponement in the hiring foreign doctors.
He said, however, a normal doctor could apply to the ministry to have his or her services extended after retirement but the appointment would be made on contractual basis.
Specialists and doctors who apply for service extension would be evaluated based on their capabilities and contribution to the medical healthcare when they were in service.