Saturday, October 13, 2012

TalentCorp's Foray Into Australia Reaps Huge Success

MELBOURNE, Oct 12 (Bernama) - Malaysia's Talent Corporation (TalentCorp) recently completed several outreach programmes in Australia with outstanding success as hundreds of Malaysians mulled the benefits of returning to seize employment and opportunities available in Malaysia's fast-developing economy.

For example, a good indication was the good turnout of more than 60 Malaysian doctors and pharmacists working in Melbourne, who listened to Health deputy director Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah explaining Malaysia's 1Care concept, which involved the integration of private and public health to achieve better and universal medical outcomes.

He assured young doctors and specialists of good incomes and that they would be working in international standard hospitals.

This prompted Pantai Group of Hospitals chief executive Tan Suet Guan to say: "This is true. I sign the pay cheques every month."

Dr Hisham said it was an exciting time to work in Malaysia when research and working conditions in the health sector were developing at a rapid pace with overseas institutions offering help and calling for exchange of doctors and ideas in healthcare.

Universiti Malaya's (UM) Medicine Faculty deputy dean Professor Dr Johari Surin said UM was striving to be in the top 50 universities in the world and urged Malaysians abroad to contribute to the university's progress.

He outlined UM's plans for the future and suggested how the attendees could fit in.

Representatives from Sunway, Pantai and Mahkota medical centres also spoke of their expansion plans to boost their healthcare services.

Discussions centered on, among others, the process to return to Malaysia, such as registration, medical qualifications, schooling for children and income tax incentives.