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By Victoria Knight | KHN
In their last year of medical school, fourth-year students get matched to a hospital where they will serve their residency.
The annual rite of passage is called the National Resident Matching Program. To the students, it’s simply the Match.
Except not every medical student is successful. While tens of thousands do land a residency slot every year, thousands others don’t.
Those “unmatched” students are usually left scrambling to figure out their next steps, since newly graduated doctors who don’t complete a residency program cannot receive their license to practice medicine.
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Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba speaks at a press conference in Putrajaya March 15, 2021. Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
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PUTRAJAYA, April 22 The Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) will represent Malaysia in obtaining World Federation of Medical Education (WFME) recognition status, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba.
He said the matter was agreed in the Cabinet meeting following the announcement by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) on September 21, 2010 that effective 2023, those applying for the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USLME) must be medical graduates from WFME-recognised countries.
MMC represents Malaysia to obtain WFME recognition 22 Apr 2021 / 17:48 H. Bernama
PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) will represent Malaysia in obtaining World Federation of Medical Education (WFME) recognition status, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba (pix).
He said the matter was agreed in the Cabinet meeting following the announcement by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) on Sept 21, 2010 that effective 2023, those applying for the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USLME) must be medical graduates from WFME-recognised countries.
According to him, medical graduates from 35 local undergraduate medical programmes that have been accredited by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) and the Malaysian Examinations Council (MPM) will not have the opportunity to gain advanced clinical experience in the United States if Malaysia is not listed in the WFME recognition programme.
John Boulet, PhD, Selected as NBME’s 2021 John P. Hubbard Award Recipient
Dr. Boulet
PHILADELPHIA, April 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) NBME congratulates John (Jack) R. Boulet, PhD, as the recipient of its 2021 John P. Hubbard Award in recognition of his extensive contributions to the field of assessment in medical education.
“I’m very honored. Over the past 25 years, I’ve met and worked with many former [Hubbard] recipients,” Dr. Boulet said. “It’s been a culmination of many years of working with some of the best people in medical education assessment. I am thankful that I was provided with the opportunity to learn from what they’ve done and to build on their knowledge and expertise.”
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