Malaysian medics ‘a cheap yet quality asset’ in Singapore

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A Malaysian doctor working in Singapore says Malaysian medical graduates can be found in every hospital there.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/05/19/malaysian-medics-a-cheap-yet-quality-asset-in-singapore  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/05/19/di-seberang-tambak-graduan-perubatan-malaysia-aset-murah-tapi-berkualiti  Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #MalaysianMedicGraduates #Doctor #Singapore

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00:00Malaysian medical graduates are highly sought after by hospitals in Singapore, which consider

00:07them to be cheap yet high-quality assets, according to a Malaysian doctor serving in

00:12the city-state. Wanting to only be known as Dr. Akram, the doctor said Malaysia's holistic

00:17system of housemanship made Malaysian medical graduates among the top choices for Singapore

00:22hospitals. He said that at the hospital he works at, 40% of medical officers are graduates

00:28of top universities in Malaysia. Akram said colleagues had informed him that

00:32many Malaysian medical officers had plans to work overseas, drawn by higher salaries and

00:37better benefits, as well as improved work-life balance in line with their responsibilities

00:42and workload. Akram said Malaysia's system provided adequate training and exposure, but

00:47many medical officers suffer from burnout due to poor treatment, lack of welfare support,

00:52and the absence of work-life balance. He said junior medical officers in Singapore

00:57received monthly allowances, which also covered housing and personal wellbeing, as well as

01:02performance and corporate variable bonuses, on top of their regular salaries and on-call

01:07compensation. Akram said they are also entitled to various types of leave, adding that applying

01:12for leave is easier in Singapore than in Malaysia due to staff shortages there. The doctor also

01:18said the daily patient load is significantly lower in Singapore, where medical officers typically

01:22see around 20 patients, compared to up to 40 patients per doctor in Malaysia.

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