Applying for a Medical job in Malaysia

I am going to try and make this short and sweet simply for the benefit of anyone out there planning to come back to Malaysia.

The first thing to do is to apply for registration with MMC (Malaysian Medical Council) so, please refer to my earlier blog. They will give you a letter confirming your full registration (if you qualify) then;

Applying to Kementerian Kesihatan at Putrajaya
Take the letter from MMC and you must fill in 'borang maklumat diri'; KKM is responsible for posting. They decide which hospital or clinic you will work in. They give you 3 choices in the form i.e to choose for your hospital. Once you've filled in the form, hand it in to the person in charge.

You then go to SPA (suruhanjaya perkhidmatan awam) and they do the perlantikan - you can fill in the form online, they will call you for interview within 2-3 weeks and will then give you an offer letter. You will then be contacted by KKM for induction. The process from start to finish is around 2-3 months.

All doctors returning from overseas starts at Gred UD41 (salary around RM3000 - RM4000); For that reason alone, I believe many Malaysian doctors do not want to come back. If you are a specialist, you need to apply to KKM bahagian pakar so, please contact them first.

Applying to University
There are a few new Medical Faculties such as at UiTM, USIM, IIU Medical Faculty and other places. UM and UKM are very much established. Hospital UM is in Petaling Jaya, and HUKM is in Bangi. UPM has its own hospital Putra near Serdang. USIM is in Nilai but its medical faculti is in KL and attached to Hospital Ampang, IIU is in Gombak and UiTM is in Selayang and attached to hospital Sungai Buluh.

Get in touch with someone at the Faculti you're intending to work in e.g. Family Medicine, Emergency Medicine etc...try to make an appointment to see them, hand in your application form with documentations; Each University have their own application forms so, if you're applying to various Universities be prepared to fill in lots of forms and photocopy a lot of your documents. you will be called for an interview. Interviews are conducted every 6-8 weeks.

Once the Medical Faculty have made a decision, they will need to apply to the University itself for their agreement so, this is a very tedious process that can take up to 2-3 months. Even after your application is successful, it takes another few weeks or sometimes a month before you will get your offer letter because it has to be signed by Pendaftar so...YOU MUST HAVE SABR AND TAWAKKAL...

Applying to private
If you are over 45 you are exempted from compulsory service, you can apply to any private hospital, private clinic or private universities; approach the hospital and speak to the person in charge or consultant. They will call you for interview, have their board meeting and offer you a job. Remember to negotiate your salary before hand. The process can still take between 2-3 months depending on how efficient things are.

So, there you go...I think my blog is now complete. I hope that it has been helpful and from now on...I'll just write my thoughts or other experiences from time to time. Those intending to come back, I hope I haven't scared you off and hope that maybe I've inspired you a little...