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Health: The Nuts and Bolts #4 – Training Doctors

Dr Khor Swee Kheng, Public Policy Specialist

10-Feb-20 16:00

Health: The Nuts and Bolts #4 – Training Doctors

What does it really take to become a doctor, and are medical students truly prepared for the path that lies ahead? In the fourth episode of our series exploring health systems in Malaysia, we look at the training of medical personnel with public policy specialist Dr Khor Swee Kheng.

Produced by: Sumitra Selvaraj

Presented by: Tee Shiao Eek


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Categories:  Education,  Health Policy,  Diseases and Conditions,  Mental Health,  Healthy Living,  Fitness,  Science,  Medical Innovation and Technology

Tags:  The Bigger Picture,  Health and Living,  medical graduate,  university,  house officer,  training,  hospital,  housemanship, 


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