Doctors wanted

The Health Bureau considers that around 550 new medical professionals will be needed by 2020, with the department believing more than 100 medical graduates will come to the MSAR this year, local news broadcaster TDM reported.
This information was provided by the head of the Council of Medical Affairs, Leong Pui San, during a briefing session held on Saturday in regards to the medical certification system.
According to the Health Bureau representative, after completing an internship of five months, medical trainees still have to complete a one-year clinical medicine program, only being able to apply to become a general doctor after the Health Bureau opens job positions, in an overall process that can take up to three years.
“After six years of specialist training, they would become a specialist doctor, if they pass the exam […] And then, after another five years of work experience, they would become a doctor in charge if they pass an exam, and then a consultant doctor after another five years of work experience,” Ms. Leong told TDM.