Applying for Housemanship in Malaysia 2018 (PART 1 )

If you make it to graduate medical school, CONGRATULATION DR.!
You have reached one end of part of your life journey.
And now you gonna move to your next chapter, what's next?

Yes, it will be HOW TO APPLY HOUSEMANSHIP IN MALAYSIA.

First of all , 
I am one of the recent medical graduates (graduated in jan 2018) and has just completed my housemanship application. There are few new changes has been made to the process of applying for housemanship in Malaysia. 

A brief introduction on to whom you should send your application to: 

1) Malaysia Medical Council (MMC)

This application is for you to get a provisional registration certificate which will be needed for KKM and SPA application.

  

2) Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia (KKM)

This is a different organisation located at different place from MMC (just in case somebody may get confuse by their similar names). Application to KKM is for hospital placement registration. KKM is the organisation who responsible to allocate you to your preferred hospital.

3) Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Awam (SPA)

This is the organisation responsible to offer you a job as Pegawai Perubatan UD41 also known as houseman 

Now, I would like to share the step-by-step on how to apply for Housemanship in Malaysia.

Step #1: MMC Application

How to apply
You need to send the application form by YOURSELVES to MMC office. (Refer to the address below)

What do you need for this application http://www.mmc.gov.my/images/contents/registration/Provisional%20Registration%20Guide%20&%20Forms.pdf

1. The following documents need to be submitted by all applicants : 

1.1. A completed Provisional Registration Application Form (Form 5)

1.2. Fitness to Practise Declaration Form

1.3. An Original Dean’s Letter OR a certified true copy of basic Medical Degree (Please specify date of graduation if not indicated in any of the documents).

Original Dean`s Letter must contain at least of the following  (this is not  stated anywhere on MMC website, I got this from one of MMC staff):

• Full name as stated in IC (including bin/binti etc)
• IC no:
• Student no:
• Name of medical programme:
• Date of start of course and date of graduation:

1.4. Certified true copy of result transcripts covering the whole course/study duration. (Do include all your results including the fail/repeat year results)

1.5. A recent passport-sized photograph. (3 copies. 1 pasted on the form, 2 are given together with all the documents)

1.6. A RM100 fees in bank draft/money order/postal order addressed to ‘Kumpulan Wang Majlis Perubatan Malaysia’.

1.7. If the original documents are not in either Bahasa Malaysia or English:

a. Translated documents.

b. Certified copies of the document in its original language.

1.8. Medical report if applicable.

2. The following additional documents to be submitted by Malaysians only:

2.1. A certified true copy of Identity Card.

2.2. A certified true copy of Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) certificate. (SPM result slip is not acceptable)

2.3. A certified true copy of employment letter from SPA (to be submitted to MMC after this letter is issued by SPA) (This is not required in Step #1 MMC Application)

3. The following additional documents to be submitted by Non-Citizens only: 

3.1. A certified true copy of passport (Non-citizen).

3.2. A certified true copy of employment letter from SPA.

3.3. A certified true copy of your marriage certificate for foreign spouse of Malaysian, if applicable. 3.4. A certified true copy of higher education certificate or SPM equivalent.

4. The following additional documents to be submitted by Indian University Graduates only: 

4.1. A certified true copy of Student Bonafide Certificate.

4.2. A certified true copy of Rotating Internship Certificate.

5. The following additional documents to be submitted by Indonesian University Graduates only:

5.1. A certified true copy of Sijil Kedokteran (S.KED).

5.2. A certified true copy of Ijazah Kedokteran (Ijazah Profesi Dokter).

5.3. A letter/certificate indicating applicant has passed UKDI/UKMPPD

6. The following additional documents to be submitted by Russian  Graduates only:

6.1 A letter of declaration /surat akuan from Commissioner for Oats (mainly for non-malay because of absence of A/L or A/P in degree certificate ) ,therefore it needed to declare your name stated in degree is same as in IC .

**Please read the guideline properly. Look carefully at who can certify the documents and certify for declaration of identity (part of Form 5)**

If you have problem in finding place/person to certify your certificates ,you don't need to worry about ,because there is a school and klinik kesihataan nearby where you can do it for cheaper price.link to school and klinik kesihataan is below 

1) Link to klinik kesihataan

2) Link to SMK (Perempuan )Methodist

What next
You will be given the date to collect the provisional registration certificate  (together with the temporary registration number). You need this for next step of application. Mine took 1 week after application form submission ,if there is high workload, some may take up to a month. So try to settle MMC application as soon as possible (seriously! a day earlier/later of submission does mean a lot difference to the date of collection).

To collect this certificate, you can either request to collect it personally/ appoint somebody on your behalf (need a copy of that person IC and formal letter signed by you stating that another person as your representative)

"If you want to collect your Provisional Registration Certificate personally, please state it clearly in your application form. However, if you want someone to collect on your behalf, he/she needs to produce a Letter of Authorization from you during collection. (Ask for a template of such letter from the attending staff when you submit your application). Applicants must affix their signature on the Letter of Authorization. If the signature is found to be different from that in the Application Form, it will be deemed forged and action will be taken." 

Contact Details (resource:http://www.mmc.gov.my/index.php/contacts)
Address:
Block B, Ground Floor
Jalan Cenderasari,
50590 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia.
Phone: +603-26912171 (Warning: they hardly pick up the phone!)
Fax: +603-26912937/ +603-26938569
Email: admin.mmc@moh.gov.my

Reception Hours:
Mon-Thurs: 8 am – 1 pm and 2 pm – 5 pm
Fri: 8 am – 12.15 pm and 2.45 pm – 5 pm

link to location of Malaysia Medical Council (MMC)


Related links

1. Provisional Registration- Guide &Forms http://www.mmc.gov.my/images/contents/registration/Provisional%20Registration%20Guide%20&%20Forms.pdf
2. Guideline for Document Verification http://www.mmc.gov.my/images/contents/downloadable/Guideline-doc-verify.pdf

Personally, I think this is the most tiresome part of the application. There are chances that your application is not accepted due to small mistakes. Be extra careful, fill up the forms properly, read the guideline etc. Once MMC application is settled, everything else is at ease.

Next step is to be continued. Stay tune!
LINK TO PART 2 OF HOUSEMANSHIP APPLICATION