Press Statement DG of Health 9 Jan 2016: Election for Vacancies in the Malaysian Medical Council

PRESS STATEMENT

DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF HEALTH MALAYSIA

       ELECTION FOR VACANCIES IN THE MALAYSIAN MEDICAL COUNCIL

1. Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) hereby announce that there will be vacancies for nine council members representing West Malaysia by August 2016. As provided under Section 3(1)(d) of the Medical Act 1971, and the Medical Regulation 1974, an election is required to be held for registered medical practitioners to elect nine new council members from amongst medical practitioners residing in West Malaysia.
2. For the said election, any fully registered Medical Practitioner who is a Malaysian citizen, possessing an Annual Practicing Certificate for 2015 or 2016, and resides and states their principal address of practice in West Malaysia; are eligible to be nominated to fill these vacancies by registered medical practitioners who are Malaysian citizens, possessing an Annual Practicing Certificate for 2015 or 2016, and also resides and states their principal address of practice in West Malaysia.
3. Nomination forms (Form 1) may be obtained from the following:

• State Health Director’s Office of all states in Peninsular Malaysia;
• Secretary, Malaysian Medical Council, Ground Floor, Block B, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Jalan Cenderasari, 50590 Kuala Lumpur; or
• Download from the Malaysian Medical Council’s website at mmc.gov.my.

4. All nomination forms should be delivered no later than 4.00pm on 4^th February 2016, as late nominations shall be rejected. Forms can be sent in either by hand, post or fax (03-26912937) to the following address:

President,

Malaysian Medical Council,

Ground Floor, Block B,

Ministry of Health Malaysia, Jalan Cenderasari,

50590 Kuala Lumpur

Thank you

DATUK DR. NOOR HISHAM ABDULLAH

Director-General of Health Malaysia, and

President, Malaysian Medical Council

9^th January 2016