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Written by: Zheng Cuibi
2021-05-19 11:05
Last update date: 2021-05-19 11:14
The government proposed amendments to introduce overseas doctors by means of "special registration". Under the new system, a new "special registration committee" will be established to draw up a list of recognized overseas medical schools. Formally practiced in Hong Kong.
Chen Peiran, a member of the Medical Legislative Council, stated on a commercial program today (19th) that Hong Kong is not qualified to assess foreign institutions. It can only "get it if you want to," and it is difficult to conduct any level of assessment. Officially, the committee is not used as a gatekeeper, but only as a review of the qualifications of institutions.
He also believes that it will be difficult to exclude mainland universities when the list is drawn up in the future.
Ma Zhongyi, the president of the Public Medical Doctors Association, pointed out that if overseas doctors are found to be inadequate in the future, it is difficult to decide whether they have the right to not pass the assessment, because it is equivalent to cutting off his path to practice in Hong Kong, and he does not know whether he needs to explain to the government. the reason.
The government is about to amend the regulations to introduce overseas doctors through "special registration". Under the new plan, overseas doctors must work in public institutions for at least five years.
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Medical Legislative Council Member Chen Peiran stated on the commercial TV program "Starting on a Sunny Day" that the background of Hong Kong’s qualification test for non-local doctors was because Hong Kong used Commonwealth mutually recognized institutions before the reunification, but it only returned in 1997. In the future, Hong Kong must not only have foreign powers, so a qualification examination should be introduced, and mainland doctors can also be introduced. Only under the one country, two systems, professional assessment and examination arrangements are available, but now this system has disappeared again.
Chen Peiran emphasized that Hong Kong is not qualified to assess foreign institutions. It can only "get it if you want to," and it is difficult to conduct any level of assessment.
He also mentioned that under the official statement of the Hong Kong Government, the "Special Registration Committee" is not used as a gatekeeper, but only as a check on the qualifications of institutions.
He believes that the current list of accreditation in Singapore has mainland institutions. I believe that Hong Kong will have no reason to exclude the mainland in the future. "What qualifications does Hong Kong have to exclude them?"
Chen Peiran of the medical profession believes that it will be difficult to exclude mainland universities when the list is drawn up in the future.
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Regarding the Liberal Party member Yuren Zhang, who has been actively promoting the overseas doctor registration regulations, urged local doctors to "stop" and not to obstruct the importation of overseas doctors, Chen Peiran retorted: "Under the political reality of Hong Kong, the government can do whatever it wants. What can we do? ??" He criticized Zhang Yuren for speaking irrespective of reality, and criticizing him for not having to make relevant remarks.
Under the new system, whether an overseas doctor can be officially registered depends on the evaluation results of the institution where he works.
Ma Zhongyi said on the Hong Kong and Taiwan program "Millenniums" that the current public hospitals are mainly looking at their work efficiency and cooperation with colleagues, rather than assessing their knowledge.
She pointed out that at present, the HA will suspend an employee’s contract, mostly because the employee has committed a big mistake, or has not been able to improve his own problems for a long time, so it is rarely fired. She believes that if overseas doctors cannot follow suit in the future If he fails to pass his assessment, he will be cut off to practice in Hong Kong. The responsibilities are different, and he does not know whether he needs to explain the reasons to the government.
Ma Zhongyi pointed out that if overseas doctors are found to be inadequate in the future, it will be difficult to decide whether they have the right to fail their assessment.
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As for specialist training, Ma Zhongyi, a middle-level doctor, pointed out that public hospitals are busy with work and now need to work at the same time and "bring multiple colleagues." Some specialists require a ratio of one to two instructors and students. Thousands of doctors return to Hong Kong, it is difficult to have staff to train overseas doctors, and many middle-level doctors leave their jobs, and the number of surgical places in some specialties is even limited. In the future, it is necessary to evaluate how to set up a training system and deal with integration issues.
Regarding the formulation of the list of approved institutions, Ma Zhongyi criticized the government for failing to clarify the complete set of standards and writing legislation, which is difficult to evaluate. However, he pointed out that even if there are medical schools in Mainland China that use English as the medium of instruction, when Hong Kong doctors contact graduates of these institutions, they are It was found that their writing in English was acceptable, but clinical English still had difficulty.
On the contrary, some domestic doctors studied and took the Hong Kong practising examination, and finally passed, "If you have an examination, everyone knows you have to do it!"
The government is about to amend the regulations to introduce overseas doctors through "special registration". Under the new plan, overseas doctors must work in public institutions for at least five years.
(Photo/Photo by Ou Jiale)
No one is elected by the special registration committee. Ma Zhongyi said that the current list of members is a leader in the medical field, but questioned whether they can understand the voice of front-line doctors after they have been out of the front line for a long time.
She said that the government’s current plan is similar to that in February, but it has increased the number of members of the Medical Council. However, the Chief Executive must appoint a new committee. She emphasized that half of the members of the Medical Council itself have been appointed. The government "re-selected" among these people, so that the new committee lacked voices at all levels. It believed that the government should accept that all members of the medical committee are eligible to join the new committee.
Peng Hongchang said that he agreed with the government to amend the regulations, but he believed that the current threshold is still not low enough to attract a large number of doctors to Hong Kong.
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