Help Penang Medical College (PMC)

Forward note: Although plagued with numerous English errors, this article merits urgent concern and attention...

By Ahmad Sabri


Dear Sir
I am writing to you on behalf of all Malaysians. I hope you will be able to share the information
about the troubles and difficulties at Penang Medical College so that foreign Irish colonisation and
dominance stops. There is mention that Penang Medical College, PMC, is going to be sold to the Irish
and their partners.Please try not to allow this sale. Malaysians must always
remain in control the medical college for the rakyat to educate honest and good doctors.
THERE IS A SERIOUS NEED FOR AN AUDIT AND INVESTIGATION TO STOP WRONGDOINGS.

The medical college is possible only because the students can learn practical work at
Hospital Pulau Pinang . Without the Hospital there will be no medical college.It really cost
a lot of money to run a medical college entirely. The big silent partner in the college is the
Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia and Kerajaan Malaysia. Without the Penang General Hospital
there will be no medical college and there will be no income and no students for the Irish
from the students of PMC who go to Dublin for the first 2-3 years of the course
and pay the Irish very high fees of 30,000 Euros per year per student. If there was no Penang Hospital
there will be no Medical College

The Irish know this. They are making a lot of profit from Malaysians. It is said
that PMC is nonprofit. but why are the Irish so willing to take control of the College.
The reason is that they getting a great lot of Money from the fees especially fees for the first 2-3years
course in Dublin They only want to grab grab grab, providing very poor facilities. There have really
no improvements at PMC, facilities poor, library poor, computer IT facilities poor. Irish want more
and more profit , fees keep increasing, more and more students but PMC staff not around ,
a lot of teaching left to junior hospital staff , some even have no postgraduate degree

There are no plans for improvement of any form, no improvement in quality of staff nor quality of facilities

The Degree given by National Universiti of Ireland also poor , not recognised internationally as advertised

Only recognised in Malaysia & Ireland .When PMC graduates try to apply to work in UK,
Australia,Singapore they are told that PMC- National Universiti of Ireland degree not laku.Graduates told by
General Medical Council in UK , that PMC graduates have to pass PLAB examination first.
Told by Australian Medical licensing Examination Council that PMC graduates must pass AMEC exams
first. USA- USMLE, Singapore - no more recognition of PMC degree. If that year is very lucky , For working and
in Ireland , only 1-2 students accepted per year ,and only if they are very outstanding.
just a wrongful deceiving advertisment advertisment.

To graduate from PMC private student spends about 800k, scholarship student has 10 year bond
or pay 600k penalty. but degree recognition, no different from , local medical colleges
eg AMIST- 300k, Allianz-300k, Melaka Mannipal- 400k, IMU local course 400k,
and now UNITAR- 250k MAHSA College 250k etc etc.

All these information can be checked whether true. Malaysians have been conned, and are allowing themselves
to be conned . Penang General Hospital can be a very good teaching hospital if properly
organised with PMC Lecturers helping in service and senior hospital staff doing some teaching.

All in all , PMC has a goldmine, Penang Hospital. Please dont allow PMC to be sold to the IRISH or any
other company who may latter sell to Irish. Malaysians must keep control to keep medical college
honest, transparent , affordable, so that students can graduate not feel cheated and not having to have plenty
of loans to service. If students have alot of loans to pay and feel they have been cheated , they will be looking
to get as much money from the patients, because of the pressure to get as much money as possible as it is
more and more difficult to get money as the number of doctors are getting more and more very fast.

Worse still the management put Irish CEO, with no medical background, no medical training or any experience,
CEO wants to reorganise the College . a major change is the shifting the library with the canteen, with the students
recreation room to a new rented building 1 km away.

Most students and lecturers do not agreed to this change because the library and the canteen should be
near to the lecture theatre and tutorial rooms and not 1km away . When they are not near each other it will be very
difficult to use library Worse still there is not much parking space.Students Association have sent letters to CEO
stating that the changes are not suitable and will have bad effects but CEO will not listen to students.as usual the students
are going to suffer as they always suffer and get kicked around again.

Currently the building situation is acceptable but not good. Students can use canteen or library inbetween lectures
and tutorials When library moved away many students will go home if there is a 1-2 hour break and may not come back for a
late afternoon lecture

It is the wrong use of space which is the problem. There no space for library and canteen to be together at the same
place as the lecture theatre and tutirial rooms but space is used for research rooms and used for a sweedish consulate and
the Clinical research centre at the PMC main compound. these are not related to the teaching of medical students
but are for the benefit of PMC management and their friends .

The management do not work for making college better but do things for their own benefit.The CEO recently
organised a motivation talk by his friend Eddie Jordan .when only few students attended the talk ,CEO got mad and
scolded students ,said all must write a letter giving reasons for not attending. If dont write letter or reason not good
caution fee will be deducted as penalty. This is serious bad bullying. by CEO . Why should students pay for talk they
did not attend.,College can pay . College collects so much money from students but gives only basic facilities.Not enough
ibrary books not enough computers. lectures and tutorials are cancelled at last minute.teaching schedule very disorganised
A lot of teaching left to very junior hospital doctors , some hopeless but students tired of complaining.

CEO and his staff does not work to make things better fos college or students but themselves Lecturers absent
going shopping or doing private practice while left teaching to hospital doctors who are not interested in student teaching
CEO spent a lot of college money and time organising Irish games instead of raising money for new buildings and facilities
Also often CEO and lecturers not around colloge run on autopilot by in experienced staff .

Many students poor struggling scholarship money not enough, but have to go to Hospital Taiping or Hospital
Seberang Jaya. difficult transportation problem, try to car pool but admin staff not understanding do not want to change
the groups

Also why must students to go to Taiping or Seberang Jaya. because Penang hospital staff tired and fed up
of teaching PMC students . go to new hospital, hosp doctors teach, show off their knowledge, hen when they find out
how much money the PMC lecturers are paid and the benefits PMC lecturers get ,
Hospital Doctors get very angry and push students from doctor to doctor for teaching

Many hospital doctors hate students, they should not teach , as they dont like teaching students forced to come at
600 am for tutorials , somedays no tutorials somedays 3-4 tutorials.

Please save PMC and give a chance to independent Private medacal school ,managed transparently and for the
good of students with reasonable fees.. Twinning with overseas really a waste of money . Irish get a lot of money
from the foundation year and years 1& 2.

Please keep control of PMC with its teaching hospital in Penang . Penang and Malaysia need a well and honestly run
transparent medical college to produce dedicated and honest doctors to servre the rakyat especially
the poor. Please keep control of PMC and the hospital Penang. The Hospital is a very precious asset because
it is very very very costly to run a teaching hospital, They really ,can ,only be run by by by foundations supported
the government . Malaysians need to stop the Irish from colonising Malaysia again.

PMC course should be made affordable and totally local studies like the rest of the medical schools.
The Irish involvement can be phased out .Many Malaysian medical colleges eg IMU, Mannipal Melaka
can take the place of thrIrish partners. Malaysians dont need an expensive Irish degree which is
only worth the same recognition wise as a local Malaysian degree, Russian , Indian,Indonesian degree.
Anybody wanting an internationally recognised degree will be dissappoimted with PMC. This must be made
known to the public and the ministry of higher education

Better to be straightfoward and honest. Organise local degree for local practice, The Irish want
more and more control o fPenang Medical College

Please keep costs affordable studies local. Malaysians need only locally recognised degree. Please share this information
so that more and more people are aware of the exploitation and cunning siphoning of Malaysians, their young,
andtheir resources by foreigner colonialist.

AN INVESTIGATION AND AUDIT IS REQUIRED.

Thank You