“Healing the Healer” Mental Health Awareness Campaign
MAY: MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH
In conjunction with Mental Health Awareness Month, MMI will be taking you into the world of the mental health of our doctors with our upcoming panel discussion and a myriad of Human of Medicine articles! Are doctors the worst patients? Why is the profession so highly associated with increasing rates of depression and suicide?
Stay tuned to catch our upcoming dates and times! Let's be the change to break the stigma of mental health issues within the healthcare profession globally!
Gender Equality Policy Campaign
"Don't we already have gender equality? Women can vote, work, and do everything that men can do."
Are we truly equal?
Gender bias and stereotyping remains prevalent in and towards Malaysian healthcare workers, be it from patient perception or between healthcare professionals. The situation in Malaysia echoes WHO's findings that disproportionately women deliver global health while men lead it……
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Improving Medical Education Policy Campaign
No doubt we know this familiar headline - The Glut of Junior Doctors in Malaysia.
Too many housemen, not enough training hospitals, medical students edged out of learning during the pandemic and many begin to question the quality of junior doctors we are producing.
These issues point to a common root problem - the need to improve the Quality of Medical Education in Malaysia, instead of our quantity……
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Cure the Culture 2.0 Campaign
Malaysian Medics International (MMI) first launched Cure the Culture in July 2018, when the head of the orthopaedics department at a hospital in Klang Valley was reported to sexually harass housemen for years.
It has been three years since the incident, but clinical workplace toxic culture remains. Therefore, MMI, as a representative body for Malaysian medical students and junior doctors, decided it's time to launch Cure the Culture 2.0……
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Improving Houseman Training Policy Campaign
Recent years, there have been countless emerging cases or news articles featuring issues within Malaysia's Houseman Training, amongst which include prolonged waiting periods for houseman postings, incessant complaints of stresses and fatigue mentally, emotionally, and physically while within the programme, and cases of housemanship extensions and dropouts due to incompetency……
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National Contract Doctors Day Campaign
We are hosting our first ever National Contract Doctors Day Celebration! We are inviting you, and everyone, to be part of this celebration from 30 November 2020 to 6 December 2020! The welfare of contract doctors has always been a hot topic frequently discussed privately and publicly. Undoubtedly, this is an important issue that we get ourselves acquainted and familiar with. Hence, join our initiative to learn more about the contract system with our upcoming infographics, as well as first-hand experience and stories from our medical officers……
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