4th. June 2004.Shafie
SYSTEMIC FAILURE UNFOLDED ONCE AGAIN TOO OFTEN
Instead of searching and finding strategic solutions to the twin-problems of medical students and the obviously lack of doctors and medical support staffs currently faced by the Health Ministry and, its projected inadequacies that will prevail in the years ahead; the Minister of Higher Education, Datuk Dr. Shafie Salleh is looking into ways for making absolutely sure, that future medical students will not only have to achieve CGPA of 4.0 but will be interviewed (...till they failed to gain entry). This is definitely a "good-ass" strategic plan to ensure that those selected will be the ones who the Minister will decide unilaterally, to be eligible students; (..... maybe those relatives of ministers, girlfriends and consorts and cronies of the ministers).
The hypothetical questions put forward by the minister is, "WHETHER GOOD-GRADES MAKE GOOD DOCTORS?"
The word of the renown Guru Peter Drucker rings into my mind -
"GOOD ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE DOES NOT BY ITSELF PRODUCE GOOD PERFORMANCE, BUT .....POOR ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE MAKES GOOD PERFORMANCE IMPOSSIBLE, NO MATTER HOW GOOD THE MANAGER MAYBE."
In similar philosophical analysis, "good grades may not make good doctors, but... will poor grades makes good doctor?" This is afortiori, Sir!!!
The Ministry expounded on meritocracy, and we have metriculation students, STPM, and 'A' Level construed as equal and equivalent in knowledge-competency zone. But are we being honest, fair and just - please ask the ministry to provide the statistics of those whose gets into metriculation - what's their SPM results; those into STPM and those with 'A' levels. I have no disrespect to metriculation students as my son had just completed his metriculation at TAR College (.... not public university; he scored straight 'A's for his SPM).
The question of conducting interviews of prospective medical students sounds good and idealistic - but who will be selected to judge?; is it the ministry officials or competent doctors who are well-respected in the medical profession? Is it fair to deny an aspirant and a good young citizen his(her) right to pursue medicine when he has work extremely hard to score a CGPA of 4.0 for his STPM? How many current doctors and specialist has scored the same CGPA? Are we allowed to judge something that is basically subjective and foretelling; do the potential judge have the Godly wisdom and absolute competency to firmly say that his decision is 100% (or 99%) sure to be right and that the young boy/girl will or not become a good doctor in 10 years time????? ARE WE PLAYING GOD?
What are STANDARDS and what are they for? The ministry have decided that 4.0 CGPA (near perfect score in STPM) is the basis for qualification for medical students but .... we are now saying that, "IT DEPENDS ON THE EDUCATION MINISTERS WHIMS & FANCIES." Is it unfair to give a bright child (with knowledge competencies and hardworking) a chance to proof himself (herself)? THINK IF THAT CHILD IS YOURS .....ASSHOLE MINISTERS!!!!!!!
PAK-LAH stand was - "The Higher Education Ministry must look for long-term solution to overcome the shortage of places for those wanting to study medicine." That's what I have been clamouring - LONG-TERM SOLUTION, NOT ASS-SHIT TINKERING SOLUTIONS -i.e to solve a problem as and when they arise and has becomes critical!!!
The long-term solution is not just about more places for students, but to provide the solutions of what Health Minister says - "one doctor to 650 people," that we need to increase 1,000 doctors each year till 2015. What about those other Ministries that are also facing the brain-drain problems, shortages, inadequacies and incompetencies?????? Is there going to be a long-term solution?
In a separate case, a patient in a critical condition was rushed to the medical center at Bukit Pelanduk, N.Sembilan. That patient who was in such critical condition had to wait for half an hour so as to be attended by a nurse. By the time the doctor arrived (back from his dinner), the patient was pronounced dead within the next 15 minutes. The hypothetical question is -
"Would there be a better chance to save the patient had the doctor attended to him at the point in time when he was admitted?"
"Why is it that break time for lunch, dinner, etc means that the medical center or hospital will be without doctors?"
"In all health service centers, isn't it mandatory (a strict requirement) to ensure that the support staff and specialist will be around to attend to critical matters - of life and death situation?"
What is the Government doing in managing the system to meet the Rakyat's objective of electing them? Do we need people like Shafie Salleh to make sure that it will be almost impossible for students who scores perfect grade to be doctors; that those selected for medical degree are stupid "bumkangs" who uses pen and pencils to treat patients?
PAK-LAH JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND HIS SELECTION OF MINISTERS & THEIR COMPETENCY! MAYBE THEY ARE CHOSEN BASED ON POLITICAL PATRONAGE OR FOR PROVIDING POTENTIAL GRASS-ROOT SUPPORT FOR THE COMING UNMO ELECTION.
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