PTK 
Scrap efficiency exams for specialists, say MPs. THE efficiency level assessment (PTK) for specialist doctors should be abolished as it has no relevance to their expertise, MPs said.
Dr Rozaidah Talib (BN – Ampang), debating Budget 2006, said specialist doctors left public hospitals for private ones mainly because they were frustrated with low salaries. She said many doctors who had “slogged” to become specialists had to pass two general examinations – PTK1 and PTK2 – to reach the higher U48 grade.
“What is assessed has nothing to do with their expertise. They have already attained their qualifications after passing examinations in their respective fields,” she said.
Mohamad Shahrum Osman (BN – Lipis), in seeking clarification, said that if the doctors were already specialists they should be given “specialist salaries” and be exempted from the examinations.
Dr Rozaidah added that the problem arose because the examinations were formulated by the Public Examination Department and not doctors.
“Both examinations are general examinations which do not help in enhancing a doctor's quality of service,” she said.
Earlier, she complained that the Government gave better treatment to foreign doctors, who were given attractive incentives and salaries.
“Some of these foreign doctors are from developing countries such as Myanmar, India and Pakistan,” she said, adding that most of them could not find jobs in their own countries.
“Some even had to be retrained by local specialists before they could serve at our hospitals.
“Local doctors feel disappointed and insulted because it looks as though the Government does not appreciate their specialist qualifications,” she said.
Dear MPs, Dear Dr Rozaidah Talib(BN – Ampang), Dear Mohamad Shahrum Osman (BN – Lipis),
You don't know what you are talking about. The PTK is about continuous learning; not what you have already learnt which may get outdated and outmoded.
The problem is not the exam, but the exam questions which may be irrelevant to the professionals as they were set by people who are non professionals but administrators. If this is the case, we should address the root problem, that is, assign the right people to set the exam questions. You do not burn the bridge if the big vehicles cannot crossover. You have to widen the bridge and strengthened it.
PTK exam is definitely necessary to evaluate the progress and achievements of current civil servants who wants promotion. The exam should be relevant to the field of expertise, not merely an exam for exam sake. The system adopted by PSD is dysfunctioning and needs a total overhaul; maybe, they need Change Management - changing a few people at the top who are responsible for the irrelevancies.
But this is all about Malaysia Boleh Ideology! We can't change till it is broken; it hasn't broke completely yet; so no change is required!
Scrap efficiency exams for specialists, say MPs. THE efficiency level assessment (PTK) for specialist doctors should be abolished as it has no relevance to their expertise, MPs said.
Dr Rozaidah Talib (BN – Ampang), debating Budget 2006, said specialist doctors left public hospitals for private ones mainly because they were frustrated with low salaries. She said many doctors who had “slogged” to become specialists had to pass two general examinations – PTK1 and PTK2 – to reach the higher U48 grade.
“What is assessed has nothing to do with their expertise. They have already attained their qualifications after passing examinations in their respective fields,” she said.
Mohamad Shahrum Osman (BN – Lipis), in seeking clarification, said that if the doctors were already specialists they should be given “specialist salaries” and be exempted from the examinations.
Dr Rozaidah added that the problem arose because the examinations were formulated by the Public Examination Department and not doctors.
“Both examinations are general examinations which do not help in enhancing a doctor's quality of service,” she said.
Earlier, she complained that the Government gave better treatment to foreign doctors, who were given attractive incentives and salaries.
“Some of these foreign doctors are from developing countries such as Myanmar, India and Pakistan,” she said, adding that most of them could not find jobs in their own countries.
“Some even had to be retrained by local specialists before they could serve at our hospitals.
“Local doctors feel disappointed and insulted because it looks as though the Government does not appreciate their specialist qualifications,” she said.
Dear MPs, Dear Dr Rozaidah Talib(BN – Ampang), Dear Mohamad Shahrum Osman (BN – Lipis),
You don't know what you are talking about. The PTK is about continuous learning; not what you have already learnt which may get outdated and outmoded.
The problem is not the exam, but the exam questions which may be irrelevant to the professionals as they were set by people who are non professionals but administrators. If this is the case, we should address the root problem, that is, assign the right people to set the exam questions. You do not burn the bridge if the big vehicles cannot crossover. You have to widen the bridge and strengthened it.
PTK exam is definitely necessary to evaluate the progress and achievements of current civil servants who wants promotion. The exam should be relevant to the field of expertise, not merely an exam for exam sake. The system adopted by PSD is dysfunctioning and needs a total overhaul; maybe, they need Change Management - changing a few people at the top who are responsible for the irrelevancies.
But this is all about Malaysia Boleh Ideology! We can't change till it is broken; it hasn't broke completely yet; so no change is required!
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