Mapping the Locations of Medical Specialists in the Ministry of Health's Hospitals in Malaysia by Specialty, Subspecialty and Area of Interest.

Mapping the distribution of medical specialists in the Ministry of Health (MOH) Malaysia facilities is expected to be more complex as the demand for specialty and subspecialty services increases in the future. A more robust and definitive gap analysis is needed to facilitate planning and resource allocation. The Medical Development Division developed a master list of framework of specialties, subspecialties and areas of interest, and Specialist Database Module in the Medical Programme Information System (MPIS) as tools to facilitate mapping of services.

How Many Doctors Do We Need in the Public Sector?: A Guide to Human Resource Planning and Specialist Training.

Estimating number of doctors including medical specialists needed in the public sector is fundamental to guide human resource planning and implementation of specialist training in Malaysia. Crude population-based and individual basic specialities population-based ratios were used to estimate number of doctors including specialists needed in the public sector by 2025 and 2030. These estimates were then compared with existing number of specialists, current production rates and other parameters to determine level of deficit of the various medical specialities in the future.

Economic Burden of ESRD to the Malaysian Health Care System.

Introduction: Prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Malaysia is 9.07% of the total population, of which 0.36% are at stage 5 CKD or end-stage renal disease (ESRD).