Malaysian Medical Council Guidelines

All practitioners are reminded to comply with these guidelines which will be used by the mmc in any disciplinary proceedings.

Malaysian medical council guidelines. The complainant informant is required to fill up this form and send it to the malaysian medical council. Please submit the completed application to. Form ethical codes code of professional conduct good medical practice credentialing a read more. A practitioner successful at achieving publicity may not be the most appropriate doctor for a patient to consult.

The malaysian medical council is not directly involved in the training and certification of registered medical practitioners but is primarily concerned with the standard of practice as laid down in the code of professional conduct and in good medical practice and confidentiality and other guidelines adopted by the council. Federal court of australia 2008. He may be trained in clinical departments in hospitals under a responsible physician as defined in later sections. Certificate of good standing cogs shall be issued to all practitioners who are registered with the malaysian medical council.

In the course of providing safe and competent health care services for the country the malaysian medical council mmc was established by an act of parliament approved on 27 september 1971 and gazetted on 30 september 1971. Registrar of medical practitioners malaysian medical council block b ground floor jalan cenderasari 50590 kuala lumpur 11. The malaysian medical council mmc approved the revised guidelines on confidentiality at its meeting on 11 october 2011. Certificate of good standing shall be issued to all practitioners who not have disciplinary action taken or pending against them.

Acting as an expert witness 2008. Before submitting please refer to the checklist provided. Malaysian medical council guidelines for application certificate of good standing 1. Consent for treatment of patients by registered medical practitioners specific arrangements apply for the obtaining of consent from a third party such as a parent or guardian of a child patient see infra paragraphs 21 et seq.

Consent of the patient may not be required for any treatment that may be ordered. In the council s opinion self advertisement is not only incompatible with the principles which should govern relations between members of a profession but could be a source of danger to the public. Guidelines for expert witnesses in proceedings in the. Advertising information and related professional matters the medical profession has long accepted the convention that medical practitioners should refrain from selfadvertisement.

If he chooses to enter and complete the houseman training he may be allowed to do so with special restrictions and supervision as designed and permitted by the president of malaysian medical council. Malaysian medical council guideline. Complaint form information against registered medical practitioner pursuant to section 29 1 medical act 1971 the council has disciplinary jurisdiction over registered medical practitioners.