Malaysia: They Dared to be Doctors

This is a letter from the Readers Write in the STAR today. I want to paste it here to caution parents that being a dcotor these days is no longer glamorous. Also, I wonder whether it justifies your RM1 million dollar investment.

So please read.

"Don’t work our doctors to death

DOCTORS hold one of the most noble jobs in the world but it is known that doctors in Malaysia are not treated well enough.

They need to work seven days a week and rarely get any public holiday.

When they are on call, they need to stay alert throughout the night. Can anyone imagine having to work through the night and continue working the next day?

Not even night shift workers work for 36 hours straight like some doctors do. The pay of a doctor is not as high as is expected as they only get between RM3,000 and RM4,000. Other than that, doctors are constantly yelled at by their seniors during their house-manship.

Although most doctors choose the profession to help the sick, the bad treatment they get often makes them neglect their duties.

All in all, Malaysia should truly appreciate their talented doctors and not work them to death.

Doctors should be given regular holidays as they have to work hard when they are on call. Those who do not know the real job of a doctor may think that it is easy. On the contrary, it is truly challenging.

YONG CHEE YUEN,
Kajang.

So there you have it.

Think twice. It is no longer the golden goose of an occupation.