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healthcarecareerspostgraduate

Psychology and Counselling in Malaysia: What the Degree Actually Lets You Do

A bachelor's degree in psychology does not qualify you to practise as a therapist in Malaysia. Counsellors register with Lembaga Kaunselor Malaysia under the Counsellors Act 1998 and need a master's plus a practising certificate renewed periodically. Clinical psychologists register with the Malaysian Allied Health Professions Council under the Allied Health Professions Act 2016, which makes the title protected. Psychiatrists are medical doctors registered with the MMC.

· 3 min read

healthcarecareersplanning

Medicine in Malaysia: The Housemanship Queue Has Vanished

For a decade the warning about Malaysian medicine was oversupply: too many graduates, waits of over a year for a housemanship placement, and contract posts with no permanent path. That has reversed. In January 2026 the Health Ministry offered 5,000 housemanship slots and only 529 medical graduates reported for duty. The bottleneck has moved from getting a placement to producing doctors at all.

· 3 min read

healthcarecareersafter-spm

Healthcare Careers After SPM Beyond Becoming a Doctor

Medicine takes at least eleven years including housemanship and costs a fortune privately. Nursing, allied health and medical laboratory technology reach the same hospital with three-year qualifications, rising demand, and a viable route abroad.

· 2 min read