Limited registration approved for non-locally trained doctors
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The Hospital Authority (HA) spokesperson today (June 22) announced that confirmation has been received from the Medical Council of Hong Kong (MCHK) on the approval of 13 applications of non-locally trained doctors for practice with limited registration in public hospitals to help relieve the frontline workload. Among the 13 applications, five are new applications while the other eight are for renewal. The 13 doctors will be serving in anatomical pathology, cardiothoracic surgery, emergency medicine, family medicine, internal medicine, neurosurgery, obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics, radiology and surgery departments.
The HA spokesperson said that the recruitment of non-locally trained doctors will continue. Selection interviews by user departments will be arranged for eligible applicants. The HA will submit limited registration applications to the MCHK for the non-locally trained doctors who are considered suitable for appointment according to their intended date of reporting for duty.
Together with nine new applications and four renewal applications approved earlier, currently, there are 42 non-locally trained doctors working in public hospitals under limited registration, to relieve manpower shortage and workload pressure of frontline doctors in the specialties of anaesthesia, anatomical pathology, cardiothoracic surgery, emergency medicine, family medicine, internal medicine, neurosurgery, obstetrics and gynaecology, ophthalmology, paediatrics, radiology and surgery.
The HA currently recruits non-locally trained doctors as Service Residents in all specialties. The HA will also recruit non-locally trained doctors who meet the required qualification at the rank of Associate Consultant in specialties that face a significant shortage of specialists.
Ends/Wednesday, June 22, 2022
Issued at HKT 15:05
Issued at HKT 15:05
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