Surviving Private Practice In Malaysia

In this episode I will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of working in the government hospital and private practice. This will help you decide when you will be ready to move to private practice.

My name is Dr Selva  I am a consultant  obstetrician and gynaecologist at Mahkota Medical Centre in Melaka, Malaysia. This is my first episode and I am excited to record and share this podcast to all of you. This podcast is entited “Why I started this podcast”.I started a blog entitled "Surviving private practice in Malaysia" last year and I thought that a podcast will be good to reach out to more people. I have been working in private practice in Malaysia for the last 27 years.

Many students who want to become doctors and young doctors working in the government hospitals, do not know how private practice in Malaysia works. This podcast is aimed to educate them about private practice in Malaysia. In this podcasts I will talk about my experiences working in private practice in Malaysia. I will discuss on how private practice works . I will also be speaking to other doctors who are already working in private practice in Malaysia. I am hoping that by listening to this podcast you will have a good idea about how private practice in Malaysia works and hopefully you will be better prepared to face private practice when your time comes to move from the government hospital to private practice.