SPECIALIST REGISTRATION via SARAWAK MEDICAL COMMITTEE
The Sarawak Medical Committee (SMC) is responsible for assessing applications from Malaysian and non-Malaysian specialists who wish to practise exclusively in Sarawak. All assessments are conducted in accordance with national standards, while taking into account Sarawak’s specific healthcare needs.
Registration through the SMC is open to medical practitioners who hold specialist qualifications that are not listed in the Fourth Schedule, as well as Malaysian practitioners with listed specialist qualifications whose specialist training may be indeterminate or unstructured. This registration pathway is specifically intended for specialists seeking employment in Sarawak only. Therefore, a valid job offer in Sarawak and supporting documents are required for all applications.
Applications may be submitted by post or delivered to:
Majlis Perubatan Malaysia (MPM)
(u.p. Sarawak Medical Committee)
Tingkat 8, Bangunan PERKIM
Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah
51200 Kuala Lumpur
Alternatively, applications may be submitted via email to: smc@mmc.gov.my
Criteria as referee
- The referee must be a peer or a senior professionally
- The referee must have been practicing as a specialist in the specialty for a minimum of 5 years
- The referee must have worked with/had the opportunity to observe the applicant professionally after candidate completes the training programme, for a minimum of 6 months
- The referee must be a registered specialist (where applicable)
- The referee must be from the same specialty/subspecialty
To find more, please refer List of Registrable Specialist Qualifications (Fourth Schedule of the Medical Act 1971 ).
To find more, please refer List of Specialties & Subspecialties.
- 03-90782171 ext 238 | 261
- 012-334 7548 (call only)
- smc@mmc.gov.my
