working with the govt as a non-PSD scholarship holder?
I had met a many Public Service Department Scholarship holder during my days with the MOH. Due to govt. policy most of them were Malays except one. Majority of the Malays PSD scholarship holder were bright and cheering persons, they had seen the modern developed country which influences their practice and lifestyle. The only one was a Chinese, he was the first batch who was granted scholarship after the change of policy. He had completed his degree in India and came back to serve. A nice and dedicated person but I described him as a GP type of man…I had forgotten his name and wander did he completed his specialist training and still serve with the MOH…
The thinking process of Chinese and the “Bumis” were different; the most of the Chinese would have to work like a “dog” and save up for their children education fund. The “Bumis” would not have this kind of burden. I had met a master of orthopedic trainee who had bought a car and a house with the govt loan…. And he had 3 kids….
If their children are bright enough – govt. would pay for them. It is not true for the Chinese, the saving would provide enough fund for the studies or a business starting fund for the children.
I had worked under a clinical specialist L during my housemanship. A MU grad, top of the top during his high school. A clinical specialist were mostly MRCP/FRCS holder then, they had to work under supervision for 2 years before they were gazetted as specialist. In the beginning, they had to do MO calls and after a few months, there would be promoted to do Specialist call. The major different was the specialist subsidy of RM800 and the entertainment claim.
However, he had met some hardship during his MRCP examination. He had attempted a few times before he got his pass. He had told me that he had almost given up but his wife had supported him through the exam. He is still working with the MOH and currently posted in Johor as consultant. A very nice and easy going person, he would help us up clerking new patient in a busy afternoon.
There were also some MRCP candidate then – most of them were India medical graduate and most of them were not worry over their financial problem(either came from a wealthy family or not married).
Xian arrival had truly affected my planning. I was getting about 3.5k then and I was posted to MU for my master then. That means a cut of 500RM (a special subsidy from the MOH but not from the MOE –working MU hospital is considered working with the MOE…)
I could imaging 4 of us living in a flat in PJ….Xian and Yun grabbing the iron bate of the iron gate glancing through the “lubang” waiting for me to come back…
I opted to leave…….
The medical officer got paid far more better than a average graduate -> how many Chinese govt. servant could live with the salary with any help from the parents ?
Getting a govt. scholarship means paying back by working as a govt. servant – how many of those “bright” Chinese would ? Govt. should have show a statistic how many of those outstanding student had provided their service and for how long…..it was a bad logic in my point of view,
1.govt. servant got paid less
2.outstanding student was given scholarship and later become govt. servant.
3.Govt servant got pay less compare to private sector – less/no chance of become rich
4.Outstanding student = less chance of getting big money.
5.Average student do business/ work in private sector = more chance of become rich…
No wander the NEP hadn’t succeed of getting the bumis to become wealthier….
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