In light of the severe lack of specialists, the Malaysian Medical Association has appealed to Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) to permit non-bumis to enroll in its cardiothoracic surgery program.
However, just in;
The Student body at UiTM starts "wear black" protest in opposition to calls for non-Bumiputera admission.
In a statement, the Student Representative Council (MPP) stated that all 214 of its members ardently upheld UiTM's original goals as a school serving Malays, Orang Asli, and Bumiputera from Sabah and Sarawak.
And of course, netizens are currently reacting to this news on Twitter.
they rather be racists than to have new doctors and this is why our society is falling apart https://t.co/xOacqjqkNG
— el (@ellyshhaa) May 15, 2024
For those who say abolish SJKT & SJKC first kindly use your small brains because SJKT & SKTC never restricted Malays to enrol in SJKs whereas UiTM prohibits Non-Malays to enrol. Yes wear black to show you all are racist. https://t.co/8DzjUOfb0A
— Dhineys Selva (@DhineysSelva) May 15, 2024
Majority of the people are very much against the protest with claims saying that this is a major step back in society and for the nation.
Besides this obvious fact, there is also a greater concern that the matter of declining numbers of specialist in the cardiothoracic surgery programme isn't being taken seriously.
The average waiting time to get a cardio appointment is about 6 months (or more).
— Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus (@thaneshhhhh) May 15, 2024
So for those who support this, the next time someone in your family needs a cardio appointment and they dont get it soon enough, I hope you remember this. https://t.co/EFGwmTOTqB
"UiTM MPP believes that this sacred university is the one Bumiputera education institution protected till now. Therefore, we as one voice call for UiTM to preserve the original objective of its foundation, which is to protect and develop Bumiputera students as the fortress of the privilege and development of our race."
The proposal by Prof. Dr. Raja Amin Raja Mokhtar, who is on the Board of Studies of the UiTM-IJN cardiothoracic surgery postgraduate program, to "temporarily" open up the program to non-Bumiputera as a means of resolving the issue at hand has prompted the student union at UiTM to launch this campaign.
Budak uni negara kapir sanggup kena belasah, tangkap dengan polis sebab nak lumpuhkan sistem yang menegakkan rasisme dan penindasan.
— Mujahid Mansor (@mojasama) May 15, 2024
Budak uni negara majoriti Islam sanggup tengok sistem kesihatan lumpuh sebab nak tegakkan sistem rasisme dan penindasan. https://t.co/fBzXkaN1SE
According to Dr. Raja Amin, the cardiothoracic surgery program was only made available to non-Bumiputera individuals for a brief time, while Universiti Malaya established a comparable program.
