KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 -- The parallel pathway programme for medical specialists is recognised globally and should be accepted here in Malaysia as well, said DAP chairman Lim Guan Eng, expressing his agreement with Malaysian Association for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (MATCVS) President Dr Basheer Ahamed Abdul Kareem.

In a Facebook post today, the DAP chairman highlighted that the government should not sacrifice merits over "mindless bureaucracy," citing the risk of the programme's graduates being disqualified on their own soil but accepted overseas.

"Graduates of the parallel pathway programme are now serving in the best hospitals in the world but face the risk of being disqualified as not good enough to serve at our local hosp...