Editor’s Note: Updated to reflect the UK General Medical Council’s position on the FRSC Ed and the number of cardiothoracic surgery specialists in Malaysia.

KINIGUIDE | Over the past weeks, various quarters have locked horns about the issue of parallel pathways for medical specialist training.

This is after the government said it is looking to amend the Medical Act 1971 to accommodate such pathways.

This Kiniguide explores what it’s about, how it cropped up and why some are objecting to the law change...