Lawyer New Sin Yew has backed the idea of amending the Medical Act 1971 to solve the current impasse over the parallel pathway programme for cardiothoracic surgeons.

The programme began to attract a lot of attention, especially after UiTM was urged to temporarily allow the admission of non-bumiputera medical students to continue their studies up to specialist level in the field of cardiothoracic surgery.

This came after the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) rejected...