Government spokesman Fahmi Fadzil said the health and higher education ministries as well as the Malaysian Medical Council will ensure that medical education standards are maintained at private institutions. (Bernama pic)PETALING JAYA: Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) holders who obtain at least a B4 in each of the five stipulated subjects remain eligible to apply for direct entry into medical degree programmes at private higher education institutions.

Government spokesman Fahmi Fadzil said the Cabinet had decided to retain the admission requirements for UEC holders that were in place before the recent amendment to the Education Act 1996.

“The health ministry and the Malaysian Medical Council will coordinate follow-up action with the higher education ministry to ensure the process runs smoothly and that any issues that arise are resolved,” he said at a post-Cabinet meeting press conference today.