New doctors free to choose jobs

New doctors free to choose jobs

JAKARTA: New doctors and dentists are no longer obligated to
undergo residency programs that require them to work in community
health centers for three years. Now, they can open their own
clinics, work in private or state-owned hospitals or apply to
become civil servants as soon as they graduate.

Health Minister Achmad Sujudi, as quoted by Antara on
Wednesday, said in accordance with the health minister's Decree
No. 1540/2002 on the procedure of the assignment of doctors,
newly graduated doctors could choose whether they wanted to
undergo residency programs or not.

He expected his decree would be supported by a government
decree to make it more powerful.

Achmad said he would urge city and regency administrations to
immediately employ the thousands of new doctors at their
community health centers. --Antara