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b. Secondary Role

The AMO provides services in specialized and sub-specialized areas under the medical
programs related to public health. The areas are:

i. Wellness programs
ii. Communicable diseases programs (TIBI, H1N1, HIV)
iii. Non-Communicable diseases programs (Diabetics, hypertension, asthma,
cardiovascular)
iv. Specialized services in a medical program such as Emergency, Medical,
Surgical, Orthopaedic, Cardiology, Cardiothoracic, Haemodialysis, Respiratory,
Ophthalmology, Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT), Dermatology, Obstetrics &
Gynaecology, Urology, Paediatrics, Anaesthesiology, Forensic, Psychiatric and
organ transplant and others.
v. Sub-specialized services in Neurophysiology, plastic surgery, micro hand
surgery, spinal surgery and nuclear medicine.
vi. Professional training, in-service training
vii. Research and quality assurance
viii. Enforcement and monitoring practitioners

The results on projections of supply and requirement for AMO were particularly based on
initial data of AMO population as of 2015 summarized in Table 7

Table 7: Key facts on Assistant Medical Officers (AMOs) in Malaysia, 2015

Total number of AMO in Malaysia 14,724
• Total number of AMO in Ministry of Health 12,198
• Total number of AMOs in other government agency 896
• Total number of AMO in private sector 1,630

AMO to population ratio 1:2070
Source: Ministry of Health, 2016
Actual New Registered AMOs 1,702
Annual Renewal Certificates 12,141
Actual Total Registered AMOs 18,647
Male to female ratio 90% male,
10% female
Source: Medical Assistant Board

SUPPLY AND NEEDS-BASED REQUIREMENT PROJECTIONS OF MALAYSIAN HUMAN
RESOURCES FOR HEALTH USING SYSTEM DYNAMICS APPROACH 2016 - 2030