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Junior doctor's death sparks concerns over 'bullying culture' in Malaysia's public hospitals
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Contract doctors protesting against poor treatment. outside Sungai Buloh Hospital in Selangor on July 26 last year.
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KUALA LUMPUR - The death of a junior doctor in Penang last month has triggered widespread concerns over what critics call a "workplace bullying culture" in Malaysia's public healthcare system, prompting a probe by the Health Ministry.
A 25-year-old doctor died after falling from his apartment complex in Penang on April 17, merely three weeks after he had joined the hospital. He was a houseman - a term designated for junior or trainee doctors.
