Welcoming the suggestion by ATM chief General Zulkifeli Mohd Zin, Health Minister Dr S. Subramaniam said it was workable because the military hospitals were service hospitals with structures similar to the government hospitals.

“At present, the medical students from the National Defence University of Malaysia are doing their housemanship in the royal military hospitals and medical centres.

“We can discuss it further and how we can do it as early as possible,” he told reporters after handing over the letter of acceptance to the board of directors and contractors of two new Tamil schools at his office, here today.

Yesterday, Zulkifeli welcomed medical students to do their housemanship at its three royal military hospitals – Lumut, Perak; Terendak, Melaka and Kinrara, Kuala Lumpur and seven armed forces medical centres nationwide, which handled cases involving army personnel, their extended families and army veterans.

Dr Subramaniam said about 4,000 to 5,000 medical students graduated every year.

Meanwhile, Dr Subramaniam who is also MIC president, said two Tamil national type schools (SJKT) would be built in Bandar Mahkota, Cheras and Bandar Seri Alam, Pasir Gudang, Johor with intake expected to be in January 2018.

He said the SJKT in Bandar Mahkota has 24 classrooms built at a cost of RM21 million while SJKT Bandar Seri Alam has 18 classrooms and cost RM20.7 million.