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Trainee cardiologists win international competition, a first for Malaysia
(From left) Dr Chen, Dr Yee and Dr Ang receiving a certificate from ACC president Prof Christopher Kramer (second right) and vice-president Prof Roxana Mehran in Singapore.
THREE specialist trainee doctors from Ipoh's Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun have made Malaysia proud by winning an esteemed international cardiology competition held in Singapore.
The team, which comprised Dr Chen Tai Meng, Dr Ang Jian-Gang and Dr Yee Shen Yew, won the competition organised by the American College of Cardiology (ACC).
The event was held in conjunction with the ACC Asia 2025 together with the Singapore Cardiac Society Annual Scientific Meeting early last month.
It was also the first time a Malaysian team won the competition since its inception in 2018.
The team will now represent Malaysia to compete in the global ACC's Annual Scientific Session, which will be held in New Orleans in the United States next March.
The International FIT (Fellows-In-Training) Jeopardy competition allows trainee doctors in cardiology to test their clinical knowledge on a range of topics.
These could include prevention, imaging and intervention, selected from hundreds of questions submitted by ACC members.
The Malaysian team defeated the Philippines team and the defending champions from Singapore during the competition.
The Perak team was chosen to represent the country following a national competition held by the National Heart Association of Malaysia.
