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Oficiales médicos auxiliares de Malasia: historia, educación, prácticas y futuro de la profesión

Alias Mahmud¹, Zulhelmi Abdullah, Mustafa Abdul Majid

¹Alias Mahmud is an associate professor at the Faculty of Technology and Applied Sciences, Open University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Zulhelmi Abdullah is a chief assistant medical officer at the Ministry of Health in Malaysia. Mustafa Abdul Majid is the president of the Malaysian Association of Medical Assistants (MAMA). Mansor J.A. Fenner Aziz is the deputy president of the MAMA. Scott Smalley is the president of the International Academy of Physician Associate Educators and the prior academic head of the Division of Clinical Associates at the University of Witwatersrand, Faculty of Health Sciences in Johannesburg, South Africa. Mary Showstark is a former adjunct assistant professor at the Yale Online Physician Assistant Program in New Haven, Conn. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.

JAAPA : official journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants

|August 26, 2025

Resumen

Los Oficiales Médicos Asistentes (AMOs) son vitales en el sistema de salud dual de Malasia, que ha evolucionado durante más de 230 años. La ampliación de sus funciones y su formación son fundamentales para la prestación de servicios de salud integrales en todo el país.

Área de la Ciencia:

Profesiones de la salud
El historial médico
Política de salud pública

Sus antecedentes:

El sistema de salud de Malasia opera en una estructura de doble nivel (gubernamental y privado).
Los Oficiales Médicos Asistentes (AMOs) representan el tercer grupo más grande de profesionales de la salud en Malasia.
La profesión AMO tiene una historia de 230 años, originada por la influencia colonial británica.

Objetivo del estudio:

Trazar la evolución histórica de la profesión de Oficial Médico Asistente (AMO) en Malasia.
Para resaltar las funciones y responsabilidades críticas de los AMOs dentro del sistema de salud de Malasia.
Discutir el progreso de la formación de los AMO y las trayectorias de desarrollo futuras.

Principales métodos:

Análisis histórico del desarrollo de la profesión de AMO.
Revisión de los cambios en los títulos y responsabilidades de los AMO.
Examen de los avances educativos y de la evolución profesional.

Principales resultados:

El papel de AMO se ha transformado significativamente desde sus orígenes como "boticarios" o "costureros".
Los AMOs realizan diversas funciones clínicas, de atención primaria de la salud y administrativas.
La capacitación ha avanzado desde los programas de aprendizaje hasta los programas de grado, preparando a los AMOs para las complejas necesidades de atención médica.

Conclusiones:

Los asistentes médicos son indispensables para la prestación de servicios de salud en Malasia.
La adaptabilidad y el desarrollo continuo de la profesión son cruciales para los desafíos futuros de la asistencia sanitaria.
Otras mejoras educativas y organizativas fortalecerán el papel y el impacto de la AMO.

Palabras clave:

Malasia también Oficiales médicos asistentes en el mundo Profesionales de la salud Sistemas de salud Fuerza de trabajo de la salud

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