14 May, 2008
(The Star) - An aspiring doctor had her dreams dashed when the Public Services Department (PSD) rejected her application to study medicine overseas.
K. Kamine Devi, who scored 10 A1s in last year's SPM, said she had her heart set on becoming a doctor that she even participated in an attachment programme which exposed her to a doctor's job in April.
“I refused to believe my eyes when I found out on Sunday through the PSD website that my application was unsuccessful,” she said on Tuesday, adding that she checked the result of her application several times to confirm.
“I felt that my world collapsed that day,” said the 17-year-old former science stream student of SMK Ahmad Boestamam in Sitiawan, about 90km from here.
Speaking at a press conference called by State Health, Environment and Human Resources Committee chairman A. Sivanesan, Kamine Devi said her confidence was boosted when the PSD issued a statement recently guaranteeing scholarships for students who scored 9As in their SPM.
“I just want to become a doctor so I can serve the country,” said the daughter of a quality controller father and a housewife mother.
“With my father's monthly salary of RM3,600, he will not be able to send me overseas to study medicine,” she said, adding that she was active in her school’s co-curriculum activities.
To make matters worse, Kamine Devi's application to matriculation programmes was also rejected.
Sivanesan said Kamine Devi's rejection made a mockery of PSD's earlier statement.
“The PSD should have taken the top scorers result from the Malaysian Examination Syndicate and offer scholarships to the students.
“The onus is on the students whether they want to accept or reject the scholarships,” he said.
He also invited parents of children who face the same predicament as Kamine Devi to come forward and see him.
“I will assist them in writing to the PSD,” he said.
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