Illuminatus: Definitely Medicine. They have more prospects.

Messilo: Go for both!

emedy: Dnt wana Condemn any post here. Buh lemme try and help dy OP.
My Bro z a Doctor...he's satisfied wif his job,lives comfortably and has a bright future. I won't say d Career z nt Lucrative because they actually determinant is much later after ur MBBch,dts when u specialise,either beinq a surgeon,O&G,pediatrician,internal Medicine,OPD,community and Family Medicne and a lots of speciality. The Career has diff stages ryt from when u graduate, a House Officer-180,000,NYSC-depending but nt less dan 100,000,Registrar,Snr Reg,Chief Registrar- Salaries ranging from 280,000 til 450,000 also depending. Finali,u cud become a Consultant,most works in Teachinq hospital,here d salary z not less than 1million naira due to d fact dt u'll teach nd also work for govt in diff teachinq Hospitals,own a pri hosp,etc. As a Consult,u Pay-cut depends on ur speciality again,if its internal Medicine dt has numerous consultants,den u'll have slight competition and normal pay. Department like Neuro-Surgery,dt has few specialist,u'll b hot. Eg Uniuyo Teaching Hospital has no Specialist in dt field,so u cudnt what I mean,Consult are made from other teachinq hospitals.
Buh I need u to understand dt in each of dz stages,u hv a tough exams to pass. Dz z whr pple are limited...70percent of d doctors u knw are nt Specialist,dts dy cudnt even pass d first primaries to start residency(registrar),so dy can't go up dt ladder. In dz case,dy end their career as simple Medical Officers,treatinq minor illnesses nd they are pay like oda civil servants wif slight difference,some venture into politics nd priv clinic whr they hire consult to major cases. Dnt u underate dt exams cos my bros has written it like twice yet,nd trust me when I say he's gud,buh cudnt pass,hv seen pple dt hv written like 7times.hv also seen a Registrar dt was dropd out of UUth of he cudnt proceed from Registrar to Senior Registrar.d exams z both National nd West African. Each stage has an exams to pass. As a Consult,u can't b charge under any court,u contribute to Medicine.Ure nt liable for any action u take. Leme rush nd type cos of my ba3.

Now abt Pharmacy...I'm a Pharmacist,well satisfied wif my Profession,hv never envied my bro for Once yet. We are d next best Paid after Doctors,nd a Doctor wud olwais head a Hospital.
We hv different fields,unlike doctors,u are free to chose any field after ur first degree. We have Community Pharm,Industrial Pharm,Hospital Pharm,and teachinq. If u wana be damn rich I'll advise Indust.Pharm or Community Pharm.I shud lecture u abt indust pharm,buh its abt stakes. As for comm pharm,I hv frens dt make over 1m daily for sales in their shops. Only a Comm Pharm z allow to ce a Patient.
As a Pharm,u can't combine fields,its illegal,so dt a hosp pharm won't siphon drugs meant for patients to his pharmacy shop,etc.buh there are various ways to make gud money
Businessmen olso run Pharmacies,dy rent a Licence,like mine for a Minimun of 120,000 amonth in uyo,nd require a local pharm to do consult,pay is Negotiable,buh nt less nt 80,000 for few hours,these are PCN rules. So as a Pharm Lecturer,I get salary from my Uni,rent out my license and also do local pharm in 2pharms,my pay evry mnth z little above 500,000. My frens in Comm nd indust Pharm are earninq quite more.
There are Professional exams dt makes u more important in d profession too.
Pharm z also cool.
Pharm z jes abt drugs oo
A pharm has a right to Cancel any ambiguous presp.
Has no right to a Patient xcept a Comm Pharm
Intern z 150,000 dependinq
Nysc z nt less than 100,000 dependinq too,u cud also b a local pharm to 1 or 2shops.

I blive I hv aleast clear some air on dz too professions.I can't just type evryfin here.

emedy: Dnt wana Condemn any post here. Buh lemme try and help dy OP.
My Bro z a Doctor...he's satisfied wif his job,lives comfortably and has a bright future. I won't say d Career z nt Lucrative because they actually determinant is much later after ur MBBch,dts when u specialise,either beinq a surgeon,O&G,pediatrician,internal Medicine,OPD,community and Family Medicne and a lots of speciality. The Career has diff stages ryt from when u graduate, a House Officer-180,000,NYSC-depending but nt less dan 100,000,Registrar,Snr Reg,Chief Registrar- Salaries ranging from 280,000 til 450,000 also depending. Finali,u cud become a Consultant,most works in Teachinq hospital,here d salary z not less than 1million naira due to d fact dt u'll teach nd also work for govt in diff teachinq Hospitals,own a pri hosp,etc. As a Consult,u Pay-cut depends on ur speciality again,if its internal Medicine dt has numerous consultants,den u'll have slight competition and normal pay. Department like Neuro-Surgery,dt has few specialist,u'll b hot. Eg Uniuyo Teaching Hospital has no Specialist in dt field,so u cudnt what I mean,Consult are made from other teachinq hospitals.
Buh I need u to understand dt in each of dz stages,u hv a tough exams to pass. Dz z whr pple are limited...70percent of d doctors u knw are nt Specialist,dts dy cudnt even pass d first primaries to start residency(registrar),so dy can't go up dt ladder. In dz case,dy end their career as simple Medical Officers,treatinq minor illnesses nd they are pay like oda civil servants wif slight difference,some venture into politics nd priv clinic whr they hire consult to major cases. Dnt u underate dt exams cos my bros has written it like twice yet,nd trust me when I say he's gud,buh cudnt pass,hv seen pple dt hv written like 7times.hv also seen a Registrar dt was dropd out of UUth of he cudnt proceed from Registrar to Senior Registrar.d exams z both National nd West African. Each stage has an exams to pass. As a Consult,u can't b charge under any court,u contribute to Medicine.Ure nt liable for any action u take. Leme rush nd type cos of my ba3.

Now abt Pharmacy...I'm a Pharmacist,well satisfied wif my Profession,hv never envied my bro for Once yet. We are d next best Paid after Doctors,nd a Doctor wud olwais head a Hospital.
We hv different fields,unlike doctors,u are free to chose any field after ur first degree. We have Community Pharm,Industrial Pharm,Hospital Pharm,and teachinq. If u wana be damn rich I'll advise Indust.Pharm or Community Pharm.I shud lecture u abt indust pharm,buh its abt stakes. As for comm pharm,I hv frens dt make over 1m daily for sales in their shops. Only a Comm Pharm z allow to ce a Patient.
As a Pharm,u can't combine fields,its illegal,so dt a hosp pharm won't siphon drugs meant for patients to his pharmacy shop,etc.buh there are various ways to make gud money
Businessmen olso run Pharmacies,dy rent a Licence,like mine for a Minimun of 120,000 amonth in uyo,nd require a local pharm to do consult,pay is Negotiable,buh nt less nt 80,000 for few hours,these are PCN rules. So as a Pharm Lecturer,I get salary from my Uni,rent out my license and also do local pharm in 2pharms,my pay evry mnth z little above 500,000. My frens in Comm nd indust Pharm are earninq quite more.
There are Professional exams dt makes u more important in d profession too.
Pharm z also cool.
Pharm z jes abt drugs oo
A pharm has a right to Cancel any ambiguous presp.
Has no right to a Patient xcept a Comm Pharm
Intern z 150,000 dependinq
Nysc z nt less than 100,000 dependinq too,u cud also b a local pharm to 1 or 2shops.

I blive I hv aleast clear some air on dz too professions.I can't just type evryfin here.

Amb Fitsaint:


Sorry for being an interloper sir.

May the almighty God continually enrich u sir with wisdom. Thank u 4 delving much into dese two professions. U made my day. With dis, my eyes are opened to tactically exploit my chosen profession in d nearest future.

But do we av doctors dat earn more than #3 million after conquering d umpteen arduous professional exams? I am just curious sir, sorry 4 being childish here.

emedy: wow...3million naira a month?? I must admit very few! And in these Few dy must ol b Consultants,own a high charge Priv hospital,venture into NGO nd also work for Govt like in 3 or 4 Teachinq hospitals. Mostly rare speciality like a Neuro-Surgeon dt his xpertise z need ol over d world. I knw a Professor of Infertility dt charges close to 3m for a case,nd he'll definitely give u a child no matter how impossible nd improbable d chances are. He fail in like 2 out of 7,the problem z he won't b havinq cases ol tro dy year,so dr z bound to b broke days. I mentiond a doctor of Internal Medicine dt charges over 100,000 for in patients,dy are times dy wud lack patients also. So lemme summarize by sayinq 3million naira z high payout,involves hardwork and smartness,likely to b achieved only by a Consultant.

Amb Fitsaint:

As a result of my public-spiritedness, I av conscientiously conceived many visions that will consume millions of naira . Dat was y i asked.


Giga thanks sir for heeding to my "childish" question. I am indebted. May God enlarge ur coast.

onye-ka-chee:
hello nairalanders,please I need your help deciding on which route to follow since I would be rounding up with my course of study soon which is medical physiology and since I am quite young I would love to go for a professional course since my dad is still willing to further ma education,I want to know more on their job satisfaction..thanks

doc sholz: If you decide on medicine just make sure u read very well and write foreign licensing exams(US for example) early, doctors are paid ridiculously high salaries especially consultants, I'm talking anywhere between $500k to a million per annum depending on specialty and location

emedy: if its abt money? I won't advise any of dos Career. Life z more important dan Money

Amb Fitsaint:


I wish to know more abt d exam sir "USMLE" if i am not mistaken. Does one write d exam during one's pursue of MBBS in one's undergraduate days or after induction? What does it entail? what sacrifice will one make to make it a success- tips nd formulae- cos I bliv it will insurmountable for most medical students as a result of saturation?

Pls, I am interested nd shall be very grateful if u painstainkingly shed more light sir?

Amb Fitsaint:

I am not ambitious of being in d career cos of d cash dat sloshes around it ,but ,d passion to save lives nd put a smile on d face of d needy nd demotic earthborn has been wired in me innately.

But to be realistic, d solicitious visions in my heart for d betterment of humanity demand huge capital which brought abt my curiousity of d pay.

Anyway, God's will must prevail nd He will surely direct my steps.


I am sorry for any form of importunation sir.

emedy: if its abt money? I won't advise any of dos Career. Life z more important dan Money

charleymed: Amb fistan, am in your shoes also. I have been doing so many researchs on that USMLE even before i got admitted into medical school. USMLE is divided into three.
Step 1
step 2 (clinical knowledge) and (clinical skills)
step 3
in step 1, you will be examined on basic medical science, i.e. Anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, pathology, pharmacology, genetics, biostatistic, behavioural medicine and dietics.
So step 1 is meant to be written when you are through with BMS courses, probably after your 5th year. The exams is very demanding especially for we IMG's due to the fact that our curriculum is not designed in a way to help us prepare for the said exams. But with hard work and commitment one can easily scale through, wishing you the bestg

s!s! afrika:

posting in big vocabulary doesnt make u appear smarter. It makes you seem inferior, moreover, u arent communicating. Its pretty annoying. Change.

Amb Fitsaint:



Wow! How can I thank u?

I am very much grateful boss. I grasp d IMG's using d contextual element but what does it really stand for?

Amb Fitsaint:



Wow! How can I thank u?

I am very much grateful boss. I grasp d IMG's using d contextual element but what does it really stand for?

lomaxx:

As an IMG, 3 things would determine whether or not you'll be accepted into residency in the US.

1) USMLE scores
2) US Clinical Experience where you get LORs (Letters of reccomendation)
3) Personal statement.

I also intend to pursue a US Residency and Fellowship after graduation.
IMG= International Medical Graduate.

We're sha derailing the thread. The medics thread would be a nice place to continue this discussion.