Welcome, Guest: Register On Nairaland / LOGIN! / Trending / Recent / NewStats: 3,195,080 members, 7,957,025 topics. Date: Tuesday, 24 September 2024 at 05:03 AM |
Nairaland Forum / Nairaland / General / Education / Is MBBS Now Totally Useless? (37072 Views)
Why Is MBBS Cheap In Kazakhstan? / Is MBBS Equivalent To An Msc? / Fun Time: Name That English Word You Totally Disagree With Its Spelling (2) (3) (4)
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (Reply) (Go Down)
Re: Is MBBS Now Totally Useless? by Gerrard59(m): 7:45pm On Jun 01, 2021 |
Studymore123: Maybe in those days but today's Nigeria - the world's poverty capital. In the long run in a dysfunctional country that is getting poorer by the day and cannot pay salaries, practicing medicine without any financial support system is foolhardy. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Is MBBS Now Totally Useless? by motymop: 8:38pm On Jun 01, 2021 |
Gerrard59: I have already stated above that a prolific doctor in Nigeria earns more than a prolific programmer earning in dollars. Some doctors in Nigeria are owners of hospitals and some are top specialists in their various field, just 1 payment from a single surgical operation is worth x4 than the amount a prolific coder will receive after a 2 month gig Sorry sir, an upwork prolific nigerian coder earn per gigs and his job is not secured, he is like a contractor that can be sacked at any given time. 1 Like |
Re: Is MBBS Now Totally Useless? by Akintundexxy: 10:26pm On Jun 01, 2021 |
Is graduating from medicine at 28 too old? Like...relatively. |
Re: Is MBBS Now Totally Useless? by motymop: 6:51am On Jun 02, 2021 |
Akintundexxy: No. Even if you graduated at 40, you will still get a job. |
Re: Is MBBS Now Totally Useless? by lordally(m): 9:44am On Jun 02, 2021 |
Karleb: 1 Like |
Re: Is MBBS Now Totally Useless? by lordally(m): 9:46am On Jun 02, 2021 |
Meninmen: Bro what's up with you You won dey follow person argue about wetin in say in own mama dey collect again Ah ah!!! Some Nigerians ehn!!! Una can be wonderful o |
Re: Is MBBS Now Totally Useless? by Nobody: 10:46am On Jun 02, 2021 |
lordally: Go and sleep if you don't have anything reasonable to say! 1 Like |
Re: Is MBBS Now Totally Useless? by MrJavaS: 11:21am On Jun 02, 2021 |
Alusiizizi: I don't get you |
Re: Is MBBS Now Totally Useless? by Alusiizizi(m): 11:58am On Jun 02, 2021 |
motymop: Upwork is only a step to get your foot in the door. If you are especially good(and particularly, if your technical/scientific skills go beyond coding) a universe very quickly opens up for you. Many of those jobs that you hustle for at upwork eventually yield long term clients with ever increasing(more valuable) demands, connections and opportunities to earn much more than you can hope for if limited to upwork alone, at the end of the day, its all a business. There's no way you can compare this to anything that's obtainable in Nigeria with worthless Naira, prolific or not. |
Re: Is MBBS Now Totally Useless? by Alusiizizi(m): 12:00pm On Jun 02, 2021 |
MrJavaS: Work from an internet cafe. With your laptop of course. |
Re: Is MBBS Now Totally Useless? by motymop: 1:00pm On Jun 02, 2021 |
Alusiizizi: So how many Nigerian programmers get long time clients on upwork, realistically very few, infact there are lot of competition from India and eastern europe. Lets be realistic, very few Nigerian programmers get a stable job on upwork or even earn a million a month on projects. Now these exceptionally good programmers after they get the dollars, wont they convert it to naira? 2 Likes |
Re: Is MBBS Now Totally Useless? by Gerrard59(m): 2:15pm On Jun 02, 2021 |
motymop: Only ignorant young ones will practice medicine in Nigeria. Only arrogant older ones will defend that stance. Cc: Studymore123
|
Re: Is MBBS Now Totally Useless? by Alusiizizi(m): 2:26pm On Jun 02, 2021 |
motymop: This field (freelancing, frelance software development in particular) depends on your skill and abilities, no more, no less. No quota system, no guarantee of anything other than what your ability can afford. A developer that is not able to grow in this field will get nowhere. Growing requires you to push for those complex jobs that take weeks to complete and test your limits as a developer, problem solver and scientist. That is the nature of the business, and only those with the right qualities grow in it. Others simply burn out. I did mention earlier that only a small fraction of people have what it takes to become **market functional** programmers. This is what I meant by "market functional". 1 Like |
Re: Is MBBS Now Totally Useless? by Alusiizizi(m): 2:28pm On Jun 02, 2021 |
motymop: Also, if you are a good developer, you will have no trouble in competition with Indians, Chinese and such and you will definitely get those long term clients. 2 Likes |
Re: Is MBBS Now Totally Useless? by Nobody: 6:24pm On Jun 02, 2021 |
Gerrard59: I don't know more about his mum than he does, but I know more about his mom's profession and salary than he does. I pray you understand the difference! 1 Like |
Re: Is MBBS Now Totally Useless? by Nobody: 7:21pm On Jun 02, 2021 |
I have commented before but I want to do that again, there are more broke programmers than doctors, the IT field isn't going anywhere in Nigeria, it's mostly remote jobs that are available and unfortunately that is becoming heavily saturated and technology is improving everyday, as a so called programmer (I mean those that their a-z of programming is library usage) your specialty can become obsolete as quickly as possible while the ogas at the top (computer scientists) remain, but doctors are far more different, your knowledge hardly becomes obsolete. If you have the drive to be a doctor make sure that you at least bag first class or second class upper while planning on how to leave this country, don't drop your dream for nonsense, there are many broke programmers but we don't go about flashing our teeth. I am one of them unfortunately and I have turned to writing which hopefully by the ending of this month will start bringing in income, all that glitters ain't gold. |
Re: Is MBBS Now Totally Useless? by Nobody: 7:22pm On Jun 02, 2021 |
motymop:Bitter truth. 1 Like |
Re: Is MBBS Now Totally Useless? by drphantom: 10:59pm On Jun 02, 2021 |
Alusiizizi: Now you know why doctors go on strike. Delayed pay on top meager salaries |
Re: Is MBBS Now Totally Useless? by drphantom: 11:01pm On Jun 02, 2021 |
Gerrard59: Sorry sir, but the money for the surgery goes into ancillary costs for the surgery mostly and not into the doctors pocket 1 Like |
Re: Is MBBS Now Totally Useless? by motymop: 8:03am On Jun 03, 2021 |
Gerrard59: So you mean people studying and practicing medicine in Nigeria are fools. You are typing like when they graduate you will give them visas to go work abroad. Continue to deceive yourself. 1 Like |
Re: Is MBBS Now Totally Useless? by Jman06(m): 1:58pm On Jun 03, 2021 |
tensazangetsu20:This is never going to happen, unless Nigeria wants to further reduce the quality of her medical personnel. Most of those hospitals don't employ new hands often and they rely hugely on those house officers to do a lot of work. If the incentive is removed, those young doctors wouldn't give in their best in the house jobs. In fact, many of them will not even be showing up for work! The consequence is that quality of healthcare professionals will decline and hospitals will be on so much pressure to employ new professionals. The FG has been informed about these consequences and they're reviewing the proposal. Those that made that suggestion in the first place didn't think well! |
Re: Is MBBS Now Totally Useless? by tensazangetsu20(m): 7:06am On Jun 04, 2021 |
Jman06:Dey there. My mom is even one of the lucky ones. Her colleagues in other states are owed salaries for months to years. Medicine is horrible in Naija o. |
Re: Is MBBS Now Totally Useless? by tensazangetsu20(m): 7:09am On Jun 04, 2021 |
SegFault:There's no first class or second class in medicine. It's distinction and pass and only like 0.1 percent of doctors have distinction. Even at that it means nothing honestly. To get housemanship you need connections, to get residency you need connections. All this with very low dehumanising pay. Even to leave this country costs so much money. OET alone is over 200k. IELTS is 85k. People write it 6 7 times to get required marks then there's plab one and plab two alongside the hurdles of visa application. A doctor was just rejected from going to the UK because the embassy couldn't believe he hasn't been paid for 5 months. UI hasn't paid doctors for five months including of residents. 1 Like |
Re: Is MBBS Now Totally Useless? by Joshuazedd(m): 8:43pm On Jun 04, 2021 |
lordally: Because it doesn't make any sense. No senior register can be on a payroll less than 300k. If I tell you a professor earns less than 200k, would you believe that even if the professor is my mom. Simple arithmetic. His Mom isn't a doctor or she's paid about less than 70% of her salary |
Re: Is MBBS Now Totally Useless? by Ekitibiased(m): 1:22pm On Jun 10, 2021 |
tensazangetsu20: Anyone needs OET tutorials....I am available experience hands on tutor |
Re: Is MBBS Now Totally Useless? by Ekitibiased(m): 1:26pm On Jun 10, 2021 |
OET is the easier but more expensive alternative to IELTS....very much worth it. Reach out to me for experienced hands on tutor and ace it |
Re: Is MBBS Now Totally Useless? by tosinhtml: 7:49am On Jul 23, 2021 |
Studymore123: You are correct about coders being loud and all, this remote work doesn't even excite me, we are leveraging on the fact that the value of our currency is so bad. So i don't see it as a plus because a lot of local companies are stuck with 200k salaries and now they are complaining because they cannot match the pay of foreign tech since their profit is in Naira. Coding isn't the only profession to make it big, we also need other professions to thrive as well. Being a Doctor should earn you good money anytime, any day. Some of these people don't tell you the crazy areas about tech or this remote jobs, some of this companies have most terrifying culture. A company like CrossOver for example that monitor your activities, takes your screenshots etc. You have no privacy whatsoever, subject you to crazy inhumane treatments because of dollars. The interview process in tech is also really nothing to write home about, completely shitty interview process that can take you 7 to 8 rounds of technical + behavioural interviews. At least i have done 7 rounds before and still didn't get the job. Also if you lose your remote job in tech, you are in panic mode because it may take you months to even smell another remote job. |
Re: Is MBBS Now Totally Useless? by Legendforte: 5:40am On Dec 17, 2021 |
Fadafada231:medsurg is not a linear job and can never be substituted with machines and robots. They only enhance or augment clinical work, surgical process, data and diagnosis. Do u hate human doctors? medical field has one of 3 highest job securities. |
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (Reply)
OAU Ranked 8th In Africa And 1st In Nigeria / JAMB Starts Issuing Admissions Today / Ekiti State University 2015/2016 POST-UTME Official Forum
(Go Up)
Sections: politics (1) business autos (1) jobs (1) career education (1) romance computers phones travel sports fashion health religion celebs tv-movies music-radio literature webmasters programming techmarket Links: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) Nairaland - Copyright © 2005 - 2024 Oluwaseun Osewa. All rights reserved. See How To Advertise. 63 |