₦airaland Forum

kolidave: lmaooooooo na true sha. Buh hope una case no go turn to ASUU and fg case

Aladelokun: how can you say 'no hard feeling' I had a junior then in my sec. sku and now do you mean he will be in my class. Anyway, all is well. No hard feeling and Amb, how about the OAU stuff you once mention here. Have you jettison that for Eksu? and as at last year, only 35 students moved to 200 level out of 50 to the college of medicine and this current level 1 are about 70 + the merging peeps...how will the game be?

Amb Fitsaint: Thanks. It's just a trivial blunder. Posted dat in d heat of d moment

tunlex01: session

kolidave: Lol. This is funny oooo. See freshers they tell jambites say them be seniors

kolidave: lol no worry,the seniority will reflect in your certificates,different year will be put there. Lecturers might even favour the old set more than the new

Anuoluwap: They don merge una with the current 100l. Lol...if you check the screening letter it was stated there that "resumption for 200-500 level students will be out in due time." Now, the question is why didn't they write resumption for 100-500level students? Can you now see clearly that we don enter am?

Johnsinia: tell the lecturer that if he fails to show up his ugly face on or b4 Dec 4th, he will be fired and thrown out of the university community. Tell him that e go do am like india movie.

lomaxx: Nigerian medical undergraduates are still writing usmle. I have a friend at ABU who wrote it earlier this year. He had a good score but be still felt he could have done better.

For an IMG applying for residency in US, step 1 scores are very important. You have just one chance to make a shot (at least that's how I see it). So if along the line, your school calendar will give you time, go for it. If not, do your electives there and write the steps after grad.

lomaxx: Since you're yet to start pre-clinicals and pre-med, the best you can do is prepare your mind.

Well- the aim of writing usmle is to get into residency in the us. And as IMGs we are already disadvantaged. USMLE alone is not enough to earn a spot. A lot of factors will determine whether you'll get in. E.g the specialty you're applying to, your usmle scores, the strength of your letters of recommendations, your personal statement etc etc

And about usmle- it's not enough to write this exam. As an IMG, it is a matter of priority that you ace this exam. Once you pass, there is no room for improvement. If you pass, you don pass. And your number of trials will bring down your chances of getting a spot.

As a Nigerian medical undergraduate, I have been severely disadvantaged in taking this exam. USMLE needs exclusive preparation. Unfortunately, after my 100 level, we don't have any official holiday till graduation. The little I've had is a 3-week break after Part 2 MB Exam and the public holidays. The rest of the days are very indulging. So I can't write this exam because 1) if I ace usmle, I'll mess up at home. 2) I need to ace home stuff- that's where the stakes lie. I'm saying this to say that if your school's academic calendar is convenient, you can sneak in study for this exam and ace it. I won't advise that you prioritise usmle over home stuff. There will be ample time for usmle later...even after graduation.

However, one thing which you must have before graduation (notice how I said "must", is USCE( US Clinical Experience). I highly suggest that anyone that wants to do residency in the US must do his/her final year electives in the United States. This is the only chance you can get to have direct-contact with patients...and not mere observerships. Those folks prefer folks with USCE over those with observerships or worse still- those without. There are some hospitals that don't require USMLE before you do your electives. You can always know them.

I wish you good luck in all your endeavours.

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.

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

swizzy2k: i need your advice

swizzy2k: i need your advice

ayodeji752: silly arrogant ppl, dont return to class. Hope u hav enof land in ur village for farming sha? Wot do u hav to say abt ASUU telling nigerians dat d nec meeting has been postponed indefinitely after iyayi's death? D fact is dat ASUU doesn't pray federal govt honour d agreement so dat they can continue to stay at home and receive salary.lazy old fools

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

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: 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.

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.

Habiz: 100%possible sir,OAU has done dat b4 in 2005 bt hope dem no do ham again o

Adehwale: well, this myt av bin possible if OAU hav'nt admitted anyone yet. They could av just decided to wait till next year, thereby choosing abt 60% of dose av jst bin admitted, nd 40% frm d coming jambites. Bt presently, d skul has admitted d maximum numba of pple (plus d predites) a skul can accomodate per session according to NUC. So any further addition might go against the regulations of d body. So there is no possible means of admitting more students, considering the facilities on ground.

Mhyke: pls retype nd post in ENGLISH

Ibruks: am just now tired of everything..... agg 263 just going like that.....

Afolabi6046: @ambfitsaint Abi oo, chee u saw Nsofor's free kick, i'm sure OAU has done ojoro for ethiopa's keeper nii jewe, he didn't c d ball wella, nt making my cut off wasn't my fault oo, it was mum's...

Oluwatola5: Seriously, the school i fear the most in Nigeria is UI, because they really could be unpredictable, at least OAU may still give you something to hope for for about a yr, UI can thwart your dreams of admission right from the scratch!!!!