Resident doctors receive postgraduate training in accredited teaching hospitals with a view to become a specialist or consultant in any medical field such as cardiology, pediatrics, pathology etc. Please, if you are a resident doctor, can you share your challenges, pains, joy, experiences and problems?

i am a resident doctor in lautech teaching hospital,ogbomoso.the centre is facing a lot of problems now. for 2 years now hospital mortuary is not functioning.what an hospital! there is no functioning endoscopy.laboratory services are poorly organized.most lab results are not reliable because pathologists have been shut out of lab.you will see potasium level of 7mml and patient is still alive.

Wow,does it mean there is only 1 resident dr in nairaland?hmm or maybe others r too busy to comment.
I'm yet rto start residency so.. No comments

hello house, am a resident at ucth calabar, my people these oga on top here the cause wahala here. imaging working in extreme conditions and the consultants are not even teaching residents enough. when they are asked to help us out academically, they will scream " you residents want to be spoon-fed" so guys the fail exams here like say failure award dey. pray for us people

mercifull: Wow,does it mean there is only 1 resident dr in nairaland?hmm or maybe others r too busy to comment.
I'm yet rto start residency so.. No comments

do not mind our colleagues they do not care to use socia media. this forum gives us opportunity to discuss our problems and solution

amaham: hello house, am a resident at ucth calabar, my people these oga on top here the cause wahala here. imaging working in extreme conditions and the consultants are not even teaching residents enough. when they are asked to help us out academically, they will scream " you residents want to be spoon-fed" so guys the fail exams here like say failure award dey. pray for us people

mdcan is the bane of medical profession. consultants are not living up to their responsibilities

hi I'm a resident in psychiatry. I'm planning to change specialty cos I alwayz feel like I've lost my vibe

@pzone- which specialty do u want to change to?

My ogas in d house sir,pls wat stage is d lowest to write primaries,can u write it as a house officer,corper or after.cos i saw d recent advert and dy said u mst av permanent license

I hope d NMA strike will help to resolve these issues, residency in Nigeria is terrible

Pzone: hi I'm a resident in psychiatry. I'm planning to change specialty cos I alwayz feel like I've lost my vibe

I love psychiatry though i wouldnt wanna specialize there, psychiatry is the most interesting part of medicine for me. But why do u think u lost Ur vibe.

I hope to learn from this thread.

Please who knows any center that's employing resident Dr's?
My primaries will soon expire

i am a resident doctor in lautech teaching hospital,ogbomoso.the centre is facing a lot of problems now. for 2 years now hospital mortuary is not functioning.what an hospital! there is no functioning endoscopy.laboratory services are poorly organized.most lab results are not reliable because pathologists have been shut out of lab.you will see potasium level of 7mml and patient is still alive.

I believe the situation here is better now. That's my alma mater

cornflakes:
Please who knows any center that's employing resident Dr's?
My primaries will soon expire

Really? Smh for this country. i wish ubd best

Pzone:
hi I'm a resident in psychiatry. I'm planning to change specialty cos I alwayz feel like I've lost my vibe

Hi. At which teaching hospital?

Sometimes, I even wonder if the whole thing is worth it. Well, for now we keep doing the residency thingy cos it seems thats almost the only good option for doctors who want to practice in Nigeria.

@Phone, pls any news frontm UDUTH, abt when they are employing residents?do they have family medicine? And how come you got a placement so fast after your primaries?

Pzone:
I have successfully changed specialties from psychiatry to ENT. Had to write another primaries. One year wasted though! or not!! Im almost a year in the training in ENT now @ UDUTH. Sometimes, I even wonder if the whole thing is worth it.

Well, for now we keep doing the residency thingy cos it seems thats almost the only good option for doctors who want to practice in Nigeria.

@bolded

what are your thoughts on it?

What other options do you think are worthwhile?

Good evening.

cornflakes:
@Phone, pls any news frontm UDUTH, abt when they are employing residents?do they have family medicine? [b] And how come you got a placement so fast after your primaries? [b]

He was already a resident in psychiatry for about a year. He definitely had contacts and built relationships. Those factors come in handy in getting placements.

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please what material precisely does one need to study for primaries in family medicine

i am a resident doctor in lautech teaching hospital,ogbomoso.the centre is facing a lot of problems now. for 2 years now hospital mortuary is not functioning.what an hospital! there is no functioning endoscopy.laboratory services are poorly organized.most lab results are not reliable because pathologists have been shut out of lab.you will see potasium level of 7mml and patient is still alive.

so you are a doctor, how come i see you every where in nairaland? even you are the first or second to comment in nairaland also very active. thought you are an internet marketer. hmmmm

Please doctors in the house
Is there any difference between studying medcine in state university and federal university.
In terms of employment opportunity, superiority at work, job opportunity, scholarship during the program, restriction to a particular hospital e.t.c
Consultant,
House officer,
500l to 600l students in the house, pls shed more light on this, may the Lord bless you all as you contribute to this topic.

Damson22:
Please doctors in the house
Is there any difference between studying medcine in state university and federal university.
In terms of employment opportunity, superiority at work, job opportunity, scholarship during the program, restriction to a particular hospital e.t.c
Consultant,
House officer,
500l to 600l students in the house, pls shed more light on this, may the Lord bless you all as you contribute to this topic.

There's no difference at all except for a slight consideration for undergraduate scholarship which favors federal schools sometimes, not even postgraduate.
But truth is government medical schools produce brighter doctors when compared to the private or foreign universities.
Another truth, once u graduate, u all are doctors, no more difference once u sure u can defend ur certificate.

Yohh:

There's no difference at all except for a slight consideration for undergraduate scholarship which favors federal schools sometimes, not even postgraduate.
But truth is government medical schools produce brighter doctors when compared to the private or foreign universities.
Another truth, once u graduate, u all are doctors, no more difference once u sure u can defend ur certificate.

Thank you sir.
But what about employment into federal teaching hospital(for those that went to state University) like UCH

Damson22:


Thank you sir.
But what about employment into federal teaching hospital(for those that went to state University) like UCH

No special consideration at all.

Yohh:

There's no difference at all except for a slight consideration for undergraduate scholarship which favors federal schools sometimes, not even postgraduate.
But truth is government medical schools produce brighter doctors when compared to the private or foreign universities.
Another truth, once u graduate, u all are doctors, no more difference once u sure u can defend ur certificate.

I beg to differ....I have seen dull medical colleagues from federal universities who were not at the same intelligence level as their counterparts from private or foreign universities at least in my center....

To be a bright or good doctor is a personal decision that must be taken by always upgrading both clinical skills and knowledge even after graduation till death.

Where can someone go to find doctors to hire for medically related roles? Can anyone help?

cornflakes:
Please who knows any center that's employing resident Dr's?
My primaries will soon expire

A resident Dr is needed in a hospital in Port Harcourt. Free accommodation offered.