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Originalsly:
Hmmm...is it worth the attention? If you become a doctor today.... where would you be working?...how much would be your salary?...is it worth the time and money spent to get to this point?... and finally...is there a bright road ahead?
Not saying being a doctor is not important...but this is the 21st century... in the information age... doctors are no longer all knowing..... their diagnosis and prescriptions can easily be challenged by clients...thanks to Google. Wayyy more people self diagnose..... and find treatments on their own.
The ever increasing number of new drugs and ones becoming obsolete make it necessary for a doctor to never stop studying nor updating his knowledge. Not only drugs. ..but also equipment and medical procedures. What a doctor learns in his first two years...by the time he becomes a full doctor.... all that is obsolete. ..and we wonder why sooo many of our doctors and surgeons are passed over for any serious condition....lack of up to date info...lack of proper equipment..lack of efficient support staff. If it's the person's life long passion......then doctor is worth it.
Should someone today ask me what field to get into...auto mechanics.....lots of new cars ..outdated mechanics. Elevator repairs...refrigeration. ..these are skills that are in great demand...and the demand will be growing.

Originalsly:
Hmmm...is it worth the attention? If you become a doctor today.... where would you be working?...how much would be your salary?...is it worth the time and money spent to get to this point?... and finally...is there a bright road ahead?
Not saying being a doctor is not important...but this is the 21st century... in the information age... doctors are no longer all knowing..... their diagnosis and prescriptions can easily be challenged by clients...thanks to Google. Wayyy more people self diagnose..... and find treatments on their own.
The ever increasing number of new drugs and ones becoming obsolete make it necessary for a doctor to never stop studying nor updating his knowledge. Not only drugs. ..but also equipment and medical procedures. What a doctor learns in his first two years...by the time he becomes a full doctor.... all that is obsolete. ..and we wonder why sooo many of our doctors and surgeons are passed over for any serious condition....lack of up to date info...lack of proper equipment..lack of efficient support staff. If it's the person's life long passion......then doctor is worth it.
Should someone today ask me what field to get into...auto mechanics.....lots of new cars ..outdated mechanics. Elevator repairs...refrigeration. ..these are skills that are in great demand...and the demand will be growing.
U see ur comments above portrays a bit of hate,aggression and dislike to medicine and surgery entirely.

Giddymoney:
After watching American movies they will want to try it here in Nigeria.

Any girl that try this nonsense with me ehn..

Whobedatte:
Bro, are you setting at the he NYSC CAMP Nassarawa?

Firstcitizen:
smh

Firstcitizen:
First of all, enlighten yourself about the line of arguement before commenting.

Is education this bad in Nigeria that people can no longer read?

Firstcitizen:
Very prejudiced write up.

One question. How come we see people donating money to fly others to India just for treatment if Nigerian trained doctors are better.

Before arguing about facilities, is it not the same poor facilities that are being used to train your "super" Nigerian doctors meaning they are poorly trained?

lebete3000:
You see why I said you just "resurrected" from your slumber? I bet you had too many drinks last night hence you woke up on the wrong side of the bed with a hangover probably.

I was referring to the IMGs in OAUTHC not the Nigerian trained docs there.

You're welcome.

lebete3000:
What's the correlation between my post and the contraption you just concocted up there?
I hope you didn't just resurrect from your slumber to post this crap?

lebete3000:
My brother there's really no hate against y'all, the only thing we got is disgust for you guys. Cos you guys are so pompous always making noise in the TV room at OAUTHC but end up having absolutely nothing upstairs.
Isn't that as disgusting as it can get??

A place where a doc doesn't know the average blood volume, doesn't know the average weight of a man, has never heard of cytokines, said the commonest cause of Rectal Bleeding is Intestinal Cancer. Tell me where one wants to start from which such a "doc". And they now worsen it with pomposity.

Arrogance in Ignorance, Empty Barrels.

SmooshCHN:
I clicked on this thread to see if there'll be any sane points someone else will come up with which may be different from the sheer hatred for Foreign Medical Student that has been expressed by the MDCN, the regular citizen like you and down to the senate..

All your points only showed how shallow, shameless and incompetent people like you think and the MDCN..

I'll start from here.




It's good you know Nigeria isn't up to the global standard in medical practice or healthcare. While it's still a developing country, it totally makes sense that students will study abroad and definitely go for countries with better medical standards compared to Nigerias'



Medicine and Surgery requires higher cutoff marks compared to most courses.. First there is competition, corruption in the admisson system, candidates picking wrong school choices, being an indigene of a particular state (I got 272 in my Jamb, wrote post utme and got 70 when the cut off mark is 60 but i was offered ANIMAL SCIENCE.. Not even Microbiology. when those from the state who got 60 to 65 were offered Medicine and 66 to 70 were for those on Dean's or H.O.D's list . I was then told i'm supposed to settle some individuals to get my name on the admission list). This is what our Universities have turned into..

Getting admission isn't even by Merit anymore.. You need to know people that knows someone and pay to study for a course of your chioce. Meanwhile, the schools abroad require your SSCE certificate, accept BSc, TOEFL, etc and other academic qualifications and don't stress your life or waste your time. All they do is convert the results to their standard and yes!! Even Asain countries reject poor SSCE grades.
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This is jealousy, pure inferiority complex and low self esteem speaking. You should've just said you feel intimidated by the so called "children of rich people" who can afford to study abroad. The problem is from you who already feel inferior. Those who attempted the exams were already tortured psychologically because they are "FMGs", they faced verbal harassment from the lecturers who are already filled with hate and jealousy.

Those nonsense you wrote about racism are pure lies just to buttress your empty points.. I have friends in Ukraine, China, Russia and they go for practical classes from first year, exposed to cadavers as early as first year, and go to hospitals, interact with patients (no treatments allowed because students are not licence doctors), allowed to diagnose patients (including taking patient's history and vital signs, performing physical examinations, discussing the signs and symptoms and treatments according to patient's case etc.) as early as 2nd year up till final year.. This is how it is done here in China. You can apply for license exam in these countries so far you observed your internship there and passed the license exam with proper working documents. So please stop the lies about not touching patients or getting to the theater room throughout medical school.

Where the problem lies is what foreign students actually study. The cases they deal with on a daily basis is totally different from Nigeria or Africa.. Most diseases they study are related to Cancer, Cardiovascular diseases, Intestinal and non communicable diseases compared to Africa or Nigeria where we have tropical diseases and communicable diseases.. This major difference is why the MDCN 4 month compulsory tutorial was set up (The one at Ilorin only lasted 3 months marred by poor organization from the tutorials down to the exam). They are supposed to be prepare that stage of transition for the Foreign Medical Students.. How do you expect people who studied a different system for 5/6yrs catch up to your system in 3 months? Are they robots? Even if they are, your constant expression of jealousy and hatred wouldn't even allow a fair ground. The failed transition process prove they are incompetent. Nigerian doctors who run to the UK fail PLAB on their first attempts as well. It doesn't mean they are incompetent.


There has to be a well structured platform for transition, well organized lessons (not the nonsense the MDCN organized at Ilorin), fair platform not inspired or filled with hatred and jealousy. No sane "children of rich people" in your language FMG seeking medical license will go about harrassing you with their tag. Organize a transparent system and if they fail, they fail.

Foreign Medical Students fail Licence Exams every time, everywhere in the world, some aren't academically sound enough and some are sound but lack a competent transition platform.. If Nigeria is satisfied with the Doctors they have, they can just scrap the MDCN program for FMGs instead of going about trying to ridicule them as if the country hasn't already failed it's own people.

Nukilia:
Just as our RACIST politicians won't allow themselves to be treated by doctors in their own country but prefer to die in the hands of their European SLAVE MASTERS

uzowulu8:
Who is Pele?.. Here in Mars, we don't know him.

Sabadon:
dats if d slots re not already all sold out

BamBella:
Take your bitterness else where, it is not needed here. Dull head, did anyone ask you not to read your books

I'm sure your parents will be so ashamed of you wherever they are right now. Coming here to showcase your stupidity and telling the whole world you graduated with a 2.2.. Hide your head in shame

ODE!

yassinattah:
A certified one for that matter,
A recognised member of the Nigerian Medical and Dental council, if you are really interested in knowing more about my profile including my registration number with my folio number in the council, I can easily relay the info to you.
One other thing is that as a doctor, i was found to be worthy both in character and in learning so for your earlier comments, I will just overlook them because really you don't know me likewise.

EVILFOREST:
FIRSTLY, I can't comprehend your grammar.
I have been trying to, honestly
No punctuations, no syntax, past against present tenses....present against past
Are you sure you are a Medical Doctor...??

Secondly: Anyone who avoids Long discussions and Topics can't study Human medicine and Surgery, because it's VOLUMINOUS.
U have study groups that last for hours, some even days with minimal breaks and call offs

EVILFOREST:
My DEAR you can.
MEDICINE is not meant for the brilliant alone, rather for the HARDWORKING types.
When I was set to embark on my trip through the Medical College to study HUMAN MEDICINE/SURGERY, the first gift my dad offered me was a CHAIR.
A very nice and suitable one for that matter.
He said to me " this CHAIR will remind you that you are meant to sit down and study for a longer time than others"
As a scholar, i was an AVERAGE STUDENT, although I have been a smart and hardworking man.
I surrounded myself with intelligent chaps as well.
That became a morale booster.
Always surround yourself with MEDICAL STUDENTS that will want to graduate as soon as possible.
They always know how to source for MATERIALS.
Join CHRISTIAN GATHERINGS, for they know how to hoard materials from UNBELIEVERS.
Finally, Choose your ROOMMATES yourself.
Make sure 85 percent of them are studying Human Medicine and Surgery.
If you can do all these, that means I will attend your Graduation Party.
At graduation, I will also encourage you to enrol for the United States Licensing Medical Examination.
Could you believe that Some SENIOR PREFECTS as it where those days, were withdrawn from my medical college....??
They relied on past glories.

perdollar:
ds girls are damned ugly. without d make up hw will they look like

Bitchiamjay:
Miss Williams jumbo is so cute.
OMG, look at her smile



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