Ola one:

You are right but doctors in Naija are not happy! They are poor

emygreat747: MBBS-more books bible and study;as an undergraduate in preclinicals,u wake up every morning wondering sometimes even scared all u do is memorise memorise memorise at the end ur lecturer wud want to form smart goes nd print out question frm d net for u to answer nd wen u fail,gosh!!!ur mind tells u,guy u wud be doing beta in anoda dept. for christ sake u came first tru out ur secondary skul dayz....

tawa89: . Dude....you are a process Engineer and u actually need 2 lie that u are a Medical Doctor 2 get laid? Ur case huge!

solomon111: WTF??
You are probably one of those that studied wrong course.
Medicine is noble and nice,but Engineers hold the aces.
The world belongs to us,to recreate as we wish.
Without engineers,medicine would have remained in its crude stage with crude equipments.
A successful and enterprising Engineer is the dream of most ladies,i can assure you.

onyxo76: Almost a decade of medical practise and I still wonder how I got myself into this... Anyway thank God for other interests in other income generations coming my way, if not this profession na just average pay!

adeaugustus: Obviously Medicine is not for the faint hearted. The issue with most of this so called doctor is that, they actually went after the money and the prestige, while i consider that part of the reason why you should study medicine, believe me, it's not a good reason to study the course. Here is a break down of why you shouldn't study medicine because of prestige.

Average you spend 6years as an undergraduate(Neglecting strike, withdrawal of licence by NUC, flunking exams)

Compared to your counterpart that spends 4/5 years in the university, after which he/she enrolled for a master degree, 2years maximum. Making 6/7 years altogether.

Medicine is a time wasting course, most of them do have beards before they actually claim the title. I also wanted medicine before, but couldn't get it. When i got admitted for Medical Sciences and i realized that my field is a little bit more interesting than medicine, I've asked my self several times, "Why on earth did i waste four years runner after that course initially?"

Ìyániwúrà123: .

"When I look at all these – I still consider myself lucky and privileged to be placed to look after God’s creation."

•Dr. Odoemena, medical practitioner  based in Lagos, wrote in via cuzdetriumph@yahoo.co.uk. 08054718547
http://iyaniwura.com/why-would-anyone-want-to-become-a-doctor/
WHAT DO YOU THINK?

infolekan:

And which profession will you get the rich in Nigeria from?
The average lawyer in a well established firm is paid less than 100k in Nigeria(emphasis is on the average)
An average engineer out of school is in another line looking for another job(half of my engineering friends are in banks)
When you hear us complaining....we are looking at what obtains in other countries to what obtains here nd we're not comparing ourselves to other professions here.
An average doctor in nigeria earns above 190k and those in the private pratice will still not earn less than 120k.
Happiness is individualised and an average Nigeria isn't happy(talk about electricity,bad roads and insecurity)

goodman3: @op its either ure not passionate about medicine or ure just unlucky to be a poor doc in naija. I sense envy and jealousy in some posts here! An average doc in naija can amass a total income of 300,000naira every month. Some weeks ago, when I went to a state owned general hospital, I noticed that doctors there resume work at 8:am every morning and close work at 12:pm in the afternoon. Many of these doctors also have jobs in a federal teaching hospital in the same state and resume work there at 1:pm and close for work around 6:pm. Imagine the salaries from the two places every month. Its no wonder why medical students who are doing housemanship in teaching hospitals dangle car keys here and there because they make at least 160,000 naira every month. Also talk about the pay they get during nysc which is almost six times the pay of other youth corpers. Now when u talk about prestige, medicine is a course that will retain its prestige for ages to come. That's why most girls are crazy for young docs (whether handsome or not). Parents want their children to study the prestigious MEDICINE, doctors command respect wherever they find themselves! The advantages of becoming a doctor are just too numerous. So if u try to downgrade or insult doctors here, it is either u could not get admission into any medical school,u have lost ur babe to a doc,ure not as rich and comfortable as docs or ure just bitter that they are above u in terms of career and other things! I have notting against you nor the doctors. but i doubt if you really know enough doctors in Nigeria to come at that conclusion.

#team docs!

This is despite those who were withdrawn. And despite those who became psychiatric.

tem_tem: Great write-up!
I believe medicine is not just a noble profession, its a divine calling. However, people go into it for all the wrong reasons; family pressure( "we must have a doctor in this family"
mum wants to be called "mama doc", pride, the misleading belief that once you're taking first or second position in ur class then u must become a doctor, lastly and regretably money!!!!!
If you dont have the passion for saving lives and puting smiles on people's face, then you have no business studying medicine cos u r bound to eventually get dissappointed and frustrated!

wengerjay: In case u re interested in reading medicine(or any other cause at all)to earn u money or future,pls learn frm this philosophy of life wch says 'there is no future in any profession bt the future lies in the hands of the individual dat holds the profession'.

SIR cum a lot:
Chics dig doctors.this is enough reason for me.

centje: This is a perfect description of what doctors go through especially in nigeria. In some of these developed countries doctors no longer have to crack their brains doing elaborate clinical work just to narrow down the tests a patient should undergo. They have the equipment,they have the financial capacity. But over here,for every medical procedures, diagnostic or therapeutic, doctors first consider poverty level and the availability of facility.


Consultants are in the category of judges but they paid far less than them.
The worst is that some people are begining to litigate blindly just because they see it happen in other countries.

As for medical school,some of the events are not worth remembering. It's the same poor educational system affecting every discipline. It's a big shame on our leaders,i just wonder the kind of future they want for this country.

Please moderators this should make front page. If it's about wizkid said 'hi' it will be quickly move to front page.

tpia@:
Isnt iyabo obasanjo a vet?

Obj made sure his kids studied good courses, so that means there must be something there.

Typically, i think vet doctors will work in govt parastatals related to agriculture, what someone described here seems like small animal practice ( pets and the like).

Krucifax\:
It is a calling that you need to have a passion for to be able to survive the punishment you will encounter. Besides strength, intelligence and stamina you need psychological grit. You will be telling many families and friends that their loved ones isn’t going to make it or has just passed away while at the same time maintaining your composure and coming back tomorrow for more.

I take my hat off to Doctors their respect is well deserved. I personally studied Law and while i’ve read my fair share of gigantic text books and all the gbese that comes in Law firms i must say a Doctor is on another level!

kristikat:

do people really care about animals in nigeria?
or only see them as food?
maybe vets have business with those people who have cattle,
or who have wildlife farms wanting to keep the animals alive for breeding and selling,
are there any horse farms in nigeria?

Ileke-IdI:


Why can't we take care of the animals we want to eat?

I'd like to know that my goat meat were treated properly before they enter my soup.