prettyprettywow: Nigerian drs and their insecurities sha. I no too blame them. Imagine mobilizing their members to stop the implementation of post graduate college of medical lab sci in Nigeria. They Feel that the progress of others will sideline them. Thinking the whole world is against them which is not so.

eaglechild:

Now you are shifting to cost of fees.

I thought we were arguing about length of training.


Meanwhile, you conveniently skipped the accelerated medical program that cuts med school training to 6 years in the US.
Add 4 years residency and that is 10 years an impossibility in Nigeria.

micseyi:

Chai! Eeya. U must have been withdrawn from med Sch or u scored very low in Jamb or you failed ur O-level; or which now. Well i pity u sha. if u fall sick by d way, make sure u see ur fellow nurse and don't ever go to see a doc, if nt shame on u.

micseyi:

Chai! Eeya. U must have been withdrawn from med Sch or u scored very low in Jamb or you failed ur O-level; or which now. Well i pity u sha. if u fall sick by d way, make sure u see ur fellow nurse and don't ever go to see a doc, if nt shame on u.

Dio1: There really aren't specialist nurses in nigerian teaching hospitals , so your point is baseless, nigerian nurses and their johesu cohorts are not interested in specialization… they're more concerned about salary

Morotov1: You shifted first by commenting how it may seem that you get your education on a platter.
The accelerated training is yet to be embraced fully, it was prompted by the complaints that most applicant don't need 4 year undergraduate degree before coming in for medicine and also there is a gross shortage of doctors which needs to be remedied urgently.
6 years is in line with what is obtainable in Commonwealth countries....and 4 years is for the least residency...family medicine.
Soon, Nigerian will shift ground.....our health statistics is an eyesore for the giant of Africa. So it is not absolute.

prettyprettywow: but agree that those are the salaries of consultants that you are comparing to an entry level nurse. That resident doctors earn as little as 45k in US unlike here in Nigeria that they want to earn more than their employers. That it takes them years to pay the student loan + interest. That they also pay heavy malpractice insurance unlike nurses. So all those are considered when issues about salaries are handled in US. here, Drs go to school wnd pay same fee with others, yet they want to earn like US Drs .

eaglechild:

Dude
Really

To get something on a platter simply means to get something very easily without having to work for it, it doesn't have to be money, that is simple English.


On the accelerated medical program it is widely available, however it is a bit more stressful as you can imagine and I brought it up to disprove your "intelligent Nigerian guy" theory.


The American can as well do his specialist training in 10 years but is that the average?

prettyprettywow: It's only a fool that converts Nigeria currency to Dollars. Have you forgotten that we have different economy? You went to the university almost free, can you also compare your school fees to theirs?

You are not asking for something special, but allow others to grow too in their chosen field. By the way, you guys started this whole thing by comparing your salaries to other health workers. If you face your work and profession and leave others alone, then we won't be having this conversation.

prettyprettywow: Go and rest jare. all the medical and health sciences students pay the same school fees in Govt owned universities. Haba!! don't start spreading lies. let there be relativity in university tuition!!!!

bigtt76: You shouldn't retort to insults dear. OP posted in dollars and we all know most members here are based outside Nigeria and ought to know the difference ...we bi one Nigeria fa

sainty2k3: Only if people will stop insulting and bring up reasomabnle argument alone. This discussioom would have made a lot of sense, but my johessuite here always start the insult

prettyprettywow: really? did you just type that? I can see that you have selective amnesia

ziga:

I can see children dying means absolutely nothing to you.

And this reflects the midset of a few selfish Nigerians, as well as the mindse of the people who lead us!!!

Forwetinnah: It's funny how people compare salaries but never compare competence, capabilities! What do these so called Medical practitioners really do? Is it to visit hospitals with deadly prescriptions and unfounded diagnosis? No research done, no cure found for ANY DISEASE...MOST OF THEM ARE SO CRASS THAT YOU DOUBT THEIR PROFESSIONALISM!! No respect for patients...nothing nothing!! Yet they keep comparing themselves to their foreign counter parts who REALLY know what it is to save lives!! When you watch series like HOUSE, you really wonder!! Same thing with our so called Lecturers in Tertiary institutions...they do almost NOTHING but want the same fat sum foreign Lecturers earn. Tomorrow una go blame FG, nobody is doing anything to help this country. Shame!!

Dodfather: Shame on everyone here abusing doctors that will ever consult a doctor for illness or anything.
To you all, Nigerian doctors don't know a thing and are proud.
From this moment on always consult johesu and traditionalist but if you do otherwise, a big shame on you all.

Sagamite:

Considering what I know of most Nigerian doctors, if I ever fall ill while in Nigeria, as long as I can still move, I am effing flying out ASAP.

I no wan die.

And no point going private to be charged an arm and a leg for minimal quality in Nigeria's private sector when I can get super quality for nothing in the UK.

When my parents are ill in Nigeria, I fly them out ASAP, instead of wasting my money on quacks and mediocres in Nigeria.

prettyprettywow: Thanks for your analysis. But will you also say that Nigerian nurses and other medical workers are well paid compared to their counterparts in US? your ability to earn high salary depends on the hours you put into your work. Imagine your sister pulling 140k with just an LVN? imagine making 2,200 with just 3weeks certificate program?can you compare that to the salary of a matron in Nigerian tertiary hospital?My main point is that there are things to put into consideration when making comparison on salaries abroad and home and between professionals. And yes, Nigerian health workers are grossly under paid not just the Drs. You don't just pull out a figure out of nowhere like the OP did and expect people to digest it just like that. Thanks once more

Sagamite:

person, trust me, I don't need to strike about salary.

How I no go fit chop when I know more about patient care than you that call yourself a "Doctor"?

I know you have reached the point and I know it hurts. Awwwwn!

https://www.nairaland.com/1407845/expatriates-indepth-analysis-corruption-nigeria/10#17679651

I always do my best to get people to that point early.

prettyprettywow: You forgot that these are salaries of specialist Doctors(consultants) with over 12yrs of education and average of $300k in student loan (for US Drs) as compared to the salaries of an entry level nurse ( 4yrs degree and less than $50k student loanfor US graduates)). You fail to realize that in US, resident Drs earn an average of $45k, quite below the salary of the least hospital worker. So when they say Drs aern 200k, know that they are talking about consultants, and if you wanna compare with nurses, talk about nurse practitioners where some specialist nurse practitioners earn more than some specialist Drs e.g Anaesthetic nurses (CRNA) earn more than family physicians. Our Drs want to reap where they did not sow.

Besides, nobody is asking to earn same salary as Drs. That has never been the issue

Sagamite:

It seems you are too thick to even comprehend sarcasm.

If I call you a dunce will you say "Yes, Sir"?

prettyprettywow: did you see his post? He tried to convert his salary to dollars

misterawo:

Ifeanyi Abraham,

Wil ur position b d same, had it bn dat u pasd 2nd mb in UNN?

misterawo:

Ifeanyi Abraham,

Wil ur position b d same, had it bn dat u pasd 2nd mb in UNN?