want to know what you guys think. My best friend has a degree in a medical science, gone for nysc but is still nursing the idea of going back to study medicine which would take forever in naija giving the strikes and all plus he's not getting any younger.  He is working now but just got called for an interview with a very good company. He is a very versatile person and i feel he should forget the medicine thing and move on because he is really good at his job. Imagine, he did the test for the fun of it and passed very well. I know he would be reading this, so what should he do

Wonder'n why you're taking panadol 4 anothers headache.

The decision is his no others,tho a bird at hand worths, It seems he knows what he wants better.

Hi
I get the feeling that you're talking about YOURSELF. Anyways, the medical profession is not as rewarding as it used to be. You spend years in training only to graduate and find yourself working in a government hospital where if there's a power cut, candles are lit at night and patients die due to lack of simple basic health aids. If you're not so lucky, you work as a locum doctor in up to three hospitals in order to make ends meet!
My advice, go for it if it is your PASSION. If it's only for prestige, forget it. It's not worth it.

as the son of a medical doctor (based in nigeria), and a person who had several friends (and a sister)who went to medical school, my advice is[b] get the job![/b]

nigeria is not the place for medical practitioners. almost (if not all) of my friends who are doctors say that if they had a second choice, they would have not read medicine. you spend upwards of six years in school, another six or more in training, and what for?

one of the principal expectations of any job that requires extensive training is high net returns.that is not the case in nigeria.

of course, this is a material view. . .
if you have a heart of gold, and do not mind penury, then carry on with medicine!

maybe He is also the "best friend" dat needs d advise

Yo my brotherman,

As a Doc in the house who has tasted the two sides of the coin, let me give u my candid advice.

GO FOR THE JOB!

Medical practice in Nigeria is not worth it. How can you spend six years in the university (we never count ASUU strike o), then one year internship, and then another year in NYSC, before you can either go for post-graduate training or work in private hospitals for little pay is certainly not worth it.

As I talk to you now, I can tell you that my medical practice is the LEAST PAYING of all my income streams. My versatility is what is keeping me and my family happy, money wise.

My internet businesses and stock trades is the key to my current financial status, not my medical job. Indeed, I do not see myself practicing medicine for much longer. I will end up a CEO in the next few years.

Go to my website http://www.nairastocks.com, scroll down, and take a look at what I made from a stock trade in three weeks.

Which medical job can give you that kind of money in Naija? NONE!

I can hear some people say it's not all about money.

Men, forget that crap. Why do human beings go to school for so many years? Is it not to get a qualification that can get you a good job and guarantee that there is food on your table and money to live on?

If your profession cannot guarantee you that, then sc*** that profession.

Tell your man to grab the job with both hands. As far as I am concerned, if he is going to remain in Nigeria, he should forget the medical practice.

However if he wants to make money from Medicine, he can either go abroad for his post-graduate (which is not an easy road) or he should get a Masters Degree in Public Health and aim for the WHO.

Peace,

my guy pls tell him to take the job. no one knows tommorrow.

d guy should go for the present job cos medicine is no longer what it used 2 be

opportunity comes but once, finito

hey people, thanks for the advice, and yes, im the confused guy and the guy that posted the topic is my friend ( @ bestest01, when i catch you ehn).  so people, keep the advice coming, i dont want to make a short-sighted choice.  Anyways thanks once again

A bird at hand is worth two in the bush
Go 4 d Job

@poster and friend
why is everybody shouting take the Job. why! why! . you people think that Nigeria will continue to be like this. i am a believe, i believe that things will turn around in that country in a near future, take it or leave it, look at it this way. before the biafra war, civil workers use to earn good and are comfortable with their family, after the war, business people took over. Rightnow, the clock is turning back to civil servant although you will ask me what percentage. entering level into banks, communication and some other sectors is good.
Another thing to considered is what you like best. if you like to become an MD, go for it. Time is a thing you cannot control, and it fly so fast.

ok

@ d topic, sorry 4 divertin d topic, i've got a question which i need answer. Wot bout pharmaceutical aspect back in nigeria? Is it rewardin n lucrative? As a person,i'm studyin pharmaceutical and medicinal science in UK n my plan is 2 come bck 2 nigeria wen i finish my degree n masters. It seems u guys knw much bout nigeria more dan me. Can u plzzzzzzzzzz give me ur candid advice on which step 2 take either 2 come back home n get a job in pharmaceutical company or stay where i am.
Thanks.

I will advice him to get the job,health profession are not alwayz the best and besides make he no let his ambition ruin him,pple wey no be medical doctors they leave

Wetin go happen if hin graduate as a medical doctor and finally got a job with a reduced salary!!!!

JezGirl,

Hope u gat my mail, Takia

@Orla556, i didn't get ur mail. Did u send it 2 my private box or wot?

Hey peeps, quick feedback, almost 1 year after,

I took the job, having a lot of fun.

Thanx guys

this is a doctors heartfelt reply;the choice rest with you but know that BECOMING A DOCTOR DOES NOT GUARANTY FINANCIAL [HIGH] REWARD IN THIS COUNTRY TODAY.You are going to going to spend 6+x years to obtain your basic medical degree,go for 1 year intership[hope you find on time],then you would probably want to go for specialisation,this will take another 5+x years.After all this ,IF you get an appointment in a teaching hospital you get a salary of about 120000 naira per month.THEchoice is yours.www.achieversideas.com

Lets be realistic here - if we assume your friend is about 28 years old, he then enters for medicine which will last for 5 plus x years and then anoda year for internship that makes 6. He would have done NYSC from his first degree so I skipped that. That makes him about 34/35 upon graduation. Then now what exactly does he want to do with his medical degree? To be factual the profession is not as lucrative as it was. There are only a few paths for him which include but are not limited to

*work in a private hospital
*specialisation in a teaching hospital (the spaces are few and very hard to get into)
*going for a masters degree (which adds years to his studying)
*working for an NGO
*or totally veer off medicine and going into IT, banking etc.

Its not easy and he will also be thinking about settling down with the lady of his dreams etc.

I know someone who did exactly what he intends to do, married after we finished med school & started his residency here in Nigeria.

Your friend can go into medicine IF he knows exactly what he wants to do with it & is not just going in blind but other wise I tell him to take the JOB and start a career in that field. Thats what I would do!