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Re: Medicine And Surgery: Is It Worth The Attention It Gets? by seunO4: 5:06pm On Apr 19, 2018 |
Not only in medicine, every other fields inclusive 2 Likes |
Re: Medicine And Surgery: Is It Worth The Attention It Gets? by Marvel1206: 6:10pm On Apr 19, 2018 |
Lalasticlala mynd44. Now this is a post 2 Likes |
Re: Medicine And Surgery: Is It Worth The Attention It Gets? by Billionboi: 6:54pm On Apr 19, 2018 |
That was then |
Re: Medicine And Surgery: Is It Worth The Attention It Gets? by dokJ: 7:04pm On Apr 19, 2018 |
in my next life, I ll still b a DOCTOR God willing. I love d profession! 8 Likes |
Re: Medicine And Surgery: Is It Worth The Attention It Gets? by GreatSuccess: 7:08pm On Apr 19, 2018 |
dokJ: That's your own cup of tea!!!! 9 Likes |
Re: Medicine And Surgery: Is It Worth The Attention It Gets? by chnovpaul(m): 7:09pm On Apr 19, 2018 |
I studied medicine and have practiced for about four years before I decided to take a break and explore other areas. I agree with the OP in that there are many people who should have been in other sectors but are currently trapped in the hospital. Please note that Nigeria needs as many doctors as it can get, but a lot of the brains in medicine will be maximized somewhere else -agriculture, banking, etc. Unfortunately, the society believes studying medicine is supreme, and as such every brilliant kid should go for medicine. Even though things are changing, I think we need a lot more of counselors to help kids make the right decisions as to their career. It's best if a kid goes for what's the right fit for him/her right from the start and not waste time like many of us did. Many of my colleagues aren't practicing anymore - for various reasons though. We've realized that practicing medicine isn't giving us that avenue to make significant impact, and we've decided to explore and check out areas where we can maximize our potential and become who we really wanna be. But for whoever ends up studying medicine, the rigor and challenge of the training will mould the fellow into becoming a better person, and perhaps ready for any area of life. So, maybe our parents weren't that wrong after all. Maybe they knew why they wanted kids to study medicine... 17 Likes |
Re: Medicine And Surgery: Is It Worth The Attention It Gets? by pxjosh(m): 7:09pm On Apr 19, 2018 |
Study Pharmacy and live like a king! ![]() ![]() 12 Likes |
Re: Medicine And Surgery: Is It Worth The Attention It Gets? by kense88: 7:10pm On Apr 19, 2018 |
tensazangetsu20:Lol, abject poverty is an understatement. Most keke drivers earn more than an average lawyer in Nigeria. The country is unbelievable useless. 3 Likes |
Re: Medicine And Surgery: Is It Worth The Attention It Gets? by Sterope(f): 7:11pm On Apr 19, 2018 |
@icewinz When next you are sick, don't be a big hypocrite by visiting the GP. Also, what did you study to begin with? ![]() 1 Like |
Re: Medicine And Surgery: Is It Worth The Attention It Gets? by Nobody: 7:13pm On Apr 19, 2018 |
eleojo23: Canada is difficult, UK, much better, because their own doctors are running to places like Australia |
Re: Medicine And Surgery: Is It Worth The Attention It Gets? by thiolhuwar09(f): 7:21pm On Apr 19, 2018 |
In a country like ours, medicine is overhyped due to our parents mindset but we still need more doctors and other health team In an ideal hospital, there should be a doctor to 1-5 patients but that's not happening in our country. I believe there's more for the government to do concerning the health sector. Also not all nurses or doctors strafe themselves. There a alot of honourable ones among them 4 Likes |
Re: Medicine And Surgery: Is It Worth The Attention It Gets? by doyinbaby(f): 7:24pm On Apr 19, 2018 |
If you are a doctor ... just travel abroad where you r labour will be well rewarded |
Re: Medicine And Surgery: Is It Worth The Attention It Gets? by Nobody: 7:25pm On Apr 19, 2018 |
so what will u pple say about VETERINARY MEDICINE in Nigeria then? |
Re: Medicine And Surgery: Is It Worth The Attention It Gets? by otokx(m): 7:27pm On Apr 19, 2018 |
From my experience, Medicine and Surgery is not over hyped, the only problem is that our Nigerian psyche has been bastardized and some people believe certain disciplines can provide an escape from poverty. A teacher was telling me how intelligent her daughter is, how she got 252 last year and was not admitted to medicine so she opted for the pre degree program. This year she got 232 and wants to know her chances, she went on to say her daughter got at least 40/50 in her 1st semester exam and was from Imo State. We had to counsel her that 232 going by last years criteria is nothing to write home about, we also told her that children of nowadays are experts in telling lies. We had her get the daughters ID no and rechecked the 1st semester result online and her least score turned out to be 17 with an aggregate of 128/250 which is fail. The woman suddenly became ashamed but was still muttering that she wants the daughters life to be better than hers. Now this woman is a teacher so imagine what a farmer or trader will be thinking. She has gone to do a change of course in Jamb from Medicine to Human Physiology. Jamb is really making money off Nigerians. 9 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Medicine And Surgery: Is It Worth The Attention It Gets? by Jboogie912: 7:29pm On Apr 19, 2018 |
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Re: Medicine And Surgery: Is It Worth The Attention It Gets? by Originalsly: 7:40pm On Apr 19, 2018 |
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. 3 Likes |
Re: Medicine And Surgery: Is It Worth The Attention It Gets? by CandidNotes: 7:47pm On Apr 19, 2018 |
Those who can, do. Those who can't, criticize. 7 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Medicine And Surgery: Is It Worth The Attention It Gets? by Nobody: 7:48pm On Apr 19, 2018 |
Stallion93:am studying computer engineering and am crying because I applied for that course thinking I would get something out of it and at least impress my folks.. , am not good in math and I thought we would be doing more of programming than calculations am am good at certain programming languages but man anything engineering is for those that are good at math and calculation. Me am just tired of school, need to graduate anyhow so I can focus on my business and improve on it 2 Likes |
Re: Medicine And Surgery: Is It Worth The Attention It Gets? by olylove: 7:50pm On Apr 19, 2018 |
My brother... I am currently serving now, this medical guys are collecting N100K me my PPA no de pay shingbin and u say thunder will not fire somebody 4 Likes |
Re: Medicine And Surgery: Is It Worth The Attention It Gets? by zagorakis(m): 7:56pm On Apr 19, 2018 |
Me am just tired of school, need to graduate anyhow Words of a failure.. Change ur mindset. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Medicine And Surgery: Is It Worth The Attention It Gets? by Worldbest281: 8:00pm On Apr 19, 2018 |
medicine is overrated no be today 1 Like |
Re: Medicine And Surgery: Is It Worth The Attention It Gets? by Yankee101: 8:08pm On Apr 19, 2018 |
Yes |
Re: Medicine And Surgery: Is It Worth The Attention It Gets? by Montez90: 8:11pm On Apr 19, 2018 |
tensazangetsu20:how about the ones in high court? |
Re: Medicine And Surgery: Is It Worth The Attention It Gets? by Wizedoc(m): 8:14pm On Apr 19, 2018 |
CandidNotes:With just eight words and one sentence, you ended every deliberation. You too gbaski 6 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Medicine And Surgery: Is It Worth The Attention It Gets? by streamsofjoy(f): 8:18pm On Apr 19, 2018 |
tensazangetsu20: I put it to u that law is not worst ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: Medicine And Surgery: Is It Worth The Attention It Gets? by tensazangetsu20(m): 8:18pm On Apr 19, 2018 |
streamsofjoy:Which one is the worst? |
Re: Medicine And Surgery: Is It Worth The Attention It Gets? by Dnevasaynevaguy: 8:22pm On Apr 19, 2018 |
I also studied M&S. Worked a couple of years ,took a break, Delved into business as an experiment.Doing way much better than consultants in the hospital. I can afford summer holidays with the family and what have you. But it is important to state that what helps me most in business is my approach to problems like i was still in the hospital. I always have a mamagement plan whenever i face crisis in business. Medical thinking made me who i am now. chnovpaul: 5 Likes |
Re: Medicine And Surgery: Is It Worth The Attention It Gets? by streamsofjoy(f): 8:26pm On Apr 19, 2018 |
The bulk of the blame goes to our parents. I have a neighbor who is so mad about the doctor thing to the extent that he already calls his son a doctor Becos he wants him to study medicine, and from all indication the boy is not even good in sciences but his parents have chosen for him and he cannot do otherwise. 4 Likes |
Re: Medicine And Surgery: Is It Worth The Attention It Gets? by AlphaT1(m): 8:27pm On Apr 19, 2018 |
icewinz:I refused to apply for medicine in my JAMB against my dad's wish, it wasn't an easy battle but eventually I won and when I showed him my acct balance just after NYSC, he had to apologize and admit that he was wrong to try to force me into what wasn't my interest. Interestingly almost all my guys who went for MBBS are now consultants or senior registrars (we were intelligent boys and girls) and they are all my 'boys' 'for account balance level'. 5 Likes |
Re: Medicine And Surgery: Is It Worth The Attention It Gets? by streamsofjoy(f): 8:28pm On Apr 19, 2018 |
tensazangetsu20: Me I no know o, I just dey talk ni o, na as God go take distinguish me for my own field I dey pray. 2 Likes |
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