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Future as a doctor...

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  • 06-09-2010 11:17pm
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    af_thefragile
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    Hey, I'm a med student scraping through the years in college. My two sisters are doctors and I see them work crazy everyday, it makes me very worried about my future. The HSC has become a complete joke since I got into med school.

    My plan was to become a doctor, get a bit of training and then go around the world working in different places. One of the things I wanna do is to go to Africa and work there for a few years in some relief camp or something as such.

    And so i'ld like to know what's in the future for me as a doctor. How can I be able to do the things I wanna do like going to Africa and other impoverished places and work there as a doctor while getting proper training so that if I wanna come back and work here or somewhere i'ld get work... I don't wanna wait another 10 or so years after I graduate in training before I can finally get to do what I wanna do and get on with my life...

    Cheers.


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    tallaght01
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    Don't go to Africa to get training. These people need help from competent people. That's why most charities will only take you after you've a few years under your belt and can work relatively independently.

    I think all docs who can should go and help those who are a lot less fortunate than we are. Don't let the training situation put you off. Just do it.

    If you're happy enough to trek around Africa, then you can always send a few years in oz or NZ getting your training sorted afterwards if there's no opportunities back in Ireland.


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