Help for medical student in Russia
posted in - Education, - Feedback, - Palmdoc, - Training |Sarah writes in:
hi, currently am a med student in russia cutting it close to graduation. am really anxious about working in malaysia in the middle of the stigma and anti-russian grads thingy that seems to be going around. i was wondering if there was anything i could do to help prepare myself and become a good doctor? i’m not interested in becoming a substandard doctor like the ones that POTS blogged about. any help would be useful, thanks!
Hi Sarah. Thanks for taking the trouble to write in.
I am sure everyone who has read our Concern over Russian and Ukraine Med Schools would be worried.
But guess what Sarah, the most important thing about preparing to become a good doctor is the constant desire to improve oneself and good insight into one’s deficiencies.
No medical school can prepare one to be a perfect doctor. The education and preparation is lifelong. I think your peers and seniors will hold you in good stead if you demonstrate you are willing to put up with hardwork and show eagerness and willingness to learn. It’s the attitude which is important.
I think at the end of the day it its the individual more so than the medical school which counts.
I wonder if others feel the same.
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November 2nd, 2009 at 8:43 am
Sarah, I am sorry to tell you that the author on POTS website seemed to imply that the recognition of Russian medical degrees would be reviewed.I am not sure though.Anyone with most recent information, kindly inform everyone on this post.
November 2nd, 2009 at 6:41 pm
Despite all the negativity behind Russian and Ukrainian graduates, there are some shining examples of exemplary service from these medical schools. I used to lament the fact that many graduates from Russian universities have little clinical exposure. Reflecting on our local curriculum highlights similar deficiencies. Perhaps a period of readjustment is needed initially for returning graduates.
One recommendation I have is that current students should communicate closely with your Malaysian alumni so as to determine shortfalls in the current curriculum and how best the medical school can help to further prepare you for medical life in Malaysia. As the Malaysian medical student population is large, your society can recommend changes or additions to the current curriculum in Russia. However, I feel things will improve as Russian graduates increase and populate positions within the Malaysian healthcare system. Perhaps then there will be less animosity towards these schools.
Ultimately, it is the medical students that need to take initiatives to improve the situation. Medical schools are always tailored to the needs of the local and surrounding communities. If indeed there are glaring inferiorities in the current system that creates disadvantages when returning to Malaysia, then the onus is on the Malaysian medical student society to bring the matter up to the school administrators. I agree that it is the individual attitudes that is of utmost importance.
Medical school only marks the beginning of a life long learning process. It should not and will never define the boundaries of your career.
November 2nd, 2009 at 7:22 pm
its not the medical students that should be faulted for any deficiency in their training if theres any.doctors trained in medical schools anywhere in the world (alluding to proper training)should be competent to practise or ply their trade from USA to the african sahara without any guildance from their local authorities.a graduate from malaysia russia or timbuktu should or MUST be comfortable practising in either a developed country or 3rd world country
there are bASICS in medicine.a graduate from any decent medical college should have acquire basic and elementary skills in the approach to medical problems.history taking,medicaal examination and investigation are BASICS IN MEDICAL TRAINING and medical schools that churned out students who cant even take a proper history,conduct a proper medical examination and order simple investigation is not worthy of her salt -it may be the oldest and the best in XXX continent.by any definition its a bad school that should not be allowed to provide medical education
November 2nd, 2009 at 9:18 pm
i agree with palmdoc. Insight, attitude and common sense.
Even local grads can create a lot of nuisance.
November 3rd, 2009 at 4:18 pm
every uni have their fair share of bad apples. prob your uni got more.
stigma, maybe. anti, no.
if dat doctor stigmatize you based on your uni and not your performance, stigmatize him/her back. he/she is just as bad as any bad apples, thinking their brain is the best in the whole wide world.