Delete comment from: Captain Capitalism
Um.... to all you talking about medical rackets.... Nope.
Son one is doing Pharmacy and reckons he dodged the bullet as I have reminded him that I did not get my fellowship until I was in my late 30s and then took a pay drop to become a consultant in my field.
And that is in NZ: in the commonwealth all medical schools are state run, you need an A+ average in first year to get into second year, and after six years you will have an MB, and face two intern years (house surgeon in the commonwealth) and then a minimum of five years specailty training.
If you pass the exams first time: these exams have a 40 -- 70 % failure rate. And you cannot practice independently without passing them.
But you get a reasonable wage for the 60 odd hours you will be working (and yes, that includes psychiatry).
Consider medicine like the ministyr. Only do it as a calling. You would, financially, do far better setting up aa business.
Dec 28, 2014, 5:06:58 AM
Posted to Before You Become a Doctor