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Do you think it is fair that people from here who get crappy marks can go overseas to other countries with lower marks and money to study med and (1 Viewer)
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Yeah? I don’t see how that isn’t fair, if someone wants to go through all of the effort and adjusting of going overseas just to study med (which they could do after a few years in Australian anyway at the right uni), then good on them. It’s not like they don’t have to still pass an insanely hard degree overseas, med is still a ridiculous amount of work in other countries
more similary, 'is it fair that you were not born in a family with extremely low socioeconomic & socio-educational statuses, who place 0 importance on education, who do not encourage learning, and in a suburb plagued by drug addiction'
or perhaps 'a family that cannot afford tutoring'
Wait but isn't getting into med the relatively harder part?
No way lmao, actually doing med is way harder
I swear a bunch of doctors who I have asked said getting in was the hard part
Well if you’re trying to get into usyd med then maybe, but there are other unis
I mean yeah you might be able to get into med overseas, but a) you will pay shitloads for a degree that costs ~10k a year in Australia b) if you want to work in Australia, you will be among the lowest priority for an internship
So it's not really a viable pathway tbh
So it's not really a viable pathway tbh
Not at all, it's the easiest - it depends a bit on what you want to do, but becoming a specialist is much harder
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In my opinion, getting into medicine is more competitive but studying medicine is more difficult in the sense that you have to study long and hard.
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I found getting in to med harder than the degree itself. I found the work as a junior doctor much more difficult than the degree. My specialist exams were by far the hardest thing I have done.
As a specialist now, life is much better.
As a specialist now, life is much better.
Do you grades in medical school have any purpose? Do you just need to pass?
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I studied and trained in NSW. Med school grades had no relevency at any point for me. I can’t comment on if they play into getting a preferred hospital for internship in other states (it’s a lottery system in NSW). They certainly dont mean anything beyond that.
When they finish the med degree overseas and want to return, apart from having to sit/pass the AMC exams they also need to get an internship (or AMC-approved supervised practice) before gaining AHPRA registration to work as doctor in Australia. This part is arguably harder than trying to get into medicine here.
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hey, hear me out, I might not be the best to respond because I'm just a school student, but isn't this what we call dedication? These people who leave their homes to achieve their dream job are making massive sacrifices and risks. They work harder than high achievers in Australia, as they have the strength to leave their belongings, memories, family, etc, to build a new future for themselves and their families.
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