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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then return when there are those who work hard get high marks and still don't make it here? I overheard some people talking about this and was curious.
 

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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
 

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no, but 'Is it fair that some people are born smarter, try much less and still easily make med?' which is arguably much more unfair
 

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no, but 'Is it fair that some people are born smarter, try much less and still easily make med?' which is arguably much more unfair
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'
 

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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
Wait but isn't getting into med the relatively harder part?
 

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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
 

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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.
Do you grades in medical school have any purpose? Do you just need to pass?
 

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Do you grades in medical school have any purpose? Do you just need to pass?
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.
 

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then return ...
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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then return when there are those who work hard get high marks and still don't make it here? I overheard some people talking about this and was curious.
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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