tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5786273921656223197.post4382278453494803385..comments2023-04-17T11:54:50.501+02:00Comments on MAD MEDICINE : A Dr's dose of Mayhem: WE'RE ON STRIKE!!!Dr S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17841252320450369002noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5786273921656223197.post-60970499727383347692009-07-02T00:08:07.594+02:002009-07-02T00:08:07.594+02:00Happy to know you loved your new workplace. :)
We...Happy to know you loved your new workplace. :)<br /><br />Well, I've not been following much of news, so don't know, but will let you know if any news trickles.<br /><br />I'd got my degree and permanent license to practice in mid 2008, but since then have only been preparing for postgraduate (PG) entrance exams. Couldn't get any seat (position/residency--I don't know what you call it in South Africa) last year, so trying again. In India, simply trying to practice on the basis of MBBS degree that I possess is not practicable, though legally, I'm permitted to perform even neurosurgery, as because of factors like patient perception, etc., not even those suffering from simple URTI will come to me for treatment unless and until I get a postgraduation degree, and for some of the fields like MS general surgery and MD General (Internal) Medicine (both of which take 3 years to complete), one can't get patients even with those degrees.<br /><br />So, as of now an unemployed and just studying for these exams, where the easiest selection ratio is 1:40. My preferences in order are MD Radiodiagnosis (selection ratio~1:5000) and MD Pharmacology (1:100 to 1:50).<br /><br />Actually, I've always been interested in research involving molecular biology like immunology, but don't see good scope for research in India, and going abroad anywhere would prove very costly.<br /><br />Just if you find time, you may gloss over this Wikipedia article written entirely by me, and also a few of the images were made by me. It's a 'good article'--meaning quality-wise it's around 1 in over 1000 articles on Wikipedia:<br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyclonal_B_cell_response" rel="nofollow">Polyclonal B cell response</a>.<br /><br />TC.Ketanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02622410643454108685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5786273921656223197.post-4563466230069347032009-07-01T21:00:14.027+02:002009-07-01T21:00:14.027+02:00Well, I'm so frustrated by everything that is ...Well, I'm so frustrated by everything that is happening in our Public System, that on principal I refused to take sick leave. I made sure they knew that I would be at the strike. <br /><br />I couldn't strike today as I started in the emergency unit of the secondary hospitals. Which was wonderful. I loved it there. <br /><br />Our strike is all over the news. Has anything filtered overseas?<br /><br />Also - do you still work in clinical practice?Dr S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17841252320450369002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5786273921656223197.post-4628885516348744282009-07-01T13:15:36.249+02:002009-07-01T13:15:36.249+02:00Hi Dr. S,
Sorry for the delayed response to this ...Hi Dr. S,<br /><br />Sorry for the delayed response to this post. Actually, I'd typed my comment (which I do using my cell phone), and somehow I couldn't submit it. I was irritated 'cuz as it is typing comments through a cell phone is such a pain in the thumb.<br /><br />But anyway, I got over my inertia (more respectable term for laziness), and am commenting :)<br /><br />Thanks for incorporating my suggestions on your blog. But more important, I'm happy, you joined the strike, and even more important, wrote about it. This is the type of post I wanted to read on your blog--dealing with something having your own opinions. For instance, your pointing out how antihypertensives and ART, though not emergency medications, are very essential provisions.<br /><br />Each time I read your posts, I feel how similarly is medical profession poised both in South Africa and India. I used to get Rs. 1700/month as stipend, which is about one-fifth of what an ambulance driver would get (and unlike in SA, these won't be adept at basic life support or even first aid! Their only qualification would be to drive well!). But then they also have to support a family, so maybe their salaries are justified.<br /><br />Don't you have provision of casual leave--not reposting to work without notice?<br /><br />All the best!<br /><br />TC.Ketanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02622410643454108685noreply@blogger.com