Medical Grads

Salam,

I have always been an avid reader of Pagalavan blog. I like how honest he is and his writings are such an eye opener. His blog is one of my ways of updating myself with whats happening in Malaysia's medical world. I really recommend this blog if you are keen to go back and work, wether as an HO, MO or a specialist in Malaysia's govt hospitals .

In his latest post, it seems that he gained massive visitors from people all over the world especially from Malaysia and Russia just because he mentioned that Russion graduates are "bad". Such a bold man. Loving his style. gaga. Looking at the comments, I can see that many Russian peeps have been defending themselves and I do pity them. I know many of my Jasinian aka TGBian friends who are doing 'fast track MARA' medicine in Russia and oh, most of them have graduated now. They are all very smart people, honest. Only those who scored their trial MARA SPM and did great in the interview got the offer. And obviously, at such young age, who would refuse an offer to do medicine in Russia just after you received your SPM results?

I feel sorry that the majority of Russian grads are being generalised as bad doctors. I pretty much blame the government who sent and sponsored their students over there without properly looking at the university's credibility. I hope they will stop sending students to cikai universities anymore. brrr

p/s: I am so jelly to those who went doing medicine in Russia when I was 17 (just before SPM). I still remember how sad I am when I found out that I didn't get the offer to go to Russia. Hmm.

Then, I kind of jelly with people doing medicine elsewhere who have almost 100% passing rate. (Thats only because I never see anyone ever failed from the university, or if they failed thats prob because they really didn't study or not coming to exams at all) Like wth. Best gileeee. I struggled like mad in here. Endless essays and literature reviews, placement's assessments, MINICEX, WPBA, audits, SSC, clinical placements and exams with high passing marks, which consequently have put me into depression, self esteem and weight issues for 5 years. Then again, God knows best.

efi~