First you have to say what you want Decent salary and comfortable job It's very legitimate, and the medical profession doesn't guarantee either of those things. In our country, health workers are subject to… Unbearable pressure. Working conditions are harsh and salaries are lower than these demands. This makes it easier Mass migration to countries with greater resources and fairer wages. The clearest evidence that things are not going well is that many of my classmates advised their children not to choose the same career as them.
Until we reform the health system (which, as we all know, means… Millions injected First of all), we should not be surprised that new generations of doctors are interested above all else Find a way to survive. If the salary were commensurate with the responsibility required of them, it would at least compensate them for having to deal with the shortcomings of public health care that is, in theory, some of the best in the world, but Very saturated To work at the appropriate level.
On the other hand, it is surprising that a person who has studied medicine and has the advantage of choosing any of the available options, gives priority Personal comfort to maximize the human impact you can have. There are some professions that assume an interest in contributing to the well-being and progress of society, which we call a profession. It should be the backbone of healthcare, education, policy, research, etc. But let's not be confused: following your calling doesn't have to mean that You suffer hardships for the rest of your days. An endocrinologist, one of the specialties seen as “comfortable,” can make a good living without working on call and, at the same time, help fight the significant impact of obesity on public health and go to Africa to do nutrition. Education and their education Diagnosis of diabetes Free. There are many ways to help others.
Maybe part of the problem is that The metric we choose to measure the level and value of future professionals Medicine is not enough. The first mistake is that Access to university It is determined exclusively by grades. This way we choose For students who are academically brighter, but this does not guarantee that they will be good doctors. We fail again at the entrance to the residence where Candidates are stratified solely by test result, Whoever obtains the highest grades has the right to choose the specialization first. We are not assessing capabilities in the right way, Because passing a routine exam doesn't say much about your personality Medical quality.
The evaluation challenge is difficult to solve, but we only have to look around to find it Better alternatives. in it United kingdom, For example, admission to medical school is not based exclusively on high school grades. It has a lot of weight Motivation letter written by candidates, Which they then have to defend in the interview, where they have to make an effort to justify what will make them a good professional; Letters of recommendation that objectively support this possibility; and activities Extracurriculars in recent years, They must demonstrate that the interest in contributing to the well-being of society is genuine. It's not infallible, but it does mean that many of those who reach the top are there for the right reasons.
This brings me to the resulting consideration They were able to monitor the university students closely From the past twenty years: The values of new generations have changed. Millennials, and now Z, in general They seek faster reward and have a lower tolerance for effort, Two traits that do not fit well with the complex reality of the medical profession. This should force us to choose access more carefully to choose those who will be able to contribute most to our health despite the personal cost.
For me, being a doctor is the best profession in the world because it allows me to help others live better. If I had to decide again what career I would study, I would not hesitate for a moment, despite the many obstacles I encountered along the way. And I would like the person on the other end of the phone to think when I'm as sick as I am.
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