If you are a Nigerian Doctor/Medical student, please STOP and read this. It might be long but this is an SOS 🆘 to save Nigerian doctors from embarrassment, hunger and depression.

It was not always like this. Nigerian doctors were once considered rich and were able to feed… POS agents will increase their fee, traders will up their price, okada and taxi will increase their price but you. You! Nigerian doctor will still be collecting peanuts to work insane hours in a hospital.

My barber now takes ₦3500 to cut hair, 4K if it’s generator

It’s Harmattan Season in Nigeria again, this is another season of respiratory tract infections and another student taking Viva during this time will be asked to differentiate between bronchitis and bronchiolitis in their long case. Here’s how to make them believe you sabi book; 1/ "Good day, Chief. In differentiating between bronchitis and bronchiolitis in pediatric patients, an assessment of History, general examination, respiratory examination, and diagnostic tests would be needed."

THE WOKENESS CULT.

Over the past few years, a new evolved culture was born. This culture where critical thinking, context and even science are considered “tools of white supremacy or toxic masculinity” (1/8) And a rule that you are not allowed to question this statement especially if you are white or male.

This new culture is encouraging a world where we believe that we will forever be in a hierarchy because of our skin color or genitals, sexuality or politics.

(2/8)

How to work as a doctor in UAE 🇦🇪 (DHA Step1)

There’s a little trick I’ll be letting you know here on why most people have been discouraged from the Dubai pathway.

Many people have been asking about the UAE pathway, please retweet and follow me if you see this #Thread One thing you need to understand about UAE is that you don’t get a license to work in UAE, you get licensed to work in particular states in UAE, I’m going to be focusing on the Dubai license (DHA), one little advice from me, write PLAB before you consider Dubai, I’ll explain why

How to work as a doctor in Australia 🇦🇺

The Australian pathway is getting more difficult by the day, but to get there, here are the steps.

First, you need to be ECFMG certified, then proceed to take the AMC exams.
1. The AMC(Australian Medical Council) exam is in 2 parts. -AMC1 & AMC2
AMC1 can be written in UK, India and Europe, as of now, it’s not taken I. Nigeria.

AMC2 is always in Australia.

2. EXAM STRUCTURE:
-The AMC consists of 150 MCQs organized through computer adaptive scoring. It is delivered in a single session of 3hrs30min.

AVERAGE SALARY OF A DOCTOR IN CANADA 🇨🇦(With it’s equivalent in Naira): The figures will shock you and make you want to leave Nigeria ASAP 🤤😋.

Things to consider;

1) Number Of Patients: The main salary model, is a few for service model that allows physicians to bill the government for each patient they see. Under this model, the salary will be based on how many patients are seen everyday, what service are provided and province being operated in.

How to work as a doctor in Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦

The major reason why any Nigerian doctor will consider Saudi Arabia is MONEY.

Just like USA, To work in Saudi Arabia, you have to first take and pass an exam called SMLE- Saudi Medical Licensing Exams

#Thread The requirements for the exam includes the following among others( for the full requirements, send a dm)

-Medical degree from a school in WDOMS
- Formal description of training especially clinical post grad training
- Valid professional license by Nigerian Medical Association

GETTING INTO CANADA 🇨🇦 AS A NIGERIAN DOCTOR; SOME PATHWAYS

So let me start with the Not so good news....

1) (for Medical profession) job experience in Nigeria, no matter how many years (Housejob, NYSC,MO,Reg, S-Reg, Consultancy) is not acknowledged by the Canadian system. *No matter where you were trained, as far as your job experience is only in Nigeria, it doesn't count*

The only countries job experience are acknowledged by Canada are
1. USA
2. UK
3. AUSTRALIA
4. IRELAND
5. SOUTH AFRICA

There were 5 ways to get into the Canadian system

*USMLE, what a Nigerian medic needs to know about life working in USA 🇺🇸 *

>Has 3 parts
- step 1
- step 2
- step 3

> ELIGIBILITY FOR STEP 1: You must be an official medical student/doctor from a school listed in World Directory Of Medical Schools (WDOMS)

#Thread > ELIGIBILITY FOR STEP 2: You must have passed step 1

> ELIGIBILITY FOR STEP 3: You must have passed step 2 and must have a medical degree (Mbbs, MD or it’s equivalent)

*STEP 1*
> COURSES:
- Anatomy
- Physiology
-Biochemistry
- Microbiology
- Pathology
- Pharmacology