Medical Board Topnotcher namasukang nurse sa US!

[O!lman]

:confused: napanood ko sa PIPOL kahapon.... nakakalungkot talaga. Pati doctor na ngayon dati mga engineers lang pumapasok na technicians! :mad:

[peterock17]

That sucks. Pero they make $50 per hour. I would still would rather be a doctor.

[badkuk]

that doesn't mean he/she can't study to be a doctor in the US, once he/she gets settled in....

[baiskee]

kahit siguro ako hinde magdadalawang isip umalis dito kahit gaano kasakit para lang sa pamilya ko....

pwera lang si doc otep...mucho-mucho na yan, di na kailangan ng datung..

[yebo]

being an OFW I find absolutely nothing wrong with Dr. Jacinto seeking employment as a nurse in a foreign country. ALL OF US, dr. jacinto included, have the right to chart our own destiny. i do believe that the steps he has taken is just a "stepping stone" to a medical residency in the united states and later on becoming a doctor.

do you know what kind of money prospective doctors spend for their education? do you know what kind of money is involved for a doctor, after completing med school, internship, residency, etc. etc, need to fork out to be able to practice in any hospital? MILLIONS! magtanong kayo in any hospital in metro manila magkano shares for a doctor to practice, nasa P5-10M. even in the provinces, for example in binangonan, rizal, there is a new private hospital. the "shares" required there is 2M 2 years ago. i know because my sister inquired 2 years ago when she was on vacation.

so if you are a doctor of modest means can you afford to pay such a price to just earn the right to practice your profession? and there are many doctors who were able to finish medical school only because the cow, carabao, farm and family house were either mortgaged or sold just to realized the family valedictorian's dream. my sister was one of them, no regrets whatsoever.

now don't even tell me "well, there's still private practice". oh c'mon! put up a clinic, spend 500k for the rent, renovation, clinic equipment, etc, etc and you get at most 10 patients/day. i should know, i put up the money for my sister's clinic. you don't even earn enough for rent.

my sister is now in fiji (and has been working overseas for the last 8 years). the salary is small compared to a nurse in the US, but much better than what a doctor makes in the Philippines.

as for engineers working as technician, well I am one of them. i have a degree in mechanical engineering but i work as a chief mechanic on an oil drilling rig. i left the Philippines after i realized that i will not be able to get anywhere if i do not join the ranks of the corrupt and the plain thief. i do not even allow anyone to call me engineer anymore, i have not renewed my prc card for a long time. i am now a mechanic. but i am also not corrupt nor am i a thief, something i would surely be if i had allowed the culture of corruption invade my system had i stayed there in my country.

[pajerokid]

that's the reality of it folks....

[FrankDrebin]

Reality Bites.

Mahirap buhay sa Pinas lalo na kapag nagsimula ka sa wala.

[zero]

ganyan din yung pinsan kong doktor, she's doing it for her children daw. kukunin na rin nya mga anak nya dito kapag naka-settle na sya dun. wala na raw patutunguan na maganda itong bansa natin. we need a miracle from God.

[FrankDrebin]

[1D4LV]

agree with you all. first of all, he came from a poor family, from a poor province. so what is the first thing on his mind? earn money... and earn dollars.