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.

[boydapa]

good point yebo! hindi naman natin masisi ang mga taong ito kng ganyan ang landas nilang gustong tahakin they have every right to do so. the difficulties in establishing yourself in this country is too much of a burden. hindi naman gobyerno nagpaaral sa kanila, galing sa dugot pawis nila ang pinuhunan nila.

ako nman ECE grad, pero i was lucky enough to be accepted in a good job right after graduation april last year. compared to my classmates who took the board and passed last november but still many of them(almost all) are still jobless---awa ng dyos---and now they are hopeless and desperate. nadiscourage ako, being an engr hear will not make any difference at all pala, so i dont have plans of taking the board anymore; anyway plan ko naman maging kargador, janitor or better yet technician in any first world country.

good luck nlang kay topnotch doc and the rest of us who dreams of a better life somewhere... this godforsaken country is hopeless!

[badkuk]

....anyways, i think you have to take some sort of medical board exams (kahit doktor ka na) if you want to migrate and practice in the US...tama ba?

tingin ko tama lang ung ginawa nya...pwede sya mag earn while preparing for the board if ever...and she's in the proper environment pa(hospital) with lots of resource people to help her out...baka makahiram hiram pa sya ng books n stuff, or consult other doctors. it's a smart move imho...i dont think she would be able to achieve all that here

[wreckless]

good luck na lang sa kanya..
but i really hope he'd be a "practicing" doctor someday.

[baiskee]

Originally posted by zero
wala na raw patutunguan na maganda itong bansa natin. we need a miracle from God.

sana nga itong pilipinas parang computer na lang...pag nagloloko na at tingin natin wala na pag asa mag operate ng normal..

pwede natin i-reboot or restart na lang..hhhaaayyyyy...

pasalamat na lang tayo at nakaka kain pa tyo 3 beses sa isang araw...

[HC01]

Pathetic.

That is an insult to the profession and nothing but sheer greed for money.

You are already a doctor and earning "well" but the thing that comes into your mind is to be a nurse and take a working slot away from those poor nursing students? These students are not even earning yet and some are also as poor as what he claims. What about them?

He needs to be a better doctor than what he is now in order to earn the amount he wants.

[theveed]

All I can say to the "bashers" is that, unless you're the one experiencing daily issues like not knowing where to get the money for your next meal or how to pay for bills or provide basic needs for your family, just shush... Not everybody is lucky enough to have free housing (living with parents or hand me down place from parents), lucky enough to land in a high paying job almost instantly. Not having to pay back educational loans, not having to be a bread winner to a family that looks up to you, etc....

Not everybody's as lucky as most of us here are. How long you can wait to be "successful" depends on how urgent your basic needs are. If your basic needs are met, then you can afford to "grow" your career, otherwise, career will always take a back seat behind basic necessities.

[IceColdBeer]

Agree with yebo and theveed. It takes a lot of courage to give up your profession and go for a lower degree to earn more for your family. I don't see anything wrong with what he did. That's the reality of life in the Philippines.

Some people are just lucky to have a wealthy family that they don't need to do what others did to survive. So what if he's a doctor that shifted to a nurse? We have lots of OFWs who are teachers, nurses, etc... who became Domestic Helpers in foreign countries. Do we have to say that it's greed which causes them to do it? Isn't it already an insult to their being to be a Domestic Helper? And besides, what makes the Philippines survive? Isn't it because of these people? C'mon let's open our eyes and not criticize those people who are truly helping their family and their country.

[edzzz]

pero bilib pa rin ako sa pinoy kahit mahirap ang buhay, may bagong labas na modellong kotse, meron na agad sa mga lansangan. Lalo pang nagtatrapik. Boom ang mga kainan at malls.

[FrankDrebin]

BTW, i-compare niyo yung earnings ng isang average nurse sa US sa isang average doctor sa Pinas.

[5Speed]

I am on the same boat w/ yebo....I am a civil engineer, tried to work out a decent living in our country, trying to be honest in my field of work but it didnt work out for me, have to switch job, trying to earn to support my simple living but still its not enough and the system sucks, you have to do a lot of politicking just to have a good grace of your superior...kelangan sipsip ka, corrupt, para ka makaangat nang konti.....kaya heto ako sa labas nang pinas, mas gusto ko nang magtrabaho dito kesa dyan sa atin....oo pinapayaman nating mga OFW ang mga company na pinapasukan natin but binabayaran din naman tayo nang sapat base sa ating kakayahan, fair lang unlike dyan sa pinas, kapag marunong ka pipilitin kang ibagsak nang mga kasamahan mo para sila ang mapansin....crab mentality ika nga....sucks big time, kaya karamihan tuloy nang nasa pwesto eh yung kokonti ang alam yung talagang marunong eh ibang lahi ang nakikinabang.... hindi ko naman nilalahat dahil meron din naman na mga honest dyan sa atin, but majority sucks....

its just my own opinion, sana walang tamaan at magalit dito....hindi natin talaga masisisi yung mga doktor, engineers, etc na mangibang bayan dahil na rin sa sistema nang bayan natin.....