How tough is it out there?
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GPs in partnership aren't particularly well paid, around here they tend on average to be just a little into six figures. Nonetheless I think magwich is right that if the supply of doctors was greater then the pay could come down further. The pressure point is definitely at medical school admissions level - that is where the supply of doctors is cut. The reason more places are not available is, I understand, the cost to the government of medical training. Perhaps the government is being shortsighted? Or perhaps there is a real possibility that, if GP pay were cut, there would be significant emigration? That certainly seems to happen in India .
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My sister-in-law did like wise after postgraduate studies a the LSE (stats related) followed by a brief and very lucrative carrer at the City. Just qualified as a doctor and started work in August last year two months before turning 40! She did her medicine graudate studies at Imperial and was very happy there and did spectacularly well. She also highly recommends graduate entry.Ed's mum wrote:My sister is in her 4th year of graduate entry medicine at Newcastle.
She had a lot of experience, not just a degree, and is loving every minute of it!
She highly recommends graduate entry.
sj355
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Yep LLL - fancy the idea of that - there is an english language course at Charles University Prague also - trouble is that the clinical has to be in this country (I think) so tricky to set that bit up.
Other option is Ireland - Galway, Cork, UCS . RCSI and Trinity. They take on exam score only + HPAT (like UKCAT), less obsessed about the personal statement - also less problem communicating with the patients....
Other option is Ireland - Galway, Cork, UCS . RCSI and Trinity. They take on exam score only + HPAT (like UKCAT), less obsessed about the personal statement - also less problem communicating with the patients....
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Have just received today's mail......and there's an envelope for my son postmarked from Reading.......I'm dying to know if it's an offer (our hope!).....how wrong is it to steam it open????? I know I know, I won't....have sent hubby an email to get son to check his UCAS tracking at school (hubby is a teacher at same school).....but I have to wait to hear until he finishes his volunteer work at 5 pm! argghhhhh
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Well didn't find him at school, so drove into town - couldn't find him there.....so went straight to the hospice He was waiting there with his older brother who was there for his initial interview for volunteering, and had been told I had an envelope He said there was nothing on UCAS - but it was not an offer yet.....just a really nice letter stating they were highly impressed with his interview, his detailed knowledge on questions asked at interview, his work experience at a pharmaceutical lab.....and a recommendation to be offered a place. So.....now we have to wait for the offer! Hoping his best friend got one too as he really liked it as well.
And.....we're back to waiting - but what a smile on his face at such a nice letter
And.....we're back to waiting - but what a smile on his face at such a nice letter