I have about 300 friends on Facebook, a lot of them are medics. Here are the last 5 posts from any medics in my news feed:
1. NICE's report on safe staffing levels in the NHS has been blocked by the government
2. I can't take the impending 18% pay cuts as a junior doctor with kids
3. I'm going to attend a meeting on 'alternative careers and wellbeing for doctors'
4. A patient with meningococcal sepsis confronting Jeremy hunt on his claims that doctors don't work on weekends
5. Jeremy Hunt called a **** by TV host - haha.
Never since I started as a medical student has the overall atmosphere been this bad. Medics are SO unhappy with the way they are being treated my the government. All that anyone does is complain. Seriously - medics = complain. That's it, they don't do anything else anymore. And they have a right to.
The arguments for the pros and cons of a career in medicine have been discussed for years. But I think the balance is now finally tipping to the point where it's a better idea just to work in the city. The sacrifices aren't worth the rewards that were there before.
He got 9A* and 1A. That's the point - he is clever. He can get in to a good university and get a well paying job.
My argument is this:
If the country values a hedge fund analyst at 500k a year - who's job is to convert rich people into richer people, then I think every smart person with good grades should aspire to do that.
The economy values a doctor at 5x less so they should get doctors who are 5x less academically gifted. Then see what happens...
Things will change around pretty quickly if everyone was brave enough to just say enough is enough and leave.
He got 9A* and 1A. That's the point - he is clever.
I think that getting A*s at GCSE is based more on one's memory skills than one's intelligence. I'd say that A Levels are a slightly better measure of how clever somebody is (although still a very flawed measure), because for A Levels, one cannot simply revise off the CGP guide and the mark schemes.
He can get in to a good university and get a well paying job.
Which universities is he planning to apply to?
My argument is this:
If the country values a hedge fund analyst at 500k a year - who's job is to convert rich people into richer people, then I think every smart person with good grades should aspire to do that.
The economy values a doctor at 5x less so they should get doctors who are 5x less academically gifted. Then see what happens...
Things will change around pretty quickly if everyone was brave enough to just say enough is enough and leave.
I think that getting A*s at GCSE is based more on one's memory skills than one's intelligence. I'd say that A Levels are a slightly better measure of how clever somebody is (although still a very flawed measure), because for A Levels, one cannot simply revise off the CGP guide and the mark schemes.
Which universities is he planning to apply to?
Do his parents think he should become a doctor?
lol no but i see the funny angle i disagree with u about levels- memorising the mark schemes is good enough for bio, chem and the non-mechanics physics. Maths C1-C2 is easy as is S1-2. C3,C4 requires some intelligence. Further maths is the only hard alevel lol - i have very controversial views.
I have about 300 friends on Facebook, a lot of them are medics. Here are the last 5 posts from any medics in my news feed:
1. NICE's report on safe staffing levels in the NHS has been blocked by the government
2. I can't take the impending 18% pay cuts as a junior doctor with kids
3. I'm going to attend a meeting on 'alternative careers and wellbeing for doctors'
4. A patient with meningococcal sepsis confronting Jeremy hunt on his claims that doctors don't work on weekends
5. Jeremy Hunt called a **** by TV host - haha.
Never since I started as a medical student has the overall atmosphere been this bad. Medics are SO unhappy with the way they are being treated my the government. All that anyone does is complain. Seriously - medics = complain. That's it, they don't do anything else anymore. And they have a right to.
The arguments for the pros and cons of a career in medicine have been discussed for years. But I think the balance is now finally tipping to the point where it's a better idea just to work in the city. The sacrifices aren't worth the rewards that were there before.
How do you know the situation won't change? If the Labour party totally disintegrates, in 10 years there might be scope for the end of the NHS, or other radical changes to the medical service. If this is true, it might be a good idea for your cousin to become a medic.