For the past three months I've attended intensive lectures that were meant
to prepare me for my medical assessment exam in October but none as powerful/spell binding/intriguing as the lecture delivered today at the swearing in ceremony(aka Sponsio academia) held for foreign trained medical/dental graduates.
to prepare me for my medical assessment exam in October but none as powerful/spell binding/intriguing as the lecture delivered today at the swearing in ceremony(aka Sponsio academia) held for foreign trained medical/dental graduates.
The lecture titled "Life as a house officer; what a doctor needs to know" was delivered by Prof. E.J.C Nwana, a seasoned pathologist and very well spoken.
The prof spoke from the heart. He bemoaned the current state of the health sector where "lawlessness" is the order of the day: medical professionals going on strike, caring more about personal gain and status, malpractice etcetera. He reiterated that being a doctor is not a "get rich quick" scheme, as a matter of fact, doctors make just about enough money to pay their bills and nothing more.
He admonished us to make our patients the centre of our practice, giving them nothing but the best care as is within our power.
One thing he said which struck a chord within me was "The medical profession must remain an oasis of sanity in a desert of disappearing
values in this country"
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