The incompetence of Russian medical graduates is not a new issue for us. Recent case was brought by POTS, and some are affronted with the post.
We might turn to be ignorant as we realize that during our practice afterwards,patients won’t ask from what university you graduated from.Patients are patients after all.They won’t run away from your clinic as they read on the door, stating that you got your medical degree from Russia.Nonetheless,this issue might affect the reputation of Russian medical graduates as a whole,and the worst thing is you might be treated differently,or should i say ’special’ attention might be given to you by senior doctors during internship.Yes,we don’t want the doctors in Malaysia to be prejudice and set their minds with all bad reflections about Russian medical graduates.
Of course i can’t give any answer for above question,because i’m merely a 4th year student.Plus,the judgment just barely a fact(or really a fact?) from the senior doctors who are working with Houseman Officers (HOs) graduated from Russia.In addition to that,not all medical graduates from Russia are hopeless.
Let’s say that the question is answered with “yes”, how can we react? I’m pretty sure those who are studying in Russia try the best to deny the fact,but, if it’s indisputably true,and some more the rumours (or fact?) have spread all over the places,who is to blame then?What’s our next action?
From my point of view as a medical student in Russia, i can stress that the main role for this incompetence is the difference in system implemented in Malaysia and Russia,especially during internship. Please correct me if i’m wrong, this is just my opinion. I don’t want to compare Russian’s traditional academic system with the system used in Malaysia.Most of us are familiar with them. Yet,most of us have no idea on what actually happen during internship in Russia.Let me share something. Continue reading ‘Are Russian medical graduates so incompetent?’








