referring to a letter sent in by a father to a medical doctor/student, he said, the pay raise up to 6k for medical officers post 2 years of service in the government is so much relevant. And why is that so? because of the workloads. the working during odd hours, working long hours, etc2. In reality, does anyone realize that doctors in Malaysia are well paid? They get all the benefits that not any other profession in a hospital setting gets (So much for the so-called PRIMARY health-care provider). They usually get free lunches/free coupons, for the oncalls, they get to claim allowances for the extra hours they've worked. Imagine, if this doctor is super workaholic and decides to do on-calls for his friends, they do get a hefty-sum of money at the end of the month. They get most benefits because their doctors.
My point is here, What about the maxilo-facial surgeons? they too have to come in everytime a patient fractures his face (inc. mouth n face etc). If a patient bleeds from the mouth non-stop, these doctors will be called in, and not the medical officers. What about pharmacists? I'm not saying this just because i am a pharmacist. But little does anyone know, we too work during odd hours. Yes, the doctors do call us in the middle of the night, to ask for recommendations, dosages, medications that needs a pharmacists' authorization prior to use. yes. And as a matter of fact, we too work during odd hours. we too have shifts. But yes, our monthly salary is not even 1/2 of what they're getting. shame shame. I think being a doctor now is no longer about patient care. I salute the older doctors. I salute their passion towards treating patients but i guess, now everyone will want to be a doctor.
My opinion is, there is no exact primary health-care provider. U dont diss the dentists aside just because they specialize in oral and face area of the body. and U dont diss the pharmacists aside just because they dont do what the doctors do.the truth is, u dont see a medical doctor if you have a tooth-ache do you? You might find a medical doctor for advise on your medications but i guess now, the general public are more aware on the roles of pharmacists. If workload is the main concern, i dont think that increasing the pay to 6k monthly for a MO who's only worked for 2 years in the government is appropriate. In general, everyone has their work portion. and in hospital settings, I stand at 41 level, same with the other medical doctors and dentists. And if they say that we dont understand their workload, (just because there are and increasing trend of cases of medical negligence or error during procedures), i think they are plain wrong. In that case i think, we should revise on the dispensing rights for pharmacists! yeah?! I am all stressed out. bloody hell!
It was them who wanted to become doctors in the first place, and yet they complain soo bloody much! WTH? if only they remember what they always say after their SPM results. I wanna be a doctor because i wanna help people. Owh, F off!
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