Why I left Pakistan as a doctor?

1500 doctors leave Pakistan every year because of poor working conditions, low salary and insecurity at work. However I would like to also discuss in a balance of ..How many doctors here in the west eventually leave medicine in due to stress burn out and lack of motivation and is the migration justifiable in a bigger context

00:00 Introduction
00:14 Migration vs burnout
1:20 Medical migration
1:33 Where do doctors go
1:50 Why do doctors leave
3:16 Good times
4:19 Honeymoon over
4:32 Bleak future
5:34 Hospital system
6:24 Professionalism
7:29 Herd mentality
8:03 Money
8:58 Ideals
9:24 Training
10:27 Personal safety
11:18 Nepotism
11:38 Family
12:18 The future
12:52 Physician Burnout
14:25 The solution
14:54 Conclusion

[alan_Rinju_vlogz]

Hi Dr Rizwan.Hope you are doing fine.Your video is open story for majority of doctors across the world.Happy to see such an open content creation.

[doctorfayazhussain]

very insightful. I am at a consultant level and I could relate to every bit of the things you mentioned here. Currently in the process of moving to UK though finding a position seems an arduous job in itself. keep up the good job

[theinformationhub]

I had an interesting misconception that situation was a bit better 20 years ago but listening to you my doubts are clear now. i believe if system didnt improve in 20 years then it is not going to get better in next 100 years. God bless you Dr. Rizwan

[ayeshachoudhri]

Very insightful..I'm at a consultant level and I can relate to everything u described in this post ..
Seriously whoever get a chance to move for good, must avail it without any second thought

[tariqfarhad]

This nice reflection on the past, supported by real facts, serves as great motivation for young doctors to consider international opportunities. Thank you. You are an inspiration.

[MdKaifAslam]

Love u Rizwan bro❤
Everyone in youtube/social media come and discussing How Tough to go a Foreign country and work there and Only U jaani Tells It's hard but not impossible U r my Inspiration love u jaani from kolkata❤❤❤

[healthylifestylewithme.]

Omg just found the wonderful mentor on youtube 😍… Keep up the good work 😊

[arhambintahir]

This is so so true sir. Each and every word you say is true.

[shellygamer]

A very detailed discussion, however what do you suggest for those in their mid career, should they also move abroad as GPs or better stay home

[faizanalvi]

as a graduate in 2021 and now in that post honeymoon period you hit every single note perfectly and its depressing that it stands true
i would if given financial incentive and a better healthcare setup would never leave Pakistan for any foreign country; there's no recognition of non training jobs in Pakistan, there's no concept of board approved vs board certified for those unable to pass fcps there's hardly any robust primary healthcare set up and family medicine set up which puts tremendous load on the tertiary care set ups, there no concept of out of social hour pay or even locums. the work hours in surgical specialties are inhumane( 1 in 3 call with post call duties) and the compensation is around 121k per month with an inflation rate of 41pc. adjusted for depreciation that's 300 USD and decreasing
whenever it seems like we have hit rock bottom we sink further into madness and the lets not forget the added stress from the media that is hell bent on making doctors out to be heartless pyschopaths

[usmankhann]

I am currently working as a postgraduate trainee doctor in the field of Pediatrics..I feel like I should have moved abroad.. because it is getting worse day by day..😥

[Microwane]

When I first saw your videos I thought you would be indian such a great quality content was not expecting from a Pakistani ❤

[humaahmad]

Yes i also thought ur indian but felt happy to find Pakistani doing excellent job.Best wishes

[fatimabatool]

Really appreciate for such an honest and thoughtful video. Can you please let me know what’s the scope of radiation oncology over there? Is it competitive too and difficult to get into?

[darkdragonite]

I did my internship (housejob) in benazir bhutto hospital, rwp, one of the bigger hospitals of Punjab, and the conditions have not changed much from 20 years back, asidefrom maybe the provision of Electricity and other necessities, which are better now. Still a lack of professionalism, supervised and well guided training, extremely draining work hours and a pay that leaves much to be desired, and top it all off with the fact that even to get a training of this calibre, you'd still not only need to waste1-3 years (IF you get very very lucky enough to get the said job) in a periphery job doing GPship, and have strong contacts. Much better to move abroad if you have the resources for it.

[BigPoppaSufi]

I'm studying for STEP 2 in US but I want to move to Australia soon Inshallah

[TNK]

Very well described. All these factors are relevant on individual basis. But looking at the flip side of the coin, a lot of doctors do go back to their native countries after finishing training + getting passports. They would have another set of factors or reasons for going back. There is always this feeling of “lost from the roots” among these groups.

[basharathussain]

Very true I left Pakistan in 2021 because of the same reason

[rumit]

corruptions is the curse plaguing countries like Pakistan and Sri Lanka. So many Sri Lankan doctors leaving for same reasons 😥

[AiraMushtaq]

Is it preferable to choose ireland instead of uk?