army doctor's job prospects

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i wnat to know whether it is true that if u are in the pakistan army medical corps, it is more difficult to get a job in Uk/america???
and if so why…becasue i’d actually think these would be better skilled doctors!!!

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Why would they be better skilled?:confused:

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Army doctors are known as mechanics..and butchers..So, dont compare professional and uniform doctors..please.

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Okay people i didn't mean it 2 insult other doctors but ehy are they butchers??????

i honestly want 2 know the difference and why there job prospects would b hampered abroad?

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ub aisee bhi koi baat nhee k uniform docs r all butchers,its just k competent and incompetent ppl r always in every profession and its nothing to do with the uniform ,but its true those who r butchers r to such a loooooow extent that its shamefull to cal them docs

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Army/Navy/PAF doctors are quite well trained and meet the same standards for qualification as any other doctor. In fact they gain much more experience through greater and more versatile exposure to a more versatile population of patients.
A military doctor's life in Pakistan is quite rewarding. it may also be considered tough due to the regular transfers etc. The forces also send their docs abroad for specializations. an imp point is that the service of a military doc is contract based i.e. upon passing out from the Army Medical college a doc is signed up for a min of 10 yrs after which he/she has an option to leave. those with bright records and promotion prospects cling on and could reach as high as two star ranks i.e. Major General which is the highest rank for a medical officer. Pakistan's only 2 female Maj Gens are from the Army Medical Corps, Maj Gen Shahida Malik and the recently promoted Maj Gen Shahida Badshah.

I dont think there would be any bias against an ex military doctor for employment in the UK/US etc. If anything, military service would only guarantee quality and discipline, a plus point for any profession.
Military trained engineers, doctors are considered valuable.
Besides, in the medical profession its the alphabets that count more and not previous employers.

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^^^ thanx finally some positive feedbak!!!
i've been told that the army is being pretty strict now as they are aware that most doctors tend 2 disappear abroad and so it won't b easy for ne1 2 leave thr post...

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and what abt being inducted in army???i mean i heard that if u wanna g et inducted in army as a doc u can do specialization only in derma or gynae or in otherwords they induct only gynaecologists or dermatologists as far as female docs r concerned???is that true???

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I wouldn’t think that’s true rapunzle,
lady medical officers do serve in other specializations as well and many serve as GPs. A large no are psychiatrists too.

here’s an excerpt from an article on Maj Gen Dr Shahida Malik;

*She had wanted to specialize in her field, which was radiology, but decided that her first and foremost duty was to her family and her home. So she took on a job that was less demanding, as a general duty medical officer
*http://www.ilaam.net/Intl/MarchingToTheTop.html

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oho i am not saying k jo already AMC se mbbs kerti hein i m talking abt those wwho r inducted in army after graduating form sumother medical college

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Well, post grad recruitment in the medical corps is done very rarely now, and when it's done they do reserve the right to select whoever they need according to their requirements as per the prevailing shortage or excess.

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yup yup this was what i was saying
thnx:)