A haven for South Asian medical students

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I think self-professed BD quacks should continue+increase their time in forums like this one to air out their issues.....it will help instrumentally with the confidence deficit problem among BD public in their doctors. Spending that time on self improvement and say a free clinic in contrast is a very bad idea.

LMAO, that was a brutal riposte!

 

[swnjo]

Good for Bangladesh but I don't understand if they are producing such good doctors then why do they flock to India for treatment.

Not their fault, good quality doctors can only do very little. Modern medicine practice requires good quality trained nurses, lab and other infrastructure, health insurance and financial support. In India its only now we are slowly moving towards achieving those goals, it cant be much different in BD also.

 

[Bilal9]

Good for Bangladesh but I don't understand if they are producing such good doctors then why do they flock to India for treatment.

Indian medical costs are one-half to one-third that of Bangladesh. People love a bargain.

 

[bluesky]

I think self-professed BD quacks should continue+increase their time in forums like this one to air out their issues.....it will help instrumentally with the confidence deficit problem among BD public in their doctors. Spending that time on self improvement and say a free clinic in contrast is a very bad idea.

Who do you think is this quack wasting time in this forum?

 

[Nilgiri]

Who do you think is this quack wasting time in this forum?

The one mage is querying, the "homo" guy.

 

[bluesky]

The one mage is querying, the "homo" guy.

But, he may be a teacher in a medical college with so much free time.

 

[Bilal9]

The cockroach has come back....

 

[nahtanbob]

You should refrain from claiming such thing without checking facts. Government medical colleges in Bangladesh reserved 216 seat for foreign students, 107 for SAARC countries and 109 for non-SAARC countries. This 216 foreign students study in govt. medical colleges almost free. You should look at this notice-
https://www.mbbsbangladesh.com/mbbs-in-bangladesh-admission-notice/

And quality in private medical varies. There are many good quality private medical college in BD. Another important thing is, only money can not give you a seat in private medical colleges in BD. You need to pass at medical admission test which is same for both govt. and private medicals and taken at the same day all over BD. I have seen many Bangladeshi students failed to enroll any private medical college in Bangladesh due to lack of score and then gone to China to pursue MBBS.

why reserve spots for foreigners ? you are not a rich country
USA does not reserve spots for foreign medical students

 

[Arthur]

why reserve spots for foreigners ? you are not a rich country
USA does not reserve spots for foreign medical students

We aren't in rich neighborhood either. In USA organisations are run for profit. Here they are not. A little charity goes a lot further. So.

 

[nahtanbob]

We aren't in rich neighborhood either. In USA organisations are run for profit. Here they are not. A little charity goes a lot further. So.

Which medical school is run for profit ?
Stanford
New York University
University of California
Baylor

 

[Bilal9]

why reserve spots for foreigners ? you are not a rich country
USA does not reserve spots for foreign medical students

These are diplomatic forays. When you train foreign doctors, they tend to have a very positive view of Bangladesh. It is hoped that they will also help promote Bangladeshi Pharma products in their home country to some extent. But you're right, it is largely charity.

In the sixties and seventies, the US used to provide free scholarships and room/board for medical students from 3rd world countries. Nowadays, no more, thanks to policy change. For being a wealthy country, the US is the least generous of most large economies. Japan in this arena is the most generous, as are some of the Scandinavian countries.

However the US govt. did establish the Int'l Center of Diarrhoeal Research (ICDDRB) in Dhaka back in the sixties. That place has made Bangladesh one of the most important places for Gastro-intestinal research in the world.

It has also saved millions of local lives in the process, we used to have a scourge of diarrhoea...nowadays the focus is more on other pandemic diseases such as dengue, ebola, west nile etc...

 

[nahtanbob]

These are diplomatic forays. When you train foreign doctors, they tend to have a very positive view of Bangladesh. It is hoped that they will also help promote Bangladeshi Pharma products in their home country to some extent. But you're right, it is largely charity.

In the sixties and seventies, the US used to provide free scholarships and room/board for medical students from 3rd world countries. Nowadays, no more, thanks to policy change. For being a wealthy country, the US is the least generous of most large economies. Japan in this arena is the most generous, as are some of the Scandinavian countries.

However the US govt. did establish the Int'l Center of Diarrhoeal Research (ICDDRB) in Dhaka back in the sixties. That place has made Bangladesh one of the most important places for Gastro-intestinal research in the world.

It has also saved millions of local lives in the process, we used to have a scourge of diarrhoea...nowadays the focus is more on other pandemic diseases such as dengue, ebola, west nile etc...

it is an expensive misplaced way of charity. you need those bangladeshi doctors
https://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/Health/Physicians/Per-1,000-people

Bangladesh is 0.26 per 1000 people
Even Myanmar has a better ratio

To be a good doctor you need to understand the language of patients. Ever medical university has an attached hospital where the students learn to be practical doctors. some countries use the term "residency" to denote that. It beats me how someone with no native knowledge of Bangla is going to learn to be a good doctor in bangladesh talking to Bangla speaking patients. It is not an optimal situation.

 

[nahtanbob]

Indian medical costs are one-half to one-third that of Bangladesh. People love a bargain.

how does that happen ?

 

[Bilal9]

how does that happen ?

Well there is a demand-supply situation in the main urban centers were practicing doctors (in their own clinics) can charge whatever they want for visits (this connects to the doctor-patient ratio you mentioned). There is essentially no liability for medical malpractice and no HMO/PPO situation either. Alternative is to go to India where Doctors charge a lot less (they graduate more doctors apparently). So Bangladeshi medical tourism is a mainstay for income in India. The Well-heeled patients from Bangladesh go to Singapore or Bangkok for treatment (not India), where facilities and level of care I'd say are similar to the UK or US (Bumroongrad in Bangkok or Mt. Elizabeth in S'pore).

 

[nahtanbob]

Well there is a demand-supply situation in the main urban centers were practicing doctors (in their own clinics) can charge whatever they want for visits (this connects to the doctor-patient ratio you mentioned). There is essentially no liability for medical malpractice and no HMO/PPO situation either. Alternative is to go to India where Doctors charge a lot less (they graduate more doctors apparently). So Bangladeshi medical tourism is a mainstay for income in India. The Well-heeled patients from Bangladesh go to Singapore or Bangkok for treatment (not India), where facilities and level of care I'd say are similar to the UK or US (Bumroongrad in Bangkok or Mt. Elizabeth in S'pore).

hey it makes sense to replace those 100 foreign doctors with bangladeshis