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LETTERS: Shefaly Yogendra Learning from low income countries: Poor countries still provide reasons to train doctors in diseases of poverty BMJ 2005; 330: 478-a [Full text]

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We, Indian doctors are special

S S Raiz Muthu Ismail   (15 October 2006)

We, Indian doctors are special 15 October 2006
S S Raiz Muthu Ismail, SHO in Psychiatry Westmorland General Hospital, Kendal, LA9 7RG Send response to journal: Re: We, Indian doctors are special	We, Indian doctors are special 1. Because of our huge population, we see many patients and get experienced with many diseases 2. Because of the diversity in our economy, we see patients with all kinds of diseases from vitamin deficiencies to genetic disorders 3. Because of the medical system there, we are encouraged to take full responsibility to manage a whole ward even in our final MBBS and house surgeoncy. So, we become more confident in decision making and clinical procedures. 4. Because of more number of patients, we are trained to see more patients in out patient clinics and wards. So we are used to hard working and stressful situations 5. Even though India is a developing country, our medical colleges deliver high standard of training and follow the world standard medical system. So we are exposed to both conventional and modern diagnostic methods Competing interests: None declared