In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious and Merciful
Few weeks
back I posted one of my concerns regarding modern parents in my twitter account,
and looking at the comments, I can see mixed response concerning the issue that
I posted.
“Modern parents please tell this to your kids. Doctor is not
a secure job anymore in Malaysia. Tak ada lagi istilah, lepas habis medical
school terus start kerja jadi doktor. The trend now is ada yang menganggur
almost a year after getting the MBBS. -Dr Ahmad Khairul-
Some of
the comments, accused me of trying to demotivate our students from pursuing
degree in medicine, some accused me of talking b***s***. Nevertheless, there
are others who agreed and understand the message I’m trying to say to current
day parents and students.
First
of all, I just want to clarify that I have no intention to discourage anyone
from pursuing their dream to become a doctor. If you really have the strong
desire to become a doctor and ready to face all the challenges during the
journey, you are more than welcome to join the healthcare profession.
However, if you feel ‘goyang’ after read my statement, I pray hard that God
will guide you my friend.
During
my childhood time about 20 years ago (I’m 30 years old this year BTW), we
always get this kind of advice from our parents, teachers, aunties and uncles
in the family, “jadilah doktor, lepas habis belajar senang terus dapat
kerja kerajaan, gaji pun boleh tahan” or “ambillah Engineering, senang
cari kerja, gaji besar” . Doctor was considered as one of the glamorous
professions during that time (and today also I think?). Those advices might be relevant during that
time, but I don’t think it is equally relevant in our current day setting. This
is the reality in our country nowadays either you like it or not.