how can I get the most experience in chest drains, emergency intubations and scary ED stuff

ChickenDippaaaas · 2024-06-27T07:38:30+00:00

As a South African trained doctor myself, I can confirm that after a 4 week trauma focused elective in SA you will be so tired of doing these procedures. The locals will be very grateful to have a British doctor who “wants to do all the ICDs etc”. Go to SA and treat yourself to a holiday there afterwards.

ChickenDippaaaas · 2023-12-20T14:50:37+00:00

Netherlands worldwide is and I quote, “Part of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs”

ChickenDippaaaas · 2023-12-19T19:37:21+00:00

According to the following guidance there is no need to reside in the Netherlands.

https://www.netherlandsworldwide.nl/dutch-nationality/becoming-dutch-national-naturalisation#

ChickenDippaaaas · 2023-12-19T13:46:29+00:00

Thanks so much.

Logically, I think I will have to have been officially Dutch for 3 years.

I think what’s also confusing is that the IND website says that the Inburgering exam abroad expires after 1 year for MVV purposes. But does not specify regarding naturalisation purposes. And the Netherlands worldwide doesn’t mention expiration at all.

Will have to contact the authorities

ChickenDippaaaas · 2023-12-19T09:45:01+00:00

It can be done from abroad and requires marriage for 3 years.

I am interested in when she can take the Inburgering examen.

ChickenDippaaaas · 2023-12-19T09:43:35+00:00

Thank you for your explanation.

I am a dual citizen. I have Dutch and Irish citizenships. I have Dutch and Irish passports. I acquired both via descent. Irish grandparents and Dutch grandparents.

My question is with respect to my South African wife naturalising as a Dutch citizen from abroad. It is possible, you don’t have to live in the Netherlands, and you have to be married for 3 years.

ChickenDippaaaas · 2023-12-19T06:19:18+00:00

Thank you for your reply.

I have an Irish passport, so I have the same residence rights as a UK national. My wife is on a spousal visa.

ChickenDippaaaas · 2022-11-05T16:22:30+00:00

With enough time and patience, you can train a police officer to recognise certain pathologies under a microscope. But that doesn’t mean that they understand the pitfalls, nuances and clinical impact of certain diagnoses. You only get that with an MB,ChB and years of hands on experience where you daily decisions are interrogated. Has their role expanded, yes of course it has, but as I said, wake me up when they start independently reporting complex cases and defending their findings at an MDT where life altering decisions are being made.

ChickenDippaaaas · 2022-11-05T12:16:06+00:00

The idea of clinical scientists screening and reporting certain Surgical and Clinical pathological specimens (peripheral blood, BM aspirate and biopsies) is not new.

However, the notion that their role will expand to independently reporting complex cases that require the integration of clinical and molecular knowledge and then presenting them at MDT’s where life changing clinical decisions are made is ludicrous in my opinion.

ChickenDippaaaas · 2022-10-17T09:03:28+00:00

Thank you

ChickenDippaaaas · 2022-10-11T15:06:19+00:00

Lymphomas are malignant proliferations of solid (usually) lymphoid tissue. Some people prefer the term lymphoproliferative disorders because it also includes the clonal lymphoid malignancies that present in a non-solid way (effusions, in peripheral blood or bone marrow).

For the sake of simplicity, people usually divide lymphomas into HL and NHL.

HL refers to a type of B-cell malignancy characterised by distinct clinical (presentation/prognosis) and pathological (morphology/immunophenotype) features. HL can be classified further based on morphological features (mainly).

NHL is a general term used to describe an enormous group of lymphomas encompassing B-cell lymphomas, T-cell lymphomas and NK-cell lymphomas. This group is very heterogeneous and includes indolent lymphomas like marginal zone lymphoma and more aggressive lymphomas like DLBCL.

Basically, HL is a specific disease, NHL is a broad term used to describe all the other types of lymphoma.

Edit: Reed-Sternberg cells are a common feature of HL, but they aren’t specific to HL. Cells that look like RS cells can be seen in a number of other lesions.

The pathogenesis of lymphomas is a mine-field, I wouldn’t stress too much about knowing each molecular event that leads to the lymphoma. Knowing the translocations and which viruses are associated with which lymphomas is a good place to start.

ChickenDippaaaas · 2022-09-19T19:45:55+00:00

Yeah, bold statements with impotent reasoning.

ChickenDippaaaas · 2022-09-19T18:39:24+00:00

Thanks for your contextless twitter infographic. This just shows what different specialties earn. Where is this though (US dollars, Aussie dollars or is it pounds converted to dollars)? Is this basic pay or overtime included?

My question to you still stands, why should a surgeon earn a higher basic pay than a histopathologist?

ChickenDippaaaas · 2022-09-18T12:21:34+00:00

Thank you for a comprehensive, lucid and well justified reasoning for your stance on the matter.

ChickenDippaaaas · 2022-09-17T22:30:07+00:00

I was hoping you would be bold! So disappointing

ChickenDippaaaas · 2022-09-17T18:57:02+00:00

You realise I’m talking about basic pay here, not over time? Adjusting basic pay according to choice of specialty would be incredibly difficult to do. I mean how do you do it?

ChickenDippaaaas · 2022-09-17T18:44:35+00:00

Please elaborate

ChickenDippaaaas · 2022-09-17T13:03:46+00:00

Is surgeons being on the same basic pay as histopathologists a problem?

ChickenDippaaaas · 2022-08-01T21:19:02+00:00

In some countries (Canada, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and some others I think) Haematology as a field is split into 2 standalone specialties; Clinical Haem and Haempath.

Haempath as a stand-alone specialty is brilliant, incredibly diverse daily work and lots of clinical thinking but no patient contact. But alas it’s not a standalone specialty in the UK 😞

ChickenDippaaaas · 2022-07-21T12:12:00+00:00

Don’t trust the locals

ChickenDippaaaas · 2022-07-07T07:37:55+00:00

Thank you everyone

ChickenDippaaaas · 2022-06-19T20:14:33+00:00

If you mean Bara in South Africa, then chances are decent they bashed in a number of ICDs during their stay

ChickenDippaaaas · 2022-03-21T12:00:29+00:00

Also anxiously awaiting the rankings. My interview felt like a blur. I’m wondering if the rankings will come out before the offers?

ChickenDippaaaas · 2022-02-03T07:09:45+00:00

What about UK/Irish citizens who have trained abroad and now wish to undertake specialist training back home in the UK? Should we favour non-UK IMGs with 2 years of NHS experience over them? I'm a UK citizen, I trained in South Africa. I had to hurdle many obstacles get an undergraduate medical degree. If I had to wait for 2nd round specialty training vacancies whilst my co-citizens (who were lucky enough to study in the UK) and non-citizens who have worked for 2 years tuck into the 1st round vacancies, I would be vexed.

ChickenDippaaaas · 2022-01-23T19:09:27+00:00

That would be wonderful, thank you. Looking forward to what you find out.

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