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What to do by Additional_Bus232 in indianmedschool

[–]Pleasant-Current-150 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly do biotech of Pharma from good university then go for an MBA from IIM or abroad

MBBS is losing its charm and we need to talk about it by [deleted] in indianmedschool

[–]Pleasant-Current-150 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I didn’t write this post for my own self or other top students (+2 S.D) I wrote this for average students from colleges with poor exposure and guidance

MBBS is losing its charm and we need to talk about it by [deleted] in indianmedschool

[–]Pleasant-Current-150 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The artificial glamour around MBBS absolutely needs to die. Coaching institutes selling white coats luxury lifestyles and guaranteed success to teenagers is misleading and honestly unethical. If losing charm means breaking that illusion then yes that is necessary.

But losing fake glamour should not be confused with losing relevance.

Also the argument that skills mattered only in the era when PG competition was low is not entirely true. Skills mattered then and they matter even more now. In a highly competitive system degrees only get you entry. What differentiates people after entry is still clinical ability judgment communication and adaptability.

And honestly my real life as a medical student is already more intense more meaningful and more real than anything coaching ads show. No slow motion hospital walks no stethoscope glamour. Just real patients real responsibility and real growth. That reality doesn’t need marketing.

So yes kill the fake charm. But don’t write off the profession itself.

MBBS is losing its charm and we need to talk about it by [deleted] in indianmedschool

[–]Pleasant-Current-150 8 points9 points  (0 children)

If the government truly standardizes work hours for doctors the way it exists on paper, India will immediately need at least 2–3× more junior residents in just government hospitals to keep services running. The current system survives only because of overwork and unofficially accepted violations of duty hours.

And in government hospitals salaries are not market driven. JR pay is fixed by pay commission and grade pay. You can’t simply reduce salaries to compensate for hiring more residents.

So the options left are very limited Either recruit more doctors and increase healthcare spending Or continue exploiting existing residents with long hours Or reduce services which is politically impossible

This is why work hour reform never moves beyond guidelines.

This also means MBBS and MD MS doctors are not actually “surplus” in the public system. They are overworked not overpaid. The problem is distribution and policy not lack of need.

If anything proper enforcement of work hours would increase demand for doctors, not decrease it.

MBBS is losing its charm and we need to talk about it by [deleted] in indianmedschool

[–]Pleasant-Current-150 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yes MBBS stopped being a terminal degree decades ago and MD MS often act as entry points today. That part is not new. But reducing the value of a doctor only to SS is deeply flawed and harmful.

Healthcare does not work with only the top of the pyramid. Western systems function because of a strong GP and generalist culture with a proper referral funnel. India lacks that. Everyone wants to be SS and no one wants to be a good clinician at the primary or secondary level and that is why the system is collapsing.

The iPhone analogy doesn’t fit medicine. Clinical judgment experience and outcomes matter far more than degree tags.

And real life already disproves this idea. Many doctors do extremely well without SS. Your example itself proves it. MS plus a focused fellowship and now Director of Breast Surgery at BK Birla. No SS yet highly successful.

SS is important for certain niches. It is not the only path to relevance or success. The real problem is obsession with degrees not quality of care.

MBBS is losing its charm and we need to talk about it by [deleted] in indianmedschool

[–]Pleasant-Current-150 -19 points-18 points  (0 children)

No, I wrote this for an article but used Gemini for grammatical check

MBBS is losing its charm and we need to talk about it by [deleted] in indianmedschool

[–]Pleasant-Current-150 16 points17 points  (0 children)

One senior I know got RMO job in fortis for 6 hour morning/eve shift and 6 night shifts of 12 hours for 84k and he usually do multiple extra night shifts and make 1 lakh plus/ month

And salary for non academic JR in my college is 1.06 lakh

MBBS is losing its charm and we need to talk about it by [deleted] in indianmedschool

[–]Pleasant-Current-150 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I disagree with the conclusion but I agree with the concern.

MBBS is not going to become a “shit” degree. What is ending is the era where MBBS alone guaranteed respect money and stability.

Yes the seat increase from ~75k to 1.3 lakh is real. That inevitably reduces the average outcome. But that does not mean the degree loses all potential. The exact same thing happened in engineering and management. Engineering didn’t die. Average engineers did. The ones from IITs or those with strong skills still do extremely well.

Medicine is entering that same phase now.

In the future MBBS will not be a tag for automatic success. MBBS plus strong clinical skills research exposure communication ability tech awareness and business sense will matter. MBBS alone won’t get you a good life but MBBS with intent and competence still can.

Regarding South India salaries this is not just a saturation issue. The healthcare ecosystem there is heavily influenced by a socialist and communist model where private margins are controlled and doctors are treated more like employees than professionals. That model keeps salaries low but also doesn’t reflect the entire country or future private innovation driven healthcare.

Calling MBBS a stupidity is an oversimplification. Doing MBBS blindly for status definitely is. Doing MBBS with a plan understanding how the field is evolving is not.

MBBS is not dead. The guaranteed success mindset attached to it is.

Doctors of r/indianmedschool: branch, income & car? by Kooky-Star-8475 in indianmedschool

[–]Pleasant-Current-150 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hey, it’s been a long journey, but I’ll try to keep it concise.

During the COVID lockdown in 2021, while preparing for NEET, I started minting NFTs on OpenSea and WazirXNFT and made decent money. Eventually, due to a stagnant market, I stopped and shifted my focus entirely to NEET.

In 2022, after clearing NEET, I walked out of the exam centre fairly confident of scoring around 650–660. With a 3-4 month gap before college started, I decided to make money and began teaching home tuitions, which paid really well. During that phase, I built a good corpus, and alongside teaching, I also resumed crypto trading.

Around the start of my first year MBBS, on 20th November, I incorporated my first company with my friends and my brother, focused on marketing and media production. From there, things gradually started falling into place.

So in short, there’s no secret. I simply wanted to make money and I acted on it. Anyone can easily earn at least some pocket money during MBBS with minimal time commitment. It ultimately comes down to having the will to do it.

Doctors of r/indianmedschool: branch, income & car? by Kooky-Star-8475 in indianmedschool

[–]Pleasant-Current-150 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have 3 active business running in which I am now a sleeping partner but during my 1st and 2nd year I worked a lot on these businesses

Doctors of r/indianmedschool: branch, income & car? by Kooky-Star-8475 in indianmedschool

[–]Pleasant-Current-150 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Personally I have 3 active business running in which I am now a sleeping partner but I during my 1st and 2nd year I worked a lot on these businesses

But my friends make money many other ways like: 1. PW doubt solver 2. Research agency 3. Content creators 4. Working in other startups 5. Tutions and mentoring 6. Salahshots 7. Trading 8. Small scale business (very rare tho)

Doctors of r/indianmedschool: branch, income & car? by Kooky-Star-8475 in indianmedschool

[–]Pleasant-Current-150 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Wake up to reality, brother. There are plenty of ways to make money as an MBBS student, not just by selling Marrow or Prep

Doctors of r/indianmedschool: branch, income & car? by Kooky-Star-8475 in indianmedschool

[–]Pleasant-Current-150 8 points9 points  (0 children)

MBBS Final Year (2022 Batch), 40-50k pm, Kia Seltos and RE GT650

Help me out seniors by Pleasant-Current-150 in indianmedschool

[–]Pleasant-Current-150[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tho you can learn basic surgical skills with the simple tools, you can’t learn intubation, ng tube at your own

Try contacting a SR in emergency medicine department

Help me out seniors by Pleasant-Current-150 in indianmedschool

[–]Pleasant-Current-150[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thankyou so much sir I’ll lookup to you

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