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One in three Swiss medical students ready to leave profession after internships (www.swissinfo.ch)

submitted 11 months ago by _Frog@feddit.ch to c/switzerland@feddit.ch

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Working as a doctor is one of the most prestigious professions in Switzerland, but the reality seems quite different: one-third of medical students say they are ready to give up after their first internship in a hospital due to the long hours and heavy administrative workload expected in the years ahead.

According to a study by the Swiss Association of Medical Students, 34% of students want to change career path following their end-of-studies internship in a Swiss hospital. This generally takes place in their sixth year of studies and consists of 6-12 months in a hospital helping assistant doctors. ...

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[–] P1r4nha@feddit.de 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Damn.. you're 6 years in and you realize: "I've made a grave mistake"

How is Switzerland going to maintain its high standard of medical care with this outlook? Almost one third of current doctors are going to retire in the next five years and one third of medical students may change career before even entering the job. And don't tell me globuli, please, no!!

[–] Juviz@feddit.de 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Please… a small army of my colleagues is treaty to emigrate to Switzerland from Germany.

[–] P1r4nha@feddit.de 5 points 11 months ago

Yeah, that's exactly our current plan. Brain drain our neighbors. What prevents them from migrating now?