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My Medical Career Medical Career 🇵🇰 & Abroad. Author is Syed Ali Raza FRCP 🇬🇧,FCPS 🇵🇰

28/03/2026

What should be our response on the video incidence as medical community ?
First we must acknowledge that a mistake has happened.This is first step towards correction .

Second thing is we should see why this happened ? Likely due to lack of insight and training of these doctors who made the video .If this is not a repetitive pattern by that department then most likely they did not know the severity of the their act .So it must be investigated properly. Thirdly the doctors should be given time off work to reflect on this and must be made to work under supervision from onwards especially the senior doctors among them who did not stop it happening.They should be supervised even if they are working as professor or associate professor level.Accountability should be for everyone .It more of the responsibility of the senior clinicians then the junior staff so they should carry the burden.

Proper teachings and courses should be arranged and some sort of fine must be imposed as well as as formal apology to the patients and their families who were hurt with this practice.

We as medical community must reassure the non-medical community that this is not the reality of all the theatres and hospitals. We don’t encourage or defend such acts and we do respect the patients dignity as well as care to the utmost (which is actually a reality).

Defending a wrong doing will not do any good to anyone . Finally saw some posts regarding cancellation of the doctors license etc ,well in my personal view this will be too harsh. If they repent ,then they must be given a chance to correct the things for future by proper training and supervision .

27/03/2026

Just saw the video of the Hospital in Lahore where two group of doctors are competing in the OT on real patients to see who does the surgery quickly.
Not only they have breached the confidentiality of the patients (unless formally taken permission in written ) but also shown utmost casual care towards the patients risking their life .
However simple a procedure is ,and how much expert one is ,there is always risk of complications that’s why a consent is taken form the patients before any procedure.
A day back we were celebrating the success of medical minds matching for residency in US and today this video surfaced of the same medical fraternity.
Where already the reputation of the medical professionals not that good ,the way it used to be due to biased media coverage ,this will just add further negativity .
There are audits in all over the world if you want to monitor your medical practice as per standards.
Please be formal as a medical practitioner and earn utmost respect of your patients and colleagues .It’s not an achievement how quickly you do a surgery or see a patient,its how accurate and precise you are in your practice,how lower is the complications rate and how much are your patients satisfied .

08/02/2026

When choosing the post graduate exams especially the foreign exams please do the ones which align with your clinical experience . You will not get a job solely based on your qualification.Its the clinical experience augmented by your knowledge demonstration through qualifications that land you a job.
The exams are for registration and knowledge (plus a bit of skills ) demonstration and clinical experience is to demonstrate your competency and ability to apply the knowledge and practically using the skills .
For example ,with all the experience of working as a surgeon and then doing MRCP ( medicine ) rather than MRCS will be a bad exam choice and vice versa.

06/02/2026

4000+ doctors left Pakistan in 2025.
My perspective is that it’s extremely good for the medical community ,their families and country economy .
For me it’s a positive news .This means that all the hard work of guidance and supporting the doctors to make good career abroad is working.
When some people say it’s brain drain…well if we look at the market back home ,still thousands of doctors are jobless .Still there are many with complete FCPS and MD/MS who are struggling to find good job and has not hav established clinical practice . There are so many non-trainee doctors who are working at low wages because abundant of doctors are available.
So if you see the market dynamics it’s generating revenue and prosperity to the ones who are gone and adding value to the ones who are staying resulting in win-win for everyone .

Favorite part of my medical career is to give talks and teach medicine to the fellow clinicians, residents, nurses and m...
19/01/2026

Favorite part of my medical career is to give talks and teach medicine to the fellow clinicians, residents, nurses and medical students.
Something where I put my heart and brain 🧠 to get the best out of a topic.
What helps most is the strong imagination to be a naive audience who knows nothing.
So in real time I act as teacher and in imigination I take the role of a student and read the same lines as a student to see if I can understand them easily. Thats how I am able to make a strong presentation which makes a difference whether teaching basics or discussing phase 3 advanced trial .
You may follow same theme when you prepare a talk and hopefully your audience will like it.

When you are looking for the options abroad ,first step is to get the license to practice in that country ,then you see ...
19/01/2026

When you are looking for the options abroad ,first step is to get the license to practice in that country ,then you see the job situation and demand for the foreign workers ,then you consider visa situation of that part of the world against your passport and finally you look for the residency options .
Thats how you should plan your career in the year 2026.
During Covid years 2019/2021 the demand for the foreign doctors was very high so the rules were very much flexible.
Now the governments have changed the focus to local graduates and hence reliance on foreign labor is decreasing which means you have to choose your options wisely.
Always focus on the bird in hand (local training/practice) as well when you are preparing for the two in the bushes (abroad).
Not to discourage you but to prepare you for the bigger struggle .
Personal thoughts !!!

2025 was a year where I reduced my Facebook and social media usage a lot and there was a reason why.I was working to lea...
31/12/2025

2025 was a year where I reduced my Facebook and social media usage a lot and there was a reason why.
I was working to learn something to make an alternative career path slowly. Hence was spending hours and hours on the project .
Now with a full time job and family commitments where the extra time comes ?It’s always by reducing mobile,TV and socializing. Whenever I have to work on anything like developing any new course or write a book I simply cut off these and get atleast 1-2 hours a day which I can give to that project .
Just check your mobile screen time daily or weekly (most of the smart phones have this feature ) and you will realize how many hours you are spending on social media which can be easily used for anything you want to work upon.
Remember people out there are doing a number of projects at the same on top of their usual career thing and that’s how they groom and progress in life .
Just give time with patience with a plan to work upon that for many months to years and it will click. Remember resilience and persistence is the key alongwith hardwork and good intention.
Just a writing on the morning of the last day of 2026.
(Picture : Back of my house )

Today I was invited at as a speaker to share my work on the SAS Career development which I am doing in collaboration w...
17/10/2025

Today I was invited at as a speaker to share my work on the SAS Career development which I am doing in collaboration with NHS England.
Appreciated by more than 100 delegates from different cities who liked the impact project Alhamdulillah .
I be very happy to do anything similar for the training institutes and universities in Pakistan 🇵🇰.

16/10/2025

“Canadian new rule for doctors
The new rule — announced Oct. 8 — means international medical graduates are now required in Ontario to have completed at least two years of high school in Ontario to be considered for the first round of matching. This will seriously impact already struggling healthcare system and it also does not make any sense. I am afraid that other provinces will soon follow as well.”

This is the trend all countries are following to prioritize their own graduate.

Something that the digitization of the records can sort very quickly. ‏میں نے یونیورسٹی سے ڈگری کی۔ پھر پیسے جمع کر کے ...
15/10/2025

Something that the digitization of the records can sort very quickly. ‏

میں نے یونیورسٹی سے ڈگری کی۔ پھر پیسے جمع کر کے ڈگری لی اور ڈگری پر کنٹرولر اور وائس چانسلر نے دستخط بھی کیئے۔اس کے بعد میں نے دوبارہ پیسے جمع کر کے ڈگری ان کو واپس بھیجی کہ اب یہ ویریفائی کر لو کہ آپ لوگوں نے مجھے جو ڈگری دی ہے وہ فیک تو نہیں ہے۔ بات یہاں پہ ختم نہیں ہوئی۔ اس کے بعد وہی ڈگری HEC کو بھیجی کہ آپ کے ساتھ جو یونیورسٹی Affiliated ہے اس نے یہ ڈگری جاری کی ہے اور ویریفائی بھی کی ہے۔ اب آپ بھی ویریفائی کر لے کہ کہیں یہ ڈگری جعلی تو نہیں۔ آگے کی بات سنئے۔ پھر HEC کے بعد میں نے وہ ڈگری MOFA کو بھیجی اور ان سے کہا کہ یہ جو HEC نے سٹیمپ لگایا ہے اس کو چیک کرے کہ کہیں یہ فیک تو نہیں ہے۔اس پورے کام میں آپ کے ہزاروں روپے الگ سے ضائع ہو جاتے ہیں، ساتھ میں وقت بھی ضائع ہوتا ہے، اور سب سے اہم بات وہ نمونے جو خود میٹرک فیل ہوتے ہیں ان کی باتیں بھی سننے کو ملتی ہے۔ یہ ایک بھیانک قسم کا مذاق ہے ہمارے ساتھ اور اس پہ کوئی بولتا بھی نہیں ہے۔

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It was a pleasure to share my experience and case study on treatment paradigm for breast cancer with brain metastasis la...
15/10/2025

It was a pleasure to share my experience and case study on treatment paradigm for breast cancer with brain metastasis last night .
Always a fun to present data and answer the tricky questions.

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