In order to practice any field of medicine, a person needs to study for years and then continue to learn new techniques and advances in order to stay on top of the game. Getting to the stage of choosing a medical college involves hard work and then choosing the correct place to study is also quite daunting, as it is such a huge decision. It is always advisable to do serious research into your options before committing yourself to spending so much time, effort and money. Some of the most popular medical schoolsare often in countries you would not ordinarily think of e.g. UAE and Dubaiin particular.

These institutions are interested in teaching pupils how to become better people as well as better doctors, nurses and other medical personnel.They encourage leadership skills, community awareness and how to become a valuable part of society. Students are taught self reliance and time management as well as communication skills, all of which is geared towards equipping the future medical generation with the ability to be strong and professional, along with being capable and caring. The facultyin these places is highly trained in their own fields but in addition to this lecturers and professors are also trained in how to get the best out of a young student. Faculty members are trained in the best and most productive teaching methods and are expected to keep themselves updated of any new developments.

Many people think that being a doctor or nurse is a glamorous way of making a living and somehow they forget all the hard work and long hours that are needed to be put in. some of the most stressed people in the world are junior doctors and nurses. A lot of the cache that used to be attached to the medical profession has been removed and many or the practitioners feel that they are getting a rough deal.

In the private sector things are a little better, but in the government hospitals, there is a lot of tension and unhappiness about the way that nurses in particular are treated, and they feel that they are not getting anything worthwhile out of the profession. Many of these professionals continue because they actually love what they do, but given the chance, a lot of them would be willing to change careers, since even those who have studied in the top medical schools feel that they are not getting their due respect.

I know that the brother of a friend has studied at a medical college in UAE and then graduated from a top gulf medical university. He is currently unable to find a job with a hospital which is nearer than sixty miles from his home and even then he is being a very low salary. We have all heard about how junior doctors are so tired that they are likely to make mistakes, so let us appreciate all their hard work.

Going through life with the fear of making the wrong decision must be difficult and these people often find themselves drawn to others to whom taking command seems natural, and then they can relax and go through life knowing that somebody else will take control and ,more importantly, take the flak if things go wrong! Being in the second category, I find it hard to relinquish control to another, especially regarding options dealing with long term commitments.

I recall that when I left high school and had to decide on a course of further study at a college, I was the only student who had a clear idea of what I actually wanted and the route that I would have to take to get there. I knew that I had always wanted a career in the field of medicine in some capacity or other and this was not just due to the fact that in our family there were many doctors and medical professionals.

There was something about the medical field which had appealed to me from a young age when we used to go and visit my mother in hospital after the birth of a sibling or when she or someone else had been ill. The whole atmosphere and smell of a hospital and the way that the public treated the doctors and nurses made me want to become one of them and breathe the rarefied air that they did.I chose my courses with care and when I had passed with the grades I needed, I had to decide which university was going to be my destination to continue with my education in the field of medicine.

The first decision which I had to make was to decide if I wished to stay in my own country or city, or move abroad to complete my studies. In the end I chose to leave home for a few years since I thought that this would give me an education in other areas as well as academic. I did some research and after convincing my parents to loosen the apron strings, I decided to start applying to suitable establishments and institutes offering my courses.

I found that some of the top medical schools were the Dubai Medical College and the Dubai Medical College for Girls, offering the opportunity to study in a safe and Islamic environment which also provided state of the art equipment and teaching facilitiesIn order to practice any field of medicine, a person needs to study for years and then continue to learn new techniques and advances in order to stay on top of the game. Getting to the stage of choosing a medical college involves hard work and then choosing the correct place to study is also quite daunting, as it is such a huge decision. It is always advisable to do serious research into your options before committing yourself to spending so much time, effort and money.