What it takes to be a doctor


  • Letters
  • Monday, 29 Apr 2019

OFTEN the topic of young doctors, namely housemen, crops up in the media. As a parent preparing my children for university, I would like to offer the following feedback to other parents and university admissions officers.

There are at least two types of university courses: Vocational/professional courses that prepare and certify a student for a particular profession, and academic courses that impart knowledge for its own sake.

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