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For doctors
Residency abroad: how doctors in the region are using graduate diplomas to stand out
Licensing exams get you through the door. More applicants from Lebanon and the Gulf are adding a short graduate diploma to show programs something the exams can't.
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Why Gulf health systems are hiring for data skills
National health transformation programs run on data. Here is what that means for clinicians and managers.
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Burnout and the decision to leave: nurses weigh their options
Some nurses want to leave the profession. Others plan a move to Canada or the US. Some feel unable to speak about their conditions at all.
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When revenue comes first: nurses on management and business pressure
Nurses describe targets that put income ahead of patients, policies that push unnecessary tests, and management teams that change before anything improves.
For nurses
Pay, contracts and promotion: what nurses say about the money
Salaries vary widely, first offers can be low, and promotion is not always about performance. Nurses describe the reality and how to negotiate it.
For nurses
Short staffing, long shifts: the workload nurses describe
Too few staff, six-day weeks and extra tasks piled onto every shift. Nurses describe the workload, and what can make it more manageable.
For nurses
Not “failed doctors”: nurses on respect and professional status
Many nurses say their work is undervalued, treated as secondary to medicine and shaped by assumptions about gender. Here is what they describe and what is changing.
For clinical leaders
Reading a hospital budget when your training was clinical
A practical guide to cost lines, reimbursement and the questions finance teams expect you to answer.
For doctors
5 graduate diplomas that can strengthen a residency application abroad
Exams get you through the door. These five subjects give programs something more to look at, and most can be completed in under a year.
For pharmacists
From dispensing to management: how pharmacists move up
Licensing depends on where you trained, pay depends on who you work for, and senior roles often mean leaving the counter. Pharmacists describe the paths that work.
For pharmacists
Shortages, stigma and safety at the pharmacy counter
Some medicines are hard to get, mental-health treatment carries stigma, and staff in busy pharmacies face harassment. Pharmacists sit where all three meet.
For pharmacists
Why pharmacy pay is low and hiring is hard
Starting salaries that barely cover rent, better pay only for owners, and women who struggle to get hired. Pharmacists describe the job market.
For pharmacists
“Treated like doormats”: pharmacists on respect at work
Pharmacists describe daily friction with physicians and patients, and patients describe advice that goes too far. Both point to the same question about the pharmacist's role.