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I know this is an exaggeration, but I can't help but to think about it more closely. in the past couple of days I've been contacted by a very promising person, who holds a graduate degree from a UK university in the field of Genetics. Now, for those who don't know much about medical fields then I tell you that this particular field was regarded as one of the highly promising career paths in Jordan, or this was what we were told! Her main complaint is that she can't find a place that can appreciate her possibilities and potentials, and although she admits having some good( but very few) facilities. She admits that they only focus on basic care.
I felt sad for her, through the course of my experience I've met with two other people who have studied in the same field in highly respected foreign universities to end up with no idea what to do with their degrees. One of them ended up teaching a totally different specialty here with me in Saudi.
I've also been through that whole agonizing process, after graduating with an honors at the Bachelors from the University of Jordan, I sacrificed getting a scholarship and wasted lots of time and effort to pursue my graduate studies in Public Health. Only to realize later that all my efforts have gone useless, and that all the things I read about how awesome public health was almost nonexistent in Jordan. So, I too had to settle for a teaching job in Saudi.
The stories I hear are so annoying, I mean I really wish to go back to Jordan and find a decent job that makes me able to live a proper life. But, I seem to always hit a dark spot.
Now, I've been accepted for a PhD in a very specialized field, Childhood Cancer Survivorship, that is , the study of late effects that happen with children who survive their cancer treatment and dealing with all the physiologic, psychologic and social issues that occur.
Now, to my knowledge, that is a highly respected field. and I also will be getting my experience at a highly ranked school and working at one of the best childhood cancer hospitals in the world, so I have nothing not to be excited about.
but then, I think of what future I do have with this degree, I was actually crossing fingers at working at King Hussien Institute of Biotechnology and Cancer ( KHIBC), but now, with the new setback. I think I have to delay these hopes.
That makes me( and almost every other foreign university medical graduate) with very few options, the only one I can think of is teaching at a Jordanian University.
For those who think that this sounds as a great opportunity, think again. University professors have very low wages to support them a good living. along with the social and financial obligations that taking this position brings with.
So, the other option is to stay out of Jordan, either immigrating to a country where you'll be appreciated, or taking the easier option of living in a Gulf country and trying to save some money to do something when going back.
This seems a bit of a dark future for Jordan, I really hope that I'll get the chance to get back home, but now, the light at the end of the tunnel seems to be fading with each step forward.
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