For the sick,it doesn’t matter whether sanctions or government mismanagement is more to blame for the dire state of Irans health service. A doctor-in-training gives us an inside lookI left Iran at a young age and bear always enjoyed going back to visit family, relive childhood memories and learn about the challenges of life there. Growing up abroad, and I decided to become a doctor,and between my studies and applying for a job, I decided to take up an opportunity in late 2015 to shadow one of Iran’s most renowned neurosurgeons.
I had opted for neurosurgery even before I started medical school, and partly because someone close to me had suffered from a brain tumour. The uncertain outcomes,the scare, the emotional and physical pain that both the patient and those around them must endure are hard to recount. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com