Medical research and science culture in Pakistan

The grass looks greener on the other side of the fence, is a proverb true to its roots. People think that they would be better placed in a different set of circumstances. This is what we are experiencing with our young medical graduates who have an ultimate goal of migrating to USA. Much to their disappointment they are not served with a good placement on arrival. Many of them have to wait for years to start residency. They take up research positions to keep their brains working, resumes filled and pockets active. Such research activities eventually help some of them in getting into good institutes. However, not all doctors want to go in the research field; reason being that they have not had enough exposure to research in Pakistan where the research culture is still in the preliminary stages.