One Chinese doctor issued with a medical license here is currently working at the Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH), while three others are going through the necessary orientation so they too can get registered and begin undertaking duties at the PMH.
That disclosure from Dominica’s Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr. David Johnson, who is assuring citizens that there is “no need to be worried” over the appearance of Chinese doctors at the island’s main Hospital.
Members of the public have been expressing concern that Chinese doctors with “no knowledge of English” are working at the PMH contrary to the policy of the Dominica Medical Board (DMB).
Dr. Johnson has refuted this, explaining that only one Chinese doctor has so far been issued a medical license.
He indicated that others are going through an orientation process and being assessed before a medical license can be granted.
“As I speak, we have one registered Chinese doctor who is practicing at the hospital and I can also confirm that we also have three others who are going through orientation and are under the supervision of a consultant,” Dr. Johnson told Dominica News Online.
He confirmed that for a doctor to practice medicine in Dominica, that individual must speak English competently and the Dominica medical board also conducts interviews to ensure the competency of the individuals concerned.
Dr Johnston indicated that the Chinese doctors expected to take up duties at the PMH are into a three-month orientation period which began on March 15, 2012.
They are expected to be further evaluated in English and competencies.
“When this is done, then the Ministry of Health will have no objections in them practicing medicine in Dominica….so that should not be a concern about their presence in Dominica,” the CMO told DNO.
there was a time dominica could boast to have the best docters in the caribbean,you all sounding of like you all got any docters right now in dominica,give me a break wellcome the chinese docters,you all going on about language barrier,when you all go shopping in the chinese stores,you all suffer a language barrier,who cannot understand do hand signals man,zou nee twop adan zou man.
People like johnson dem go feel jah wrath ….i am waiting
I understand there is a need for concern with the Chinese Doctors and the language but let us not be to critical, remember we have Dominican students in china learning medicine in Chinese what is going to happen when they get back? we need to protect our island but we must welcome other because we go out seeking a life to.
Five charged after Chinese teen sells kidney to buy iPhone
BEIJING (Reuters) – Five people in southern China have been charged with intentional injury in the case of a Chinese teenager who sold a kidney so he could buy an iPhone and an iPad, the government-run Xinhua News Agency said on Friday.
The five included a surgeon who removed a kidney from a 17-year-old boy in April last year. The boy, identified only by his surname Wang, now suffers from renal deficiency, Xinhua quoted prosecutors in Chenzhou city, Hunan province as saying.
come chinese come eh, Right! all you give us enough help already. come chinese come!
Parasites u labourites will settle for anything
Dominican must worry. Language barrier is a major problems.
How is communication going to take place when their is clearly a major language barrier?
How are patients going to make an informed decision about their care?
How are patients going to understand what is happenning to them?
Increase mortality amongs patients at Princess Margaret Hospital, must be investigated!
Dominican nurses and other health professionals must be vigilant with what is happening at PMH, to ensure that these new ‘doctors’ have the necessary knowledge and skills and are fit to practice.
BE VIGILANT! BE OBSERVANT!
haha , Dominica, was that in the MOU too? Soon will have chinese going up for elections in Dominica , THey will get more votes than Pappy and evn Pestina. What’s the population of chinesse in Roseau? Can you all see whats happening my people? Chinese colonizing or taking over the world and we cant do anything about it ,they got the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Asians r the most intelligent people on earth. Dominicans should be happy we are having a diversity of cultures at the PMH….
A doctor trained in Cuba or UWI MUST take American Board Exams, core classes, residency etc before even giving an advil. In Dominica a man who can’t communicate in the language spoken by the people can, with no way of evaluating his creditials by the Medical Board can claim to be a doctor and run things at PMH and elsewhere. This backward thinking is crazy and destructive. How can the patients and doctors communicate on their health issues? This is not about Chinese vs Dominican, it’s about what is ethical standards, they would not be allowed to practice medicine anywhere else without meeting the standards set forth but this man is always defending and plastering sores, for a chief medical officer he clearly has orders from other sources and his interest is his position not the people.
well Dominicans go to school earn you a degree come back and be doctors,engineers and what ever else and we wouldnt have to worry. what you all say then if your fomer neighbor becomes a doctor? iknow, you all might hate on him or her. you dont want your own kind to succeed. so let the chinese in. hypocrits. i know what you all are witch doctors.
Doc, get off your high horse and stop being hypocritical ! Chinese doctors CANNOT practice in Dominica… the language barrier is to wide .. you are just putting people’s life on the line AND YOU KNOW IT ! Its all about POLITICS AND POSITION ! !
WEEEWWW PAPA !!!
I so want to come and build my house and those row row there is frightening me.
Dominica bless but alot of them people are small minded
Define small minded…
Boi allu Dominicans back home that acting negatively to that embarrassing see all the help other countries give all u an still all u complaining it don’t have job what if no country help all u what would it have then? All u need to go travel an live in a developed country to see how all u be
Again. simpleton….it is not just about help ..but about the agenda…
So what if them chinese alone that know a way to save u all Dominicans life in E.R an they refuse because of how u embarrassing Dominicans acting what all u gonna say
shallow…what is your point…substance???
so are u implying dat the doctors we have dere cant do dere job? just asking.
I agree now! Dominican are racist. You all hate the Chinese and hate the Haitians. BUt you all are all over the world in other people’s country. what if they treated your family who live abroad like you treat them in Dominica?
YOu all need to a serious look at yourselves. All i can do is laugh at the Majority of my sad people. I am sad for you all.
China is positioning itself to be in charge, who are we to hate them? When we will want to show them some love, it maybe too late.
You all are ignorant set of people. And i am not saying al dominicans, but the majority.
Guess what …we do get treated like second class citizens many places we go…we are an intelligent people and where we go we work hard and prove ourselves in order to succeed.Some of the other races don’t have to go thru these tribulations that we have been put thru…..your argument is shallow..because we get treated poorly most of the time overseas…
My sources told me that a patient who only spoke creole told a Chinese doctor “docta mwen nir un mal weh – the Chinese doctor told the old man ” doctor wen no come yet he still china.”
This is just none sense, there a Cuban trained doctors that are in Dominica and they are not employed. I can name Dr. Alexander, and they are giving Chinese license to practice? this is utter rubbish tell Johnson it is very unfair and he will not be in that position forever, because God answers prayers. Soon and very soon, only time will tell. He is a Cuban graduate and he is forgetting the struggles now he is CMO he is pressing the younger doctors. Johnson this is not your mother estate our tax dollars that’s paying you remember that.
The more I read the more I see how ignorant some Dominicans are Dominicans trained in cuba do not want to practice in dominica when they can go anywhere in the carribbean and gett a job that pays more.. Know your dogs place and cats position Dominica is a very poor country and chinese doctors are some of the best in the world some Americans go to china to get medical help because it is cheaper. all u poor people that dont have two cents to rub together want to be all high and mighty about who is your doctor. Dominicans just upset me so much sometimes with your ignorance and racisim. if a dominican were to go somewhere and be treated like how you treat the chinese you would hate it. Chinese are people just like us have a heart put your self in someone elses place hundreds of dominicans leave and go to other places every year and are welcomed by many peoples.Dont do to others what you would not want done to you and then you dirty people go to church and shout out whoray for jesus… hypocrite kind of people you are. the government would never appoint a doctor who cant communicate ofcourse their english wont be the best but people learn on the way and they are supervised to so what is the problem??
Is that really true..American doctors go to China for training? Where are you from. The Chinese goevernment has an agenda in Dominica. 20 years from now you will be singing a different tune…the goevernment are pimping us out
That is a lie.They do allow them to practice even if they are not fluent in English.
Even if Dominicans are poor,they are people and their lives are valuable.
Doctors deal with lives.Dominicans stand for your right.
Do not allow those Chinese doctors to wpork on you unless you are satisfied that they are really trained and can understand when you speak to them
Dominica tired accept KOSHONEE.
I hope their credentials are not FAKE.
Oh so because they are poor, and don’t have 2cents according to you they must agree to be the doormats of all and sundry and you consider yourself intelligent and making a valuable contribution. Chinese doctors are the best in which world, the ice tower in which you live?
Does China have any poverty or other human rights issues? do their people protest too when they are not in agreement with things? Does poverty negate the right of one to ask questions about their personal health care? When Dominicans travel to other countries do they take over and impose their will on the people or are they towing the line and conforming to that society. You stay in a hole way to long, get with the reality of the world and stop wearing your badge of ignorance so publicly the WORLD where debates of substance take place shudder in awe of you lack of knowledge.
WOW, seriously? That is a RUN-ON sentence for your money. LOL!!
Great point, though.
I am a surgeon in the U.S who have made many attempts over the past year to Dominican officials to give my services to the island. I am yet to receive a response…if these Chinese doctors came to the U.S, they would have to start over, not a 3 month orientation…the language barrier is a huge issue
@ MAJOR,I DON’T BELIEVE YOU’RE A DOCTOR,YOU JUST MADE UP A STORY.
is only becuz ppl like u want the same pay check u making in the us converted to EC in dominica….Ppl like u r the ones that keep the country down
You all US doctors are so fake you all do this for the money not for the love of the job.We do not want America here. chinese we want you all falling apart.
And all of you Blah Blahing on DNO and when election time come and it’s time to get rid of this rogue, corrupted, unlawful and bias adminstration, all of all you get scared and still vote him back into power. He have Dominicans as in the palm of his hands and do whatever he wants with you guys….Take it, it good for all you.
oh shut up u ignorants. what if other countries decide not to hire Dominicans and prevent them from entering their country, what will u guys say? if u all don’t want any foreigners in u all country well don’t travel, don’t accept any thing they offer u all guys,don’t ask for help in marketing whatsoever.stay in all u country. Appriciate what u all get for christ sake. all u all do is cry cry cry. ungrateful people some of u all are and doesn’t think before u all talk. besides without the help of other countries dominica would be doomed.oh shate man i tired hear them nonsense there.by the way if u all didn’t know that’s part of racism whatbu all are doing.that is too much now i can’t take it. no way
WELL SAID D.J
DJ,
your rants show that you have missed the central part of the discus. While some of the post may be presumed “racist” the general theme of most is the need to ensure that the people who are allowed to practice medicine at the PMH or anywhere are properly credentialled and are duly qualified. Of course Dominicans work every where in the world and excel! We are proud and grateful for that. But no one is out there handing them jobs! They had to bust their chops and … here’s the kicker … prove that they are “QUALIFIED! HAVE THE NECESSARY COMPETENCIES! MEET THE REQUIREMENTS!” This isn’t an immigration issue, or a hand out issue or even about being “ungrateful”. This is about a health care system that is not meeting the needs of its citizens and is further compromised by decisions such as this. If after a thorough vetting these physicians turn out to be well capable, then so be it! Let them work! They may end up providing better and more compassionate care than some of our own local providers. However, based on my reading of the CMO statement (as stated on DNO), I will “cry, cry, cry” as you put it, for the state of health care in my country. And that, my friend, is my right as a citizen!
AMEN @ DJ. They want American passports; European passports but they still criticize others our greed will bring us far.
Soon our children children will be learning Chinese in school.
Just wait. It is just a matter of time. Let’s hope that we will not turn out like Tibet. If I’m not there ants will bring news for me.lol
I hope that I am not exaggerating!
what is wrong with our kids learning chinese…..didnt we learn French and spanish…fool shut the hell up
But Elliot,Chinese according to you is a language.So what’s wrong in learning another language?
Nothing wrong with that, many so called 1st World countries are vigorously encouraging people to learn Chinese.
Too many backward parochial thinking people in Dominica.
Boss, you know what. I think you guys playing jeorpady with people’s health all to appease China.
All I see this guy talking about there in that whole article is about orientation. Isn’t there a standardized re-certification exam that foreign doctors should take and excel in before being let loose on the public.
Most of us born in an English speaking country and still cannot speak proper English, how much English them Chinese going to learn in a few months to avert the risks involved?
This whole Chinese intervention issue we have going on in the Caribbean there seems to be more benefitting the governments than the people on a whole.
I watchin’ still!!!
Yes, they should be fluent in patois indeed. What happens to those of us who feel more comfortable saying,”Docteur mwe ni un paine la,” rather than saying, ” I have a pain there?”
Also, it is the spanish doctors who are discharging people from the hospital without the proper medical care, because they can’t understand a word of English.
Someone has made a very bad mistake, and Dominicans will live to regret that!
Unless this Chinese Doctor was trained in Some Western Medical University, Canada, American, or somewhere in Europe, we can expect bad medicine from this person.
Which protocol is he going to follow, will it be the Chines principal of medicine, or the Western treatments we know works when practiced efficiently?
I would hope that someone one in Dominica is not contemplating importing medication from China, we need to remember, what the Chinese did to the people of the Dominican Republic in the 1970’s they sold a green chemical to the people which they claimed to be cough medicine, it turned out to be a substance mixed with Radiator Coolant?
Many children died in the Dominican Republic after taking that medication; they also sold the same to Governments in Africa, which killed lots of people also.
DNO; have no fear of printing this, because that is a will documented matter, it was on 60 minuets, and lots of other television programs here and in other countries. It was carried here in Los Angeles, on PBS, channel 28. If proof is need I can get it from PBS, Channel 28.
I do not think we should have any Chines doctor in our Hospitals, unless they are trained in the Western World.
If we worry about doctors trained in Cuba, we should worry more about Chines doctors practicing medicine in Dominica.
Francisco Etienne-Dods Telemaque.
nonsense! YOu should start your online news online, seems that’s all you do.
I beg to defer Dr. Johnson. We have Spanish doctors and nurses at the Portsmouth hospital and it is very difficult to relate to them. They can’t understand what you are saying and you can’t understand what they are telling you. I am telling the doctor one thing and his is answering something different. As a result of the miscommunication, people are given wrong medication.
Then maybe we you should have studied medicine. We need Doctors in Dominica. would u prefer do doctors at all?
You all think it is easy to recruit and keep medical professionals?
I know in Johnson heart of heart he knows that this is wrong, but because his position is a politically recommended one, he can’t advise otherwise.
Why would Johnson not encourage or advise the government to train the young doctors that are coming in to get them specialized, why isn’t that recommendation made. You see these people are in position but they are afraid of persons getting pass them. Jealousy has filled their hearts and politics are ruling their lives.
The health system in Dominica is at an all time low. The Cuban doctors themselves can’t speak English. One night I went to Portsmouth Hospital and met one Cuban nurse and one Cuban doctor there, none of them could speak English properly and had a hard time understanding me.
Is this what Dominica has come to. Instead of hoping on a plane every two weeks to go make extra money overseas to get themselves where they think they need to be economically and caring less about the health ministry, they need to do the honourable thing and resign their job and give the position to persons who have the passion and interest to move the health system forward in Dominica.
The Dominicans don’t want to come back…haven’t you noticed…Is big money they want. The CHina man already used to low salary so anywhere in the Caribbean is upgrade for him.
@wikileaks, you’re saying Dominicans do not want to come to their country, majority of Dominicans abroad do not want to be there but because of the situation in Dominica with politics cutting right in the middle of everything, people decide to stay away.
I have been there and done that, I would advise all Dominicans away studying to row their boat and do not even bother to go back to Dominica because once people realize that you’re in to make a difference they’re threatened and frustration cyan done….
Please Dominicans, stay and build yourselves whereever you all are, do not go back to Dominica until you are economicall prepared to do so, so you do not have to beg anyone for their job.
@ Aye Dominique – you hit the nail squarely on its head. That has been the experience
when we the dominicans that live out there comes home and talk about how things are dominicans fast to tell you go back where you come from if you have are problem with the way things going lol and dom-in-cans big thing is to say is so it is we papa in dominica what we can do but to take it so take it some dominicans to bad mind if thay not doing good thay dont want to se you do good and lots of them are very happy to see come back into d/a and be just like them lol
@anonymous – where is the full stop and commas. what you think this is nah?
lol…. true say ! u doh lie nah pal..
So, so true. The amount of times I have been told ‘you’re in Dominica now’ or ‘its so things stay in DA’ and the resentment by some is there for all to see
I’m laughing at some of the comments about the language problem. I’ve lost count of how many times people have said that they do not understand my English ( I make no apology for having an English accent. Blame it on my education and the 48 years I spent there), so I can imagine the problems a Chinese Dr will have.
Nationality is irrelevant, as long as they have the right qualifications, are willing and yes they should be able to verbally communicate, why not.
all that is just what to come when dom-in-cans will stop say is so it is then thay will get things going there way but ppl thats what you all ask for so take that give the your nice looking PM hes time lol lol lot more coming thay soon take you’ll home away when you have people that dont want to work hard and keep living on people thats just what you will get take that dominicans as i say it just start there is lot more to come
U mean de medical board can assess and evaluate the English competency of foreign nationals? All dat is part of the duties of de medical board? i would think that the duty rests with de individual to PROVE his competency and eligibility. When we English-speaking Dominicans leave here to study abroad….even in de US….. we do TOEFL…….Test of English has a Foreign language to prove our competency in English. That test is not administered on the job-site sir…..so is only we Dominicans that have to appear like we dotish then
i don’t know what you are talking about. Dominica is an english speaking country. U didn’t have to take any english tests. Stop lying.
I don’t agree with chinesse doctors working in D.a when we have so many Cuban train doctors who could not find work in D.A and had to travel overseas.These people can’t and don’t want to speak english,all they they speak is MONEY.
where did u get that statistics from? that is just talk on the street
everybody dat have big job and workin for government trying to always side LABOUR because dey want to keep their jobs.
alas.. tired lie naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
it have a cadiologist in d hospital d woman can hardly speak english. a family member got a heart attach and she could hardly explain herself.
so we come now. forward NEVER backward ALWAYS
why are dominicans so racists? its a global village people. when u go to other countries they are all race of doctors etc…
u all blame someone for everything. did you or any other your children study medicine? and are dominicans able to fill all our specialty needs? the answer is no!!!
I am tired of you people nonsense..
It got a cardiologist in Dominica? where that?? All u real ignorant eh11 Educate all u selves people!!!
coming soon ” Chinese in de parliment “
Prefer that to Mr. Facebook everyday; people with work and development in mind not roro and blame game politics.
Cuscus…I see that coming soon too. That is why I have been challenging Eddo and his opposition pack to spearhead an amendment to the constitution whereby Skerro was able to use that loophole to run for elections whilst being a national of another country.
Whilst they are plugging loopholes, also make sure that the law states ( and very clearly too) that only individual born in Dominica can hold political office. Dominican by naturalization is NOT enough.
yes, cause you all just seating on DNO typing, you all not doing . take over China!
I wish you would have given those young doctors from Wesley a chance to serve the Dominican public. They are now doing well overseas. Continue to fight against our own.
they need to specialize. we need specialist in various practises.. not general…. get you facts straight..
We hire our needs, not just very general doctor,,
first to began we a a certain dominican dr who is not working and he did not get the dr job in his community so why he could not be in the hospital insted of the chineees man
I reside in Montreal Canada, Doctors entering Canada with the intention to practice there need to go through a long process before obtaining their licence to practice in that field, no matter where they immigrated from
They need to through all the Medical Council of Canada Exams, also residency
First The Evaluation Exam
then The Qualifying Exam Part 1
then Qualifying Exam Part 2
Next CHARMS
Not forgetting TOEFL (Testing of English as a Foreign Language
Who knows if some of the Chinese Doctors who migrated to Canada, did not want to go through that long process are now working in Dominica
You have Medical Doctors from all part of the world, driving cabs and buses in Canada, i guarantee if they move to DA, all they need to do is show their fake PhD without learning English, and yep, next they are employed in DA performing all kind of malpractice on Dominicans
Last year national day I came to DA, visited a friend at the PMH, I saw a Chinese Doctor on the Ward this guy cannot communicate in English whatsoever, struggling with the English language, i could not believe it, I told my family member for sure he would be driving a cab in Montreal or any other cities in Canada, this is unbelievable
Well spoken. I agree with you 100%.
not the speciality we need!
Ask d dr what he do!!!
them people cannot speak english and if a dominica goes to china with a dr license he or she have to go back to medical school to make sure they a ok to practice so why all you taking chiness and just orient them and send them in hospital to work is people life all you playing with i hope when mr johnson get sick he will go to the pmh for the chineeeee man to take care of him all you so unfair people life is important to them
You see people like Dr. Johnson can fly to Martinique, Barbados or Trinidad if he gets sick.
Hahahaha. The Chinese infection is spreading.
By the time we all will realize, everything will be taken over by the Chinese.First they started running our small local entrepreneurs out of business and hardly employing locals. Next they are taking over all infrastructural contracts with the continuing trend of not employing locals(or very few of them if at all) and leaving our dump truck drivers lamenting about lack of employment. Now they are moving into the health services sector and we all know that when you give the Chinese a yard they take a mile. Soon the hospitals will be filled with practicing Chinese and then they will eventually squeeze out our local physicians. And once they are licensed they will certainly bring in all their traditional Chinese medicines(for good or bad).
But the next thing we will witness is that they will go into private practice and then many of our local physicians will be facing unnecessary competition.
What bothers me most is that the world over people know that the Chinese specialize in mass- production but inferior quality services and products. Are we going to see the introduction of these kinds of services into our health sector?
Just my concern.
What’s next ! Boy look surprises where the chinese nationals are concerned. The government is catering to all the needs of the Chinese. What is really the content of the MOU that was signed with the chinese?
Just look at what is going on with the Chinese population in Dominica such as; the special privileges they’re getting, their takeover of our local businesses and you will have a very clear picture of what is stipulated in that MOU.
if u don’t shop at the chinese, how ill they stay in business? you all too hypocrite. coming on here talking, but all you are the ones shopping from the chinese. LOL
YOu are make me sick..
@ facts; just to let you know, I live in the state of New Jersey and for your information whenever I am in Dominica I do not go to the Chinese stores. The only thing I look to sink my teeth in is some mangoes, roast breadfruit, fried fish, cassava, bread nut etc. I could go on and on. Until the Chinese start selling these, I will not set foot in their stores. So when you labelling people as hypocrite, know your place.
Very well handled Doc. Our people don’t like change and we tend to discriminate. Don’t let great medical talent leave because of a few negative comments. A manager is a good as the team he builds. Build the best team to get the job done.
Great comment. I second that.
There are Dominican doctors on the island who are not working…….how comes there is space for the chinese and not the natives? Talking of reputable doctors….Please Mr CMO and Mr.Skerritt would you answer us? We are not against others working but our own…what??????
Dear CMO,
Have you and those responsible taken the time to undertake a complete credentialling process for these physicians? Have you verified their medical degrees (not just the paper they might hand to you – but have checked them out with the medical school and checked out the medical school itself)? What about their period of residency? Malpractice history? how long have they been board certified in their country of origin? Is three months really sufficient for “orientation”?
I am troubled by this. It’s one thing to simply say, “well, they will take care of their fellow chinese citizens in Dominica,” but do you realize that if in the course of taking care of a chinese speaking patient at the PMH these doctors are negligent, that chinese patient could (and I am sure will) bring a suit against the Government of Dominica? My gut tells me that it is not the Dominica chinese population that will suffer from sub-standard care but it is us, the Dominicans who depend on PMH as the main source of our care.
Our health care system needs a major overhaul!!
This is a step forward at integrating the people of the world. Dominican’s let’s be mature in our thinking and promote integration because this is a sure way to prosperity. The worlds most successful City (NYC)is also considered to be the most mixed and diverse city of all times. Folks from all woks of life converge there and live in harmony and mutual respect. We too, in Dominica can acheive such a feat if we try. We are a loving people so let “Do It”
the question whether this ‘one’ doctor can speak english…. and if not then why is he allowed to tend to local english speaking dominicans…. we understand that chinese immigrants need chinese doctors to understand them… that is understood… and no one is against that… the arguement or question is not about ‘how much chinese doctors are at PMH’… but rather ‘can the only one present now, speak and understand english’… if not then that is negligence on behalf of the Management of the P.M.H…. it is time someone take the Gov’t,P.M.H and practicing doctor to court for any kind of negligence done…. even if you had to travel overs to get treatment and survived… let’s not wait till death to hold these guys responsible… Once negligence has been done… take them to court… because those in management couldn’t care much about us the locals
Mouth of the south,
Do you think the doctors should also be tested on patois? What about the people who can’t speak English? How are they surviving?
I think we should cut out the discriminatory none sense and allow diversity to flourish.
Hell yes they need to be tested out on patois too. When you apply for a job in the US, why do they prefer bilingual (preferable English/Spanish) to persons who only speak English. They tell you that persons fluent in Spanish or whatever language they would prefer have the edge over those who can’t. In the hospitals now in the US, you get instructions in spanish, creole, u just name in, especially where they recognize that there are alot of people in the particular area speaking another language.
And we are not speaking any job here, we are speaking to persons who are suppose to be able to communicate with their patients one on one….patient/doctor relationship is a very personal relationship and you would settle for an interpreter when better just cannot be done.
True. I am sick of This Racism. Dominica is racist. I am ashamed.
They need to learn English or Creole period, the same way if i go to the University of Khartoum in Sudan i will have to learn Arabic, same with China, Cuba, Venezuela etc
Them Spanish wanted them to implement Spanish as the other Language in the USA, and them America stand up and say no
@mouth of the South…Dominicans who are supposed to be speaking English don’t even understand the language so what are you talking about? They’ll understand just what they need to and come away with bigoted comments like you
we need chinese doctorsto attend to their own people who do not speak engilsh and as far as i am concerned that is fair
@ Smile
We need Chinese Doctors to take care of their own, this is ridiculous they no that they were coming to a foreign country, this is only in Dominica
If you want to see discrimination, travel to the USA, Canada and other countries where the Chinese take over. their China Town, to see the way they treat Black people, before a black enter their establishment/business places they all are on guard, speaking their language and have their people follow us blacks, when the white enter they do not do the same, how do you call that, what go around comes around, they treat blacks like shit in other countries so they need to taste the heat to know how if feels
Things some of them could not and cannot do in their own country these are the things that they are doing to us in Dominica
and how is that helping? Foolish!
No Chinese examinign me and I cannot understand anything he says… The chinese I have met in the stores are rude and racist…so why should i be confortable being examined by one????
Because the one in the hospital is NOT the “rude and racist” one in the store whom you met.
The middle of this statement is totally irrelevant….what does the rudeness and racism of Chinese store-owners have to do with a Chinese medical professional examining you? Y’all need to cease from posting these small-minded comments. Read and understand that in order to practice medicine in Dominica, a medical personnel needs to be fluent in the English language. F L U E N T. Do you need this to be further broken down? Tsk tsk tsk…..miseducation and ignorance are literrally killing us!
Well if you have a choice fine. Else. LOL>….
Have them checked out properly. That is all I want to say!
Amen to that my brother. That should be the normal course of action. All developed countries do the same. We need good tax paying professionals in Dominica that can make a contribution. That is how countries develop and grow. The only concern that I have is that we are not allowing more of a diverse group of immigrants into the country. We need Indians, Chinese, Spanish, Russians etc…Dominica needs people in order to grow and develop. Those who can’t speak the language should take classes. The Gov’t should have programs in place for that. That is what the American and the Canadian gov’t do it.
True … but if I am a holder of a medical degree from UWI and practice medicine in the caribbean and decide to move to the US, I couldn’t just apply to a hospital for a job as a doctor, right? I would have to, at a minimum, study, train and become board certified for that particular state by the state medical board! If my native language is not English, I would have to demonstate competencies in English. Let’s be honest here Mr./Ms. Progressive, developed countries may seem “to do the same” but the PROCESS is much more rigorous. When the PMH and the Government of Dominica have similar systems in place, then I too will join you in the applause!
VERY WELL SAID
U are missing a crucial point here. All countries procedures according to demand. The procedure may be rigorous at one time to reduce the intake number and more lenient when more doctors/nurses are required.
So DA need can change its procedures accordingly. I am more concern about the competency of the individual rather than whether their english is up to my standard.
In an emergency I would prefer the competent doctor to operate than the fluent speaking doctor.
@ 4progress
but you impossible. competency and ability to speak our language is equally important. How the rass you expect a competent doctor to treat me for a stomach ailment and he has not idea what i am complaining about because he cannot understand me. you want him to give me heart medication man because he misunderstand.
if you want chinese docs at the hospital – have a translator on hand.
I think we are thinking on the same lines here. No additional comment is required on my part. I think my point speaks for itself.
Agree with you in Canada, as soon as they arrive they need to do an assessment of their English, then go to ESL classes, not only the Chinese, all immigrants migrating to Canada and English is not your first language you have too
I think it is an intelligent approach that has trememdous benefits when executed properly. Anyone appose to that must re examine their thinking process.
so my friends you are lying on a bed and this doctor comes over with another doctor and they start talking in chinese and you dont know whether they are saying to kill you or whatever.
Think hard of this it is a real issue to be concerned about,dominicans take this these government officials too lightly,these people dont give a damn,they get a salary and cares a hogs ass about anybody else
oh please, my question can he speak english and to me he should have Dominican Doctor present with him at all time.
As we on the topics of Doctors Dr.Johnson the ministry of Health what is the problem with DR.Marlon Alexander when are the government going to look into that. He is a young studied hard to be he need his job back.
@babygirl. Perhaps young Dr. Alexander is still a bit “wet behind the ears” meaning he needs more training or understanding of his profession to continue. Wouldn’t you agree. And it is high time that we Dominicans appreciate the benefits of multi-skilled professionals from foreign backgrounds. The same way our mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, uncle, nenen, pawen went to other countries even china to train and practice in those countries to send some money for us we should appreciate these professionals have similar desires. Just remember when our fore fathers were dropped off on these little islands as we have it today… if they had remained with the same mindset where would we be today. Get use to integration my people. And yes I lived abroad for many years so I know precisely what I am on about.
Soon is a Chinese Government, wooosh
Why can’t men in authority like this not speak the truth. There are 2 Spanish doctors or specialist of the medical wards that can hardly make a sentence in English and he’s talking about speaking english competently. I can assure that these Chinese are worse off than 2 mentioned before.
Hey Doc!
We need some Haitian and Spanish Drs too!!!
Haitian Doctor, did you read about the Haitian Mega Lotto winner, this Haitian woman said that she have one of the winning tickets and left it at her McDonald work place, cause the other 15 co-worker claimed that they bought the lotto together
Haitian, Spanish Chinese all are the same, everything in one hole
Only in Dominica
well I think that is a good thing because we have chinesse people in DA and they can go to one of their own. its a good thing for them.
U r right for them not for us
my thoughts exactly…I’m pleased for the move. And ppl better welcome them eh, because our Drs are migrating too, so each one help the other….