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After fleeing war in Ukraine, physician starts new chapter as U of T nursing student
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this post was submitted on 06 Sep 2025
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Not exactly.
That doesn't say she thought it was "too much." It says she decided it wasn't what she wanted to do.
You can argue that the process is too much - and it probably is, at least in places - but she pretty directly states that it led to her deciding that she didn't actually want to be a doctor, and would rather be a nurse.
I think I can be excused for paraphrasing “the complexity of the process and volume of paperwork” as “too much”. I doubt anyone read that and thought “must be easy”.
She saw what was required and that “led her to reassess her priorities”. If the process were easier she wouldn’t have been “led” to reassess those priorities.
How does an easier process change her conclusion of, "I would be happier as a nurse?"
You're missing the point. That was the best choice given thar she didn't have the resources to continue doing what she would have wanted to do.
She's be happier as a nurse because of, not despite of, the difficulties she faced.
I really think you're putting words in her mouth.
"It felt impossible to go back to that kind of a life and I didn’t want to sacrifice my time with my family" has absolutely nothing to do with the process of transferring credentials to Canada, and everything to do with the job itself. “I feel that I can be a better nurse than a physician" speaks for itself.
There are plenty of stories about the challenges of transferring credentials. This, by her own account, as quoted in this article, is not one of them.
What part of “led to reassess her priorities” based on the “complexity of the process and volume of paperwork” do you not comprehend?
If the process were easier she would already be a doctor.
But the process is so difficult she had to ask if it was worth going thru all of that to be a doctor.
You’re clinging to her being “happier” pursuing nursing. A pursuit she wouldn’t have even considered if the process to become accredited were easier.
Well I'm happy for her - it sounds like it's a good thing that she reconsidered her life goals, and found something more fulfilling.