But no matter where you started, med-surg in the USA brings a unique blend of responsibility, autonomy, and skill.

The curriculum of Philippine nurses is almost comparable, is almost the same with Americans.

So we have a four-year course, a bachelor's degree.

And it's also a didactic course.

We need to say it's both a combination of classroom lecture and a hospital exposure.

In the UK, it's a shorter course.

They do it two to three years.

But just as important, you must know how to work within an American team.