no medical degree is 'recognized worldwide'.......

go to the smc website and look at the list of recognised med schools.........

also note their policy of only recognising the degrees where the clinical years are done in the country of award of degree......which means the pmc/irish degrees and monash msia are not recognised.........

Help yourself with this list:

http://www.smc.gov.sg/html/MungoBlobs/23/4...28final3%29.pdf

Only degrees from UM & UKM (from Malaysia) are recognised in Singapore.

PMC...have you seen their campus at penang? Really small man.

if you're under govn scholarship, just take up the 6 years in JCU. If not mistaken their tropical medicine is really strong there. =) plus your degree is way well recognized than PMC, even though not in G8, I assume their teachings should have standards to be recognized by the australian board.

Reputable university meaning? Any examples?

Dear Zkb,

Is studying 1 year more really such a disadvantage? I'd rather go with the 1 year more knowing that I'd be 1 year more prepared to face the patients than rushing through med school. There is a general misconception that the earlier you graduate, or the earlier you specialize, the better you are; Not true.

There will be days when you wonder what on earth have you gotten yourselves into when your dental counterparts (pun unintended) are going home before 5pm and you're stuck for your next shift going on call. You'll definitely need more than just the thought of 'im going to get through this in five more years!' to pull you through. Plus, you're sponsored so financially you don't have to worry about burdening your parents. So unless you've got a time limit to chase (for example: wanting to specialize before 35 so you can start your family and have babies with a lesser risk of trisomy 21 ) 1 more year, no sweat. Having said that, if you are good, by all means achieve your specialization the earliest you can. I guess my only point I'd like to drive home is that an extra year is no bane.

and...
WHAT RUMOUR?!

Btw dont you think it's silly to plan your life based on rumors? Why not find out the truth?

walao weh
so many medical student here
i thought msia scarce doctor

I think you've been away from medical talks for a very very long time.. From the first time I've been in a professional discussion about medicine, it's all about the inflation of doctors.
The prerequisite of entry decreased since the olden days, and the inflation of grades and abundance of sponsorship aren't a help either.

Malaysian hospitals are already being flooded by house officers....surgical department in Klang hospital alone has already 70 house officers. Ipoh hospital has more than 300 house officers according to my friend who works there

noob question

cortical bone and cancellous bone which one heal faster?

cancellous bone.

Newly minted Premier International University Perak, which is one of the latest MBBS colleges, has changed its name to Quest International University Perak even before commencement of courses.

What happened, huh? Could be feng shui?

I think because 'Premier' in BM is 'Perdana' which may lead to confusion yes?

Could be true. There are also too many "Perdana"s nowadays from bakery to dhobi to even car wash!

when any uni needs to trumpet itself with it's name, it is best to steer clear of them......

do you see any such names in the top 100 unis in the world?........or even in the top 1000....

Top 100 academies consist of colleges and universities that need not to have adjectives in their names.. In contrast, top-tier institutions had the names of the founders and co-founders, such as Harvard University.

This post has been edited by kasturipurba: Jul 23 2011, 06:47 PM

quick question

is Schatzker type VI and medial plateau fracture-dislocations the same thing?

Hi folks, I have few doubts to ask you fellas

I'm planning to take up medicine at an IPTS medical school. It's only the 3rd year of commencement so yet to be recognized by MMC and listed under IMED. Attended the interview and currently waiting for the announcement. I'm having few doubts about USMLE.

(1). Is it advisable to sit for Step 1 of USMLE at the end of 2nd year of medical school?

(2). Is it practical for Malaysian IPTS graduate to sit for USMLE to become an IMG with the hope getting a residency in the States? What are the odd?

(3). Errr....any alternative to United States Clinical Experience (USCE) ?

(4). When we should start prepare for USMLE?

Kindly advice.

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Added on July 30, 2011, 4:08 pmI heard that it might due o some licensing fiasco with the previous Perak government. Their programme is not advertised in their web. It will cost about RM293K-RM310K depending whether your want thier hostel or not.

Lecturers will shipped in from India, not sure about the quality, intake's in September.

This post has been edited by md.azlan23: Jul 30 2011, 04:15 PM