Let's hope said student realize a chance has been given, and get act together.

As far as Monash Sunway is concerned though, should scraping of barrel continue, th school may eventually be renamed Sunway University's Jeffery Cheah School of Medicine. The disparity of standards between the Sunway and Clayton campus, must be within acceptable limits. This would be the reasonable expectation.

This post has been edited by podrunner: Feb 22 2012, 11:44 AM

I think Limeuu's latest comment sums it up.

For the borderline cases who made it, let's hope they pull up their socks in the first year, (course requires loads of memory work) as I read that even the "bright" students have been known to falter.

Apparently for most of the Singaporeans in Clayton, Monash was their second or third choice after NUS and Oxbridge. There would have been a handful more Singaporeans, had NUS not offered them a place. There's about 40 of them, not 30 as initlally thought.

Does anyone know if Monash Clayton takes up a share in Monash Sunway, and shares in the profits, OR does it work like a "franchise", where a certain fixed percentage is determined on revenue figures?

Review the situation? Does it not mean that with all the "tightening up", only the best (in terms of OVERALL criteria) will be considered for the course in these two countries? The reality is, a basic MBBS is just a degree, that's basically it!

With the sheer numbers of med schools and students being churned out in the country, it's fast becoming "everyone can get mbbs!". Following the mbbs, they need to be trained/interned, and this is the worry, if you ask me. Huge numbers of mbbs grads unfortunately means that employers (private sector) and our neighbour will now HAVE to become very selective. Where one gets employed/trained, and registered, will determine one's potential to (hopefully) specialise in their area of interest/skill.

Side note, is the Labour Party in Australia friendlier to international students, or the opposition led by Tony Abbott? Watching news on australia network now, breaking news - Kevin Rudd's resignation as Foreign Minister

Google says, Tony Abbott big on DECREASING immigration numbers!

This post has been edited by podrunner: Feb 22 2012, 05:45 PM

HAHA!

If you read brigthsparks forum, you will fast conclude that NUS remains their first preference, unless it's Oxbridge. So yeap, save for Oxbridge, the rest are also NUS rejects. Kiasu nation looks at rankings, and when demand numbers become smaller, they will kiasu-select.

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Added on February 22, 2012, 7:39 pmYes, I noticed the NS boys will normally apply for a deferral, and some unis do not allow that. So how many malaysians among the 19? I think it's a good sized cohort, just about 119/120 total, including the domestics right?

This post has been edited by podrunner: Feb 22 2012, 07:39 PM

[quote=wgy589,Feb 23 2012, 02:46 PM]
about 10 each year, with 50 % being Malaysians.

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So just 4 to 5 % intl students then. LOL! Makes perfect sense to train their own right?

This may not be a popular opinion, but I do think that's how it should be. We need some credibility, in this "everyone can mbbs" times.

To all aspiring and current medical students, watch this series about a group of newly graduated doctors doing their foundation Programme in the UK. It's a factual documentary, nothing like ER/Grey's/house.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b013fdbd

This post has been edited by podrunner: Feb 25 2012, 11:11 AM

Medicine in RCSI anyone?

"...our experience has shown that students who obtain two A and two B grades in their exams are considered eligible for a place in RCSI, subject to a motivational interview. DIFC will assist you in preparing for this interview...."

http://www.difc.ie/courses_medical.php



This post has been edited by podrunner: Feb 27 2012, 06:56 PM

Each university will have their own recommended textbooks. You can check out the titles, then perhaps check prices on amazon.co.uk or bookdepository.co.uk and locally, Kamal (is this right). There are also very cool apps on iPad, apparently,

Do first years need a stethoscope in the first semester?

Wow, just wow!

So LUC will send or hire academic staff in the three respective offshore unis? Why do I doubt this? It seems LUC is like a shelf college to me.

This post has been edited by podrunner: Mar 5 2012, 08:00 PM

From "monkeygirl" in IMU thread. Re-posted here as useful info.

"feeling bored writing my report so i'm back here looking at lowyat forums.
lol.... anyway, i'm studying in leeds now after transferring thru the imu-pms route in 2010. 4th yr now.

regarding ur qw if med graduates from russell grp makes a difference for f1&2... NO
they recently revamped the f1/2 applications and it's now point based (lol.. like everything in the UK. visa application is also point based)
so you get points for having published research, presenting in conferences, etc (points are hard to come by ;( )
not too sure about the details but i think they do look at your academic standing in uni as well and award points based on where you are in your batch.
the whole application form is like an essay paper as well. they ask you things like: describe a situation where you've shown leadership skills in 500 words or something. and they give u points based on ur answers.

then starting from my batch, we all have to sit for a situational-judgement exam thing where we get points based on our scores. i heard it's an mcq paper where they give you a situation [eg: u overheard ur colleague insulting the patient with another colleague. do you: 1) report him to GMC (medical council in UK) 2) talk to him 3) report him to your consultant 4) ignore ]

so yea... ur points will then indicate how likely you'll get a competitive deanery/program (eg: london) "

So will the course be conducted in russian? All the profs are russians!

hmm..direct application for international students seem possible here..

http://www.qub.ac.uk/home/StudyatQueens/In...nts/Howtoapply/

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Added on March 14, 2012, 10:35 pmRussell Group has 24 unis now, Durham, York, Exeter and Queen Mary.

http://russellgroup.ac.uk/russell-group-la...rees-to-expand/

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Added on March 15, 2012, 1:27 pmQuick question for med students - how "stressful" is first semester (first year) really? Or is it dependent on the course structure (there are variations among med schools), and also to a lesser extent the individual?

This post has been edited by podrunner: Mar 15 2012, 01:27 PM

How do you plan to specialise overseas? You will need to ensure that your medical degree is recognized first in the overseas country.

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Added on March 23, 2012, 8:46 pmI really think this thread should be pinned, with a guide by seniors like limeuu, so that aspiring medical students (and their parents) understand the course and the profession better.

This post has been edited by podrunner: Mar 23 2012, 08:46 PM

Ok, let me help you a little with the "finding out" process. Read up all limeuu's posts in this thread.
I am writing from experience.

No, not a medical student, but I have a "vested" interest.