that is very true....always check with seniors.....

medical books are very expensive.....

Kamal opposite KLGH have 'cheap' testbooks. They look like original, but many are 'reproductions'....

Buying online usually also come out cheaper than buying at the usual uni bookstores....

what to buy, best to talk to seniors of each uni.....there will be differences from uni to uni.....

i thought i have seen everything....but looks like not.....

that is more an indication of the calibre of students selected, than any intrinsic superiority of the syllabus/teaching of the med school......

when up to 25% of a levels students get the aaa necessary for admission, there WILL be a significant difference between the ones at the 75th and 99th percentile......and that will show academically....

you may be surprised to know that non-native speakers often perform better at english testings....and many of the imu-pms students are actually very good at their english.....just as long as it is not spoken english.....

stethoscopes are NOT and should not be fashion statements.....and if she is really a medical student, she has more important things to worry about than the colour of her stets.....and this is NOT a commodity where one 'tries' every brand there is...littmann is the gold standard, and practically all me med students will stick to it....

that's a bit presumptive....even for the msian scenario.....

for some reason, a lot of weightage is placed on the a levels.....and reflects a lack of knowledge about the different public exams and their equivalence....what's with the 'at least 4a's at stpm'?.....people actually are mad enough to take 5 principles?.....

in terms of the number of students getting a minimum abb at a levels, it's equivalent to my estimate of atar 70 or so..... (17% gets aaa, ie atar equivalent 83 and above......) and they want atar 99?.....

like i said many times, the a levels is still the EASIEST exam to score, and get preferential selection.....

definitely...most still only want aaa (seems they haven't clued on to the a* yet)....

some people who gets aaa will be from maybe the 85%, and with an atar of 85, you will be prevented from even applying....but you will have a decent shot with aaa......they can't tell the difference between the atar85 and atar99 aaa's........

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Added on March 23, 2012, 12:25 amit's amazing how any med school can 'guarantee' admission.....

but this is bodohland, so anything goes....

many scholars earmarked for overseas 'did not fly', but get placements in ipts......so i supposed it's a formality.....even if ucsi and taylors are full, there's still aimst, mahsa, masterskill, allianze, cucms, even lincoln......

This post has been edited by limeuu: Mar 23 2012, 12:26 AM

many 'did not fly' not because jpa/mara retracted their offers.....but because they failed to qualify for a place in uk/oz for direct entry...

taylor's pms programme is dying......but i suppose their local programme cannot be any worse than say, lincoln....

traditionally, since the grave diggers and body snatchers days of the 18th century Scotland, anatomy is taught through the dissection of cadavers....

however, in recent times, cadavers have become difficult to find, and newer visual technology allows effective teaching of anatomy without physical cadavers....and many medical schools have moved towards such simulations.....

there has not been any difference in anatomy learning and knowledge with this change...

in recent years, there is also a move towards scaled down anatomy syllabus....the argument is, the majority of doctors need not have in-depth knowledge and familiarity with detailed anatomy....and those that do, can learn it when they are doing their postgraduate training....

sydney uni is trying out this new syllabus......not everybody agrees with this of course....

there is precedent in focused medical training....the us style residency (specialist) training has this focus method for years....us graduates specialise from internship, and while they are very good in their area, they are relatively weak in all other areas.....it works fine in their system.....the contrast is of course the broad based british system....where everybody is a broad generalist...before specialising down into a speciality.....

the question of whether a medical school uses cadavers or not, therefore, is of little importance....

the interview is with the uni.....

normally, when one makes a mistake, one just apologise, and not go dig a deeper grave for oneself.....

foreign 1st world med schools turn down scholars ALL the time....some ipts, eg imu, have turned down scholars who failed to make cut offs.,,,,,and dismiss some who flunk out.....

just wondering....how much does the timetables parallel each other....the two monash sites?.....

Why must you try to double guess them?.....if they tell you they will let you know, they will let you know lah....

you will NEVER get an offer on the spot after an interview.....if you do, the interview is a scam, and of no relevance to the selection process.....

in these situation, the interview is NOT part of the selection process, but maybe to ascertain ability to pay, and make an offer, the decisions to offer is obviously made before hand, subject to confirmation of financial standing.

in REAL interviews, which is used in the selection process, it is semi structured, standardised, uniform for all, and graded. it will contribute to a overall marking system, which includes one or more of other components like results of tests (isat/umat/ukcat/bmat/etc), personal statements, references from existing teacher/tutor, pre-u results.......if they do NOT use interviews for selection (eg utas) they will NOT conduct it....

as can be obviously seen, offers CANNOT be made at the end of the interview, if it really is used to determine selection......as final selection can only be made when all information from all applicants are available....

a common qualifying exam would be politically unacceptable, and indeed, the proposal by mmc (which excludes local graduates from the exam, both ipta and ipts) was turned down by the cabinet..........

objections will arise from both sides....those from good unis do not want an additional barrier and do not see why they need to be tested.....those from bad unis also do not want, as maybe many will fail the exam....

and it will NOT address the problem of bad students locally, both public and private....

there are many other issues.....who will conduct the exam?.....are there enough resources?.....will it include clinicals? (no way moh will cope with clinicals for 3-4K a year)....how objective is the exam?......will it be abused like the clp exams?.....

not going to happen.....

there is an old saying.....prevention is better than cure.....

that is very much the case for this issue....unfortunately, we are not even at cure.....it's palliation at the moment...

there is only one go8 5 year undergraduate medicine....

knowing the cost of that one, a russell group would be preferred.....

however, if settling in oz is a BIG target, then take the chances and the cost with oz....

This post has been edited by limeuu: Mar 29 2012, 06:31 PM

i can suggest driving a taxi...

so how is doctoring measuring out?..... tried the mrcp part 1 yet?

it of course matters, as the imu mbbs is NOT recognised by smc.........

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Added on March 31, 2012, 2:36 pmthat is not entirely inappropriate.....surely it depends on the CAUSE of the symptom...?

This post has been edited by limeuu: Mar 31 2012, 02:36 PM

i can see that that belligerence when challenged has not changed......

the comment still stands with the updated history.....