AFAIK, Singapore thinks A Level standard is not good enough. That is why they have the tougher Singapore Cambridge A Level

the singapore a-levels papers are different from the CIE ones that msia colleges present candidates for........

it is commonly believed that the spore a-levels is more difficult than CIE..........might be the case, but nobody knows for sure, i think they should be equivalent.........

i would caution about doing medicine in russia........it is just too un-natural a pathway......(it's like msia conducting medicine in spanish, so we can earn money from desperate students wanting to study medicine from the argentina and chile etc)..........

Most of the group of 8 in Aus are changing to graduate entry. Think UWA will be doing that soon (well, we heard news of that happening next year but not sure yet).

In Aus, you'll needa go through GAMSAT, an interview, and you'll need to ace your first degree. =) I'm not sure but people tell me that it's harder to get in the MBBS program using graduate entry compared to direct entry, unless of course the uni doesn't provide a direct entry (from year 12/Alvl etc).

I remembered them telling me that a lot of students who opted to go into medicine after their year 12, gave up or just can't follow up with the course. So, the uni is changing towards graduate entry medicine because they feel that graduates are more mature and they know what they want in life.

these have relatively small intakes, less than 100 per uni, except for aimst, with 200/year.....the REAL numbers comes (and will continue to come) from russia and ukraine........about 1000+/year for the next few years.......with current intake, that will continue for the foreseeable future, unless msia stop recognition...........

there is absolutely NO control over who and how many become doctors in msia at the moment.........it is a free for all........

Think the cheapest would be in UTAS
5 years, and 40k per year in 2011, so making it 200k$x3=RM600k in tuition fee
Adding living cost of 10k$ per year, making it 5x10k$x3=RM150k. So you can make it with around RM750k.

Other G8 offering med are charging you about 42-44k per year for 6 years. So yeah, that's what most of the international students here will tell you: it's cheaper than other unis in Aus. Quality wise i'm not complaining. I'm enjoying the course and the lecturers are very motivated in their fields.

This teacher is talking about "best medical education in the world". She is comparing it to Harvard and Oxford and Melbourne etc and not our own newer private universities. I still stand by my feeling this teacher is probably an idiot or a frog in a world who have never seen the real world.

like i said many times, this is a political decision, and have little to do with maintaining standards......

if it is really about standards, the selection policy into ipta will need to be examined as well, and many ipta and ipts will need major revamp of their selection, training and assessment process..........

hey quick question to all
what is the normal blood pressure for boys age 3 years old?

According to WHO guideline....If one diagnosed as hypertension, the blood pressure should be more than or equal to 140/90 regardless of age....one is considered hypotension if the blood pressure is less than 90/60

what qualifications did you get in with?......

if it is less than aaa at stpm/a levels and atar97, you will NOT have gained entry into a medical programme in uk/oz (or even ipta actually).........in fact many with better results fail to secure places, when they do badly in the umat/isat/ukcat/bmed exams and interviews.....

this simple fact will benchmark you compared to your peers in good med schools.....

Lol, what do you expect. I for one think it would be fill with minority if not because of the policy. It's politic. Btw, limeuu do you work in Singapore or Malaysia? (private??)

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Added on August 28, 2011, 6:28 pmAh thanks limeuu, I already packing up all my stuff but I'm left with buying stationary as I did not know how many paper and note-taking needed to write all those stuff.How do you guys take note in lecture? Write everything on the slide? but I might left something out as I'm a slow writer....

Maybe 10 testpad would do

the uitm programme is new, so it remains to be seen about the quality......however, based on the very nature of the place, and the type of students that usually ends up in uitm, i think all the issues about sub-optimal student selection and b and c grade students will apply........

The amount of stationary you need for first year depends on how much notetaking you do. I generally prefer writing on lecture slides while I know friends who write their own notes/transfer information from slides to paper.

For me, 4 years down, I am still using the very same testpad I bought in year 1. No need to mention the untouched box of Pilot G2 pen refills.

I totally agree with the Australian situation. It is ridiculous that someone who devoted 5/6 years in a foreign country for a medical degree is not even left with the option of getting recognised in the country after he/she graduates. Only way one can 'convert' to PR status while studying is if you get in and marry an Australian ASAP. LOL.

Pre-med is any studies before medicine. Only in US, pre-med is courses, or requisite. The pre-med I'm refering to is not that one, it's the 'pre-independence''s 'pre-marital''s 'pre-school''s pre, then medicine. The any studies before medicine. I did mention this.
And intercalation does equal to an extension of the total study time. I'm confused about the pre-clinical period in the first place is because I've counted in the intercalation of BSc, hence extending by an extra year. Intercalation of degrees mean taking degrees of different faculty, such as BSc, or of different level, such as PhD of medicine, in between a year of study, either in the pre-clinical or clinical stage.
I'm very very thorough in my research, so I'm not possibly wrong in this, at least not this time.

okay point taken.....you are not talking about facts, but my style of communication.....

i get tough when people who have wrong information dispense them as facts in this forum...it is dangerous, misleading......if they are not sure, say so accordingly, and i usually let that pass....someone with the correct answers will usually set the record right.....

see the context in my tone of language, before passing judgement.....