these unis are really spoiling their own reputation by adding such courses.......same with imu and their chiropractice course........they should stick to mainstream, and leave the wolly wolly/bomoh stuffs to others........

please be advised that registered medical practitioners are prohibited by law, under the medical act, to associate with and/or practice traditional/alternative/non-evidence based means of treating of patients.......

what's the difference between modern medicine and alternative medicine?........

it is the presence, or absence of scientific evidence of efficacy of any treatment......

any traditional/alternative medicine that have been proven to work, is no longer 'alternative', but becomes a proven treatment method under modern medicine.....

there are many examples of this, both historical and recent.......

an couple of historical examples are foxglove and cinchona......and a recent example is Artemisinin.......go google if you don't know what they are, the history makes very interesting reading......

if nothing else, excellent humour........

3.0 is not adequate for medicine.........do another course.......

so do 8000 other students........and msia really only need 2000 med students a year, for the population..........

wonder why one needs a degree to know how to dilute chemicals to plain water.....

i think people got to realise that there are many forms of 'alternative' healthcare methods, and they differ much, and people should not lump them all together, but look at them all separately, and judge them individually on each own merits......

once they 'corrected' the 'mistake', mmc will accord new recognition........

cucms is very politically connected, so not issues lah..........

they are just doing standard bolehland practice.........

you can break any law, as long as you are NOT found out.....

if you are found out, it can always be 'negotiated'......knowing some politicians often helps......

failing which, you can always wait for 'specials' and 'discounts', like for traffic offences currently.............who wanna bet in a couple of years, everybody has forgotten about this, and mmc will be arm twisted to give full approval.......

you are very direct, aren't you......

but spot on diagnosis........

what kind of uni is this that requires people to bring cash to pay before an interview?.........

does that mean if someone brings rm300 instead of rm150, he will have a better chance of admission?..........

then shouldn't that be charged when application is submitted?.........

how can any med school 'promise' a place to a foundation student?........

and it has just been de registered for wilfully flouting mmc rules.......

both these facts shows the true colour of this place......

this is still not right.....this is NOT 'credit transfer'........

if they recognised the previous foundation as acceptable and adequate, there is NO need to repeat.....

if they decided a repeat is required, then it is judged not adequate.......

and therefore there cannot be a guarantee of a place........

this is NOT a matter of 'formalities' but whether a potential student has the credentials and ability to pursue the course.........

my opinion of cucms is almost at the bottom of the trash can now....the 'getting a place through connections' allegation is true as well.........from a colleague's first hand knowledge.......

it is not obvious, as you initially said they recognised the first foundation........

if it was not obvious, let me make it clear that my criticism is not directed at you, but at cucms......

i have come to the conclusion that this cucms is an unethical, recalcitrant, arrogant establishment, but obviously politically connected, and thinks it can get away with anything because it is connected.........

my sympathies with your friend, but i would, as also suggested by others, recommend making a clean break with it, and move on elsewhere........

like i said many times, they should ban 'foundation' pathways into medical courses........everybody MUST do a proper standardised pre-u..........

the issue is how to standardise the pre-u qualifications and results so candidates can be compared, and the best chosen......there is NO transparency in how foundation studies are graded (since it is all internal exams).....how they actually compare with stpm/a-levels/sam/ausmate/matrik.............

foundation allows med schools to select people based on money (availability of) rather than quality, without anyone knowing.........or at least they think nobody knows.......

the best itps med schools do NOT have foundation studies..........

what are they interviewing for pharmacy?.....

cucms had been deregistered by mmc for contravening their license....and is currently on provisional registration....

what is your spm result?....