How was your mock exam results?

I have friends whom enrolled for jan/march intake, and they dropped out half way because they've gotten the scholarship, of course they have to restart again. It depends really. Some just have a backup plan just in case they didn't get the scholarship.

physics is a part of medicine but I don't think it's a prerequisite for doing med. (do pardon if i'm wrong)

of course you can scroll through the many MANY posts in this thread before deciding that medicine is for you.

Or they might put you in one of the local private Us.

Good testimony from your junior. Reminds me of how I prayed to God, and waiting for a long time for the answer. Still, I wish to come back to sarawak/sabah to serve my people one day, but I don't think it'll be that soon.

India's med course is much expensive compared to the local private Us, is that correct?

vasoconstriction and sodium reabsorption.

was reading an article on AT2r, which is rather interesting

http://hyper.ahajournals.org/content/35/1/155.full

http://circres.ahajournals.org/content/83/12/1182.full

However i think sartans and prils are pretty much the same in terms of efficacy. Still there are conflicting data saying one is better than the other.

Any clinicians can clarify the selection of sartans over ACEI? (apart from when the patient cannot take ACEI).

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Added on December 20, 2012, 2:04 pmmakes me think that you're now talking in jargon to be sophisticated.

It takes more than just 'dreams' to be a doctor. It takes more than 'personalities' to be a doctor. What IS the right personality to be a doctor actually?

Also, you can withstand the pressure being a doctor, like syd G said, it's not as simple as you think, even I don't quite fully understand what i'm venturing into. I'm certain the pressure then is much greater than what I'm experiencing now. To think about you'll be responsible for ones life, is different from the actual thing when you are holding the person's life in your hands.

I'm not discouraging you. just asking you to think twice Ain't everyones cup of tea when it comes to the lifestyle.

This post has been edited by onelove89: Dec 20 2012, 02:04 PM

Pharmacy and nursing aren't 'backups' for med. Both are noble professions which requires same amount of dedication and they all have their own difficulties. Don't enter the courses just because it seems like a 'backup plan' in case you don't get into med. Get in for the right reasons.

yes to everything but I don't know how relevant are those info to practical clinical scenarios. TBH i haven't seen any AT1r antag prescribed on the wards, yet. (or maybe I just missed them)

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Added on December 20, 2012, 4:49 pmWas wondering if there are other criteria (other than the issue of dry cough/intolerance of ACEI) needed to prescribe arbs. I haven't came across dual ACEI-arb usage, so I found this along the way:

http://www.ccjm.org/content/76/12/693.full

This post has been edited by onelove89: Dec 20 2012, 04:49 PM

it's a good thing to have confidence. Don't get us wrong. We aren't just being mean and trying to put you off or discourage anyone trying to get into med. Some of us here are real doctors and some of us are medical students. We say so because we know what you will be venturing into, and how tough it is from there onwards. Limeuu isn't being mean, he's just being realistic, and he's speaking from his experience.

Back then, I too was very sure med was the only path for me. Why? because the only reasons I had was 'I wanted to help others' and 'I can do it because I'm (sort of) top in class'. Oh how I crashed and burned. =P Even in my foundation program in OZ, they keep stressing that we should find an alternative to med. There were SO SO many out there trying to do med, including those who are just in the middle of the bell curve. I'm glad I didn't get in the first time. Get your reasons right. It's more than just 'I want to help others' or 'I KNOW this is my future career.' That isn't enough to get you any where.

Oh, and also, D_s_X's first question can give you an idea of how much you know about doctors/medicine. Do tell us what do you think about that.

Also with your trial results, well, for the time being it's not really enough to get you a scholarship, unless your SPM results prove us wrong. cheers.

http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/26/8/2268.long
this one says that it's renoprotective. Others say that they don't do much (in terms of renoprotection)

But it'll be great to see what the consultants say about the combination.

This is sort of a dumb question, any particular sort of malignancies that normally presents with VTE/DIC? Was thinking of haemato malignancies? or solids have equal chances?

I was asking purely out of curiosity on the mechanisms/prevalence of hypercoagulability state in malignancies, so I agree.

any one can shine some light on this issue?

Also this article is pretty good:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1550339/

another dumb question: do we put all patients undergoing chemo/radio with DVT prophylaxis?

You need to work on that english if you want to do med/ study abroad.

Alevels is the best choice imho. provides a broader pathways after and prepares you better for uni, in general.

If you want twinning, there are a few to choose from, manipal, pmc and IMU are basically the main choices. I don't really count Monash sunway>clayton as 'twinning' though.

How're your results?

20% gets into top private such as IMU/Monash? or are they the richer ones? I think it's a whole different story if one is aiming for local Us.

They should set an entry exam like ISAT too.


Any recommendation for OnG text? thinking of getting one.

Llewellyn-Jones fundamentals of Obstetrics & Gynaecology by Oats J and Abraham S

Essential Obstetrics and Gynaecology by Hacker, Moore and Gambone.

These two are in my list recommended by our school. any one knows any of them? =/

Thanks Cybersetan. will google them up and go down Kamal to have a look. The theory part is rather interesting for me, I haven't done the actual clinical part though. So we'll see

is this a statement, or a question?

Of course you can get in with CCC. Depends where and what uni you're going into. Same goes to the quality of education given to you. Airasia says everyone can fly, Msia says Msia boleh, I say, in Msia, everyone can be a doctor! We are at the top of the game cos we can do anything.

I'm kinda interested to know how is the 'market' like in Malaysia.

As for specialties, In Aus, surgeons earn A LOT. Then comes GP (not all), then the physicians. But this is just too general.

Some newly opened private uni and Russia mainly.

A lot of them are ignorant and not knowing what they are venturing into. Even if they got in, they might not like the course or they might drop out after semester 1. I've even seen straight As quitting after 1 semester. But good on them as they found their real passion in life

well, at least the good news is that he doesn't have pancreatic cancer. That's like a death sentence really.

And once the first batch comes out, the fees will sky rocket again because they can brag that they are 'recognised'. all in a days work to fish out money from students, desperate or not.

It's alright, it's much cheaper than overseas. MUCH cheaper.

by all means go ahead. well, that's my recommendation.

I think monash malaysia has 3 interview sessions, one after Alvl results are out, one after MUFY/AUSMAT/SAM results are out, and one in between. So... I guess that's a way to 'maximize' the spots?

Also, I need help I'm planning to do my electives here in Malaysia, probably HKL. Was wondering whether it is hard to apply? (as in, do I need connections to get in or just by formal letters will do?) Anyone has done an elective/attachment there before can share their experiences? I'm planning to either apply for OnG or internal med/GE. Still need to wait till uni reopens before I can know more about the elective program.

This post has been edited by onelove89: Jan 17 2013, 04:13 PM

i think in aus they don't get paid. but they are all so willing and eager to teach us all.