like i said before, those graduated up to 1989 are recognised by the gmc, and can get full registration....

many actually went and worked a while in uk...it was as simple as flying there as a tourist, apply for jobs, and then once getting an offer, converting the tourist visa into a 4 year work visa.....

many however did not, but the old style frcs can be sat for, with recognised work in some hospitals in msia....once signed up, they can just register with the colleges and fly to uk to sit for the exams....

it is still possible to sit for the exam, but the name has been changed to mrcs, which is not recognsied by msia....the frcs now is the speciality 'part 3' exam previously, which can only be sat for with recognised training rotation in the uk....no training in msia is recognised for this....hence surgical training are now exclusively masters for local msian graduates.....

I see. Thank you for that information. Does that mean all the senior consultants' previous FRCS are actually the current "MRCS" ? Gosh it is all pretty confusing now.

no...the old frcs was the only fellowship given previously, and the standards required is like the current frcs...however, because of subspecialisation, a 'part 3' frcs was started, in subspeciality....ie for certification after a period of further subspeciality training....

because it was confusing, they decided to just give one frcs, and general surgery added as one of the subspeciality...the old original frcs was then downgraded into a lower qualification and name changed to afrcs, and now mrcs.....

the extend of knowledge and experience expected for the mrcs is less than the original frcs.....the original frcs is equivalent to the current frcs(gen surgery).......

in the past, neurosurgeons are also frcs....now they get frcs(surgical neurology).....

hope that makes sense...

This year Glasgow University has 5 Malaysians, of which 3 are from Sunway, 1 from Kyuem and the other not sure. None from Sunway last year. Sg has 10+ and looks like sg are everywhere and they seem to dominate the international intakes.

malaysians disadvantaged in temrs of finances and educational opportunities.

a lot of students would settle for JPA scholarship to <insert third world country> or matriks rather than try to go for A levels and risk not getting anything.

Hello! I'm currently an A-Levels student and I'm looking forward to studying Medicine in the UK or Singapore. =P

Is there anyone here who is studying in NUS Medicine from A-levels? Because it seems that my actual results will only be out after the application deadline. The website says that SAT is needed for ppl like me but this pathway in inapplicable for Medicine. So I guess that the only way for me to apply for NUS is to wait for another year?

I'm currently narrowing down my university options as I will need to send in my UCAS soon. Anyone here would like to suggest their UK university and share their experiences?

Any of the Russell group is recommended.

MBBS from Exeter ,a new Russell has yet to be recognised by SMC ?

MBBS from Aberdeen,Leicester,Dundee, St Andrew not as good as those from the lesser Russell ?

Any comments ?

I assume you would have already sat for the UKCAT, and your PS is more or less written up. If you have not already visited TSR, it will be good to do so;

http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=195

Lots of information here, and there are univeristy-specific discussions as well. Which universities are you considering at the moment? Good Luck!

Yup, I've been there. Would like to get the opinions of Malaysian students too because most ppl from TSR are UK locals if not mistaken. Yea, I've written my PS but still some tuning to do. Sadly, I didn't do so well for my UKCAT. I'm actually considering places like Belfast, Manchester, Southampton. But I haven't really narrowed down my choices yet. Thanks

Belfast do offer places at the education fairs and some agents can get direct entry but not a preferred one.

What do you mean by direct entry but not a preferred one?

I have narrowed down my final 7.
- Aberdeen
- Dundee
- Cardiff
- Leicester
- Queen's Belfast
- Southampton
- Nottingham

Anyone would like to share their experience / understand which might help me to finalise my final 4? Haha. =)

exeter got MBBS ah?

it's the peninsula medical school......under the 2 unis of exeter and plymouth.....

recent new med schools have all been affiliated med schools with established ones (eg, keele with manchester, durham with newcastle), or joint ones between adjacent unis, eg hull/york, brighton/sussex.....

Huge Malaysian presence in Uni of Liverpool this year.

3 "FAMA" scholars,
2 JPA national scholars (from the top 30 spm 2009 batch) - both with 4A*
4 Mara scholars

4 girls, 5 boys.

so what's the mara scholars' results?.....

4 of the 9 are from KYUEM as reported in their advertisement in Sunday Star.

Liverpool is popular in KYUEM.

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This post has been edited by podrunner: Sep 21 2012, 05:37 PM

Any from sg?

Glasgow has >15.


This post has been edited by cckkpr: Sep 22 2012, 11:55 PM

The 2 JPA scholars are from KYUEM. Not sure if the other 2 are from Mara. I can't find the advertisement.