So far i haven't heard any of em' going back with train. Lol. Express buses will be a better choice. Railway is another backdated way to go back home, no longer used nowadays except for the experience.

...... ppl do use train.... although its longer journey... its always full...

Yeah i know, but it's rare. So far non of my coursemate did that, why spend 10 hours of journey when you could reach the same destination in 5 by express buses?

+ experience
+ time
= save money la ..


This post has been edited by little apple: Jul 5 2009, 12:31 AM

Haha. I'd rather pay few bucks extra to save me from an extra 5 hours of ass aching/numbing journey, it's torturing.

This post has been edited by csrulez: Jul 5 2009, 01:00 AM

Just out of curiosity and sake of clarification,what do you mean by elimination? is it totally kicked out of MBBS or the students have the chance to resit for it?

You see, there's a final examination known as the professional examination at the end of each year (except year 2, which you have 2). Failling any of these papers in the final examination, you have got another chance to sit for the supplementary paper.

However if you still do not make it, then you'll have to repeat the year which you've failed in. The maximum of years you were given to complete the paper is only 2 years. Normally when students failed the second time, they're no longer believed to be capable to complete the whole MBBS course. Most of the time they will withdraw voluntarily rather than being expelled.

OMG!!! rate of failure is that high?? gosh, now ur making me nervous ady.. *gotta study hard, gotta study so very hard*

---

Added on July 5, 2009, 2:42 pmcuriosity, what do u mean by the supplementary paper? and is there any surcharge for it or izit like an 'insurance policy' for us?

This post has been edited by lordblood: Jul 5 2009, 02:42 PM

That count is based on the average failure rate of 30%, IMU's 50%. It could be lowered if your batch is good, this is just an estimate.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


Supplementary is the paper to "supplement" students who failed their final examination in order for them to go through to the next stage/year. By passing this paper, it's equivalent to passing the final examination. However, the maximum grade that one is able to obtain is C-. It'll be held 3 weeks after the results is annouced, and these 3 weeks are given for them to revise/study to pass the paper. It's a completely different paper and of equal standard. Much info would be elaborated for you guys when you're in, so no worries about this yet. Just study hard, this is my advice to my fellow juniors.

Anyway, each supple paper is RM100 or RM150 i'm not sure. And what do you mean by surcharge or insurance policy? The FoM does not deal like a transport company FYI.

This post has been edited by csrulez: Jul 5 2009, 05:11 PM

i learnt tht the first year,MBBS, first semester is divided into two parts.. HBM n MCBM.. ok, HBM satnds for human body model, right? how about MCBM?

Hi, another question.

Since this intake's batch is extra big, will it affect the clinical process? Imagine 200 students tagging along a doc in the hospital (i'm exaggerating but you'll get the point, right?).. I just wanna get the most from my 5 years of study before I'm entrusted the lives of patients.

This post has been edited by guiyu_elgy: Jul 6 2009, 03:42 PM

oh.. surcharge as in like we do get charge for sitting the paper la.. i mean we don't have any more extra charges la.. lol.. sorry about the 'insurance policy', dunno what i was crapping there.. =p

hmm.. and why the max grade we can obtain is C-?? isn't that like a partial pass?? and we just resit for the papers that we fail huh.. IMU 50% fail rate?? that's scarier.. =S

This post has been edited by lordblood: Jul 6 2009, 05:15 PM

Year ONE is basically consisted of 2 main components:
HBM - Human Basis of Medicine AND
MCBM - Molecular and Cellular Basis of Medicine.

The HBM component basically has 2 papers in your Professional Exam I (Year 1 final examination).
HBM I - Epidemiology and Biostatistics.
HBM II - Anthropology and Medical Ethics.

While, the MCBM component has 3 papers.
MCBM I - Anatomy and Physiology
MCBM II - Biochemistry and Pharmacology
MCBM III - Immunology, Microbiology + Infectious Control, Pathology and Neoplasia.

You need to pass ALL 5 PAPERS (or both component) in order to proceed to Year 2.

I'm not quite sure how would it affect yet, as non of the batches are this large up to date. However, i'm quite confident that the top faculty members will sort this out. I've known a few of them who's quite good in management of medical teachings. And don't worry, there would not be 200 tagging a doctor! lol! You guys will be broken into many small groups and you'll rotate between different discipline. Such as that when Group A is doing Medicine posting, Group B will do the Surgery postings, den they'll rotate subsequently at the end of each attachments. So, totally no worries. But i'd still say that, you own initiatives are very important. Ask questions if you do not understand, do not hesitate.

Max grade you can obtain is C- when you're sitting for the supplementary paper, even if you get 99% out of 100. Logically thinking, you've failed you first paper and this supplementary paper is the second chance given to you in order to advance to the next year. That is why, you're still considered as marginally pass even if you've done well in the supplementary papers.

Yes, you only resit for the subjects you failed.

hi..

im going to further foundation in science tis year..

can i know what the foundation's subject n the requirements to pursue medicine..

May I ask what's the situation in AIMST regarding the H1N1 influenza ? I heard from some of my former batch mates that there are already around 20 suspected cases. And how the influenza affecting the current situation in AIMST ?

No idea, i'm on my sweet hols. Haha. Anyways, nothing to worry about. It's been labelled as "mild flu" by the DG of WHO. As long as you're not immunosuppresed, you'll just experience the mild flu-like symptoms and recover.

Hello. I am thinking of study pharmacy in aimst...
Anyone studying pharmacy there? Bcoz i need some opinion about pharmacy in aimst....

thanks for the info =)

heard there's H1N1 reported...how many victims?

hey thr I would be enrolling for the foundation at AIMST in july intake

Competition would be rather stiff thr, considering thr's like a whole bunch of JPA scholars, around
+/-90 coming...
Considering the number of ppl enrolling for the foundation, and 50 places would be given 2 outsiders, the probability of getting a place FOR MBBS, would be rather, or perhaps, very slim.

Btw, does any senior or any forumer know if we could apply for JPA as an ENROLLED AIMST STUDENT, i.e. via
SPM RESULTS or,
FOUNDATION RESULTS?

do they ve any forms etc by AIMST tht would allow us 2 apply as A STUDENT OF AIMST?

CHEERS

---

Added on July 9, 2009, 6:29 pmSeniors, is it easy 2 obtain a cgpa of 3.5 and above in the Foundation in Sc in AIMST?

Btw, is thr any seniors here who would love 2 sell their foundation bks, etc?
THX


This post has been edited by kyleighkim: Jul 9 2009, 06:29 PM