That's the thing. USMLE, i was thinking of taking Step 1 after my pre-clinicals year. Is it possible to do so? And yeah, i'm not sure about the international recognition of AIMST too. Probably it's a really new med school, therefore not on the list? Am really not sure about it.

This site provides list of universities recognised by MMC tho, updated on 23th of June 08.

http://mmc.gov.my/v1/docs/Jadual_Kedua.pdf

AIMST is definitely recognized by Msia, however, currently not by other international regulatory bodies. As long as your school is not listed in IMED, you cannot take either USMLE or PLAB. I think you better ask your dean regarding this issue.

This post has been edited by hypermax: Aug 7 2008, 08:43 PM

may i know what is USMLE and PLAB? thanks

USMLE: United States Medical Licensing Examination. An examination you must sit and pass to be eligible to work in the US.

PLAB: Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board. Similar, but for the UK.

Lol PMC offers an Irish degree? How cool is that. haha. But it isn't recognised by Ireland itself right?

say if you're cert only allow you to work in msia , then we can only get to specialize in msia? How does the specializing thing works? I don really understand this part. can I go overseas like US to take a course to specialise in say cardiology? sorry =/ heaps of questions.

Firstly, to specialise in Msia is not an easy thing for a non-Bumi.
And the best choice u have outside Msia is US, with the developed English speaking countries (Aus, UK) closing their doors to foreign medical graduates.

And it's not easy to go US either, and do take note, the applications to their residency come from graduates of some of the best medskols in the world, eg Edin, Glasgow, Melbourne, Queensland.....so an applicant from a less well-knowned and newly built medskols (most private medskols in msia are) really got to present with strong USMLE grades.

But it would be better if u r holding US citizenship, which i assume u r not.

You have yet to graduate, and you already dreaming too far. You watch too much med dramas? Please, finish your first 5 years before anything else.

This post has been edited by edge85: Aug 8 2008, 03:32 PM

there is a very good reason why parents, and students, pay a large fortune to study medicine in 1st world countries and obtain an internationally recognised qualification........it increases you mobility and marketability......

of course it makes little difference if you just want to stay back in msia and slog it out......

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Added on August 8, 2008, 3:39 pmonelove is not wrong........these are questions any sensible potential student have to ask, or should have the background knowledge of his potential course and profession to be able to identify the issues.....because it would be too late when you start and get stucked in a programme with restricted options.....

contrary to the accusations about me bashing some med schools, i am just trying to raise the relevant issues so all will know the problems and go into their chosen med schools with their eyes wide open.......been there, done all that, and just trying to help.......it's up to you all to face the issues, or be an ostridge......and pretend your choice is honky dory.......

This post has been edited by limeuu: Aug 8 2008, 03:41 PM

But in the end, does anyone think it's worth the large sum of money to study in 1st world med schools? After all, when can you earn back the money you spent in medical education? Unless you have shit load of moolah or on scholarship, i dun think it's worth studying in 1st world med schools, even though you have secured a seat.

Btw, one can always take up MRCP exam later. Once you have obtained MRCP, you can apply for further postgraduate training in Ireland. Also, you will have a better chance of securing a training post in USA or Canada.

In addition, i dun think OZ has closed door on the International Medical Graduates. In fact, they are currently in need of doctors, and they are setting up centers for AMC exam in India. This might change, however, in the upcoming years as OZ med schools will be producing a large amount of doctors soon as one of the forummer pointed out.

now you are quoting from me...

those who cannot study in 1st world countries for whatever reasons always justify like that lah.....'not worth it'......but based on the number of parents and students from all over the world trying to get into oz/uk med schools paying full fees.......obvious this is not the case........

oh, oz is definitely closed to international medical graduates except from uk/canada.....you can always sit for the amc exams of course........good luck.....they do however recruit senior GP's from commonwealth countries to man rural clinics, where there is a severe shortage, initially they will give a temporary registration........

Of course everyone wants to get into one of those prestigious first world schools. I actually had a chance to go abroad (RCSI, IMU-PMS) for my medical studies but decided not to go as the fee is high. And as i have stated before, one can always join a 1st world school if he/she has shit loads of money or on scholarship.

Well, every licensing exam is tough, even Malaysian Qualifying Exam is. So as long as you are good, there should be no problem for you.

Look, i am not being a sour grape, i am only stating the fact. Not everyone can spend like a million ringgit just for education. Pls try to understand the current situation before branding me to be a sour grape.

What's wrong with quoting from you?

This post has been edited by hypermax: Aug 8 2008, 06:23 PM

How long do you think one has to take to earn back the one million ringgit? I don't think my parents can live that long for me to fully repay them back.

That's exactly my point, yet someone branded me as sour grape.

Btw, aren't you curious where limeuu graduated from? It has seriously remained a mystery for a long time. Everyone who participated in the thread had sort of introduced themselves, except for him. I wonder why

Beats me. IMU perhaps?

continue to guess........

clue #1: 3rd world........

either india or msia, but i think most probably msia.

right?

This post has been edited by wgy589: Aug 8 2008, 07:57 PM

clue #2: fully registerable with gmc

UM?

um is NOT gmc registrable.......now........

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Added on August 8, 2008, 8:15 pmclue #3: >100 years history.......different names of course.....

This post has been edited by limeuu: Aug 8 2008, 08:15 PM

i just can't tink of any 3rd world medskols that are "fully registerable with gmc"

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Added on August 8, 2008, 8:24 pmorh, some medskols in EU?

This post has been edited by wgy589: Aug 8 2008, 08:24 PM