From what I read, AIMST program is based on University of Bristol's. And Bristol is one of the top 10 university in UK. So I guess the transfer is pretty successful.

Education is now simply a form of business. It's a surprise that you are surprised.

He needed new reading glasses.

Things that destroy are:
1. Unfair treatment p*ssed people off
2. Moral and ethic are on downtrend with globalization and commercialization.
3. Expensive medical education requires some payback (not unless money grows on tress).

"4. developed countries are consistent in their selection and training process, based on 1, 2 and 3. and thus has the best record of consistent, quality med education...."

In the old days, your chance of getting into UK university increases greatly if your father is a doctor. Not sure how it is nowadays.

Internet forums generally serve 2 purposes. Exchange of ideas and a playground for fun. Both will draw people to it.

Who knows. May be when Pakatan comes to power, everybody would want to stay back in Malaysia.

While it is good to plan ahead but don't go paranoid or to unusual length over it.

From what I know, majority of local UK/Aussie medical students studying in UK/Aussie do not plan as far ahead as to go elsewhere the very moment they graduates. I believe the majority of them intends to work in the country they graduated from, i.e. UK or Aussie.

From what I understand of limeuu, he is saying that is not the case with Asian student. They will graduate from Country A with the intention to work in Country B aka it's a Asian syndrome.

I think you really should go get new reading glasses.

This post has been edited by Optiplex330: Jan 18 2009, 02:04 PM

You REALLY should go buy new reading glasses.

Did you not notice there are people taking about graduating in Country A and going to Country B to practice in this very thread? Personally, these are the very evidence of this Asian Syndrome you asked about but don't seem to be able to see.

Take my advise. You really needed new reading glasses.

This post has been edited by Optiplex330: Jan 18 2009, 02:08 PM

Why are here people asking whether they can practice in Singapore but are not doing medical degree in Singapore? If this is not Asian Syndrome, then I don't know what is.

Still hasn't got your new reading glasses?

This post has been edited by Optiplex330: Jan 18 2009, 02:15 PM

Now try to spot the differences between these 2 sentences if you canl.

1. I only mentioned the existence of this so called Asian Syndrome (which you keep asking for evidence even though it's in this very thread).

2. I am not trying to debate the cause of that syndrome (which you are trying to do but I have no interest).

And BTW, I wasn't the one posting that private medical education question that you keeps asking me about. Proof that you really need new reading glasses.

I think Asian Syndrome do exist in some Malaysian doctor in the sense that there are some who love to work in Singapore but are not studying medicine there aka study in Country A but wanting to work in Country B.

But it is no where as serious as Indian studying in India but wanting to go work in UK.

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Added on January 18, 2009, 7:46 pmMy definition of Asian Syndrome would be:
It is a syndrome of which one graduated from country A with intention to work in country B. Full Stop.

It does not matter for what reason.

Ideally, if a person wanted to work in Country B, they should automatically or naturally study medicine in Country B.



This post has been edited by Optiplex330: Jan 18 2009, 07:46 PM

These are Asian Syndrome.

They do that? Why? Short of doctors? Low pay? Good pay? How's career prospect for advancement etc? Who are the majority that takes up their offer? Malaysian? Australian?

In that case, I think British, Aussie and now Singaporean are getting smarter than Malaysian. They know the real money is in finance whereas doctor cost too much to educate and too much hard work to be worth it.

While there are those who are passionate about being a doctor for the right reasons, unfortunately, I think there are also a lot more who did not realize what you just said.

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Added on January 20, 2009, 7:54 pmSingapore is laughing all the way to the bank. The Malaysian policy is pushing a lot of those her way.

This post has been edited by Optiplex330: Jan 20 2009, 07:54 PM

What happened? Any particular reason?

Common in shared student accommodation. Even in angmoh countries. You just have to learn how to deal with it.

Then you are very lucky. It had happened to me and to my friends as well. Usually just the minor stuff like milk or something. Different university, different accommodation. So dependent on your lucky as to whom you ended up with sharing the flat.

In fact, I have even seen university officially advising students not to steal others food. So I guess it must be pretty common.

This post has been edited by Optiplex330: Jan 29 2009, 04:45 PM

The 1st world treats you as 'spare tires". When they needed you, they let you work in their country. When they don't need you, they kick you out as soon as you graduate or not long after that. And all these while, they make money off you and laughing all the way to their banks. And there is nothing you can do.

What choice do they have short of go start their own medical school? Only feasible if you have someone like Bill Gates or Warren Buffet as dad. This is especially true for those non-"son of the soil".

Truth be told, if we are angmoh, we will do the same. That's reality.


This post has been edited by Optiplex330: Jan 29 2009, 05:18 PM