is the cert recognised and is it good?

hmm, just a question, is AIMST cert recognized by malaysia and other parts of the world? And do patients judge the doctor by looking at their certs? Like, they prefer to see a doctor from harvard than from russia? is this the case these days?

Thanks Limeuu and csrulez =) Csrulez can you give me more details on the course? Thanks.

I think its unfair to judge by their certs, because one might be a good doctor but is discriminated because he/she graduated from a not-so-famous university, and vice versa. But I guess that is life =/

nope, its basically their choice, no matter where you are. yeah I'm aware of that point. Thats why I said i will 'try' for ISAT =/ i only got 170/200, which is relatively low compared to others. So here, I will TRY for med schools in malaysia , If i cant get in then oh well. =) Reality is like that, and I know very clearly now.

I think financial ability also plays a part. Monash representative in Melbourne told us that a lot of them dropped out because they can't afford the fees.

Nah, I cant agree on the point of 'future medical practitioners' for me. I still don't know what is my path, but I'm trying out for medicine, if I cant get in,I'll go into other fields. =)

Like u said, the era now wants doctors with both IQ and EQ. So, the last point saying 'only the richer and smarter ones get to be best doctors' is a bit contradicting. =) and personally I don't think that is the case.

um, can i ask something? is AIMST cert only recognised in malaysia? and can I have a lil more info regarding the lecturers and the study environment? =) Thanks~

may i know what is USMLE and PLAB? thanks

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.

lol my bio teacher here in aus told us to apply everywhere cos we'll be learning the same thing doesnt matter we're in uk, aus, or india, or malaysia. to what extent is this true? =/

ah icic, basically knowledge is the same, just that skills learnt will be different =/ i don quite get the part where u said "whether you get an offer in the first place" though, can u clarify? thanks.

and yeah, basically I'm interested in medicine, quite passionate bout it though. well, no harm trying, if I really cant get in (even in msia, cos I screwed up my ISAT test in aus), then i guess i'll go for other med-related courses in aus. but your last sentence seems to show that msians are kia su xD but oh well, thats kinda true =D

aww i just knew that there is no feb intake in 2009 for med. =(

um may I know how is the mbbs program there in AIMST? as in the lecturers, course structure, environment etc. Thanks =)

my my =/ 400 waiting list applicants in 2009 sept. Think i should try applying now too. I guess that happens when there's only 1 intake. but still its good =)

how many places for dent in aimst? =)

but normally when will the allocation of seatings take place? Is it that they allocate for their own students first then the seatings left are for outsiders?