yup,
haha to all the medical seniors here

wow cool. welcome to the world of non-stop reading and memorising.

Out of curiousity, what is Manipal's entry score?
I've heard of people who are unable to get into IMU but able to get into Manipal.


This post has been edited by zltan: Nov 21 2007, 04:05 PM

the entry prerequisites depends on the prestige, and the cost of the particular med school.....the lower rank ones will take in lower, depending on the apllication pool.....even imu have a minimum cutoff of 85, and have taken in people with less than 90 before, although the current cutoff is about 95. pmc will take in people with less than 90, for the 6 year programme.........

basically, if you have money, and reasonable results, you can be a doctor in this country..............

That used to be the case. But now Manipal reserves sits for scholarship students, so it's actually difficult to enter if you are a non-scholar.

This post has been edited by hypermax: Nov 23 2007, 06:26 PM

just finished first year of the course!! time flies man..

5 years to go =.=

entering my 1st yer on jan 2008, my only hope is to pass every single yer. haha.

anyway, have you guys read on the extension of the period for housemanship, from 1 to 2 years in malaysia? any opinions? heh.

shit sux

i might try a bit harder to do my internship away from msia cos of this. if i do my internship elsewhere i wont be considered "fresh grad" and can go to MO when go back if i'm not mistaken. some of my batchmates also feel that way. not only extending our hman time but also lenght of time to get specialisation.

forgot to introduce myself:
IMU to Melb Uni 5th yr out of 6
gl to all of u starting out and to whoever asking about what IMU is like i have to say its great and i enjoyed myself in IMU much more than in Melb Uni ... cos melb so expensive cannot do anything if u want to stay above poverty line

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Added on November 24, 2007, 3:10 pmis there any1 here that has done some clinicals in UH? i'll be doing my elective there so just curious what its like.

This post has been edited by ironboots: Nov 24 2007, 03:10 PM

y come back. stay in Aus la
o if it's abt the same, wif 2 years housemanship, den apply S'pore la.
I'm sure S'pore will take u. Melbourne is just 1 of the best medskools

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Added on November 24, 2007, 6:48 pmlet say u go S'pore, n get specialist training after 1 year houseman, 1year MO (of course not guaranteed), den ur career progression is much more faster den ur Malaysian counterparts, who haf 2 spend 2 years houseman, 3 years compulsory service, den wait a few years (it's the same thing laa, quota system)

Haha, u r 4/5 years faster den them.

Agree wif me?

This post has been edited by wgy589: Nov 24 2007, 06:48 PM

this might sound crazy but i like living in malaysia. i like malaysian food, weather and life... of course malaysia has its downsides that we all know.......

i think sg isnt a nice place to live.. high cost of real estate + cars = live in rental room n public transport till u r consultant.
as interns in sg u make barely anything around SGD30k only which is not much when rental is usually around 2k for single room apt. and u get no OT pay.

living in oz i will definitely miss a lot of things in malaysia like my family n friends.. + the good cheap food that u cant find in oz

Senior

Totally agree... Humans never seem to appreciate things until they are lost. Used to complain how shitty IMU was, but now think back the times it's still the best. Melbourne... crazy shit everything also expensive... cannot go anywhere, cannot do anything. Fees sky high till pokkai.

And here I shall shamelessly link our 2006 Ball cartoon which sums up our 5 fun-filled semesters in IMU.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=VUxU0fJmdDY

For those who want to study medicine... be very afraid after watching this.

Spore... not that easy also, although that's the closest we have if we don't want to stay in M'sia.

WTF is with the Gov? 2 years housemanship?

Everyone is planning not to go back, so in the future our country will lack doctors. I too feel like going back after graduation since I still prefer Msian culture and weather (and food and everything else), yet the prospects over in Melb are more attractive. Then again, I don't really feel at ease over here - Home will always be home.

This post has been edited by StarGhazzer: Nov 24 2007, 08:56 PM

i think Malaysia would b in excess of doctors in years to come, wen all the graduates from Russia, India, Indonesia, Egypt.....come back, plus the local public n private medgraduates.

haha. diff views
but i still think dat it's much more easier 2 secure a specialist training in S'pore den Melbourne/Aus.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=NdjPv7mWLkw&feature=related

2007 dance comp?? their dancers way better than the ones in my years. the 1st 2 quite good

IMU was great.. lots of student organized activities so u can be quite fun while studying. IMU Cup is awesome lots of batch rivalry lol. plus lots of talent shows although some contestants were not so talented ... but my batch had astro talent quest competitor (if u watch the show u probably would have seen her ) so her singing very keng totally different level from the amatures
i think most stressful week was orientation for most ppl i was lucky had a senior who was a good friend that helped me haha
good times n bad times (sem3 exam omg ) but overall i would say was fun and i definitely would encourage ppl to consider IMU if they want to do med.

This post has been edited by ironboots: Nov 24 2007, 09:52 PM

we produces 1400 doctors a year now, it is believed that in another 4 to 5 more years of time, malaysia will be taking in around 4000 med graduates a yer. i guess doctors will go overflow after 6 to 7 years. lol.

Yeah, anyway our hsemanship is extended to 2 years, compulsory services stay as 3 years. however, you can start doing your specialisation after your 2nd year on the compulsory government services d. and right after 2 yer housemanship, your will be getting slightly more on the pay compared to fresh MO coming out from their one year housemanship. lol.

soli, i'm not realli sure. can anyone confirm dis on the specialisation thing.

but wat i heard from a local specialist is dat it's not possible 2 do ur specialist 2 early as long as u r non-bumi

"Yeah, anyway our hsemanship is extended to 2 years, compulsory services stay as 3 years. however, you can start doing your specialisation after your 2nd year on the compulsory government services d. and right after 2 yer housemanship, your will be getting slightly more on the pay compared to fresh MO coming out from their one year housemanship. lol."

2 years hsemanship 3 yrs compulsory service stay. that is what being reported in the newspaper. abt the specialisation, im not that sure. it differs depending on what you wanna specialize. i knew someone who took 2.5 yrs to become an anaesthiologist (but she is working in Aus). initially she did her internship in spore, but migrated to Aus. unfortunately, even though she finished her internship in Spore, Australian Medical Council refused to recognise her internship, so she have to repeat her internship in Aus... i believe you can actually start specializing once you finish your hsemanship/ internship, depending on how hardworking/ smart you are... again, i am not that sure, i hope some 1 can clarify this issue

cant compare oz with msia.

theres no racial profiling in oz whereas in msia malays will get 1st choice of registrar spots so if u want to enter a competitive specialty u will have to wait and quite possibly never get into it.

some specialties in oz are changing their program like surgery being possible to enter the program after intern yr. each specialty requires u have experience in dif types of wards so that will generally affect where n what u do.

i totally miss IMU. to me, it was like 2.5 yrs of honeymoon... 2 hrs of lectures per day. but yeah, when it comes to EOS, it would be hectic... for mine, myasthenia gravis always pops up. in sem 3 EOS and also sem 5 EOS lol

it is NOT possible to specialise as an anaesthesiologist in 2.5 years, anywhere in the world.....

and you appear to be confused between specialisation and internship, which are completely different things.........

as to 'starting' specialising, it depends on which country you are talking about, as the system is different for each country..........

lol he was probably just confused with her getting accepted as a registrar in anesthetics after 2.5yrs as intern and resident


btw where/what yr r u in? dont think u introduced urself

edit: fixed some mistakes cos i'm posting half asleep

This post has been edited by ironboots: Nov 26 2007, 01:04 AM