Hi all, could someone please answer my question here :
i)Is the medical degree offered by local Unis (eg UM,UKM,USM) recognised worldwide?
ii)Is it possible for a graduate from local Unis to practise oversea?
iii)Will a graduate from local Unis be able to undergo/pursue his specialist course in unis oversea? (eg. Ireland)

Thanks in advance !

haha i was just gonna ask that.

hey is neurosurgery a good profession to be involved in? thinking of becoming a neurosurgeon.

1)Only UM and UKM is recognised worldwide.
2) You need to take the local examination of that country
3) Definitely, many specialist are USM, UKM etc graduates

Neuro, you need to really study hard and long. Roughly takes 20 years from the day you start your MBBS course. Malaysia is in need of Oncologist, there are only 6 in Malaysia, and Singapore is in need of Internal Medicine, so they pay extra if you specialise in that field.

Really? how u know? it's quite weird to have 6 oncologists only, haha

onli 6 oncologist? r u sure? how about neurologists? and wat do u mean by 20 years? i tot onli around 9 years or so?

haha, after arnd 9 years, u r still a MO/GP. In msia, after MBBS, got 2 years houseman, 3 years of compulsory service, and as a non-Bumi (r u?), it's either u will never get neurosurgery or get it in late 30/40's. so, ...9 years, it's quite funny

Being a neuro really takes on a long path. That's part of the reason why neurosurgery is one of the least interested specialisation among doctors in malaysia. Studies are tough and work is really really hectic as neurosurgeons often involved in long surgeries.

PetroToxin >> Hey! I'm an ex-AIMST foundation student too. Personally i find not much probs in coping with my MBBS course now. And life in foundation is real fun. I'd say that taking the foundation as a pathway to enter medicine here is seriously not bad.

hehe.. I am not in AIMST, still in Form 5 now.
Now still looking for the best path to take.

add a bit
this clin book quite good, and it is easy to read/understand.. bring it along when u're doing ward round



but for beginner, try to get this book


even u're if you're not yet enter clinical year, theres no harm of getting these books.. you can read it during your free time, help to correlate with what you'd learnt.. plus it also helps you doing your assignment such as boring ( ) PBLs

about rule/measuring tape.. get a pen and mark 1-5cm on your finger

haha, thx again

hey y'all..
i just got my spm results n thank god i did well..11A1s..
im interested 2 pursue medicine..but i've heard A LOT of negative stuff about medicine..
eg: A LOT 2 memorize(well..it's true yea?) etc
can u guys gime some positive thoughts?..haha..i really need those..n how do u know ur sure u wana pursue medic?
how did u prepare 4 medic school?..did u do any hospital/clinic attachments?
goshh..lotza ques..hehe..just sum1 who really wana get sum background info..really appreciate ur replies!

1st of all, congrats!

well, the most important thing:
don't choose medicine just because you scored in your exams...
score in your exams cause you chose medicine!

well.. i knew i wanted to be a doctor since i was 5.. never wavered from then...
always had to crack my skull to write 2 more options during primary school
(anyone still remember the small card you have to fill, including 3 cita-cita?)

i joined st. john's ambulance since std 5, just to get a feel of the first aid training..
never went to any hospitals for training..

medicine is fun, lots of problem solving, no patient is the same as the previous one..
you can have the most canggih meds & equipment to heal (& kill) people..
people treat you different, your friends & relatives consult you from the 1st day you entered medical school (even though you've only just learnt about the anatomy & physiology)
learning in medicine never stops.. the day you graduate is just the 1st step to the wide world of medicine..
you'll be a doctor till the day you die..


(YES, there is a LOT to memorize)

That's pretty true, haha..... So most of the time, just "smoke" them lor, lolz

If you want to do medicine on the cheap with relatively average results then go to Russia, Ukriane, India or Indonesia. India may be a little tougher now but there so many medical colleges in the country you will find one that happily accept you

with 11A1s, i'd suggest u to try out JPA scholarship. Reappeal if you dun get them. All the best nad! =))

And oh yeah, to add on. Medicine is really hectic, but it's fun in the other way. It's just the matter of how you like the subjects or not. Choose medicine only because u're really really really interested in it.

This post has been edited by csrulez: Mar 20 2008, 10:50 AM

hi there..

im curretly in final year MBBS in malacca manipal medical college -twinning 2 1/2 years manipal india and 2 1/2 malacca

hye der. m spm leaver. well,my reslt wasnt great enuf n i cant apply st8 away tru JPA 4 medic.
but,i hve a very high interest in medic. very.
i was fricking 8 years old wen i fell in love in dis filed.
but,i dono wt hpnd,my spm just.. argh!! ;(

nway,wana ask somthng.


1) wat actually is MBBS?
2) how i can get ito medic? is it tru matriculation @ wut?

anyone cares to answer?

to start off, you could try to type properly in a forum like this so people can understand you......this is NOT sms okay......

ur Q is rather superficial for an aspiring doc. R u really interested in Medicine? hmm....

often, it's attraction to the 'glamour' of being a doctor, ala er or house........read aerikh's post above, it is VERY true.......the same caveat applies to people with 'interest' but without the academic ability........