Oh, got such thread. Let's start something to argue about. It's getting boring.

Just a note, I've studied in Moscow for one year. But I quit due to some reasons, which you'll see as you read on.

My seniors back then, they're all really good students. They are really passionate & know practically everything (but how well they'll apply it when they return to Malaysia it's up to the people to judge). The teaching system is also excellent. Students are grouped into groups of 10 or so. So the teacher student ratio is very low. My anatomy lecturers, one was General Surgeon in Libya for too many years, and another was a Neurosurgeon who quit the clinical scene and decided to teach instead. Most of the other lectures are specialists too.

However, due to the recent public thinking of "if I don't get an MD I won't get a job", many people have picked Russia. Before I proceed, here's how the university intake system works. The intake into public medical universities are controlled by agents (as for Moscow, it's called Mos-Lanka; a big company whose director and shareholders from Sri Lanka). They're basically a bunch of money minded fags who don't give a fcuk about your entrance results (ie, SPM, STPM etc). And that is why some of claim the student intake as dubious. I've known some who don't even have a single A in their SPM who went over, completed their foundation, and now doing their MD.

Worse still, it IS possible to purchase a pass in most subjects. A pass would cost around US$50 to US$1000. And how is this possible you may ask. The bigger reason is that these public universities are under-funded by the Russian government. The administrators and lecturers are all underpaid. Plus, why would they want to give a damn as it's not the Russians you're gonna treat after you graduate.

Despite the conducive and beautiful environment of Moscow, which is also full of culture I must say, it is the fact that my university was polluted with under qualified students (and many are just plain stupid) which had me make up my mind to leave the place. This rat race has got to stop. I believe many are taking up this course due to parental pressure, ego, and wanting to live the lavish lifestyle as portrayed in TV series and movies.

The above is the true state of medical universities in Russia, and I hope our government will do something about it.

Looks like every tom d*** and harry is chasing for an MD. Still, I'd suggest STPM/A-Levels. It'll give you more options.

Scared that you can't score enough A's in STPM? Then you don't deserve to study medicine after all.

Pardon me, I forgot about the Malaysian constitution. And moolah too.

This post has been edited by edge85: Jul 13 2008, 04:10 PM

Where is your location? If you're in Penang I might know a place.

Yeah was wondering if you can actually request for more on-calls. Possible?

yum cha topics tend to sway. from medicine to music and to nuclear reactors.

Translated to the common meaning, you want to walk around with your Dr title and get your head all bloated up. Some will say it's because of the money and job security too, which I disagree. =)

This is why I will always blame soap dramas. Everything will seem too perfect in soaps.

but nowadays, as long as one has the money, he can be a doctor....so what's with this debate?

won't change a thing, useless doctors are graduating anyway...

MMA is supposed to be okay. Stop being a pessimist, look into the brighter areas of your life there. First year medicine can't be that hard. Even lousy students go through.

Think about it, not many in your home country get to travel around europe cheap. A flight to London is just at 1GBP! You should enjoy your winter and summer holidays.

oi, can you break your sentences into paragraphs or not? so hard read lah!

reading on the monitor is different from reading a real book.

a pharmacist friend of mine (hospital in perak, i wont disclose) told me something just morning.

this houseman in charge with this patient who was on nifedipine (or some drug, if i didnt hear wrongly). he was told to stop the medication if the patient vomits. but instead, he gave him some anti emitics...

This post has been edited by edge85: Feb 3 2009, 03:58 AM

why do you want to be a doctor?

dream crusher lol!

unfortunately, you and me, we know that in 'the real world' such fairness do not exist...

and it doesn't matter, to me at least...if our public universities incrase in their international rankings..they can have it their way, if that's what they want...if entrance were to be 'easier', ie by removing the quota wouldn't that make us complacent?

ideally speaking if such fairness were to be introduced, think of all the possible consequences...the country would face economic imbalance... hence protests, racial killings etc...

if doctors were to speak english like some in this forum, then i'd rather talk to them in malay.

i have to agree, let's just stick to speaking in malay when it comes to communicating in the government sector.

the last time i made a police report, i wrote it in english...n the officer in charge had a hard time translating it back into malay...

i have a friend from a foreign university, now already working...actually no problems with switching language....only problem is getting used to the generic drugs used here, and different ways of patient management...

is it true that if i were to apply to east msia for government service, then there's little chance for me to get back to west msia? heard it from some senior...

i would really like to try out sabah...but i still want to return home a few years later...

yes, but after 2015...they should revise a new system? that would add to the competition...