I have a doubt right now and hope someone can help me on this, did IMU local degree recognized overseas such as SG ?

Singapore Medical Council does not recognize IMU local degree. But theres a series of conversion tests that one can take in order to be granted a license for practising in Singapore.

imu mbbs is only recognised in msia and sri lanka..........

how about nutrition & dietetics local degree ? recognized by other countries ?

recognition of professional qualifications will vary from country to country, and also depend on whether that profession is 'registrable' in the country....

as far as i know, eg, nutrition/dietetics is NOT a registrable profession in msia, and i suspect not in spore as well.....so as long as someone wants to employ you, you can work.....

that contrasts with 'registrable' professions, like doctors, nurses, pharmacists, lawyers, engineers etc.......you NEED to get registered with the official registration body to be able to work.....

I am going to apply for the feb 2012 intake, so if the PMS programme for 2012 feb intake is full, there is no reason for me to apply ?

U will b under waiting list

Q1: Hey... it's a requirement for you to get to the graduate schools. If you opt to go UQ or ANU,the duration of studies is the same as the undergrad students as all of you will be spending a total of 5 1/2 or 6 years(if u join the feb intake) to finish up your studies. Plus, it'll definitely boost your CV... It's an extra degree after all.

Q2: All of our PMS have their own teaching method and they will make sure you come out as a good doctor with adequate knowledge to diagnose and manage patients.

Q3: Adik, who the hell told you this.....? Australia is already facing a problem right now whereby more doctors are graduating than the places for housemanship are available. But, if you are talking about any sorts of working opportunity, unless you don't mind working in rural areas, Australia indeed has more jobs for u... Hmmm....... Postgraduate wise, read about limeuu's post.....

Q4: It is prestigious. It's in fact considered our best PMS of all. But, it's none at all important to you because your chances of being able to get into UK's postgraduate training lies in the question that whether you, are more eligible than anyone else in the EU or are you that brilliant for them to ask you to stay. If you do, they'll take you. If not, sayonara...

This post has been edited by Yeyechan: Aug 10 2011, 12:05 AM

Yeyechan's points are quite true. Most students are going for the most prestigious med schools, if they are able to get in. In fact, these people have been aiming for the best of the best, like Harvard. I hear people talking about "who cares about prestige" but they are really the ones who can't imagine themselves being in these schools (due to a lack of competitiveness, financial or other reasons). To be honest, who on earth doesn't want to get into the best school? To meet talented students, To work with better facilities, more famous lecturers, and the list goes on..
It is a dream for everyone. About prestige, is it that important? The occupation of medicine itself is associated with many prestigious elements. I often hear "fathers" talking about their sons graduating from Edinburgh med school, Harvard med school, etc, "my son is studying medicine in UK, etc". Prestige has been important in Asian families and still is. If you are really good, you are being treated differently, and people see you differently.

About choosing AUS/UK med school, being a doctor in these countries is a pain in the butt. Many of my aussie friends (by many, I mean more than a dozen), after completing their MBBS, were told to leave the country without getting an internship. These friends I knew, worked extremely hard, ended up like this. People have been telling me, "hey, you can't blame Australia, because you already know the rules of the game before coming in this country to study". They are indeed correct, that, many AUS schools actually solemnly declared "international students are not guaranteed an internship in Australia, and places will be reserved for the locals." Well, this is medicine. Its insane :-P

Thats why some preferred local program than PMS, in the end, u come back to M'sia.
Some might tell you they dont care about presstige, but they are the one who study the most. Just do your best for EOS2,3,5 and leave the rest to luck.

And Singapore...
I think people with a right mind will choose s something better, I guess.....?

This post has been edited by Yeyechan: Aug 12 2011, 05:57 PM

Hey guys, i currently doing A-lvls from july intake last year. Im planning to do medic next feb intake. My question is will there be any advantage if i apply for it using my AS results now compared to waiting for my A2 results and start applying?

e) How do you differentiate between obstructed and strangulated hernias?

blood supply cut off=strangulated

lets say i graduate from the local dental programme, can i apply to be a dental officer elsewhere?

I heard the degree is not recognised elsewhere other than msia and sri lanka. Any way to be elligible to practice in other countries like hongkong/australia?

go study in these countries....

cant take any conversion tests or something? are the procedures hard?

I heard its easier for dentists as compared to medicine coz there's a surplus of doctors globally

hk no.....

oz yes......http://www.adc.org.au/adcmajoractivities.html

not easier......actually VERY hard.......and usually, only people with pr will bother.....and you cannot get pr unless your qualification is recognised/you passed the adc exams........

This post has been edited by limeuu: Aug 21 2011, 12:40 PM

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This post has been edited by paramecium007: Aug 28 2011, 03:35 PM