Finally got into medicine at IMU!!! Called yesterday to confirm. The lady said YES. I'll receive my confirmation letter next week she said. For students starting in August and who want to go to UK where most schools start in Sep, will we be the earlier lot (as compared to the Feb intake in the following year) to be considered for UK places in Sep? How about those wanting to go to Aberdeen and Nottingham which start around Feb?

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Added on December 15, 2012, 6:34 amOh sorry just to add I'm in the August lot next year ie M2/13.

This post has been edited by aong: Dec 15 2012, 06:34 AM

m2/13 will have a 9 month gap before starting in uk in sept....together with m1/14 students....

being in the earlier batch will NOT increase your chances of getting any particular uni...every batch have allocated places....

for nottingham (jan) and aberdeen (april), you will have less gap, and will be one year ahead of your cohort entering in september...joining people from m1/13.....the other option is warwick (december), but you need to be in the imu-pmr graduate entry stream....

Aberdeen is the among my top choices. Of course selection is done by the schools themselves, but if I want to go to Edinburgh, Glasgow, or Dundee (my top 3 choices), what do you think matters, personally? Do you think it is wise to wait till September or proceed straight to Aberdeen? Does one year make a lot of difference? I need to think hard about this when listing my preferences. I might be ok with listing Aberdeen first, as it is a top medical school and I won't have to wait that long, and I also get to finish one year earlier than the rest.

it is premature to think about this, you have 2 1/2 years to go before matching, in fact, it's 3 years, as you only do matching end on 2015....things will change....

just list your preferences, most people will not get their 1st choice.....and just go where ever you are matched....

this is the BIGGEST problem with the imu-pms programme...people do NOT know where they will end up, till the last moment...the uncertainty is unsettling....difficult to make financial planning...

Yes, my preferences can change by the end of 2015. If I do well, I should get at least within my top 8 choices. So, I'm also prepared to wait till September, since all my top choices are all the 14 uk schools, then only followed by the rest.

hi,
guys,
i am chinese female.
i am also intersted in applying to imu-pms august intake.
my question is,
how hard is it for internation student to match into aberdeen,nottingham and dalhousie?
i guess it will be quite competitive due to short duration and reduced cost. i really want to get into these three universities as i am not that young compared to other people when they start IMU.Another reason is that i want to reduce cost as i have spent a large sum of money studying in australia.
how many postions will they provided for these three universities?
will my chances be high if i am in the top 10%-20%?
thanks in advance

A JPA-scholar will experience more uncertainties since there are 3 parties involved in the univ selection; JPA, IMU and the Univ itself. Imagine a Venn diagram consists of 3 overlapping circles.

My niece got her 3rd choice, her 1st one being Nott Univ (Jan 2013 intake). She's hoping to be able to continue the clinical part immediately after she finished her 5th semestar last month hence her first choice of Nott Univ. But no rezeki for her, now lepaking until Aug 2013 to continue her study.

This post has been edited by Stamp: Dec 18 2012, 02:01 PM

there is no issue with jpa....when jpa gives a scholarship to the imu-pms grogramme, it is already confirmed that any of the pms will be acceptable...they do NOT specify the country (they cannot)...hence there is NOT more uncertainty...

the matching is done NOT by jpa (they have NO say at all), but by the respective unis and imu....

how the matching is done, that's another kettle of fish....

Does anyone know how to get or have a list of the books we need to get for the first 5 semesters for Medicine?

Hi,aong
Did you do your interview via Skype?
What questions did they ask you?
Thanks in advance

Hello Irisss, I sent you an email. All the best!

dear all, any one has any secondhand OBA books + explanation for clinical years please do let me know. COD within the Klang valley

MD in North America is for graduate entry,right?
You have to have a degree first then a MD.
However,IMU allow students to have MD without a bachelors degree,it quite weird..
Anyone mind to explain a bit?

i guess there is involvement of government either US or Malaysia in this matter.something like developed country help developing country

according to imu admin, there was a US citizen working in malaysia who is influential and help to tie up imu and jefferson.


it is all about business, politics networking make imu with so many prestigious partner

This post has been edited by whyyyyy: Dec 23 2012, 11:23 PM

I googled and found out that if you do not have a bachelor degree before MD,you may not be able to get license in some states,say,California require you have a bachelors before MD to get licensure.some other states require you to have at least 90 credit hours of undergraduate study before MD.
Correct me if I am wrong

This post has been edited by irisss: Dec 24 2012, 04:40 PM

not sure about that.However, i do know a few jefferson graduate manage to get a job after residency.

as far as residency is concerned, u are qualified and competent to train at any states with MD

Yeah.i found out that one is doing neurosurgery and one is doing surgery now.
I want to practice in US in future,but the md pathway seems a bit risky

that pathway is unique for malaysian,it provide lot of oppurtunities as opposed to risk

Is taking usmle make u think that it is risky?

This post has been edited by whyyyyy: Dec 24 2012, 05:35 PM

I've heard my grandmother's friend's son whoe graduated from Jefferson is practising in the US now!

Yeah..and I am thinking about dalhousie MD,graduates from dalhousie are considered as AMG.
I think it is risky because I don't have a bachelors degree,I don't know whether a MD without a bachelors will be disadvanteged or not recognised by many states in future.

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Added on December 24, 2012, 6:24 pmThe match rates seems high for AMG.


This post has been edited by irisss: Dec 24 2012, 06:24 PM