what type? hmm.. i suggest it should be:

-near to shops (with 24/7 mamak restaurants around)
-it should be quiet/peaceful
-can apply internet connection
-no water/electricity problem
-public transportation should be available nearby
-near to IMU (walking distance is better)
-most important of all it should be cheap (or affordable for students)

those are some criteria that should be considered~
after all you are targeting students... yes?

guys....wanna enquire about the psychology course....anyone taking this course? i need opinions to choose within a few uni's...

melb U back on. need to do one year b.med science at imu before going off. they had a talk that day but i didn't go.

the old system was 2 1/2+3=5 1/2 years.....

the new system is 3 1/2 (MUST do b med sc imu, no matter if you already has another degree)+4=7 1/2 years.........

who in his right mind will do this?..........

exactly
if i really don't mid spending 7 1/2 years i'd rather choose to go Uni of Sydney to get a PhD with a similar length of time
was about to ask them this question yesterday just that i had something else to do

Hey, do you have any of your friends or yourself doing biomedical science at IMU?? I want to know how is the teaching over there?? How do they find it??

ok for those who're sitting for EoS 2 soon (someone asked me through PM so i'd just post it here as well)

oh OSPE
er dun worry too much bout the anatomy as it's really gonna be quite simple
basically every component u learnt in F1 and F2 will be asked, including pharmaco and com med
for com med most likely there'll be some calculation question and ranjit's occupational health
but i can't comment too much on patho because the syllabus has changed quite a bit
SAQ? well depending on how prepared you are and how well u perform on the spot. The most important thing in SAQ is to finish answering all your questions if possible
but if u didn't study well and perform badly in SAQ prepare to fail that particular paper. most of my friends, yes, they got B- or below for SAQ

apparently, the last undergraduate batch for Melb U was taken in 2008.
2009's intake is the postgrad batch doing 4.5 years there.
no intake is planned for 2010 but they will resume taking in applications for 2011 which is a postgrad entry and the course duration is 4 years.

does this mean that future students opting for this have to basically become a sem1 student again when transferred to melbourne U (since the course duration is now shortened to 4 years)?
that's dumb.

and this new system actually applies to which batch (m207, m108, m208?)?

This post has been edited by monkeygirl: Oct 25 2009, 12:01 PM

For SAQ, study all the not so important stuff, like Com Med, BS, basic biology, etc,etc.... We get all the Qs from these components, and many of us left stunned during, and after the exam. Totally spoils my mood for OBA that afternoon.

yes everything is tested, including BS, but i find BS quite unpredictable
embryology can be tested as well, read the more basic stuffs
hypersensitivity is a FAQ in SAQ as well
that's all i remember for now

yes........

it's a graduate entry programme, so you will need a full degree first, then enter at ground floor........

let's see if anyone bother with this option.........

just remember BS and CM if you aint so confident. helps alot . alot of questions from this two, can make the difference between A and B or passing or failing (aka life and death)

microbio will be worth your time. dont memorize in depth but but widespread, know the FLM's and a bit of their CFeats like staph and strep.

pharmaco came out, they gave me a box of clarinase (sp) and asked me questions based on the drugs in it (antihistamines)
how does it cause nasal decongestion.

all the best sem2's.

any info on sem 3's eos for me ? my summative wasnt too good. C+.

hey guys! was wondering if anyone from IMU medical faculty can help me out with some queries I have.
Firstly, when is the best time to submit an application for the August 2010 intake ? (since I've missed the deadline for the Feb '10 intake!)
Is it very tough for international students to get admitted? What sort of questions do they pose during the interview-more personal questions or those case/scenario type of questions?
Really hope someone can help me out with these. Thanks in advance!!

Melbourne Uni's new graduate medical program has prerequisites at undergraduate level.
anyone enters the program needs to have completed anatomy, physiology and biochemistry subjects during undergraduate.
so, it's not actually enter at ground floor, because it assumes some knowledge and made the course more intensive.

This post has been edited by alwayshappy: Oct 29 2009, 10:00 PM

it is ground floor.......you start at year 1, just like everybody else.........

not from the faculty but a current student there. i would say there isn't a best time to submit an application. just make sure the application reaches their hands before the dateline.
i'm not sure how many percent of international students were accepted out of those who applied, but i don't think its that hard to be accepted by IMU. As long as you meet the minimum requirements, you should be called for the interview. And the interview is just basic questions. i was asked to introduce myself, talk a bit about my family, asked why i wanted to do medicine as opposed to the other life sciences courses, then was asked a scenario based question which is very easy (you're a doctor. you just saved this patient's life from the brink of death. he rewards you with a full expense paid trip overseas. would you accept?).

don't be too hung up on your summative results. concentrate on the eos (and don't waste your 4 weeks!!)

skip the bs stuff if you have no time (i remember only a few oba questions coming out from bs).
but as for physiology, pathology and pharmaco.... each one is equally as important.
as for osce... i just can tell you to practise practise practise. remember GIEP (greeting, introduction, explanation, permission!! each earns you marks), washing your hands and warming your hands before touching the patient.
when washing your hand... make sure you don't put too much soap. takes time to wash it all off.
all the stations are pretty straight forward (much easier than the mock i remembered. they'll tell you to palpate+auscultate, or palpate and percuss). so follow them exactly. no extra marks will be given if you do anything else.
for meq... try not to panic and think carefully (but not too long) before writing the answer down. i find that many (myself included) start scribbling down the answer only to realize what we were writing is wrong. esp pathophysio qws
ospe.. as always is horrible. as opposed to meq.. i recommend to just scribble down whatever that comes to mind during an ospe paper. you can always review the qws you were unsure about in the rest stations.

can't remember anything else.

This post has been edited by monkeygirl: Oct 30 2009, 01:23 AM

hey thanks so much for the help!! appreciate it(:
i was looking at the website but could not find any dateline for submission of documents. do you hapen to know where I can locate it?

simplyfaii>> i'm not quite sure actually. but you should submit it by the end of june. you can try emailing them. or better yet, call them directly

This post has been edited by monkeygirl: Oct 31 2009, 12:09 AM

imu have generally no deadline for submission of applications for the medicine programme...........

for the feb intake, they want the interview completed by end of november.........after that, it is considered late application and places only offered if there are still vacancies after the first round of offers...........otherwise, eligible applicants are then considered for the next aug intake.............

thanks yeah i realized i changed my meq answers last minute too some times. hope the meq's wont be too vague whereby ill confuse it with some other disease. they said meq all from PBL with some minor modifications right?

thought BS and CM was free marks if read through, maybe not the case in sem 3 right?