Transitioning from phase 1 in IMU to Phase 2 in PMS.... all I could remember is I actually know so much more things than ppl here.... did IMU prepare me well? hm.... not sure... but then, this is university we are talking about, aren't we suppose to do the studies ourselves? Lectures are just to highlights the important stuff only no?

Depends on where you go to. In UK, it is the university responsibility to ensure that you get into your housemanship as they have to guarantee you to be a fully registered doctor.

btw, the matching system in IMU is a fraud My first choice was Manchester. Guess what, those who got Manchester, most of them did not has as good results as me, and not as active with co-curicular stuff. In fact, I got their first choice (Southampton, which was my 2nd choice actually..) and they got manchester... .their 4th choice..... Hahaa

I probably had a thread on another thread that I mentioned something about IMU. If you rely on just lectures and PBL in IMU, you will feel that you know nothing at all. But in a way, because of the limited amount of things taught in lectures etc, I ended up studying a lot by myself and when I went to the PMS, I felt that I knew a lot more than the students there. Whether that's due to the system in IMU or whether that is because I overstudy..... I have no idea....

A part time job as a medical student is not out of the question. But it depends on how much you want to do really.... part time job in Msia doesn't really pays that much (if you are thinking about retails etc) that you would really relieve the burden of your family by much if they could afford it. PMS is a different story though. For example, if you go to UK, the tuition fee now is around GBP22k per year with living cost ranging from GBP5-10k depends on how you want to live. Doing part time in UK yields better return and when you compare dollar to dollar, that would pretty much cover your living expenses with part time job, though maybe not the accommodation....

Having said that, I did not do any part time job as a medical student... Can't find the energy to go do part time after studying etc.... Rather relax and rejuvenate when I have the time

I have completed my studies couple of years back now.

The cost varies with where u go to. For UK, the whole course probably cost around RM700k and that includes pre-clinical years where I actually lived at home.

Sense of acclompishment? I believe in any field when you have graduated, you will feel a sense of accomplishment. But that is only the first step of your career.... still lots to come. I am not sure what you meant by feeling that you bought the degree... You paid loads for the course, but if you are unable to complete it, you would not pass.... Money would not change that.... So no, I wouldn't say I used money to buy the degree... although it is really pricey


You can do part time anywhere in the world according to the local rules for max hours you can work. And of course as long as it doens't affects your studies....

there might be 100k registered, but those that checked this thread might just be a handful. And among those few that is reading this thread, half of them might not have any answers to your questions

geez.... can't someone just let this discussion go already? It doesn't matter where a doctor graduate from. It doesn't matter how they choose their medical student. At the end of the day, what I, and everyone, would like to see is safe, competent doctors doing their jobs....

Medical school teach one how to pass and become a doctor. House officer learnt how to be an office boy in the hospital. One start to learn to be a doctor after their house job