Hey Guys,

Im currently studying in Moscow. Im interested to explore the option of credit transferring to IMU. Reason not being I dont think the quality of education sucks, but rather to distance myself from the stigma that surrounds the whole " Russian graduate" issue.

I'm not going to start to defend my current university as Im sure many of you are educated enough to realise that the problem with Russia is not the lack of quality of professors but rather the lax acceptance of students.

Have any of you heard of such a case? Im referring to credit transfer. Im an good student and it is possible for me to provide letters of reccomendation by lecturers as well as results from my current uni.

Im looking to do the fully local program. Hopefully I can be accepted into the first year or second year directly because Im nearing the end of my clinical years already. So it's probably not fair for me to relearn the muscles of the forearm when I can describe the pathogenesis of hypovolemic shock. Please let me know what you guys think and wish me all the best:(

That means he has to start from SAM all over again?

Thanks for the answers guys. I am just looking to explore my options. Somehow or rather I believe in IMU I am able to receive training that is more relevant and practical to studying in Malaysia. I will send them an email later this week because Im currently in the midst of gruelling semester-end exams:)

Yes, I am also prepared to work very hard and prove all the critics wrong. I have been in touch with some russian graduates (good students) and they all tell me it is challenging at first because of the stigma and the different protocol but after a while with a good attitude they are soon at par with the others. I sincerely hope so. Some unbiased people need to tell me good stories of Russian graduates because all I read is this

Horror stories again

If you are in my shoes, you would feel severely discouraged to read of such unforgivable mistakes being made my people who share the same degree from my university(probably). By the way in case you are wondering, yes I can differentiate cyanosed patients from sleeping ones:P

Yeah I plan to do the one with HUKM. Apparently its like rm700 and allows stints in two different departments. Im going to forego summer holidays and immerse myself into this practicals:) Im looking forward to it as it will be a gauge for myself as whether Im up to par. So pumped up for it!

I fully agree with the post above. Thanks guys. You all have been very encouraging. Always remember that there are alot of russian students who are making the most our of our education here and lie sometimes sleepless at night wishing there were other options. I got straight A1's for all my subjects in spm except mandarin B3 and was not even accepted for matrics.

When you can't afford uk or australia and still believe with all of your heart that it is your calling in life to be a doctor, frankly there are not many options.

Do me a favor guys, when you start work and one of your colleague is a Russian graduate with a good attitude and sad eyes, buy them a cup of tea ok because we are used to thinking that everyone is going to hate us when we graduate. There are many students here in my predicament. There are terrible students too that don't deserve to be 50 feet near a hospital but there also are good ones.

Ps. Imu replied. They don't take exchange students :')

Well I guess he is like me then. The ones who really want to succeed:)