Hey guys

I'm applying to Imu for Feb 2015 intake. Will intend to start in August 2015 though. Anyone knows if imu readily allows deferment? Still serving my country haha

Hi Aong, wholly understood thanks!

Just to check, how much is payable for internationals upon accepting the offer? I hear divided answers such as first sem fees or simply registration fees. Kindly advise, thanks!

That.is.a.lot.

Haha...is it still the same now? Tried asking them via email but no response.

I'm alluding to the following fee structure:

http://www.imu.edu.my/imu/images/stories/d...ternational.pdf

Thanks

Hello 👋 thanks for the prompt reply

Yes, indeed I am applying to medicine (IMU-PMS).

Ah, they seem flexible enough. So that means they still require payment of one sem fees and not just admin fees?

Does it then mean that I have pay the registration fees and safety deposit on TOP of the full sem/half sem fees?

Also regarding installments of half Sem fees, i assume only 2 installments? And that it cannot overlap with the 2nd sem fees?

Thank you

Alright I understand it clearer now thanks for the help! I was referring to defaulting semester pay till the following month.

I have calculated the misc feels outside of tuition fees and they amount close to RM15k ALONE. Am I expected to pay that much before I even enroll? With tuition fees, the first sem cost reaches close to Rm70k.

I can't believe it's so much.

Whoa! That escalated quickly!

Hi there PM-ed you

Hey everyone

Those of you who went to PMS, how difficult is it to adapt to your PMS teaching methods after spending 2.5 years in IMU?

Riding on this question, would total withdrawal of all the UK unis be foreseeable within the next 5 years?

Guys, what happens if I wish to withdraw from the IMU-PMS course before enrollment? Will I get full/partial refund of tuition fees?

I applied to Feb 2015 intake and now waiting for interview. After getting an offer I know i will be required to pay first sem tuition fees.

I am also applying to UK med schools directly this September via their UCAS. Assuming I do get an offer from UK directly, I would most likely be choosing that route instead and have to withdraw from the offer I accepted in IMU.

Please advise. Thanks

Ok, so if my reason is as stated in the previous post, would refunds be given?

I have looked at the policies in IMU website but cannot find an answer specific to my question.

Yes indeed I meant Sept 2015 entry but applying in Sept 2014.

I made the mistake of applying to the UK unis in the upper ranking bracket last year.. Hence failed to gain admission. But I will be applying to the less competitive UK unis this year.

What attracts me to imu is the cheaper costs of living and close proximity to my country during the first two years. These are things I would not get to enjoy by going to UK directly.

But at the same time, going UK directly has its own merits such as dissections, quality (?), etc.

Confused much. 😕

haha, spot on.

I am not picky in my choice of medical school. My only 2 criteria are accreditation and costs. Tuition fees of Med schools like UCD in Ireland can reach upwards of SGD 500k or above RM1.2mill. Scary figures.

Why do you say 'chance of getting uk is very high'? Is that based on the sheer number of UK PMS compared to Auzzie PMS? What other factors play a part in the allocation of PMS?

Yep, i understand that unis like Keele and BSMS are not recognised by the SMC according to the SMC second schedule.

How difficult is it to adapt to UK teaching styles after 2.5 years in bukit jalil?

Btw, IMU uses prosections instead of dissections?

Also, is it an urban legend or a truth that August intakes have higher cut-off ? And how much higher? Would AAB be enough?

This post has been edited by mmsbr: May 5 2014, 10:13 PM

Intriguing.

Indeed I have a preference of UK over Auzzie due to several reasons.

Did i make the correct choice of applying for the Feb 2015 intake with deferment to August 2015 then?

Based on this statement of yours,

"all ipts med schools unfortunately do not have a centralised system of application, which would have allowed them to select the BEST students....applications come trickling in all year long, and they select on a first come first offered basis, as long as you satisfy the basic criteria (currently 95/aaa)....so a better student may be rejected as places are filled, unless he doesn't mind waiting for the next intake.....",

am i correct to infer that those who choose to be interviewed in August is disadvantaged compared to those who choose to be interviewed in June? Since you mentioned first-come-first-served basis.


Also curiously, when is the list of interview dates for the year 2015 likely to come out?

IIRC, schools like KCL accept students with AAaab. Worth a shot I guess.

Well in SG we take a standard SIPCAL (singapore integrated programme Cambridge a levels), so no way to take CIE unless one is a private candidate.

Well in your opinion then, when is the best time to schedule an interview? Should I have waited for the 2015 interview list to appear and choose the February dates?

Guys, this may be OT abit but, is the PMC programme smc recognised? They listed that the cert will be the same as those who went direct to Ireland (RCSi/Ucd).

Pls advice thanks!

Ah.. What a waste. Could have been a good opportunity. Ceteris paribus, there's difference in the cert?

Guys, may I know if IMU's curriculum follows any medical textbook? If so, which one would that be?

Also, I heard IMU is rolling out the mmi interview format? When will that happen?

Hey everyone

I contacted the Singapore Medical Council (SMC) to ask about IMU-PMS accreditation and the registration eligibility in the eyes of the SMC.

The following is their reply:

"In order for the medical qualification to be considered a registrable basic medical degree by SMC, the twinning programme’s entire duration of clinical training and final examinations must be conducted in the medical school listed in the Second Schedule and the partner university must be the conferring university as well. We would like to reiterate that graduates from the Malaysian, US and Canadian medical schools on the schedule must have undergone the entire medical training on the main campuses of the respective medical schools – i.e. both pre-clinical and clinical for eligibility for registration with SMC. As such a basic medical degree from IMU would not be considered a registrable qualification for medical registration."

I note the following observations:

1) UK and Aust PMS are excluded from the following statement: '...must have undergone the entire medical training on the main campuses of the respective medical schools – i.e. both pre-clinical and clinical for eligibility for registration with SMC'.

2) There was no clear answer on whether IMU-PMS graduates are eventually eligible for SMC-registration. The only mention was 'basic medical degree from IMU', which could refer to the IMU-MBBS programme instead of the IMU-PMS programme.


Kindly explain their reply, in case I might have interpreted the meaning wrongly. Also from previous experiences, has any IMU-PMS graduate ever been denied full registration by SMC when they return back to Singapore?

Thanks all