yes judging you.......i think it all openly obvious to all........based on what is written here.......the personal attacks....

my comments to others here is based simply on the principle that people who are not qualified should not attempt to do medicine by hook or by crook.......if the fact that one hasn't got the necessary qualification to do medicine is insulting, well, what to do, facts are facts.....nothing personal........

i have degraded myself by becoming 'personal' with you here......therefore i will stop here, and go back to impersonal mode, and only make comments based on basic principals and facts.......

factual reply: mbbs(imu) no........

no facts available to make factual reply........

those who go through the pms stream do NOT graduate from imu........they graduate from the respective pms........so if you don't tell, nobody will know you came from imu........

This post has been edited by limeuu: Feb 23 2009, 08:14 PM

need facts of the particular case, not hearsay........don't gossip........

one chooses the stream on entry, and generally cannot change after that.......

if one is in the pms stream, and passes all the exams, one is GUARANTEED a place in one of the pms......

but be warned, failure rate is high, on average 20+% fails eos2 (1st year exam), and by the 5th semester, only about 60-70% are left from the intake........

i have stopped the personal arguments already.......pointless.......

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Added on February 23, 2009, 9:06 pmso how many made it to the end out of the total who started, in your cohort?

This post has been edited by limeuu: Feb 23 2009, 09:06 PM

find the difference between personal knowledge and hearsay.......

experiencing oneself is personal knowledge (present at exam, receiving new doctors graduates from uk).......not being present at an event, in this case a procedure, is hearsay......

i don't know why i bother, the info came from people who have first hand knowledge of these facts........

you either take note of the info as presented in good faith, or just ignore it if you think they are incorrect....others may find them useful.....

i give up.....argue just for the sake of arguing.......good luck to your future.......

This post has been edited by limeuu: Feb 23 2009, 09:43 PM

there were instances where jpa sent students to med schools in japan, which were not formally recognised by mmc.......that posed a bit of headache for mmc when they returned and wanted to get registered...... ......they had to quickly assessed these med schools, and recognised them!

This post has been edited by limeuu: Feb 23 2009, 09:56 PM

i am referring to those who successfully twin to a pms after sem 5, out of the initial cohort of pms students.......excluding the local stream cohort......

me206 pms stream ended with 110+ twinning off, out of some 150 starting........

that means 60+ went off to pms........a small group......what batch are you? i know people from me203........

looks like lyn had crashed, and there has been loss of data for the last 24+ hours.......

anyway, info from mbchb noted.......

simple answer is YES.......in sri lanka........

mbbs (imu) recognised only in msia and sri lanka.......

i think the days of img (international medical graduates) getting into uk to work with relative ease is gone......and there are now considerable obstacles in the way, both in getting registration with gmc, and in actually getting a job offer, and a work visa.......

if one is serious about working there, the only reliable option is to graduate from a med school there itself, either direct entry or through imu......and then, it's only the 2 foundation years that job is assured......after that, if the immigration laws continue in the present trend, the prospect of staying on and work is also getting slimmer........

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Added on February 25, 2009, 6:29 pmin any case, being in the avicenna directory just means one can apply to sit for the plab exam, not that you can automatically apply to work there......

This post has been edited by limeuu: Feb 25 2009, 06:29 PM

1. dunno.

2. topical steroids for phimosis only works for infants and small children. It is unlikely to work for adults. sunat is required......

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Added on February 25, 2009, 7:52 pmdunno.....their website is not specific........email them if you want to know.....

This post has been edited by limeuu: Feb 25 2009, 07:52 PM

they are available in pharmacies but they are POM, and under scheduled poisons, so can only LEGALLY be dispensed under the prescription of a registered medical practitioner.......but the law has never stopped msian pharmacies from selling all kinds of scheduled poisons freely without prescriptions.........

i would recommend going to see a doctor to get a proper diagnosis, rather than self medicate.......especially drugs like steroids.......

the chance of a significant phimosis being 'cured' in adulthood with steroids is very small........it depends on what one means by 'cure'.......

less sensitive has the side effect of therefore, more lasting.....which to some may be advantageous.....

no impact really, the fastest growing population group in the world have all been 'desensitised'.........

if you are referring to monash msia, it will also NOT be recognised by gmc and smc...........

although it is recognised by amc, you have no right to work in oz..........

non

recognition is by individual country, there is NO qualification from any country that is 'recognised worldwide'..........

so which country are you interested to gain registration in?