whats the advantage if other country like singapore recognises my degree?
does it mean the Chances of working in singapore is higher -.-
someone told me i must sit for the entrance exam if i tend to speciallise at singa...its MCRPS or something.. i forgot
and could anyone pls clarify this:graduates from monash malaysia are eligible to apply for working position in aussie but not guarantee... is this true?

Is WHO recognition an assurance of quality MBBS?

WHO's list is updated by the government of the country itself. So if MMC recognizes it, WHO will.. but it will take some time to be added in the list.

For me it was nothing more than a publicity stunt.

who 'recognition' means nothing........

in any case, it is not 'recognition' but just registration with who....which means they acknowledge the existence of that med school.......

Yet somehow, I know, somewhere out there, there is a parent/agent/relative/con-man who will use that article to fleece entice people to enter AIMST because "even WHO recognises it".

Yes, it took the WHO 9 years to acknowledge the existence of AIMST as a medical school.

Ignorance is bliss indeed.



Like they couldn't previously? Very nicely done Bernama.

This post has been edited by haya: Oct 17 2010, 08:10 PM

You know the healthcare system is screwed up when....

1. The entry requirement for certain medical schools is CCC in A-levels,TER80 in SAM/AusMat and equivalent.

2. The majority of these schools have no additional screening processes, ie; interviews, standardized tests, etc.

3. When medical schools blatantly advertise in newspapers to attract students, with some offering 'guaranted places' and 'iPhones' as incentives.

4. When most of these schools are understaffed and have little resources.

5. When most of the students in the newer schools are of poor quality. (a generalization, yes... but you can't deny the truth in this statement)

6. When money is essentially the most important entry criteria into these schools.

7. When 90% of the good doctors-to-be want to opt out of the Malaysian health system.

Joy oh joy.

This post has been edited by BrachialPlexus: Oct 17 2010, 10:02 PM

When #1-6 is happening, and it is, it's proving your point of how screwed up the system is. That's why #7 is in progress. =)

*I like your forum ID =D brachial plexus =P med,lat,post cord lalalala~*

Haha, #7 is actually in full-effect now; my student doctor friends in the UK and in Australia have no plans on returning and serving in Malaysia. I too can share their sentiment, for I did not burn my family's savings to slave in a system where I am under-appreciated.

And thank you. Branchial Plexus ftw.

*Digression: I presume you're a medical student?

quoted for truth.

Well, I have doubts.

Can we, undergraduates, actually skip the housemanship and go overseas to do postgraduates?

This post has been edited by jylne: Oct 21 2010, 04:23 PM

You mean with a local medical degree? It's already near impossible to get into postgraduate training overseas with Malaysian qualifications so I won't fancy your chances of getting a spot without even going through housemanship.

Ah i see. What if graduating from Kasturba Medical College, India?

Perhaps you can work in india?

haha, thanks anyway for replying.. I was asking on the behalf of my friend..
Am from local college, Manipal..

Have been very doubtful about the future.. sigh!
Wish I could figure out which country to do my electives and, by chance, is there another way than compulsorily completing the housemanship after mbbs?

if other countries book you before you graduate then yes you can go 'overseas' directly..

but u still need to go through 1-2 years of housemenship no matter where you go..

if your friend is desperate in doing so, he can consider US. US allows u to start residency (postgrad) without any prior work experience. technically residency in spore is also possible but Kasturba/Manipal is not recognised there.

Hope it helps.

yeah heard my lecturer saying that they're aiming to make everyone specialize in a particular area. So in future, GP's might be broken down again into sub areas like family practitioners. Still, I reckon it'll be good if primary care ie gps are around. somehow, making everyone specialize makes it sound like it's fully secondary health care. ><

thanks. Yep, she is heading to the States. =)

I have doubts about electives. Whether you do electives at local or overseas, does it give a hit in the future?

There'll still be GPs around (those specialise in family medicine), but apparently people dont go to GP for cervical smear anymore they go straight to private OnG lol and that is the trend they are heading to. It's a bit sad aye. And people with palpitations will go for cardiologists straight rather than the front line GPs too haha.

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Added on October 21, 2010, 8:59 pmIt depends.

Going to an OECD country (inclusive singapore) will give u an insight on how those healthcare system works over there and on the other hand if you go to a 3rd world country u'll get lotsa hands on.

It may boost your cv IF you managed to clear ur exams. IE. do a 2 month trauma surg in xx hosp in the US and u cleared USMLE part 1 and 2. etc.

This post has been edited by tqeh: Oct 21 2010, 08:59 PM

Update on the first page - Insaniah University College MBBS program added.
Total IPTS offering medicine - 17 as of now (october 2010)

http://www.insaniah.edu.my/v3m/index.php?o...mid=489〈=bm

This post has been edited by CyberSetan: Oct 29 2010, 11:22 PM