imu is popular not because of branding, but because of the pms stream........and the only established local private mbbs in klang valley greater metropolitan area........

now, you see, those that complained, or most of them, are already in the system. those that haven't entered IMU still thinks its a flawless university. w

and like what limeuu said... IMU is one of the most established private medical uni..not only in klang valley but malaysia

Being the first helps

lol...then i should say he/she is the lucky 1 that able to work there then... ^^

since limeuu also say that sg does take in non recoz uni, i assume there are lot ppl applying but not many of them got into it rite? correct me if i'm wrong...

Have noted that overseas partners in the pms stream are dropping out slowly and those elite ones are tightening the
requirements, thus limiting the no. of places available.

However, good to note from fellow commenters that those taking the local stream are getting better and better, even compared to those on pms stream.

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Added on December 23, 2010, 5:05 pmIs it not sad that what you think and what you get is do different.

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Added on December 23, 2010, 5:07 pmOh yeah. That's surely a distinct advantage for many years to come.

This post has been edited by cckkpr: Dec 23 2010, 05:07 PM

i guess u r right though... student who doing locally wont lose to the overseas..

but, we guess there is different in quality as the students gain the diff experience/explosure during the clinical years?

smc takes in people from um only since the 70's, on a case by case basis....later, they also took some from ukm.....

obviously they are very selective who they choose, and where they graduate from......the top students in um/ukm are on par with their own nus students......

The biggest advantage is recognition.

They can hv permission to work in SG, OZ, UK, US easier compared to local IMU grads PMS more expensive ma, need ROI

the actual numbers available in the pms stream have dropped from the peak in the early 2000's.....but it's more of a shifting from undergraduate pms to graduate pms......the number of places in the later has increased......

is there a direct link i can refer to ?

This post has been edited by mivec3gs: Dec 23 2010, 05:21 PM

Nah, I reckon they've shortage of lecturers too, and will try to import lecturers from other countries. Ppl tend to think that UCSI has a long establishment compared to the new IPTS, and they'll go 'this uni should be better', and there we have it. Still, RM600 for application fee is just way too much, just my opinion.

Well, I reckon the quality of the students depend partially on the uni, but also on the students themselves. So if they were to work hard, then surely they'll get much more out of it.

just wondering for those seniors, clinical outweighs preclinical? or are they equally important in terms of being a doctor in the future.

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This post has been edited by Jr.Koh: Dec 24 2010, 06:03 AM

how about taking MD at USM?

The title clearly states 'Private Medical Universities in Malaysia'

IPTA, memang no problem!

hi clinical subjects are important for patient care, but are mostly learnt in pieces. pre clinical subjects help you to link up the pieces.

for example, in clinicals you will learn abdomen physical examination, which includes checking for palmar erythema in the hands, loss of axillary hair in the armpit, spider naevi and gynaecomastia in the chest, testicular atrophy in the genitalia, you learn all these in pieces but in pathology you know that liver is important to inactivate the estrogens and thus, insufficiency of the hepatocytes in chronic liver disease will cause accumulation of estrogen in the body causing all the signs mentioned.

so in this example as long as you mastered all the steps in abdomen physical examination it shouldn't be a problem for you to diagnose chronic liver disease. basic science helps you to link up the steps together and makes learning easier and more enjoyable.

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Added on December 24, 2010, 1:46 pmhi i guess you can refer to the reply by limeuu.

This post has been edited by wgy589: Dec 24 2010, 01:47 PM

*Minor updates on the first page - changes in Fees in several universities (some increased, some decreased)...

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Added on December 24, 2010, 11:36 pmHere is something interesting, old news, but still interesting to see:

http://www.portal.mohe.gov.my/portal/page/.../makl_unand.pdf

This post has been edited by CyberSetan: Dec 24 2010, 11:36 PM

there is offshore 5 years MD(USM) conducted in India

We know that, they are in Belgaum, Karnataka... but that still counts as an IPTA program.
This thread is about IPTS.

Recently CUCMS ran into some troubles? Not very sure but it seems they took in excessive amounts of students 230+ when their limit is 150?

Now they are telling students to switch to pharmacy or get out of the school. I wonder how can this be possible

This post has been edited by linkeong: Jan 2 2011, 03:26 AM