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

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?

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.

Pfft... Perdana U. For a brief period, I was overjoyed that an institution as prestigious as JHU would even consider setting up a branch campus in Malaysia. I guess if things are too good to be true, it probably isn't.

I'm conflicted; on one hand, i'm glad that Taylor's is trying hard to make medical education affordable to the masses but on the other, AAB/TER92 is HARDLY 'good', and even less so in the medical line.

This post has been edited by BrachialPlexus: Dec 19 2010, 02:28 AM

Is this really true? Do you have any sources?

But if what you say is correct, then that pretty much sums up the state of medical education in Malaysia.

That is disgusting. How can any institution do something like that? If they can't accomodate so many students, they should have never admitted them in the first place. What a disgrace.