Since the mushrooming of IPTS med schools is getting quite serious, why isn't there a single news in The Star about it? Someone should write to the newspaper to alert the public.

many of the 'public'.....mostly parents who want their children to live their dream of being doctors, actually support this easy access into medical schools.......they see this as a counter weight to the restrictions imposed on non malays in the entry into ipta med schools........and against mono-ethnic institutions like mara.......

like most problems in this country, the main reason for this huge mess is politics.....

utar has been fighting for their own medical school for years.....but refused permission......and mahsa came from nowhere and get a license.......

This post has been edited by limeuu: Feb 22 2009, 12:23 AM

I guess it's because the public consisting mostly parents do not realize the negative consequences of the mushrooming of IPTS med sch. For example, if the news of buyable-degree from Russia is exposed on the frontpage of The Star, I don't think the public will simply ignore it.

limeuu: You should try writing to The Star.

As the result, future doctors will be forced to obtain well known specialist degrees which will distinguish themselves from other incompetent doctors.

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Added on February 22, 2009, 12:43 amTry doing that and you will definitely be killed in no time. There's too much profit involved.

This post has been edited by hypermax: Feb 22 2009, 12:43 AM

Hence, there is no way to stop the mushrooming?

Not so serious lah..

Hopefully when Pakatan comes to power, they will do something about it. YB Lim Kit Siang is well aware of such issues in Malaysia, and he even blogged about it.

Trust me, when big money is involved, it's that serious.

just got off the phone with an indian doctor......as in indian national contract doctor, serving in a rural hospital in msia........

the referral is a patient with fresh quite profuse bleeding per rectum.......and the only cause the poor india trained doctor could think of is haemorrhoids........can't offer any other differential diagnosis......

maybe hypermax will want to offer some suggestions.......

see what i mean by problems with india trained graduates.......?

May i know where did he graduate from? There are many medical schools in India, and most medical grads from the top 10 schools won't make such mistake.
Also, pls dun generalize based on one doctor's performance.
BTW, i am not an Indian grad. You should know that.

BTW, why did you talk to him on the phone so late at night? He's your MO or houseman?

This post has been edited by hypermax: Feb 22 2009, 01:11 AM

Personally I think that medics that graduated from Malaysia is not any less inferior compare to UK grad. What set them apart is perhaps the emphasis of communication and willingness to do a self-directed study

Just curious, are you a UK grad?

any graduate from top med schools in india will not be working in a remote hospital in msia..........

so you want me to ask all doctors where they graduate from?......how about their pre-u results as well.......?

i don't care, there are just TOO many poorly trained doctors coming out from these countries, including india........

Well, if you want to put it that way, then it's fine with me.

BTW, is he your MO or something? I thought you are a district health director? Health director needs to run rural clinic??

not going to offer some differential diagnosis?

should be at fingertips, for a final year student.......

Nah, lazy to think. Have been studying the whole damn day need some rest.

You are really good at avoiding questions, aren't you?

maybe not......maybe furiously looking up surgical textbooks.......or maybe not........

Haha, yeah, i am.

You as an experienced doctor, why dun you give me differential of upper GI bleed?

This post has been edited by hypermax: Feb 22 2009, 01:27 AM

Yes

May i know where you graduated? Currently working?

that answer along renders you close to failing already immediately.......

one more stupid slip, and you will have failed a surgical viva........

This post has been edited by limeuu: Feb 22 2009, 01:32 AM

I dun get what you mean.