Hello,
Looking for advise where to stay which is inexpensive. Also,any other cost saving ideas.
Thanks,
Looking for advise where to stay which is inexpensive. Also,any other cost saving ideas.
Thanks,
Hello,
Looking for advise where to stay which is inexpensive. Also,any other cost saving ideas.
Thanks,
Hello,
Looking for advise where to stay which is inexpensive. Also,any other cost saving ideas.
Thanks,
My apologies because I'm certainly no help as far as housing, but what made you choose Aureus University?
Well, it is friend of mine who plans to go there. Actually, they have pre-med program in Canada- I think it is four/five condensed terms that cover more than basic chem, org chem, phy, bio. I have seen him study, it is really hard. They started with 20 and half dropped during first term. I think they have only 7 left now. They require 80% grade to continue.
Having said that.... re: all carrib schools, if you're hard working and do well on USMLE, you'll get into residency. You need get ready to work hard. There fall out rate is high.
I hope this helps.
Well that's excellent, and yes as long as he works hard he should make it! I am familiar with Aureus and some of their faculty and they do seem like a pretty good school. Where do they have their clinical rotations, in Canada also? Do most students return to Canada?
Having said that.... re: all carrib schools, if you're hard working and do well on USMLE, you'll get into residency.
This is patently untrue.
And, what happens after residency? Can you get an unrestricted license in the state you want to practice?
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What is your source? Look at match stats. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY TRUE... if you're 99%, you'll get offer before you get home. I know people who got offers like this... if you have good grades and verified by USMLE, you're in good shape... same as MCAT, i.e. if you have 4.0 GPA and 40 MCAT, do you think anyone will question which University/community college you went to... just think??
Yes, you can get unrestricted license in all States and Canada after USMLE 3 and residency training.
And as far as I know, only graduates from the big 4 schools can get an unrestricted license to practice in all 50 states.
What is your source? Look at match stats.
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY TRUE... if you're 99%, you'll get offer before you get home. I know people who got offers like this... if you have good grades and verified by USMLE, you're in good shape... same as MCAT, i.e. if you have 4.0 GPA and 40 MCAT, do you think anyone will question which University/community college you went to... just think??
Yes, you can get unrestricted license in all States and Canada after USMLE 3 and residency training.
Yes, you can get unrestricted license in all States and Canada after USMLE 3 and residency training.
There are many other states who maintain comity with this Board.
Because the California standards meet LCME equivalency the [Medical Licensing of Indiana] Board then adopted the California Medical Board's Recognized and Disapproved lists for use when processing applications. Below you will find a link to both the California Recognized list and Disapproved List.
LOL. I spotted this gem on the home page.
Yeah, this really paints the completely wrong picture about what studying medicine in the Caribbean is truly like.
When I was at Ross, I can best describe my time there is endless hours studying in empty classroom's and the campus library. Overall, it was a very competitive and, dare I say, cutthroat environment.
I occasionally was able to go to the beach and got the chance to SCUBA dive once in a while, but there were a lot of kids (yes, that's the best way to describe them) who didn't take seriously the opportunity they were given... and paid the ultimately price (i.e., dropped/failed out with large debt and nothing to show for it).
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The ones who did spend significant portions of time at the beach were the ones who decelled and/or failed out/dropped out completely.
Are they really TRYING to attract the med student who thinks med school is just a breeze and I can go to the beach a few hours a day with my book and flip through it?
But seriously......you have a school that most of the world doesn't take seriously......so why would they post pics like this on their web site that make their school look even more like a joke? Are they really TRYING to attract the med student who thinks med school is just a breeze and I can go to the beach a few hours a day with my book and flip through it?
After all, the above students stated that students who hung out at the beach were the ones who most likely failed out.
After all, the above students stated that students who hung out at the beach were the ones who most likely failed out.
And I know people who go to the beach, have quite a bit of down time, do other things that don't involve ~studying every second of the day and still leave the island with a 4.0.
It isn't necessarily about how long and hard you study all the time...it's about how smart you study.
[and there's always that flipside with the person who you always see in a classroom studying 24/7, and still end up failing].
But either way, that picture is pretty ridiculous lol
It isn't necessarily about how long and hard you study all the time...it's about how smart you study.
But seriously......you have a school that most of the world doesn't take seriously......so why would they post pics like this on their web site that make their school look even more like a joke? Are they really TRYING to attract the med student who thinks med school is just a breeze and I can go to the beach a few hours a day with my book and flip through it?
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That also means that Aureus is not approved in some other states as well.
And if they are willing to work in FM or other primary care programs in rural and underserved areas, then I don't see how that is a case for ridiculing someone for going to Aureus.
The picture above is definitely not true; we really had to study like crazy.
I'm not saying Aureus is some amazing university. Obviously we are on the very low end as far as medical schools are concerned. But I have worked hard, and if I go on to do well on Step 1 and 2 then I'm not going to think any less of myself in comparison to other medical students.
Once you get into family practice/internal medicine... you can go to Cardiology etc. At that time you'll be judged how you did during family medicine residency more than where you got your degree... if you work hard during first residency you'll good chance to get into next residency.
Did you even read through this thread? Or, just "search and reply" (after looking at the first one or two posts)?
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Where?Matched IM
In baltimore, another friend matched in anesthesia at robert wood johnson hospital, rutguers, NJWhere?
Which program?In baltimore, another friend matched in anesthesia at robert wood johnson hospital, rutguers, NJ
Internal MedicineWhich program?
Yes, which program?Internal Medicine
MedStarYes, which program?
Thank you for responding.MedStar
Do you recall how many students were in your first year class?MedStar
My class started out with aprox 65 students and by graduation was down to 54. Many students in my classes did undergrads and then came to aureus, about 15-20 were from highschool (not transfers) who had done premed program through aureus. about 6 transfers in my class.Do you recall how many students were in your first year class?
Did any of the high school students transfer in?
Were there transfers from other schools?
Would you estimate the denominator for the 20 matches to be about 80 original applicants?My class started out with aprox 65 students and by graduation was down to 54. Many students in my classes did undergrads and then came to aureus, about 15-20 were from highschool (not transfers) who had done premed program through aureus. about 6 transfers in my class.
This was a smaller batch as now the class batches are bigger, but, speaking for my class, i know for a fact 42 were original applicants out which 20 matched in categorical and 6 others in prelim. Other then the 42, many others found research positions (around 8-9)Would you estimate the denominator for the 20 matches to be about 80 original applicants?
The school said that there were 20 NRMP matches. Were there SOAP successes?This was a smaller batch as now the class batches are bigger, but, speaking for my class, i know for a fact 42 were original applicants out which 20 matched in categorical and 6 others in prelim. Other then the 42, many others found research positions (around 8-9)
yes, the school only counts categorical positions. i have heard of few SOAP success in previous classes but none in my class.The school said that there were 20 NRMP matches. Were there SOAP successes?
yes, the school only counts categorical positions. i have heard of few SOAP success in previous classes but none in my class.