Caribbean Students

[Noyoudinit]

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Do you think we will ever be considered equals after we graduate and get a residency?

 

[munchymanRX]

Do you think we will ever be considered equals after we graduate and get a residency?

Of course not. The glorious non-IMG master race will oppress you until you retire out of frustration.

 

[SpecterGT260]

Do you think we will ever be considered equals after we graduate and get a residency?

If you get a residency.... maybe

 

[Noyoudinit]

If a carib student gets a better residency than an AMG, can the carib student mock the AMG or are they still superior?

 

[DrSnips]

If you get a residency.... maybe

I need to consult the Parkland formula after that one.

 

[ED50]

Yes, if you are a competent physician... Just don't expect any respect on this site. It's doom and gloom mixed with a certain measuring competition around here 🙄

 

[SpecterGT260]

I need to consult the Parkland formula after that one.

gotta love med jokes

 

[MrBeauregard]

On SDN: Never. Ever.
In the Ivory Towers: Likely not.
In the real world: Yes.

 

[Bancrofti]

On SDN: Never. Ever.
In the Ivory Towers: Likely not.
In the real world: Yes.

Just going to throw it out there and admit that I had to google what Ivory Towers meant because the first thing that came to mind was the Halo multiplayer map.

 

[medhope4]

If a carib student gets a better residency than an AMG, can the carib student mock the AMG or are they still superior?

FYI, my cousin went to a lower tier Carib school and is now an Anesthesiology resident. My best friend went to UMDNJ, and is in Family Practice. Hmmmm, who made out better in the end? # Money Bitches Power

 

[evilbooyaa]

FYI, my cousin went to a lower tier Carib school and is now an Anesthesiology resident. My best friend went to UMDNJ, and is in Family Practice. Hmmmm, who made out better in the end? # Money Bitches Power

I bet your one anecdote completely refutes the thousands of examples that go in the exact opposite direction...

Once you and an AMG are at the same point in Residency, as long as you are equally competent, I can't see why it should matter whether you were an AMG or IMG. When I get into residency, I won't care if my co-workers are IMGs, unless they are incompetent.

 

[KnuxNole]

FYI, my cousin went to a lower tier Carib school and is now an Anesthesiology resident. My best friend went to UMDNJ, and is in Family Practice. Hmmmm, who made out better in the end? # Money Bitches Power

What if the guy/girl from UMDNJ wanted to go into Family Practice, and enjoys it greatly and has an awesome/happy life? That doesn't mean he/she loses out at all. 😕

Regardless, if you make it to residency, it's a clean slate for the most part. Your ability to take care of patients, work ethic, personality is what is important. After all, they wanted you in their program for a reason. And, it's possible for an IMG/FMG to be a superior to an intern class with mainly AMGs too, so hopefully people don't decide to ignore their senior resident because of the school they came from...

I don't get why the Carib student would want to mock an AMG anyway and vice versa. It's not like AMGs sit around drinking beer and talking about how Caribbean students are lame. They are probably having a beer WITH them 😛

 

[VisionaryTics]

What if the guy/girl from UMDNJ wanted to go into Family Practice, and enjoys it greatly and has an awesome/happy life? That doesn't mean he loses out at all. 😕

No, he's clearly an underachieving slacker with no options other than a bottom of the barrel residency.

All hail our Caribbean overlords.

Serious answer, I won't care whether my colleagues are MDs, DOs, IMGs, or FMGs as long as they are competent. On the basis of your posting history so far, Noyoudinit, I suspect you won't help the reputation of Caribbean grads much.

 

[evilbooyaa]

On the basis of your posting history so far, Noyoudinit, I suspect you won't help the reputation of Caribbean grads much.

+1 👍

 

[SpecterGT260]

Caribbean med schools get so much flak from med forums. I'm currently in MD1 at a low-tiered medical school (not a big 4), and many of the students who have graduated from the school are doing just as well as their Canadian or American school graduate counterparts. So from the cool reception from almost every forum I've been on, no we are not treated as equals during our basic science years. But after we graduate and prove ourselves to be just as competent in the clinical setting, then maybe yes...

yes

 

[medhope4]

I bet your one anecdote completely refutes the thousands of examples that go in the exact opposite direction...

Once you and an AMG are at the same point in Residency, as long as you are equally competent, I can't see why it should matter whether you were an AMG or IMG. When I get into residency, I won't care if my co-workers are IMGs, unless they are incompetent.

Not the point. I'm speaking in terms of what the OP asked about being able to be mocked and such.

 

[Kaputt]

This is sdn, the AMG nirvana. Crawl back to ValueMD, IMGs!

/s

 

[viper930]

This is sdn, the AMG nirvana. Crawl back to ValueMD, IMGs!

/s

this made me lol

 

[peteB]

I don't get why the Carib student would want to mock an AMG anyway and vice versa. It's not like AMGs sit around drinking beer and talking about how Caribbean students are lame.

Actually I've seen this happen multiple times (not kidding)