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A distinguished member of SDN, @J Senpai recently informed me that Carib admissions committee members are allowed to come to his American university and brainwash the minds of pre-meds into joining a Caribbean medical school.
@J Senpai wrote in another thread:
"My school invites admissions committee members from the Caribbean to spread their propaganda to our misinformed premeds. Multiple levels of misinformation."
I was shocked to say the least. I can only imagine that several other universities in the USA are allowing Carib admissions staff to enter their campus and fool and swindle the naive pre-meds.
Here are some common things Carib adcoms say to fool pre-meds:
"It's very simple. Spend two years in the island taking classes, then do 2 years of clinical rotations in the US, take the USMLE exams in between and you will become a doctor, no problem."
"90% of our graduates match into a US residency and most of the remaining 10% match the following year"
"Imagine studying for medicine in a relaxing tropical environment. You will have the opportunity to visit the beach, snorkel, surf, and enjoy many other vacation activities while you study in the islands"
"You don't have to worry about the quality of our medical education. We are WHO certified, we are in the IMED directory for FAIMER. We are Avicenna certified. We have an official government charter from (Grenada, St. Kitts, St, Vincent, St. Maarten etc.) island. Our graduates are eligible for ECFMG certification and can participate in the NRMP. No worries"
"Why wait 2-3 years to join medical school when you can pursue your dreams and start in 1 month! We have three enrollment periods, in January, May, and September of every year."
"yes your stats are low (to the applicant with a 2.7 gpa and 18 mcat) but we can make an exception for you and let you come. Why don't you take the medical foundations/mph program first (with the accompanying $50,000 tuition) and then you can automatically start the MD program. No problem."
Make no mistake, American and Canadian pre-meds are the bread and butter of these despicable Carib medical schools. Even if they are not allowed to visit the campus, their admissions staff will make annual tours of all the major US cities and will hold presentations at hotels. Presentations to lure in American pre-meds.
American pre-meds are the back-bone of our medical system too and so we should be worried about this and do our best to stop these Carib adcoms from fooling our fellow Americans and Canadians.
I hope many American and Canadian pre-meds will read this thread. Please feel free to ask questions. If the Carib adcoms are Superman, then I'm their kryptonite.
The reason I'm posting here and not the Carib forum is because the Carib forum is full of Carib grads and current Carib students who will do their best to subvert the message of this thread.
@J Senpai wrote in another thread:
"My school invites admissions committee members from the Caribbean to spread their propaganda to our misinformed premeds. Multiple levels of misinformation."
I was shocked to say the least. I can only imagine that several other universities in the USA are allowing Carib admissions staff to enter their campus and fool and swindle the naive pre-meds.
Here are some common things Carib adcoms say to fool pre-meds:
"It's very simple. Spend two years in the island taking classes, then do 2 years of clinical rotations in the US, take the USMLE exams in between and you will become a doctor, no problem."
"90% of our graduates match into a US residency and most of the remaining 10% match the following year"
"Imagine studying for medicine in a relaxing tropical environment. You will have the opportunity to visit the beach, snorkel, surf, and enjoy many other vacation activities while you study in the islands"
"You don't have to worry about the quality of our medical education. We are WHO certified, we are in the IMED directory for FAIMER. We are Avicenna certified. We have an official government charter from (Grenada, St. Kitts, St, Vincent, St. Maarten etc.) island. Our graduates are eligible for ECFMG certification and can participate in the NRMP. No worries"
"Why wait 2-3 years to join medical school when you can pursue your dreams and start in 1 month! We have three enrollment periods, in January, May, and September of every year."
"yes your stats are low (to the applicant with a 2.7 gpa and 18 mcat) but we can make an exception for you and let you come. Why don't you take the medical foundations/mph program first (with the accompanying $50,000 tuition) and then you can automatically start the MD program. No problem."
Make no mistake, American and Canadian pre-meds are the bread and butter of these despicable Carib medical schools. Even if they are not allowed to visit the campus, their admissions staff will make annual tours of all the major US cities and will hold presentations at hotels. Presentations to lure in American pre-meds.
American pre-meds are the back-bone of our medical system too and so we should be worried about this and do our best to stop these Carib adcoms from fooling our fellow Americans and Canadians.
I hope many American and Canadian pre-meds will read this thread. Please feel free to ask questions. If the Carib adcoms are Superman, then I'm their kryptonite.
The reason I'm posting here and not the Carib forum is because the Carib forum is full of Carib grads and current Carib students who will do their best to subvert the message of this thread.
