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I am wondering how many of you guys who posted in here have already taken the STEPS. I know several grads of Cebu schools (CIM mostly, some Cebu Doc) who are doing their residencies in several NY hospitals. Most of them got pretty decent step 1 and step 2 scores. I know two that have scored 99 and 98 in step 1 and 95 in step 2.
There seem to be a lot of hoopla about how different and difficult the USMLEs are compared to the Philippine Boards. While very true, however, those I know who took the steps have done pretty good with only some modest adjustments.

Have you taken the USMLE? Cebu schools are not fly-by-night schools. Some are very tough like CIM and very difficult to graduate from. Typical Filipino students take their USMLE steps after graduation and after an additional 1 year internship and many of them require at least 6 months of preparation. That is not comparable to American students who will take it after a few weeks or Caribbean students who have 2-3 months prep after their SECOND year.

 

[RKNY]

I am wondering how many of you guys who posted in here have already taken the STEPS. I know several grads of Cebu schools (CIM mostly, some Cebu Doc) who are doing their residencies in several NY hospitals. Most of them got pretty decent step 1 and step 2 scores. I know two that have scored 99 and 98 in step 1 and 95 in step 2.

There seem to be a lot of hoopla about how different and difficult the USMLEs are compared to the Philippine Boards. While very true, however, those I know who took the steps have done pretty good with only some modest adjustments.

It's really hard to do bad when you have 6 months to prep. That's a long time.

 

[ChrisRN]

Hi all,

I am new to the forums, but have been actively researching Philippine medical schools for a while. I am a Fil-Am and planning to apply for UERM in 2011.

I am not a traditional U.S. pre-med student. In fact, I am a nursing student, but I plan to pursue medicine after graduation.

I was just wondering if UERM (or other Philippine med schools) have strict pre-req requirements. Most just say a bachelor's degree is required. I was looking over the UERM application and it stated that there were a certain amount of units required for pre-reqs:

. BIOLOGY ……………………15 UNITS. CHEMISTRY ……………………..10 UNITS
.. MATHEMATICS…………………. 9 UNITS
.. PHYSICS………………………... 5 UNITS
.. SOCIAL SCIENCE …………….12 UNITS
..

I have taken most of the basic sciences (biology, chemistry, physics, etc.) but not as many as they require.

Would UERM accept me just based on having a bachelor's degree or will they look on my transcript to see if i have satisfied their requirements?

I tried e-mailing the school and registrar, but they have not responded to me. Maybe someone on this forum can help me out? Or at least provide a direct contact e-mail of someone involved with UERM admissions.

Thanks

 

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Hi all,

I am new to the forums, but have been actively researching Philippine medical schools for a while. I am a Fil-Am and planning to apply for UERM in 2011.

I am not a traditional U.S. pre-med student. In fact, I am a nursing student, but I plan to pursue medicine after graduation.

I was just wondering if UERM (or other Philippine med schools) have strict pre-req requirements. Most just say a bachelor's degree is required. I was looking over the UERM application and it stated that there were a certain amount of units required for pre-reqs:

. BIOLOGY ……………………15 UNITS. CHEMISTRY ……………………..10 UNITS
.. MATHEMATICS…………………. 9 UNITS
.. PHYSICS………………………... 5 UNITS
.. SOCIAL SCIENCE …………….12 UNITS
..

I have taken most of the basic sciences (biology, chemistry, physics, etc.) but not as many as they require.

Would UERM accept me just based on having a bachelor's degree or will they look on my transcript to see if i have satisfied their requirements?

I tried e-mailing the school and registrar, but they have not responded to me. Maybe someone on this forum can help me out? Or at least provide a direct contact e-mail of someone involved with UERM admissions.

Thanks

Those sites are not updated. Majority of applicants (especially local Filipinos) are nurses. They are not strict with prerequisites. They are strict with their NMAT and they increased their cutoff to 65.

 

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[lmesina]

Thanks Medic101 for starting such an invaluable, informative thread!

I'm currently thinking of applying to UE. I read through this whole thread (such an att'n grabber!), and I appreciate the reality check with the whole process and how it actually is over there since I don't have the means to visit UE in person.

What bothers me, and if anyone can update, please, are these mentioned things:

-false advertising with guarantee to U.S. rotations?
-being hindered in Step 1 prep due to education structure..

Also, I want to make sure I'm as prepared as I can be, both to succeed in the PI school system and to excel in my MLE's.

I was wondering if I can get your guys' opinion. I majored in Biochemistry and graduated already, but I am currently taking classes through the extension program at my University.
In addition to the Biochemistry, Biology, Physiology and Nutrition courses I have taken in Undergrad, in extension I'm planning to take:-Immunology, -Endocrinology, -Pharmacology/Toxicology, -Microbiology. It might be overkill, but I want to be prepared.

I am doing this in hopes that I can be able to fare well on the Step 1 come the end of second year at UE, while passing (hopefully performing well in) the classes there.

Also, what if I study for the Step 1 even before I get there? Would you think this is even plausible? I have MP3's from the Golgan lectures, and much of the material seems beyond me as of now, but I'm hoping that after the extra courses I mentioned above, I'd be more familiar...
Or- Is it a bad idea, like is the material taught in med school truly beyond anything I've been exposed to in undergraduate level coursework? I've scanned through Kaplan's "usmle step 1 med essentials" which presents high yield stuff, and in seeing the biochem/cell bio/genetics, it doesn't seem so bad- for those sections at least, but when it comes to gross anatomy and pathology, I'm lost, and it's this type of material I fear will occupy my time (memorizing) in PI style teaching (basically the actual clinical 'non-hard science' type material)

Specifically, what is the general focus of PI's med school curriculi? Medic101 mentioned "emphasis on memorization" and that the MLE handicap stems from the fact that there is no more PBL (in UE).
Do you think that if I continually review for Step 1 during schooling there, it would be enough (to take step after 2nd year)? Is this the "parallel studying" you guys speak of?
What additional things can I do to better prepare for the PI style teaching?

It was mentioned that many of the students are nursing grads with extensive clinical experience and knowledge.. pretty intimidating! That combined with how my family always emphasizes how hard locals study, and how they are used to it. If I'm struggling to keep up with PI style teaching, how can I "parallel study for Step 1" (in time for test > 2nd year) if there is so much else to memorize and study for? What does parallel studying even mean really? This is why I'm asking if I should review it before I go, and if it's even possible to do so..

Sorry for the disembodied structure of my post, I know I asked many questions..- but long entries compose much of this thread anyway.. Hope to hear from you guys, and g'luck with your studying! 🙂