Plz Don't Flame Me, But...

[Lotsof77]

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Plz don't flame me, but I just want your opinions...

In light of Ross's recent Texas approval, doesn't that make Ross ONE STEP AHEAD of SGU?

Therfore, Isn't Ross the current Top Caribbean School?

I know that Steph. is gonna come in and lecture me on how SGU's curriculum/clinicals are so much better, yadda yadda yadda... But the end point of med. school is to become licensed, and clearly Ross is 1 step ahead of SGU on this one.

So all ya Caribbean partyers out there, what do you think? Is Ross the new Top Carribean School?

(By the way I plan to go to neither, so I have very limited insider knowledge, hence the urge to submit this post)...

No flaming, plz...

 

[Megalofyia]

Well SGU and AUC didn't fight for the approval in Texas because they didn't need to in the first place.

 

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So all ya Caribbean partyers out there, what do you think? Is Ross the new Top Carribean School?

As a Ross student, I can tell you that you've used some faulty logic here. That's not a flame. 🙂

What Ross had to do to get approval SGU and AUC could also certainly do. Likewise, contrary to popular belief, this is not a "blanket" approval for Ross. Carib-trained physicians, Ross grads included, seeking permanent license still have to individually apply for licensure in Texas and will have their education scrutinized by the board. Given the past whims of the Texas medical board, they could very well start to deny Ross grads permanent licensure - again on a case-by-case basis. All that Ross was successful in doing is showing that the school's curriculum was equivalent and represented legitimate medical training, enabling a former graduate to get a license there after their new rules went into effect (note the emphasis). It stands to reason that AUC and SGU, both offering similar curricula and being also deemed equivalent by most other licensing boards, will also follow suit if and when this situation arises for one of their graduates.

So, to answer your question: no, this does not mean that Ross is the "Top Caribbean school" by any stretch of the imagination. If SGU and AUC grads were to get permanently banned by Texas (which hasn't yet and isn't likely to happen), then you could say that Ross has an advantage in that one state. Nothing more. But, now we're squarely in the realm of hypothetical.

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