hey lenin-
whats up? you go here too? it would be cool to meet up one day with this SKIP guy and set him straight, I really can't believe they have such ignorant graduates at Ross, but then again without stringent admissions requirements at such a substandard establishment, what else should we expect.
secondly, the only reason i'm even replying to this thread, is because SKIP PERSONALLY IMed, purposedly trying to incite a flame war i presume. In any event, here is what i have to say.
first off, i am not african american (so dont think i'm trying to be defensive on account of that), nor am I an underrepressented minority in the medical field. IN response to the hartfoud connecticut article, what a bunch of hogwash. In fact many of read that and just laughed. FIRST off, who ever heard of that magazine/paper? It's basically some low budget newspaper with some eccentric views on society. It's like having my old buddy (haha) SKIPPIE here have a newspaper of his own and basically write whatever he wishes on it.....I would equate this article to a mere tabloid. but i suppose most ross graduates can't really read at the level of NEJM and other more respectable reads and thus resort to getting their information from such sources of tabloids, hartfoud connecticut papers ,etc. it's ok skippy, i understand, although you are 40+ years old, and are some hillbilly redneck (as my friend lenin alluded to earlier) you reading capabilities are probably at that level or even less.
additionally, yes howard WAS a historically black college. however, there are tons of non-black students here. In addition, these afican americans that go here are among the BEST, we have students here mostly from the UCLA, UC irvine, IVY league systems....NOT the typical community college grads that you will find at such substandard diploma mills like caribbean schools. People that attend school here have gotten accepted to MANY DO schools. I know several that have gotten accepted to MANY other US schools, but based on financial reasons and financial aid decided to go here. In addition, if you read the US news magazine, you will see that many of the physicians here are NATIONALLY recognized and our hospital is a TRAUMA ONE institution (the only one in DC...yes not even GEORGETOWN has one buddy). additionally, what people dont understand is that the biggest public hospital in DC (DC GENERAL was closed down, and all those people that WOULD have gone there are coming here....as a result YES we do have an increased patient population, yet we are still able to cater to them with QUALITY healthcare). As for the harfoud connecticut, who cares what they write, anyone can write whatever they please. HOWEVER, we know this rubbish written about howard is simply rubbish. People write about schools all the time and try to downplay them (for example, when YALE and NORTHWESTERN lost their accred for certain residencies people were saying how bad those schools are.....I think everyone can agree that they arent though). people like skippy will try to extrapolate anything from the very little they can find.
going on though.....yes skippy. its pretty funny how you ROSS students all try to hide the fact you all are caribbean grads in your rotations. OFTEN times you rossies, when asked about WHERE you went to med school, often times answer, well i did some work in NY or CHICAGO (referring to the US STATE you did your rotation in). TO ALL APPLICANTS to ROSS.....do you see how EMBARASSED these people are of their school? I dont have to do that, I can tell them I went to a US school, in a US city, thats had an ESTABLISHED history (since 1867) and a great reputation.
alright well i gotta study, something these rossies dont really have to do. well i'll talk to you later.. cant wait to hear back from this bitter old man, skippy.
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