Jamerson,
There is a ton of info on
www.valuemd.com that you can check out. Go to the St. Christopher's forum.
However, I will try and answer some of your questions here:
I have NO idea about the reputation of the school
The school is relatively new. it was started in 1998, I think, but the WHO listing was in 2000. That is pretty new to have a large reputation, however, our rep is growing quickly and we have a very large number of transfers from other schools, signaling that people are starting to see st chris as a better alternative to the carrib. As I am sure you already know, it is based in england, with a charter from Dakar, Senegal. All basic sciences are done in england and all clinicals are done in the US at ACGME accreditted rotations. Our students in clinicals have reported to us that they are allowed much more freedom and respect based on the fact that they studied in england than their carrib counterparts. I can't say whiether this respect is warranted or wheither it is just personal pre-convictions from the program directors in the states, but it happens a lot.
how students do on the USMLEs
We had a 90% 1st time pass rate for all of this year, last year was 85%, and the year before was 95%. Starting this semester, we have incorporated the princeton review into the 5th semester of our program. Their proffs will be flying over to hold a 2 hour review, everyday, for 13 weeks, plus online exams and everything for 5 months after the class. I expect that our USMLE pass rate will stay the same if not go up as our amounts of incoming students increase.
how easy it is to get residencies in the U.
We had a 100% match rate this year. For further info, it is best to contact Dr. Leone, the director of the program. He can give you names and emails of current residents if you so desire. Call the NJ office at 1-(888)-728-0100 and ask for him.