stigma??

[engg06]

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Ive read a lot of people talking about the stigma attached to attending a caribbean med school.
yea i can understand that when ur looking for residency, some people might look down upon u.

But does it also matter when ur out of residency, like in a hospital or in private practice? Is this somethin that u'l have to 'carry' all ur life or somethin u'l be 'proud' of?

Has any grad experienced any prejudice? Do US grads look down on caribbean grads in residencies?

Basically i think that if u know ur stuff and are hard working, you shouldnt have any problem anywhere!!! Am i right or is there more to it?

Thanks.

 

[Shinken]

Basically i think that if u know ur stuff and are hard working, you shouldnt have any problem anywhere!!! Am i right or is there more to it?

There's more to it.

 

[Baditude]

Depends if you end up working in an area that has a lot of foreign grads or not.

 

[HeySha]

Ive read a lot of people talking about the stigma attached to attending a caribbean med school.
yea i can understand that when ur looking for residency, some people might look down upon u.

But does it also matter when ur out of residency, like in a hospital or in private practice? Is this somethin that u'l have to 'carry' all ur life or somethin u'l be 'proud' of?

Has any grad experienced any prejudice? Do US grads look down on caribbean grads in residencies?

Basically i think that if u know ur stuff and are hard working, you shouldnt have any problem anywhere!!! Am i right or is there more to it?

Thanks.

I really think this depends upon the individual who attended the school. I say that because I just met this anesthesiologist and we were talking about school and in talking he said "Oh I went to AUC in the Caribbean." Then he went on to tell me how much fun he had and how I should apply there because it was "just a blast." He got into a good US residency too.

On the other side of that statement, my pediatrician growing up also went to AUC, and he was the only partner in his practice who didn't have his degree up on the wall. He seemed to be very embarrassed when asked about where he went to school and was very hesitant to talk about it.

Both of these doctors practice in the same town, so I believe it just has more to do with the person than the locale. If you're not embracing the "stigma" the people around you are less likely to.

 

[Skip Intro]

There's more to it.

No there's not. If you think so, then please elaborate. I've experienced no stigma personally (or, at least, anyone who's had the balls to show it to my face... and if they don't, then who cares anyway - not me).

It doesn't matter where you go to school - no one cares - after your residency. You'll learn very quickly in medicine that there are only three kinds of physicians: those who know, those who think they know, and those who are essentially clueless. You'll be categorized as one of those three, whether you realize it or not, and by everyone you professionally interact with (e.g., techs, nurses, other physicians, PAs, nurse practitioners, etc.). And, trust me, you want to work hard to be the first one. You'll definitely get more referrals, and they won't first ask you where you went to school. No one will care.

Now, where and in what you do your residency matters. But, that's a separate issue.

-Skip

 

[MD Dreams]

Skip Intro is right on the money. I'm not in the practicing world yet, but I've interacted with a number of physicians all of which knew I was going to SGU. Not only did I NOT recieve any stigma, but they laveshed (sp?) me with respect and the enthusiasm that one gets when they see a young person following their professional path.

Many of the clinical tutors at SGU received their training from many regions of the world. It is amazing how much they know and how smart they are. We look up to them as deities. I think that as with everything else, it depends on you, how hard you work, how professional you are, etc.