What is known about St. Matthews?

[J ROD]

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Does anyone on here have any first hand or any hand knowledge about St. Matthews? I know it is not one of the "big" four, but it is still a decent school. It appears adequate with some speciality residency placement in the US.

In case I do not get into a US med school, I wanted some options because I do not care about the fact many say a US DO is better than a FMD.

I want to be a MD and not have to defend my degree. Rarely, do patients ask where did you go to school? However, they sure will ask you what the hell is a DO? And for those that went to the Caribbean, most will judge you on your abilities once you start to practice, not which school you attended. Everyone is not a great test taker or maybe someone had a bad semester.

I know several med students that are book intelligent and are having a difficult time with clinicals. Patients do not care if you can get a 95% on some test. They want a physician that can apply their knowledge and help them.

Sorry for the rant but I hate all the DO bashing of Caribbean schools to justify the DO because the Caribbean schools grant the MD.

Any info on the school would be appreciated!!! Average GPA, MCAT, do you get a decent education, is it a degree/money mill, etc.

Thanks, all!

 

[bwells46]

Does anyone on here have any first hand or any hand knowledge about St. Matthews? I know it is not one of the "big" four, but it is still a decent school. It appears adequate with some speciality residency placement in the US.

In case I do not get into a US med school, I wanted some options because I do not care about the fact many say a US DO is better than a FMD.

I want to be a MD and not have to defend my degree. Rarely, do patients ask where did you go to school? However, they sure will ask you what the hell is a DO? And for those that went to the Caribbean, most will judge you on your abilities once you start to practice, not which school you attended. Everyone is not a great test taker or maybe someone had a bad semester.

I know several med students that are book intelligent and are having a difficult time with clinicals. Patients do not care if you can get a 95% on some test. They want a physician that can apply their knowledge and help them.

Sorry for the rant but I hate all the DO bashing of Caribbean schools to justify the DO because the Caribbean schools grant the MD.

Any info on the school would be appreciated!!! Average GPA, MCAT, do you get a decent education, is it a degree/money mill, etc.

Thanks, all!

Personally, I'd go to one of the more established schools, i.e. SGU, Ross, or AUC. Going to the Caribbean is one strike against you so why do anything to hurt yourself even more?

 

[oldpro]

Does anyone on here have any first hand or any hand knowledge about St. Matthews? I know it is not one of the "big" four, but it is still a decent school. It appears adequate with some speciality residency placement in the US.

In case I do not get into a US med school, I wanted some options because I do not care about the fact many say a US DO is better than a FMD.

I want to be a MD and not have to defend my degree. Rarely, do patients ask where did you go to school? However, they sure will ask you what the hell is a DO? And for those that went to the Caribbean, most will judge you on your abilities once you start to practice, not which school you attended. Everyone is not a great test taker or maybe someone had a bad semester.

I know several med students that are book intelligent and are having a difficult time with clinicals. Patients do not care if you can get a 95% on some test. They want a physician that can apply their knowledge and help them.

Sorry for the rant but I hate all the DO bashing of Caribbean schools to justify the DO because the Caribbean schools grant the MD.

Any info on the school would be appreciated!!! Average GPA, MCAT, do you get a decent education, is it a degree/money mill, etc.

Thanks, all!

it will let you practice in most of the US, residencies have nothing to do with the school as much as step one score and prematches

there is a lot of misinfo on residencies, schools do not do a lot, you do to get them. good luck

 

[bulletproof]

Does anyone on here have any first hand or any hand knowledge about St. Matthews? I know it is not one of the "big" four, but it is still a decent school. It appears adequate with some speciality residency placement in the US.

In case I do not get into a US med school, I wanted some options because I do not care about the fact many say a US DO is better than a FMD.

I want to be a MD and not have to defend my degree. Rarely, do patients ask where did you go to school? However, they sure will ask you what the hell is a DO? And for those that went to the Caribbean, most will judge you on your abilities once you start to practice, not which school you attended. Everyone is not a great test taker or maybe someone had a bad semester.

I know several med students that are book intelligent and are having a difficult time with clinicals. Patients do not care if you can get a 95% on some test. They want a physician that can apply their knowledge and help them.

Sorry for the rant but I hate all the DO bashing of Caribbean schools to justify the DO because the Caribbean schools grant the MD.

Any info on the school would be appreciated!!! Average GPA, MCAT, do you get a decent education, is it a degree/money mill, etc.

Thanks, all!

One of the major reasons for advising prospective students to consider Ross, SGU, and AUC before other caribbean schools is that these schools are currently able to get graduates licenced in all 50 states. This is a major advantage imho, as you can never be certain where the future will take you. I am uncertain as to whether or not SMU grads. are eligible for licensure nationwide.

Important things to consider when looking to the carib. include match lists, percentage passing step I USMLE on first attempt, licensure issues, clinical sites, living conditions on the island etc. All of this is available on the school site.http://www.stmatthews.edu/. The following forum may also be useful.http://www.smucayman.com/forum/

Good luck.

 

[Top Gun]

I have to agree with several other posters on the forum. SGU, Ross, AUC, and Saba allow you to practice in all 50 states, so if you're going to go to the Caribbean, you should really try applying to those schools first. I've never attended St. Matthew's, but I've heard they're on the up and up, although a few states (California, Texas, etc...) still disapprove of the school. Also, take a look at the links that bulletproof posted for you. And check the value MD forums as well. There's a whole forum dedicated to St. Matthew's.

 

[junoon]

I just got accepted into St. Matthews and I have some concerns. I actually wanted to talk to some alumni if I could to kind of get a feel of the school itself. I want to know if it was difficult to come back to the U.S. to do rotations and get into residency. I've been doing some research and apprehensive about being a FMG coming to the U.S. It is said there isn't liscensure in every state. So if someone could get back to me ASAP, I'd really appreciate it and just to fill me in on the gaps. Thanks.

 

[McGillGrad]

I just got accepted into St. Matthews and I have some concerns. I actually wanted to talk to some alumni if I could to kind of get a feel of the school itself. I want to know if it was difficult to come back to the U.S. to do rotations and get into residency. I've been doing some research and apprehensive about being a FMG coming to the U.S. It is said there isn't liscensure in every state. So if someone could get back to me ASAP, I'd really appreciate it and just to fill me in on the gaps. Thanks.

as people on the smu board on valuemd.com

 

[oldpro]

I just got accepted into St. Matthews and I have some concerns. I actually wanted to talk to some alumni if I could to kind of get a feel of the school itself. I want to know if it was difficult to come back to the U.S. to do rotations and get into residency. I've been doing some research and apprehensive about being a FMG coming to the U.S. It is said there isn't liscensure in every state. So if someone could get back to me ASAP, I'd really appreciate it and just to fill me in on the gaps. Thanks.

Look then go to a US medical school! Thats the down side of the Caribbean, there are only 4 schools that give you just about all 50 states to work in:

AUC, SGU, ROSS and SABA

Except for California all the other states even the ones who seem to have been not accepting the other schools, the door is not 100% closed just its unlikely that you will get approved for a Lic.

California has shut the door unless the school is approved by them.

 

[Sage75]

Like McGill stated check out value MD, you can find alot of your answers to your questions there.

http://www.valuemd.com/st-matthews-university-school-medicine/