tezuka87
12-07-2007, 11:54 PM
Malaysia has many public and private institutions offering Medicine. There are also many abroad. It's hard to choose, and every institution will tell you theirs is the best...So, why not get it from the horses mouth....medical students, can you tell about your Medical School? Whether you're from UM, UKM etc public universities, or IMU, UCSI, AIMST etc private universities, or Manipal, NUS, Cambridge, etc foreign universities...please try to answer the questions below to enable others to know first hand about the university.
NOTE: this is NOT a discussion thread, this thread is aimed to be a reference thread. If you have questions for a particular poster, then please direct your question directly to that person via PM or start another thread of your own.
PLEASE refrain from discussions, questions, and comments in this thread. Thank you!
However, please feel free to comment on any opinions you may have within the context of the standard format below. Please elaborate and be specific as much as possible. This thread will only be as good as those who are willing to contribute to it.
Standard Format:
1) Name of Your Medical School
2) Which year are you in?
3) What is your examination schedule like? Block Schedule (midterms and finals week) or several every week?
4) What is the hardest class? Why?
5) What is the easiest class? Why?
6) Are your classmates generally gunners and try to sabotage each other? If not, is the culture one where everybody tries to help everybody out?
7) Are the class notes based primarily on textbooks? or based on lecture powerpoints made up by professors?
8.) Do you get to work with cadavers? Or models only? Simulation patients?
9) What is the grading system? Pass/Fail/Honors? Letter Grades? Percentages?
10) Is there a note taking service for lectures available?
11) Is class attendance mandatory?
12) In general, are teachers approachable for questions? Or are they for the most part very busy and unreachable (research, etc...)?
13) Is there a big brother/big sister program that pairs you with an upperclassman or professor who "mentors" you?
14) Do you get a block of time off before boards to study? If so, how long? When are your holidays and how long?
15) Do most people study in the University Library? Or does the place clear out right after school and everybody studies on their own?
16) Are patients readily available to fulfill clinical requirements or do you have to do a lot of work to get them in? Which hospital is your university attached?
17) Are there opportunities for different off-site clinic rotations? If so, what are they?
18.) Are there opportunities for outreach trips to under served areas or countries? If so, what are they and for how long?
19) Is there sufficient preparation for practice management? What career placement opportunities does your school offer?
20) What is the dress code at your school?
21) What are the course fees for the whole course/per semester?
22) Loans available?
23) Scholarships available?
24) MMC accredited?
25) Average CGPA (A-level, STPM, foundation) to enter.
This shows a list of Medical Schools in Malaysia and abroad:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_medical_schools
Please feel free to add any other potentially helpful information about your medical school below!
Got this idea from another forum! Don't seem to have a comprehensive guide I can find anywhere...
NOTE: this is NOT a discussion thread, this thread is aimed to be a reference thread. If you have questions for a particular poster, then please direct your question directly to that person via PM or start another thread of your own.
PLEASE refrain from discussions, questions, and comments in this thread. Thank you!
However, please feel free to comment on any opinions you may have within the context of the standard format below. Please elaborate and be specific as much as possible. This thread will only be as good as those who are willing to contribute to it.
Standard Format:
1) Name of Your Medical School
2) Which year are you in?
3) What is your examination schedule like? Block Schedule (midterms and finals week) or several every week?
4) What is the hardest class? Why?
5) What is the easiest class? Why?
6) Are your classmates generally gunners and try to sabotage each other? If not, is the culture one where everybody tries to help everybody out?
7) Are the class notes based primarily on textbooks? or based on lecture powerpoints made up by professors?
8.) Do you get to work with cadavers? Or models only? Simulation patients?
9) What is the grading system? Pass/Fail/Honors? Letter Grades? Percentages?
10) Is there a note taking service for lectures available?
11) Is class attendance mandatory?
12) In general, are teachers approachable for questions? Or are they for the most part very busy and unreachable (research, etc...)?
13) Is there a big brother/big sister program that pairs you with an upperclassman or professor who "mentors" you?
14) Do you get a block of time off before boards to study? If so, how long? When are your holidays and how long?
15) Do most people study in the University Library? Or does the place clear out right after school and everybody studies on their own?
16) Are patients readily available to fulfill clinical requirements or do you have to do a lot of work to get them in? Which hospital is your university attached?
17) Are there opportunities for different off-site clinic rotations? If so, what are they?
18.) Are there opportunities for outreach trips to under served areas or countries? If so, what are they and for how long?
19) Is there sufficient preparation for practice management? What career placement opportunities does your school offer?
20) What is the dress code at your school?
21) What are the course fees for the whole course/per semester?
22) Loans available?
23) Scholarships available?
24) MMC accredited?
25) Average CGPA (A-level, STPM, foundation) to enter.
This shows a list of Medical Schools in Malaysia and abroad:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_medical_schools
Please feel free to add any other potentially helpful information about your medical school below!
Got this idea from another forum! Don't seem to have a comprehensive guide I can find anywhere...