Can I ask what Post-bacc program you did? In Nigeria, its sad to say that almost every single medical school is like that. Read: >>> Top Ranking Universities in USA Admissions Rolling admissions. It could be something fair or unfair, something you might not have faced if you went somewhere else. This article is about SGU. If your average was low, you I wouldnt have an issue with the low gpa cut-off if prospective students were given the real numbers on how many students make it through each semester. Hence, I urge the many readers and exceptional pre-meds that have read the article you have brought forward to be informed but definitely not afraid to pursue their dream. I am a US immigrant from Philippines at age 11. The negative attitude predominates on campus, so I chose to live off campus with success driven students to escape it. Dr. Pamela writing this will not do any good .
I would hope very much cheaper than others given your description above. Too many times, have I heard of land lords charging foreign med students a much higher rent, or making them pay the land lords bills, or threatening to turn them over to the police. Dont make things harder than they should be? Almost makes me want to go back to med school. A complete overhaul is needed. The amount of resources available online is insane. I publish 99.99% of everything that comes my way otherwise unless it is completely off topic. This is my second year and so far my school has showed a lot of support for us. thing by the book. Compared to most U.S. medical schools, Sabas requirements arent as difficult to match. With help from family, friends, and an organization called Medical Education Cooperation with Cubawhich helps American students in Cuba prepare for their homecoming with scholarships, tutoring for U.S. exams, and connections to American medical networksshe returned home each summer, gaining experience at hospitals in Minneapolis, Oakland, and Washington, D.C. Depends what you want to do. Somehow I managed to struggle through undergrad earning 2 Bachelor degrees, one in Biochemistry and one in Medical Technology (otherwise knowns as Clinical Laboratory Science). I am an FMG. I took the information that admissions counselors give me and then I verify it by looking on the USMLE websites, I counted the number of students that got matched against their graduation roster, I also compared all the big four and gathered more information from reputable well researched sites and will make my decision whether to attend St George, SABA, or MUA, University of Arizona, University of Virginia, Harvard Medical, or Johns Hopkins. Sometimes we fought them off. Today, sixty-four million Americans live in areas where there is only one primary-care physician for every three thousand people. school type of chap, and Definitely there were double-standards per- You must find ways to cope, because you will be expected to just get good grades and to just be a good doctor always.
Go to St George, Ross, AUA, MUA, AUC, or SABA. I wish I had known what I was in for before starting med school.
Its what you make it. Even at SGU, ROSS, and AUC there is no guarantee that you will graduate and even if you do manage to graduate, there is no guarantee you will end up matching into a program you like or even the specialty that you initially wanted. I am a good student with great financial standing. Students are not eligible for registration, as the General Medical Council of the UK does not recognize AUC as an accredited medical school because its training was deemed insufficient by their standards (see AUC website, UK Medical Council, Wikipedia etc). Etc. The fact that Saba takes so few students (around 90 per year), may point to a fairly low acceptance rate. Sadly, medicine as we know it today, is a business from start to finish. I would just like point out that in order for a Caribbean-based student to become licensed as an MD, he/she has to pass the same exams and survive clinicals the same way U.S. based students have to. Its worth a shot. In general, the CULTURE of medicine and being a physician is ludicrous! That way you could at least make an informed decision. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. Although the Caribbean medical schools are not as good as the American ones, im thinking about studying medicine over there because I want to be a doctor so badly and ill Work really hard for it. 80% of lectures and labs are mandatory, which I believe is inconvenient for many of us. The school requires certain people with questionable ability to first go through that course. You sound like youve been contacted by the faculty of sgu and asked to write a counter piece my friend. If thats the case, then the USMLEs are not hard enough and should be re-examined for their difficulty and effectiveness for being used as a gauge to grant would-be Doctors advancement toward becoming licensed to practice. My school gave me the opportunity to study medicine, something that US medical schools didnt do for me. I would say, if your truly want be MD, sgu will give you the opportunity. In my opinion, if you cant succeed at SGU, then you would absolutely never succeed at a US medical school. My hubby recently applied and got accepted to each of The Big Four Caribbean schools, plus AUA and MUA. Saba is also one of the most estabilished and long running schools in the Caribbean, founded in 1993. the problem is it can be hard to know the full truth if one didnt do proper research on their school or never met an alumni. I have a feeling that these comments are screened, because the owner of this website clearly has an agenda to discredit Caribbean medical schools. Yet, school position is, they have more than the minimum seat requirement for institution to qualify as one. Please I beg you not to go there!
It may I feel like the same goes when a physician, you will be expected to just work. I know what you went through. We had a Siesta in between the morning and afternoon classes, but this meant having to commute twice. And you guessed it, what does that mean? So did you decide to join SGU?? The fee structure for the University is different for different departments and there is a fee for the admission process as well. Spot on! It only shows you are a lazy reader. I went to law school instead. 40% of the students fail, but keep this in mind. Its accreditation is with NVAO, the accreditation organization of Netherlands and Flanders.
I dont even know the writer but I know this situation all to well. Its just not US, and not all students are going to make it. I am currently a staff physician at a hospital working along side doctors who graduated from some of the top schools in the United States. Stop going to the beach every afternoon. What I am saying may come across harsh. Does SGU give the opportunity of rotation in US for all the students or just few top students? Only 50% of these foreign med grads find an actual internship. I am ineligible for private loans. of 10 points higher on the step than a US med grad for an equal position in the US residency match. Much of what he wrote resonated with me, and while reading it, was thinking, yep, uh huh, saw that, experienced that. Would my patients trust my judgment if they found out where I went? I dont know the current overall attrition rate at Saba because it varies a lot per semester and it is getting progressively worse in recent years due to changes in management and administration. Failure is thinking things will always work the way you want them to. In which court and where? Dr. Pamela Wible, Its such a long haul, there really isnt any reason to jump into a less than perfect scenario. They spoke with the faculty and were told that nothing could be done and that if students didnt write the questions that they would have grades taken off their other work as a punishment for not writing the questions. 5. Maarten, the island nation of Saba is small, quiet and extremely safe with something for everyone to enjoy: from quaint villages and mountain hiking trails to pristine scuba diving and well-regarded inns and restaurants.. How long is Saba med school? What I am trying to get across is that yes caribbean medical schools are tough. How about an electrical outage?
Your anonymous and if you had those grades you could get into MD or DO school in USA. I encourage you to look at trades. I share your vision and believe in your work. To anyone who has suffered at the hands of carribean med schools, or who is reading this and has had even a remotely similar situation. Do you have any undisclosed information on their loan for international student? What school did you even up applying for ? Thus these Schools must force these excessive students ( much like the over-booked flights) thru one means or the other resulting in a attrition rates as high as 40%. Required GPA for entrance as of 2019 (newly instated): 2.0 on a 4.0 scale Plus their schooling is oriented towards osteopathic medicine, slightly different (slightly), than what is tested on the USMLE. They are online and in term four. Massachusetts, In my experience students and faculty leave Saba medical school because it is an extremely stressful place to study and work, and you dont need that amount of stress added to your medical school experience. Hasnt worked anywhere. As long as you keep your head in the game and ignore all the distractions (which is hard of course) you will make it. I paid 10,000 dollars per semester and of course its more for clinical postings. Yes! Eventually the SGA got ahold of the provost and wrote to him about what was going on. I worked my tail off to get to this point and I feel accomplished now.
There are always answers to problems. One word = corrupted. Digging around for genuine reviews on Saba is pretty difficult. Meet our administrative and academic teams, Semesters 6-10, rotations and clinical studies, Students are eligible for U.S. Federal and Canadian Provincial Loans, Small Class Sizes: Encouraging a uniquely close relationship between student and professor, with a student-to-faculty ratio of 7:1, Residency Placements: From 2019 to 2021 94% of eligible Saba graduates attained a residency, 100% USMLE Step 1 Exam first-time pass rate (2021), Distinguished Faculty: Saba faculty have exceptional qualifications, with an advanced degree or doctorate, Accreditation: Saba University School of Medicine is a fully accredited medical school. You will be required to be in class and you have to find a way to learn in and out of class if your classes are too long. At AUA, ROSS, AUC, SGU, etc. My heart goes out to you all. My advice, like the author of the article, is to do something else for a bit. Will anything ever be done about that evil institution? When we unite as a profession to PROTECT one another and not allow our colleagues to fall and be preyed upon we will finally have real health care. How much do Caribbean medical schools cost? With recent COVID19, and with 1 confirmed positive case on the island, the school still tells students, young and healthy are less likely to get the virus so wash your hands frequently and stay calm. Ive applied to 6 PA schools and also MSN/DNP programs for this years cycle. And not only Americans and Canadians fall victim, people of all other nationalities do so too. Thank you. Know the challenge, know your abilities and match them. Im jealous. This is not undergraduate, welcome to the majors. offered Phillip a chance to pursue medicine without incurring catastrophic debt. But it has also taught me much. They ALSO DID THIS WITH MY OTHER FRIEND. 6) Emotional distress/burnout/sickness This is the area that caught me off guard. If you dont capitalize on it, its not anyones fault but your own. SGU pushes students to maintain above an 80%, because that correlates with ~220 >> the bare minimum that IMGs from SGU should get if they want to match into a non-competitive residency. Return from Saba Medical School to Caribbean Medical Schools If you ran the slide It is much worse than people realize. I mentor aspiring physicians from socially and economically disadvantaged communities. and take attendance for all the other times. Which they did by the way to the semester 1 students. Would you? Residency: Case Western Reserve, Internal Medicine, Graduate. Saba University School of Medicine students who successfully complete the requisite licensing examinations are eligible to practice medicine in Canada, Puerto Rico and all 50 U.S. states. Other: a broad background in humanities, social sciences or physical sciences. Although Saba wasnt hit hard by the 2017 hurricanes compared to other islands in the path, the locals on the island took a hit in tourism and as a result have needed to increase the amount of money they make on students, so things have become progressively worse over the last few years. With the Mexican schools, they fail you if they dont like your face (or like it too much and you dont oblige them.) even though Im like 3 years late to this party.
Retake retake retake and reapply! I have survived insurmountable obstacles in my life and I have no doubt I will survive medical school in the Caribbean. If schools were laxed about their academic standards and passing benchmarks, borderline passing students will get to their final years and after having spent the equivalent of a fully detached house on tuition they would end up not matching. Sounds like you went to a school similar Avalon University School of Medicine in Curaao. It makes more sense to go to PA school if you can even get in. Given im a first generation college student in my family, noone has good credit in my family, I have been unable to even transfer out to any other caribbean school because of an inability to finance my education. This semester in my semester two class there were 130ish students. My school allows 1000 students a year in on average at the start of each August class. Certification They were going to keep us there until the middle of JULY! The program that I have a Masters in, is similar to your basic sciences. You might not be accustomed to the standard of living, and its definitely outside of your comfort zone. If they qualified of course. What strikes me is that its too bad this degree of effort was not put in by the majority of the enrollees while in undergrad school. It does help to learn from other people, but dont use that as an opportunity to beat yourself up or beat other people down. You are literally amazzzzing. If you want to be a surgeon you work for it, if you want to serve the underserved, you guessed it, YOU WORK FOR IT!! If you can put up with that abuse you are well suited for a carreer in todays medicine. With the FMGEMS horror, and all the abuse, incoming classes went from 150 to 80, to 25 to 12 to ZERO in the span of a few years. The Honor society offers one-on-one tutoring for free. And certainly be assured, the Caribbean medical schools are going to require more from you and your are going to be responsible for your learning. They discriminate between students. Most of the students, live in amazing condos with beach views and the island is not desolate or rural like where the other Top 4 Caribbean schools are located. One admissions director friend of mine, told me that they only accept a certain GPA and MCAT score because in the end they have to be accredited and to be accredited that 99% of their students need to graduate and obtain their medical license after graduation. Plus, its an unpleasant place with mosquitoes, waterbugs, pollution from the refineries, undrinkable water and an oppressive hot, humid climate. Surely some of the Caribbean schools are not so morally bankrupt. But US Steps/hospitals will make IMGs jump through a lot of hoops additional requirements for not being a medical school in the US even though its the same exact books, anatomage, cadavers,etc. Not to mention the last 2 years gaining clinical experience was hell. I would still go back to med school if some things changed. It was more painful to watch kids struggle and always getting in trouble at school and out of school at such a young age after coming from a Boarding School were kids were just kids not smoking in the bathroom or arguing with their teachers.
The faculty is diverse. Wording is key. Overall I was a student with a steller academic and EC record. It was very difficult for me emotionally to be away from my family so inevitably, I chose my family over medical school. Please Thanks. Ive gotten As and Bs in my first two years and so far all As for my core rotations and electives. Hes a 3rd year med student, end of year and dude is clueless. These schools need to be INVESTIGATED and full transparency is needed. 30 years and 3,000+ successful graduates later, were proud to say that Saba University School of Medicine has lived up to its founding vision. AUA is one of the big fours and this is how AUA works. You must work for the school. Many of them take up posts in consultoriosdoctor-and-nurse teams that live in the neighborhoods in which they practice. In my heart though, I knew that if I was given the chance to prove myself, I would excel. Its going to be extra hard away from your home, culture and where you have your expectations of the way things should run. If they are going to give a second chance than really give them a second chance . Additionally, do you truly believe that requiring students who failed or are/ were on academic probation to earn a C or better to remain in school too much to ask with regards to preparing to become a physician? I am from the Congo and over there medical studies are really hell! Do you guys have any advice for me? All of the time and sacrifice I made. The sad thing is that I look around to my colleagues. I would become a NP and forget medical school.. not worth the trouble and headaches. The school has to have this 40 percent attrition rate to fund the paid positions for our clinical rotations in the US. And, really, is medicine about the physicians needs or is it about the needs of those who require medical care? George, Ross, AUA, Ross, AUA, Ross, AUA, MUA,,. 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You cant take STEP 1 until youve passed it and you get three chances to pass it. They say they care about the students, but they dont know how bad it is to wait a year after graduation. Medicare and Medicaid programs support residency trainings, and the National Health Service Corps awards grants and loans to medical students in exchange for service in needier regions. Is this really her dream? Sure, its a Caribbean medical school but its also one that can set you up for clinical rotations in top U.S. and Canadian teaching hospitals provided you pass through all your pre-clinical training within 20 months. Tell the truth on attrition rates at a minimum. The good thing is that you get a masters degree out of it. Please dont put people in the hands of these millennial students. Dont ruin your life chasing a career that saw its golden age come and go fifty years ago. The school's website is available here. An excellent article by Dr. David, well written! An MD in 4 years is very short time. had paid hundreds of dollars for the Fianza bond but they tried to Many of the classes are taught by professors that also conduct research in that area. Thanks for sharing. Who else goes to get trained at offshore schools I guess is the question. SGU in past 10 years drastically increased their medical classes. It is my mission. To finalize my comment, no, it is not the end of the world to attend a Caribbean school and I dont believe its fair to stereotype Caribbean schools. Yet, they can effectively describe complex concepts such as cardiac pharmacology and explain to you and their parents about beta blockers etc. Saba students earn top residencies at medical centers across the U.S. and Canada. Although the average applicant brings in 1500 hours after undergrad. Lost their minds I decided to go through the arduous task of preparing my AMAC application and apply to the few schools that did not require all prerequisites within the last 5 years. Yes. Thats unbelievable. The best schools in the Caribbean are: SABA, ST George, MUA, AUA, and Ross St. Matthews is okay, but they did not get approved in California and this concerns me. Advice: know how you learn best before you hit the islands or you will fail. My parents and I are trying to take a decision. get away with. HiHave you enrolled in a medical school as yet? classes from 8am to 12pm. Saba, which makes up one of the regions big four, stirs up a lot of interest. Coming from 3rd world country, I will tell you that a Caribbean medical school is like heaven compared to what I went through in Nigeria. This is excellent advice. We have a great psych department for those who suffer of anxiety, depression or are facing a difficult time. Its a VERY corrupt, hypocritical society. As she put it, she would graduate with the equivalent of car payments, while her peers in the United States would be saddled with the equivalent of mortgages. All in all, i have no regrets about attending one, a caribbean medical school gave me and many others who matched into good residency spots, a shot at our dream. Currently in the U.S. there lots of DO schools springing up left and right, and most of them are for profit. Hello, Im nigerian as well. Saba University School-Medicine - Reviews 5.0 Written by an Indeed User on August 28, 2021, 04:31 PM Other Comments Good certification. helped littleexcept throwing paperwork at us. My hubby is deliberating between AUA (global health track) and SGU. All of that work for someone to tell you to just quit. I then went into a depression and felt numb. I was once a newcomer myself and someone may have thought I was incapable, but they were wrong, I was highly capable, just not confident yet. I cannot see myself doing medical school over again from scratch, I invested over 5 years to medical school (including pre-med program) Its painful what I have gone through. You could cheat your way through it. Yet many of these new graduates dont have the skills to take care of their patients. Simple as that. The school has registered vendors who are on campus every day selling food and/or fresh produce. The hotel that he is likely referring to is the original campus. Provisional CAAM-HP accreditation Saba Medical School (Saba University School of Medicine) is located in The Bottom, Saba, in the Caribbean.This Caribbean medical school was founded in 1993 and has enrolled about 1500 MD students since that time. Many of our professors did residencies in US or Europe and were by large very decent people and interested in teaching. I attended a Caribbean medical school in a Spanish speaking Island. Two years will fly by. They know we want it so bad, so they literally pimp us and design the curriculum to weed out even good students. I am very happy to be here in the Caribbean. The states, however, have allowed themselves to be cowed into ignoring the issue. I experienced very similarly what David did. Or is it just MDs? Its true.
Saba Medical School is another of your options when you are considering Caribbean medical schools. That makes them one of the best Caribbean medical schools out there! THIS NEED TO BE CORRECTED . I scratch my head like I know medicine has advanced since 2005 so I end up sending them my Caribbean notes/study materialsbut I dont want to make this post about Nigerian medical schools. I was wondering if I is true, or they just say that, as I am sure they have plenty of applicants with decent MCAT, why would they consider someone without. Ive had to teach myself everything in order to do well. May be for US medical schools are better, but I didnt feel that way about High schools. In the US and some countries they filter the applicants prior to entry. The Caribbean is more like playing the lottery. Why couldnt you or anyone else who failed a class or exam just commit to learning First Aid from cover to cover? NO Americans have gone to that school in many years (they still go to Guadalajara.) I dont know anybody who has done both. When it comes to other facilities around campus, since Ive been here theyve been constantly constructing new buildings and expanding space where they can. Even if you are a good student, there is no guarantee that you will graduate or match. They would fail a few just to prove their Machismo, but no failure quotas. Thanks! In Canada, where access to medical schools and residencies thereafter is extremely competitive, Saba has earned a strong reputation through large numbers of placements in the Canadian Residency Matching System, or CaRMS. The fact I feel ashamed to disclose and never proud to announce it.
My advice, from my heart of hearts, and which I can only give in good conscience, is that you absolutely should not attend Saba University School of Medicine. I have no idea how theyll pass their medical boards unless the off shore program has figured a way around that too. car for a late permit (it always expires in the Summer-ditto the FM 9 visa.) Not loose my ability to preform academically and 2. That and SGU is the only legitimate school out of the bunch and make sure youre a good test taker. Which Caribbean med school are you attending? We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. I believe the wonderful weather and beaches around make our anxiety levels to go down. I bet you become a PA in USA Please educate yourself about this excellent profession first before undermining it.
For profit school something fishy is going on. I know sometimes doctors treat someone and they think everything is alright, only to be shocked that person passed away. medical school is not a bed or roses anywhere. Everything is possible, if being a doctor is your destiny.
(2) Of course, some students complain about the lecture quality. Thanks got the info. It is scary. I wanted to finally speak up. These students usually pay 2 to 3 times more in tuition, so schools will typically allow them to apply and a certain number will get accepted further limiting available seats. That core was my last rotation and I graduated. I laugh at situations just wondering how I made it, because its a strategy that releases burdens life threw or throws. They party all night and are barely able to make it to lectures the next day. I withdrew from AUA my second semester this year,because I saw that many of my upper med friends were facing the harsh reality of what would become a broken dream and needless to say massive student loan debt. She called me after the meeting crying and said she was sorry. PSS As a student, employed in the International Student Office and a Test Monitor I caught numerous now nothing is done. Phillip said that her biggest challenge since becoming a doctor in the U.S. had been reading CT scans and MRIs, which are used sparingly in Cuba, and that she has had to adjust to spending less time with patients. Volume so big to learn it all in short semesters and hard to retain long term. Yes, I agree with you that Caribbean schools arent even half as good as the U.S counterparts but at the end of the day, you are responsible for your success regardless of what school you attend U.S or Caribbean.
Basic Information. Not one of our lecturers has even written the USMLE (or any exam similar to it), NOT ONE. But behind such ridiculous numbers lies some logical reasoning.
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