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Old 08-06-2007, 06:09 PM
FLjay FLjay is offline
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doubts and concerns about st. james

it seems the more i research into st. james the sketchier it seems to get. for one i cant get a loan because st. james is not accredited in the U.S. yet. From what i can gather, they applied for licensure in the U.S. a couple of years ago but got rejected for some reason (maybe not established enough). also, the sjsm website is really sketch it says grads have found residency but does not provide any emails of the grads for us to find out more info (almost every other school provides a list of names, emails, rotation locations, etc...) I understand u can get rotations in the U.S. but does anyone know anyone that has completely finished school/residency at sjsm and is currently practicing anywhere in the U.S.? i really want to attend sjsm but not if i will be throwing away over $150,000+ and not being able to practice in the country i live. i have also been accepted into hope medical institute in lublin, poland. the people there are really nice, helpful, and informative regarding every aspect of their school. they answered every question regarding accreditation, rotations, they way the school works (non-profit). sjsm seems to only answer questions they have premade answers for and since it is a for-profit university i think they are having a tough time getting students to come to sjsm b/c they are not accredited in the U.S. yet and/or have no loan service. btw being listed on the WHO does not account for anything, nor does it mean the school in accredited. For those planning on going to sjsm, RESEARCH, since there is no loan service you will be in a big hole if u graduate and end up not being able to be licensed. dont be caught up in the fact you got accepted into a medical school. just a heads up. i understnad the school is new, but why does the faculty not clear all this up if they want students to attend sjsm? i hope i am just being overly paranoid about all this but unless all this is cleared up i will still have my doubts.

Last edited by FLjay; 08-06-2007 at 06:31 PM.
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