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Old 09-16-2007, 09:46 AM
eastern2western eastern2western is offline
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Originally Posted by lacarthic View Post
dosn't say anything really good:
"The Caribbean Medical University of Curacao, Netherland Antilles is not accredited by any accreditation body recognized by its country. As such, its degrees and credits might not be acceptable to employers or other institutions, and use of degree titles may be restricted or illegal in some jurisdictions.
The school does not have a charter to operate, nor is it listed in FAIMER's International Medical Education Directory as being recognized by the the appropriate civil authorities.[1]. It is also listed by the Oregon Office of Degree Authorization as unaccredited, and therefore its degree is illegal to use in that state.[2]"
Such example just shows the strength and weakness of wikipedia. It is place where people can get the most up to date information, but it is a place that contains information that can be change by anyone from anywhere.