Originally Posted by IAUmed

The school is making an effort. It's fairly new, so you have to expect some bumps along the way.

The student body recently had a meeting with the president, Mr. ---. Several issues were brought to his attention during the meeting. Among those issues were the Med-loans program, faculty turnover rate, SGA student fees, Cadaver for the anatomy lab, hookups for internet access, building of the permanent campus, New York accreditation, and the building of another campus on another island.

Mr. --- seemed genuinely receptive and sympathetic to our concerns. He took several notes during the meeting and also gave adequate explanations of the view from Dallas. He made some promises regarding the cadaver, internet, new york, SGA, and the faculty turnover rate.

The cadaver has shown up, and my class has begun using it. There are 20 students using 1 cadaver. It's true, Mr. --- followed through and got us a cadaver, but I fear for the classes behind us. Lets hope they secure new cadavers, and preferably more than 1.

The internet hookups are still cut wires hanging from a hole in the wall. The wireless interent is horrible, and goes out all the time. Mr. --- promised to have all of the network connections fixed within a few weeks, but I have not seen any work being done to correct this as of yet.

The SGA president, and Vice P. met with Nair in a private meeting. I am unaware of what took place, or what was agreed upon. If you would like to know more, please email them. I'm sure they would be happy to explain the SGA to you.

New York.... Thats a tough one. I've heard several rumors, but none have been confirmed. Therefore, I cannot make any statement about it. All I can say is that I was originally told we would know before I ever accepted to come here, august 2007. After arrival, we were told we would know in December 2007. In December, we were told February 2008. We have now been told May 2008. Thats the extent of what I know.

Mr. --- commented on the faculty by saying they are doing everything in their power to secure a stable and competent staff. I disagree with their decision to replace Mr. --- (head and neck surgeon), with a Local E.R. Doctor for our anatomy course. I believe Mr. --- said something to the fact that IAU still has a lower turnover rate than most caribbean schools. While this may be true volume wise, if you look at percentage of instructors the numbers are drastically different. Current teaching faculty includes:
Dr. --- (physiology)
Dr. ---(biochemistry)
Dr. ---(anatomy lab. being replaced next week)
Dr. --- (Case study)
Dr. --- (genetics)
Dr. --- (Pharmacology)
Dr. --- (Histology)
Dr. ---(replacement for previous pathology instructor)
Dr. --- (Physical diagnosis, Neuroanatomy, Case study)
Dr. ---(Mirobiology)
Dr. --- (replacement for previous Anatomy instructor, who is being replaced again next week)
Dr. --- (Doctoring- psychiatry)

That is it. Despite who may be on payroll, these are the only faculty that you will see teaching on a daily basis. Most of them are great instructors, but you still have to do the work. If you want a great education, you have to put in the effort. No school will do it for you. IAU atleast gives you the opportunity to try, but do not think they make it easier.

*I have been asked to edit this post, so the names have been removed. I appologize if I violated any rules. I was unaware.

* Edited for a second. Apparently the president is not a Doctor, so I changed the Title to Mr. ---