I just wanted to comment on this since the issue has been brought to my attention.
VMD is
very strict about who advertises on the site as well as which schools have forums. In fact, VMD continuously rejects
significantly more applicants that it accepts...by far. This is based on several criteria, but I'll only address the
IMED listing since that is the one which is in question.
For an International Medical School to be accepted for advertising and/or have a forum, one of the criteria includes being listed in IMED. Some
very occasional exceptions have been made for some new Universities/locations which are pending approval. In some of these rare cases, VMD may allow a reasonable amount of time for the approval process to take place given that documentation can be provided upon request showing things are moving along as expected. However, since this is merely a courtesy, VMD reserves the right to suspend the banner/forum at any time, especially if no progress has been shown towards getting this approval finalized.
Most people forget that CMU was given plenty of time to prove this, but failed to provide the necessary documentation within a reasonable amount of time....hence the suspension of the CMU banner and forum. In fact, CMU can still be reinstated if/when they are listed in IMED.
UMHS and Trinity will both be given this same opportunity while their respective administrators work on getting these new schools listed in IMED. I understand the skepticism that goes along with a school that is not yet listed in IMED. By all means, you have every right to question their legitimacy and ask questions accordingly. However, I sincerely hope and expect that everyone will do so in a professional manner and provide the School Officials with common courtesy and respect while they work hard to provide the answers you seek.
VMD already has UMHS School Officials participating on the site and available to answer your questions. We will also try to have some participation from Trinity Univeristy School Officials as well in the near future. Please welcome their participation as they'll be your best source for official information from their respective schools. Thanks for your cooperation.
p.s. Pending IMED listing, we'll be adding their IMED status as "pending" on their general info pages so there is no further confusion.