What you learn there?

[abhorrent]

Not to bash anyone, anything, anywhere, nothing. But we were currently rotating with a Windsor student, and the person had a very, and I mean, a VERY limited knowledge on everything.
And I mean EVERYTHING, not just medicine, which was so far off the person's game it's not even funny. But I mean, language, culture, interpersonal relations, everything. On one day for example, we were looking for books, and we mentioned Robbins, and the person had no clue what we were talking about.
The person's medical knowledge was soooooo limited, it's as if you were talking to someone on high school. We were given assigments and the person came up with stuff off internet search sites and internet encyclopedias, while the rest of us had stuff of books, medsites, etc.
Answering questions? Not in a billion years, well, not correct ones anyway.
Step 1? Never taken yet.
So, my question is, anyone knows what the deal with Windsor is? I dont think it's a good image to any caribean med school to have you on the same sides with Windsor if everyone is like this...what say you?

[HocusPocus]

How was the student rotating in clinicals without having taken step 1?

[Quash]

where are you rotating? Its crazy he didnt know robbins, robbins is the book they lend out for path. Dont understand how he could not know robbins??

[Weather_Man]

I have a hard time beliving that the student did not take the STEP 1. Most Med schools require you to have passed Step 1 before you start clinical rotations.

Too be honest the way you wrote your post you seem to be "on high school." It's hard to make a comment about someone when you yourself look foolish.

Play nice and don't pick on other people!

Not to bash anyone, anything, anywhere, nothing. But we were currently rotating with a Windsor student, and the person had a very, and I mean, a VERY limited knowledge on everything.
And I mean EVERYTHING, not just medicine, which was so far off the person's game it's not even funny. But I mean, language, culture, interpersonal relations, everything. On one day for example, we were looking for books, and we mentioned Robbins, and the person had no clue what we were talking about.
The person's medical knowledge was soooooo limited, it's as if you were talking to someone on high school. We were given assigments and the person came up with stuff off internet search sites and internet encyclopedias, while the rest of us had stuff of books, medsites, etc.
Answering questions? Not in a billion years, well, not correct ones anyway.
Step 1? Never taken yet.
So, my question is, anyone knows what the deal with Windsor is? I dont think it's a good image to any caribean med school to have you on the same sides with Windsor if everyone is like this...what say you?

[wilcomp6]

I have a hard time beliving that the student did not take the STEP 1. Most Med schools require you to have passed Step 1 before you start clinical rotations.

Too be honest the way you wrote your post you seem to be "on high school." It's hard to make a comment about someone when you yourself look foolish.

Play nice and don't pick on other people!

I like that. that was a good one. LOL

[MUA2010MD]

Most med schools do require step one, only because the hospitals require it. They don't want a student who is studying science, instead of learning practice skills.

You can rotate without step 1 if the hospital will allow it. I believe this post, only because I have spoken with a few grads, who are actually in residency. They said the teaching was very poor.. at best.

I am just posting what I have heard, I have never been to the school.

I have talked to the admin and looked into the school. They didn't seem to be very origanized or creditable.

[abhorrent]

After further "investigations" we were told that the student does not have a bachelor's and that the student came directly from 12th grade in his country to Windsor (the student told us all this).
In addition, after complaining about Windsor, the student added that any intentions of transferring to other schools were thwarted when other schools would require the student to have a bachelor's or a pre-med equivalent, which the student hadn't.
Furthermore, the student, confirmed that the Step 1 has not happened yet and that it is on the plan for the future.
After hearing these most disturbing news, everything started to add up, and we just felt extremely sad/concerned for the student and for all Caribbean med schools students, since this constitute no way whatsoever of presenting the Caribbean as capable of structuring viable, competent, medical schools...sad....sad but true, but this most distressing Windsor story is real.

[MYMD]

After further "investigations" we were told that the student does not have a bachelor's and that the student came directly from 12th grade in his country to Windsor (the student told us all this).
In addition, after complaining about Windsor, the student added that any intentions of transferring to other schools were thwarted when other schools would require the student to have a bachelor's or a pre-med equivalent, which the student hadn't.
Furthermore, the student, confirmed that the Step 1 has not happened yet and that it is on the plan for the future.
After hearing these most disturbing news, everything started to add up, and we just felt extremely sad/concerned for the student and for all Caribbean med schools students, since this constitute no way whatsoever of presenting the Caribbean as capable of structuring viable, competent, medical schools...sad....sad but true, but this most distressing Windsor story is real.

Not to be smart but do you have a ** degree? The typed english is not very good.

As far as what you are trying to say here, you have a lot wrong yourself,

1. You do not need a ** degree to practice medicine, just 90 undergrad credits or attended a 6 yr MD program ( these students come from High school).

2. The step one is required for Core rotations not electives

3. The school does not set up the Step 1 tests you do, so the student must register and take the step 1 on his / her own.

4. There are other Pathology books other than Robbins, though Robbins is
considered the best.

5. If this student is in the 6yr MD program at Windsor they can transfer but would have to start all over again. (Not a bad Idea if they know so little per what you posted).

6. I beg to question you? You get everything you are asked right? Right?

[HocusPocus]

abhorrent, where do you go to medical school?

[MYMD]

abhorrent, where do you go to medical school?
You know the title abhorrent means "Offensive to the mind" ???? I see the offensive part.:soap: