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[ericismyname]

Tried a search so no flames.

I have been arrested and received a deffered judgment. My record says I was arrested and then dismissed.

I assume just tell the truth when I am asked? Is there anything I should know though?

[Aviv Imanuel]

Are you talking about license? Med-school application? Need more specifics.

However, as a general ideal...

License: Medical boards most of the time have all the information on you, they just want you to be honest, some have statute of limitations, some have rules that pertain to a recent amount of years and some will basically check your whole history. This boils down to character. If they know it, and ask, they expect you to be honest about it, otherwise you will get screwed. If they don't know it, and you deny it in your license application, and down the road it comes out to surface, you will go down for lying in your license application and , will get screwed. In other words, you should be honest about it. Some applications ask for specific type of felonies or misdemeanors, others don't. In a system of 50 jurisdictions and different medical boards, it is not easy to tell.

Medical schools, well, same principle applies, at least in U.S. schools. Caribbean schools is a totally different story. I do know of stories of folks with past records in some of the schools.

Good luck

Max


Tried a search so no flames.

I have been arrested and received a deffered judgment. My record says I was arrested and then dismissed.

I assume just tell the truth when I am asked? Is there anything I should know though?

[jameslynton]

Ok - a famous case - a well known kidnapper went to Ross. However, he had big issues with getting to practice. Generally, if you are not a convicted felon or involved with drugs you can get in.

[ericismyname]

okay well i was asking about getting into a medical school.

It was a domestic assault serious.
Like i said the record says i was arrested for a domestic assault and the case was dismissed.

Genossa, are you saying that carribbean schools are less strict than U.S. schools?

Thanks for the reply james.

Eric

[jameslynton]

For a US or Island school - since the case was dismissed with no conviction. You will be fine. If asked about it - say what you learned and fixed and the circumstances of the case if asked. However, only if asked. Domestic abuse is very difficult. There are many issues involved. I hoped you got counseling and learned new skills to deal with hostile situations.

[ericismyname]

I am currently attending a batterers education program and have been changing my previous ways, I am also actively keeping my new partner about my progress.

[Diva]

I really dont know how this works but if I recieved your application as a member of an admission board i would deff dig into this further.

The committee might ask you (most likely) for details of the arrest and/or charge, even though it was dismissed. So now you have 2 options you can a. tell the truth (whatever it may be) i.e. " I beat/attacked etc... Mr./Ms. X bc they pissed me off, but now I'm a changed man( and give overwhelming evidence proving so)" or b. lie....whatever the lie might be "My ex-gf got pissed and alleged that i beat her...shes a psycho etc..."
Whatever the case might be, you have to be prepared to explain your self, and make your self out to be a person who either didnt deserve to be in a situation you were put in, or you had a lapse in judgement and now are more mature and chaged man. An overwhelming majority of teenage males, even early 20s have their emotional part brain of the brain govern their actions. They therefore do not use their judgment part of the brain (frontal) to make decisions and get arrested for stupid things... They mature and get older and they have to live with that arrest for the rest of their lives.

And in the event that you are accepted into a school, be prepared to submit a copy of your criminal record to the school and immigration dept if applicable.

Good luck!

[ericismyname]

I wont lie about what happened. It is a very controversel. If you are curious to the situation you can private message me. But thank you for the advise I am fully prepared to take whatever steps are required.

[Changngo]

Are you talking about license? Med-school application? Need more specifics.

However, as a general ideal...

License: Medical boards most of the time have all the information on you, they just want you to be honest, some have statute of limitations, some have rules that pertain to a recent amount of years and some will basically check your whole history. This boils down to character. If they know it, and ask, they expect you to be honest about it, otherwise you will get screwed. If they don't know it, and you deny it in your license application, and down the road it comes out to surface, you will go down for lying in your license application and , will get screwed. In other words, you should be honest about it. Some applications ask for specific type of felonies or misdemeanors, others don't. In a system of 50 jurisdictions and different medical boards, it is not easy to tell.

Medical schools, well, same principle applies, at least in U.S. schools. Caribbean schools is a totally different story. I do know of stories of folks with past records in some of the schools.

Good luck

Max

Many of the schools now require you to have a squeaky clean record, because of the fact that you are competing with so many applicants, you might want to ask an attorney and see what he has to say.

He might charge you, but its better to have a professional handle it than leaving to chance...

[ericismyname]

Good Idea. I will do that.