Why did the new micro/genetic/immuno faculty leave?

[AmericanAA]

Can someone tell me why did the new micro/genetic faculty leave? Is it fair to make us suffer like that and no one cares? Is this what the new admin promised us? :confused::confused::confused:

[brainlee]

He went to Harvard for this Ph.D! How often we get faculty who come from places like these? He was so good at class.

How many other medical schools where students don't have faculty to teach them important area for the USMLE like Micro, genetics, and Immuno? It is already half the semester.

Yeah this is what the new president promised! He reaped us off and got us only empty promnises.

[lswiltshire]

Dont worthy fellas

The Director will go up to St Eustatius as he did in 2005 and bring you back the teachers you need.

Its nothing new.

Or you will just do those subjects next term. They will change up the schedule.

Thats the norm at St Martinus man. Dont panic man.

[microgen]

Can someone tell me why did the new micro/genetic faculty leave? Is it fair to make us suffer like that and no one cares? Is this what the new admin promised us? :confused::confused::confused:



By the end of the first day, I had a mountain of reasons to leave. I will give you just one. I stipulated quite clearly that I work legally from the first day. The four lectures I delivered were on a tourist visa. That was illegal. It was unclear that my work status would ever be resolved, placing me in the position of working at the whim and under the threat of the administration. In itself, working black was cause to leave, but it was by no means the only reason. I understand that legality on the islands is often met with a wink and a nod, but not for me. I won´t be part of a corrupt system, it enslaves you and corrupts you. Both Saba and Statia were scrupulous in arranging work papers for me in the times that I taught there, and there never was any question about my status. I won´t ask for payment for those lectures, so at least I cannot be accused of working for payment on Curacao illegally.

I cannot tell you how badly I feel about leaving. The two MD classes I taught were very good and good students are always a pleasure to teach. I am washing my hands of St. Martinus and indeed the entire Caribbean. Working there was an interesting growth experience for me, but also very damaging to me professionally. Nothing has changed there; not a great insight I suppose.

I will not unleash some tirade against the school or its business practices. That would only provoke the mentally ill person that rages on these threads, and it would be pointless. St. Martinus is positioned to be a good place. I think the business approach of the new owner is bound to work, meaning that the school will survive this credit crisis while others will go under. That means your records will be maintained and you will be able to refer back to the degree granting institution when you need to. If competent leadership takes charge, the school will succeed and grow beyond the skeletal structure that it now is.

I should correct another writer - I did not get a PhD from Harvard, I did a two year post-doc there. My PhD came from Chapel Hill.

The best of luck to you. I understand that I was replaced within a few hours of telling the owner I was leaving. The abrupt departure was because he threatened me. I had offered to teach Thursday and Friday gratis.

[lswiltshire]

sing a song of sixpence

[lswiltshire]

ding dong bell

[Hawk-Eye]

Microgen thank you your post,


Microgen came to say something, he said it, so let it be.

[joyw]

to everyone who has an idea of this school. is this school worth considering, or don't bother. what do you think? im asking because i love the location curacao, well i never been there only see photos and the school buildings are nice too. tell me honestly, if this school is worth the effort. thanks everyone for the honest opinion.

[stephew]

no more courtesy pms:
any further violations will result in infractions. if you have a pm to edit, i highly recommend that you. period.

[AmericanAA]

to everyone who has an idea of this school. is this school worth considering, or don't bother. what do you think? im asking because i love the location curacao, well i never been there only see photos and the school buildings are nice too. tell me honestly, if this school is worth the effort. thanks everyone for the honest opinion.

The answer is NO, it is NOT! The new owner/president/chairman/CEO is a business man who does NOT know anything about medical education. I have not seen any improvement in this school since he became in charge few months ago. The list can go on and on but I hope this is enough to get you the message!

[BoiseStateDiver]

That's funny AmericanAA because I was just down in Curacao visiting and the students said that there have been many changes just in the last month. All in the positive. My recommendation to anyone who wants answers is to e-mail the students directly. Look them up on facebook or what not. That is what I did instead of all of this hear-say stuff on these forums. Plus now from e-mailing I have friends down there...I am excited to enter in the Fall of 08.

[AmericanAA]

That's funny AmericanAA because I was just down in Curacao visiting and the students said that there have been many changes just in the last month. All in the positive. My recommendation to anyone who wants answers is to e-mail the students directly. Look them up on facebook or what not. That is what I did instead of all of this hear-say stuff on these forums. Plus now from e-mailing I have friends down there...I am excited to enter in the Fall of 08.

So you will start digging your grave by your own hands sometimes in September!

Good luck to you! :rolleyes: