I haven't posted on this forum or any other for quite a long time. I went to IUHS in the very early days that it opened. I did my basic sciences on campus there. After completing my basic sciences, I transferred to another school, mainly because of personality differences. I completed two years with the other school. Then I started my residency in internal medicine. I am now in a fellowship in pulmonary disease and critical care medicine. I also have an unrestricted license to practice medicine, which i obtained at the completion of my residency training.

What I think I am trying to advise people on this forum is this - if you go to school in the caribbean, its your performance that will make the most difference, not necessarily where you went to school. That does have effect on licensing in certain states, ie california, new mexico, new york, but not all of them. And, if you do well in your profession and your career, more and more roads open up to you in terms of licensing options - for example colorado has a provision in its licensing laws that if you complete a fellowship and are boarded, you are automatically eligible for licensing.

It is not easy an easy decision to go to medical school outside of the united states, and it should not be taken lightly. But the gloom and doom I read on this forum is very much outside the bounds of real life experiences that I had, along with some of my colleagues who were with me in the early days of IUHS.

I wish all of you good luck in your decisions, but be aware that some of what is written here may not be factually accurate.

As someone who went to a REAL MEDICAL SCHOOL and not a BOGUS one like IUHS , I can say for a fact that IUHS IS and was ALWAYS A BOGUS SCHOOL. It IS and was ALWAYS purely a money making affair.

It is indeed true that medical students everywhere must exert much effort to achieve thier goals, but the stress and the trash that medical students must go through, and to which they are subjected at many of the offshore schools is certainly more than doom and gloom....... it is downright despicable.

You can say what you like about me, but as an island scholar and a graduate of a proper school i know better. IUHS and other bogus schools might give you a chance to be a doctor, but that is no excuse for the insult that some of these schools are to honest consumers.

If IUHS was so good why did many of its students leave and redo or finish their training elsewhere?

Hi Circus, I am sure that you may have had a positive experience at IUHS in the early days. The negative statements made on this forum are very true. The people posting are not only students, but also teachers and administrators who worked in the past at IUHS.

I have inside information and I can attest that this is a terrible school and I would hope that students would not continue to waste their time and money. What concerns me the most, however, is knowing that these students are not taking all of the medical school requirements and I fear that they are putting "bad" doctors into the system in the U.S. I agree with you that if you are a good student, you may be able to suceed. The problem is that most students at the IUHS are not prepared for medical education when they enter. They are then marked on a "curve" to make sure that some pass.

I assure you that IUHS has gotten worse as well as they are taking advantage of other countries such as India, Dubai, etc. They charge huge fees and then give no support to the students. These students plan to come to the U.S. to practice. This scares me!

I am sure some will argue with me, but feel free to send a private message for more information. I have no other purpose in writing than to warn individuals not to enter this school.

Carmen

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It is like a 7-11

It appalls me to see that you would refer to any community of south asians as "being like a 7-11." I hope that you are not on track to become a physician in the united states - you would see that almost 25% of the total physician population of the us is asian or of asian descent. It is sad that, in this day and age, instead of being able to voice your opinions in a succinct, clear, and educated manner, your comment does nothing more than attempt to play at a stereotype, in a manner i daresay you would not attempt to use against other minority groups.

The references in the last 2 posts to "a community of South Asians" and IUHS being like a "7-11" were totally lost on me. Perhaps Taki can enlighten us, from his intimate knowledge of IUHS, as to what he means?

about the 7-11 comment is that IUHS is like a convenience store to get a medical diploma degree, in other words an easy in and out thing. Honestly I did not see any racial prejudice, bias or bigotry within the comment or I would have pointed it out as well, I am pretty good at that, ask Azkeptic. I guess some people are too sensitive that want to see things that are not there at all. Pardon my bluntness of course. Besides I think the moderators would done something about it as well.(In this forum, not the relaxing lounge)