Thread: State medical boards lists of approved or disapproved schools

State medical boards/foreign country lists of approved or disapproved schools and approved for clinicals
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HOW TO CHECK TO SEE IF A SCHOOL IS RECOGNIZED BY ITS HOME COUNTRY:
WHO list of recognized medical schools by country
http://www.who.int/hrh/wdms/en/index.html
FAIMER/IMED list of medical schools by region/country
http://imed.ecfmg.org/search.asp
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LIST OF STATE/COUNTRY MEDICAL BOARDs that approve or disapprove medical
schools and list them
Texas approved list (you don't have to supply additional documents for these schools)
http://www.tmb.state.tx.us/professionals/physicians/applicants/STDNHPSE.rtf
Kansas approved list
KSBHA -
North Dakota Disapproved list
http://www.ndbomex.com/DisapprovedMedSchools.pdf
California list of approved schools
Welcome to the Medical Board of California - Medical Schools Recognized by the Medical Board of California
California list of disapproved schools
http://www.medbd.ca.gov/applicant/sc...napproved.html
Indiana list of disapproved medical schools
http://www.in.gov/pla/bandc /mlbi/instinfo.html
Alabama list of schools that require additional documentation
http://www.albme.org/Default.aspx?Page=PysicianApplication
Oregon List of disapproved schools (some medical in list)
http://www.ossc.state.or.us/oda/unaccredited.html
Michigan list of disapproved schools (some medical in list)
www.michigan.gov/documents/Non-accreditedSchools_78090_7.pdf

Singapore list of approved foreign medical schools
http://www.getforme.com/previous2003...andMS_more.htm

UK list of unacceptable medical qualifications
http://www.gmc-uk.org/education/unde...uate_level.asp

Malaysia list of approved offshore medical schools
http://www.mma.org.my/info/recognised_colleges.htm

US Dept of Ed approved accreditation agencies
http://www.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/ncfmea.html
Pakistan list of medical schools with deficiencies
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_25-11-2003_pg7_36
Mexican agency that approves medical schools and maintains a list
http://www.comaem.org.mx/
UK article on medical education with data on some schools status in terms of recognition
http://www.gmc-uk.org/education/undergraduate/studying _medicine_at_undergraduate_level.asp
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LIST OF APPROVED SCHOOLS FOR CLINICALS:
Florida Commission on Independent Education which approves offshore medical schools to do clinicals in Florida
http://www.firn.edu/doe/cie/
NY list of schools qualified to do more than 12 weeks of clinical training
http://www.op.nysed.gov/medforms.htm

LIST OF OFFSHORE MEDICAL REGULATORY AGENCIES
IAMRA

GMC List of regulatory agencies to check validity of medical schools
http://webcache.gmc-uk.org/cgs/cgsIndex.jsp

so what gives them the right to verify the grades or proctor exams if they are not representatives of tyhe school?

it doesn't matter anyeay because the 'set up' as you say it that is a contract between the student and the mentor is the core of the problem.. i can get a friend of mine to 'mentor' me and not show up and wonderously get 100% on every single test...maybe take the online exams open book, or discuss with the mentor while answering?

The mentors only evaluate and coach the student, and the school ultimately grades them. Following your logics of who gives a right to proctor exams, PROMETIRCS or SYLVAN administers the USMLE and are NOT representatives of the ECFMG. You follow now?

I agree with the set-up issue, nobody is guaranteeing quality assurance much less quality control.

Originally Posted by rrod

so what gives them the right to verify the grades or proctor exams if they are not representatives of tyhe school?

it doesn't matter anyeay because the 'set up' as you say it that is a contract between the student and the mentor is the core of the problem.. i can get a friend of mine to 'mentor' me and not show up and wonderously get 100% on every single test...maybe take the online exams open book, or discuss with the mentor while answering?

Originally Posted by Genossa maximillian

The mentors only evaluate and coach the student, and the school ultimately grades them. Following your logics of who gives a right to proctor exams, PROMETIRCS or SYLVAN administers the USMLE and are NOT representatives of the ECFMG. You follow now?

I agree with the set-up issue, nobody is guaranteeing quality assurance much less quality control.

there is a real difference. prometric and sylvan are contracted by the medical boards to oversee the process, the student is not involved where as in the metor arrangement, it is the student that is contracting his teacher...

in your scenario i could go out and contract a prometric site to proctor my exam...maybe i can make sure my brother runs the place and my uncle sends my exam in?

"maybe i can make sure my brother runs the place and my uncle sends my exam in?[/quote]"

Rumors in another thread is that is what is going on in India, check the thread out, under Cheating on the USMLE in the Relaxing Lounge.

Back to our subject, no matter how bad you want to prove that the school has presence by having students retain independently a mentor of his own choice under his own schedule under his own terms being paid by the student and not the school, non of your arguments is substantive. The mentor must be an employee of the school, unequivocaly, not just someone that the student got to coach him on his own.

"the student is not involved where as in the metor arrangement, it is the student that is contracting his teacher..." You just said it. You see?




Thanks

Max

but the mentor is in charge of grading.... i guess we both have points but fact still is that quality assurance is a big if.

....reason why these sort of programs are so unpopular among state licensing boards.

Originally Posted by rrod

but the mentor is in charge of grading.... i guess we both have points but fact still is that quality assurance is a big if.

hi if anybody can help me to give more information about state medical board in puerto in english and what are its requirement , thanks in advance
samcho22@hotmail.com

Originally Posted by sam2000

hi if anybody can help me to give more information about state medical board in puerto in english and what are its requirement , thanks in advance
samcho22@hotmail.com

Board of Medical Examiners of Puerto Rico
Pablo Valentin-Torres, Esq., Executive Director
P.O. Box 13969
San Juan, PR 00908
(787) 782-8937 / Fax787) 706-0304

I suggest you contact them.

note I saw this article also

Physician - Doctor License Service, MedLicense.com licensing physicians seeking a Puerto Rico Medical license with the Puerto Rico Medical Board

Look at the bright side Oceania students, apparently the government of Samoa will allow graduates of Oceania to attend a 1 year internship and receive licensure in Samoa upon completion.

There you go!! You can live the dream of being a fully licensed general practitioner in Samoa.

hi,i graduated from a medical school from pakistan (karachi medical and dental coll)and it is affiliated by WHO,but as i was going thru the list of med.schoos that state of california recognize i could not see my school name on any of the list(listed and delisted )schools.
my qs is that what r the steps to get recognition of schiool by the california board as i have got very little time left to apply.
thanks.