Just received an email from Pat Park of CA Med Board that only Poznan has a pending application for approval. Warsaw has not sent one (English Program). I find this surprising!!! I was somehow under the impression that MUW submitted one already

Anyways, hopefully Poznan gets approval but she could not give a definite timeline when a decision would be reached. I believe Jag & Poznan sent their applications around the same time... Jag was approved in July '07. Wonder whats taking so long for Poznan???

the idiots in our office messed up the application and the student government had to proof read the new applications . A year delayed.

i forgot if i talked to Poznan or Warsaw on phone. But one of them said that the application process for calif is so painful that they all are getting tired of it. She was kinda hinting that they wouldn't apply again if application doesnt go through.

What does this mean for its approval in the other states. I want to know specifically if Jagiellonian and Poznan are approved in NY and NJ. NJ State Medical Board seems to approve all WHO or IMED listed schools (I was trying to read the legislature). What about NY? I got an email from a representative from the NYS Dept. of Education with a very short list of foreign schools whose curriculum "have been approved by the New York State Education Department to allow students to complete more than 12 weeks of clinical clerkships in New York State. Medical education received at this school would fulfill our professional education requirement for licensure."

Poznan and Jagiellonian are not on the list. In fact, the POlish universities on the list are Lublin and Silesia. never heard of them untill now.

How does NYS approval work? What happens if all rotations are done in the Poland, or any other country for that matter? Until now, the game plan was supposed to be to do rotations in NYS to get LORs. LORs lead to a residency. But if all these other schools are not allowed to do the necessary 12 weeks of rotations...

...I am thoroughly confused. Schools like Charles University in the Czech Republic and Semmelweis in Hungary are CA approved. They don't appear to have the go ahead in NY.

Oh, and here's the list for those curious...

American University of Antigua, Antigua
American University of the Caribbean, St. Martin, Netherland Antilles
The Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico
English Language Program, University of Debrecen, Medical and Health Science Center, Medical School, Debrecen, Hungary
English Language Program, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
English Language Program, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
Fatima College of Medicine, Manila, Philippines
International Health and Medicine Program, Ben Gurion University of the Negrev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India
Medical University of the Americas/Nevis, Nevis, West Indies
Ross University School of Medicine, Roseau, Dominica
Saba University School of Medicine, Saba, Netherland Antilles
St. George's University School of Medicine, St. George's, Grenada
St. Matthew's University School of Medicine, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

here is the site...

Welcome to the Medical Board of California - Medical Schools Recognized by the Medical Board of California

i dont think lublin's 4 year program is approved...

So when does Warsaw plan to submit their application?

jeez i completely failed to mention, i am at PUMS, and yes the application is in, i hear it will be accepted; if at all within the year. But all of this is hearsay so take it how you like.