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teratos · #51 (**permalink**) 12-02-2007, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by TAFKA

1) That wasn't a ranking; it was just a list. The only ordinal components were that I'd recommend Royal College of Surgeons before all the other schools and I would NOT recommend SCIMD pending resolution of the issues. I thought I'd clearly stated both of those things, but in re-reading my post, maybe it wasn't clear. The list numbers were based primarily on geography.
2) I clearly stated my criteria for including schools in my list: education, location, and perceived (by me) satisfaction of students/graduates. All three criteria are subjective, particularly the latter two.
3) I agree that Saba is an excellent school, but I'd have a hard time recommending that someone spend two years on that island with the availability of education that is at least equivalent in more desirable locations. However, for students particularly prone to distraction, the isolation of Saba could prove to be a relative strength.
4) I wasn't trying to upset anyone or imply that schools omitted from my subjective list don't generate great doctors; I was just giving my opinion on several schools after another poster recommended Charles, a school I also recommend to people.

Giving "recommendations" isn't really a good thing. What are you basing them on? What qualifies anyone here to give recommendations on any school they have not attended? I don't think it is unreasonable to steer people AWAY from certain schools when there are glaring issues, and there are several schools I can think of that have some big problems. The choice of med school should be a very individual thing. You have graduated and gotten a residency. That is good for you. What it also does is elevate your opinion in the eyes of a college student who is just starting to look. "Hey, this guy is a doctor, he must know what he is talking about". I think it is reckless to start listing recommendations that aren't based on a heck of a lot of experience. Not only have I finished med school, but I have completed a residency, am board certified, have been in practice for a few years, and have been a teaching attending for several of the schools on this board. I don't feel comfortable making a list of schools I "recommend" to people with bullet points on why. My lists make sense.

* CA approved schools first, and in no order
* Schools that have been around for a while, lots of people in residency/practice come next
* schools that have been recently established, very short track record after that
* Schools with obvious problems are still fair game to steer people away from.

Then people do their own research and pick the schools that are right for them. G

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