Thread: not to safe

Things are hot in Senegal right now.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa...eut/index.html

Okay, we'll go with that. Can you name one facility that you are currently at in the UK so students can call and verify that organizations are willing to work with St. Chris without the blessing of the GMC? Might alleviate some worries for them.

Private UK and non-UK based medical colleges
We are aware that there are some private, UK and non-UK based, medical colleges offering medical courses. These colleges do not fall within the GMC’s jurisdiction and are not supervised or quality assured in any way by the GMC. Any organisation considering providing clinical placements for the students from such colleges should assure itself about the medical education provision and the quality assurance arrangements. The GMC is unable to provide a quality assurance role and organizations are therefore strongly recommended to undertake thorough investigations and take appropriate advice before providing clinical placements for such students.

Originally Posted by InfiniteUni

Actually, you are wrong, once again. The GMC has advised NHS trusts against letting foreign students into facilities for clinical experience in the UK. Let me repeat this so everyone will understand, it is only an advisory. The GMC does not have ability to enforce this even if they wanted to.

It is still up to the individual NHS trusts to determine if they want to let foreign medical students have clinical experiences in their hospitals. Also, this advisory does not apply to privately owned facilities, so the banner is still valid.

I'm a clinical student in the US, so I can't help you with that.

Originally Posted by empathy

Okay, we'll go with that. Can you name one facility that you are currently at in the UK so students can call and verify that organizations are willing to work with St. Chris without the blessing of the GMC? Might alleviate some worries for them.

Private UK and non-UK based medical colleges
We are aware that there are some private, UK and non-UK based, medical colleges offering medical courses. These colleges do not fall within the GMC’s jurisdiction and are not supervised or quality assured in any way by the GMC. Any organisation considering providing clinical placements for the students from such colleges should assure itself about the medical education provision and the quality assurance arrangements. The GMC is unable to provide a quality assurance role and organizations are therefore strongly recommended to undertake thorough investigations and take appropriate advice before providing clinical placements for such students.