Thread: is this the right choice?

i jus applied to St.Chris a few days back for the Sep 06 6yr Md prog. i recently discovered all the stuff about the accredition with the UK. is this true or not?? should i go ahead with my plan or go ahead look for other choices?? itz juz tht i dont wanna make one of the biggest mistakes.....hopefully somebody out there could provide me with information....thankin u all again....n i would also like to know how the current students enjoy St.Chris?

Originally Posted by bts4202

Just as it is illogical to ignore the GMC investigation and forge ahead, it is also illogical to claim imminent denial and to "run for the hills". A decision will be made very soon, so the logical thing to do is to cautiously wait it out.

Unless you have spoken to the NHS Fraud Investigation Unit or the administrators of GMC and have secret information the time of the investigation and the release of the information is unknown. Could be days or months...no one knows and obviously GMC and the NHS aren't saying.

Originally Posted by azskeptic

Unless you have spoken to the NHS Fraud Investigation Unit or the administrators of GMC and have secret information the time of the investigation and the release of the information is unknown. Could be days or months...no one knows and obviously GMC and the NHS aren't saying.

Lets just say that I have more information than you do in this instance.

Originally Posted by bts4202

Lets just say that I have more information than you do in this instance.

That's gotta hurt.

an apologists to some schools, just for the hell of ticking some people off and see their reactions. Some do have valid defensive points, others don't.

HOWEVER, Not until the official investigations are complete and the respectives announcements are made, it cannot be considered a right choice. It will be more of a risk than anything else. You want to take risk, invest in penny stocks or go to Vegas on a gambling spree.


Cheers all,

Max'

Originally Posted by azskeptic

If there are bombs going off in a neighborhood, it is logical to stay out of the neighborhood until it is either safe or the source of the explosions is discovered and rectified. The GMC stuff is deadly serious since their decision will directly affect how graduates of SC are seen. Apologists for the school are doing a disservice to potential students if they advise anything other than caution.

What list were you referring to on the Student Doctor Network in Nov. You said you saw a list from the GMC of things St. Chris needs to answer? Who showed you this list? The school is under investigation. It's not a matter of paperwork. The GMC has seen all the paperwork St. Chris has by now I'm sure.

You also said that there are probably only 6 or 7 students that do clinicals in the UK each year. That is not what you guys have claimed in the past. Why do ans.to questions keep changing?

Also, you are a student. How do you have access to administrative paperwork and stats?

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Before any of us gets too smug in our opinion, it's worth mentioning that this issue will probably have a political resolution. It may become a moot point whether SC had a recognized charter between 2000 and 2003, especially if there is no disagreement about it having a recogniozed charter from 2003 to the present. The GMC has been facing pressure from the physicians within the UK to ease the process for FMG's to practice in the UK. While that matter is tangential to the SC issue, the political spill-over cannot be denied. That's why I have said that none of us really knows what the issues are. I doubt that it has remained a simple matter of documentation and dates.

That's silly. Do you really think the GMC are going to put patients at risk because of politics? Malpractice ins. costs would sky rocket and they'd simply lose more doctors than they gained. Let's keep things in prospective. St. Chris is a small medical college chartered in a third world country whose admistration's qualifications the english refer to as "Quack". To make matters worse Senegal has a bad rep for diploma mills.

Originally Posted by Genossa maximillian

That's gotta hurt.

Doesn't hurt at all. BTS has had more information than me on several occasions. The question is it is correct?

Originally Posted by empathy

That's silly. Do you really think the GMC are going to put patients at risk because of politics? Malpractice ins. costs would sky rocket and they'd simply lose more doctors than they gained. Let's keep things in prospective. St. Chris is a small medical college chartered in a third world country whose admistration's qualifications the english refer to as "Quack". To make matters worse Senegal has a bad rep for diploma mills.

Well, make up your mind. One day you're haranguing us with your extensive knowledge about how SC isn't chartered and then you come back and bash it for being chartered in a third world country.

I can't argue with your perspective of "Mr. L", one of the administrators for SC, as it appears you are, as you put it, an "ex-friend". But within the past 24 hours you have stated that you don't know anything about and have not met the other administrators. Yet, today you call them quacks. Whether it is your intention or not, you have portrayed yourself as a jilted lover intent on badmouthing her boyfriend's school. I doubt many people will give you much credence.

As for your naiveté about politics, frankly, I don't care. You clearly don't understand medical schools or you wouldn't allege that a medical school would affect malpractice claims.

While you're entitled to express an opinion, you would embarrass yourself less if you educated yourself better.

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once again, as I posted just an hour ago, the documents that were requested should be submitted when the GMC reopens in Jan. If you know of some way to get the GMC to reopen during the holidays then I will be REALLY impressed. However, I am sure their significant others would not be too happy with you for that.

My track record of predictions in england is pretty good. When we lost our ability to get visas, I predicted it would be fixed within a month and it happened. The last time the GMC had issue with our degrees and suspended our registration status, I predicted it would be resolved shortly, and it was. No one bats 100%, certainly not me and certainly not you either, so we will see what happens.
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Originally Posted by azskeptic

Doesn't hurt at all. BTS has had more information than me on several occasions. The question is it is correct?