well i got into st. james and know that cali and a few other states doesnt recognize it and i am ok with that, however, it is a fairly new school and hasn't had time to turn over many doctors...does any1 know how the school really is? I know classes are small but, how is the education and environment? I'm so lost........HELP

i felt the exact same way about st. chris, try talking to students and touring the school. also apply to more schools just in case

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Congrats on getting accepted...

BUT

be patient and consider a different school. Be especially leary of med schools that don't have cadavers. St. James is one such school.

I'm currently trying to choose a Carib school myself. I've done extensive research and while no school is perfect, Ross looks better and better everyday.

Of course you have to choose the school that's best for you. In your search consider
1.track record (SO important for smooth sailing in your future)
2. the type of island life you can tolerate (some are more developed than others)
3.class size
4.USMLE pass rates (first attempts)
5.tuition (and what exactly is included in tuition)
6. # of states in which residencies actually exist (some schools say they're affiliated with hospitals X,Y,Z, L, M, N, O, P and those hospitals say nope, not true)
7. opinions of actual students (THIS site is great for that--use it)
8. real cadavers (it means so much in so many different ways)

good luck in your search

Dear Moina,
One of my pals is studying in St. james at the moment. He loves it there. I plan to go there the Jan semester. From what I have heard St. James has come a long way since it began. They are developing fast. They are moving into a bigger building later this year and are developing a HUGE library. My friend says that the teachers are really helpful and take a lot of personal interest in the students....which I havent heard in the bigger schools.But I can tell you for a fact that St. James with only arnd 70 students has about 11 full time teachers as opposed to St. Georges 8. And god only knows how many students they have. And I heard they have great rotations!!!! No doubt SJSOM is new...but it sure seems promising.

I have no idea of their basic science campus besides hearing they have no cadavers. However, I know the main founder of the school is one of the most experienced caribbean medical school educators with experience from Ross and (I think) Saba before he founded St. James.

The school has a middle-of-the road fee, and the founder is very experienced with Caribbean issues, to my knowledge.


All I can reccommend is for you to talk to students from all schools you apply to before you committ.

Good luck.


Son of Jafeth

Why is St. James the "worst" option Dr B (ull)??

The worst compared to what?

St. James has:

*among the most reasonable fees of all schools

*among the best clinicals (all green book)

*among the most experienced founding administration


Again, what makes it "the worst"??


Besides as a bashing argument?


I rest my case.


Son of Jafeth

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while it may be a new college, one has to admire their website

http://www.sjsm.org/

They cover most questions that one should have and don't gloss over stuff.

We created our website to help our prospective students understand advantages and disadvantages of studying at caribbean medical schools.
But I can not understand MR DrB.
He is writing the worst things about our school on and on and I was jus wondering where was a proof of those slanders. Is somebody paying you to do that. Almost in each message you are saing those things. Tell my why? We as a school would like to invite you to Bonaire to get know the school and the environment. Im not saying our school is the best, but 100% honest to our student. Other issue to consider is our growth. At the beginning of this year we had about 20 new students and in September nearly 70 new students joined Saint James. We are now taking over the hospital building to create more rooms for the January students.
So if i could ask you for something: Just be honest and give arguments.

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