I imagine that you have now made this decision for yourself, and I imagine that the law of averages would suggest you did not finish at Saba, but maybe managed to transfer on from there. I have no idea how theyll pass their medical boards unless the off shore program has figured a way around that too. Yet, with only a 17% acceptance rate at Canadian medical schools, getting accepted to medical school amongst 13 000 applicants was like shooting a dart in the dark and hitting bullseye. If a student is doing poorly, SGU will even move them into an entirely separate learning track where they learn the material in small groups instead of lecture halls. (but if you want in on a little secret, the highest paid professors at a US school get paid for their research! Saba University School of Medicine is one of the world's leading international medical schools, with nearly a 30-year history of educating outstanding physicians. This is borderline criminal that these stats arent made public or readily available to potential Caribbean Medical Students. An excellent article by Dr. David, well written! I was reprimanded when I asked what the screening practices were that allowed a criminal to teach us medicine. In the end, its a numbers game. Ohio used to, but theyve just ended the program. Rules are going to be strict than you are used to. This article is about SGU. Im still trying to understand the reasoning behind the current modal of physician training that we have. With help from family, friends, and an organization called Medical Education Cooperation with Cubawhich helps American students in Cuba prepare for their homecoming with scholarships, tutoring for U.S. exams, and connections to American medical networksshe returned home each summer, gaining experience at hospitals in Minneapolis, Oakland, and Washington, D.C. As a proud father of a US Caribbean medical school student, I can say that at least this one Caribbean medical school has provided the opportunity for my son to become an excellent doctor equal to anyone including myself (I am a graduate of a US medical school and a board certified specialist). This is a very interesting post. You will be under high stress as a physician and meet people under high stress. I registered my car the legal way and had it confiscated at one point-MUCH more aggravation than those that registered as tourists, scraped off the stickers in Brownsville and got new ones. What I cant do is stand by and say nothing while another incoming class with smiling faces comes through the doors of the school only to see them slowly fall apart like all the classes Ive seen before them. Besides driving up the cost of medical education, this has also exacerbated physician shortages in rural parts of the country. California approval is a good indicator of quality because their board is very strict in evaluating a school. Financially, I did not have resources to finish in 4 years. We got them to retreat from that The ambition to dig deeper and understand more. Hes into football (soccer), learned Spanish after 5 years in Spain, and has had his work published all over the web. I had plans to go to medical school but wanted to take a year off. But for me, they both could not convince me to stick it out in MED. If you want it bad enough they give you the opportunity and once again I think I got a great education with study skills that have carried me into residency! 5) Students who can not self study and teach themselves the material fail. The school requires certain people with questionable ability to first go through that course. If you cheated or something, theyd Or is it just MDs? But I guess thats more reasonable than going to that one Phil MED school allowing US Student Loans and US MED/Caribbean Territory rates. Stop going out to parties etc. How much do Caribbean medical schools cost? How do I know, because thousands and thousands have passed through and are now doctors and you didnt. Education. Especially with stats like 8000 applicants for 120 seats.Thats a joke,when a great number of those seats go to minorities .A student that is 24 or 25 years old doesnt have the time to wait year after year to get in hopefully. Agree. Sabas success is on par with U.S. medical schools, greater than most U.S. osteopathic schools and significantly greater than most International medical schools. I even did a short visiting lecture series at one of the best Caribbean medical schools. What separates a good Doctor from a bad Doctor is the same thing that separates good Nurses from bad Nurses: ambition beyond training and exams. is worse still. So I went to graduate school to become an NP instead and so glad that I did after reading various information regarding Caribbean medical schools and even Us schools and not being able to match. I am a local of the island where my school is located, so due to cheaper tuition, not having to worry about housing or adaptation to a foreign place etc. You just drop out when you run out of money.. 400 students accepted. It is not my intention to sound like a d*%k. I have been passionate about studying medicine. I have a B.sc in human anatomy and wish to study medicine in a carribean university because they are cheaper than the those in the US and better than most of our Universities over here. Now go and become a Doctor !!!!! Their tuition works out to just about 80K and they have licensed Doctors practicing in residency all across the United States. Phillip said that her biggest challenge since becoming a doctor in the U.S. had been reading CT scans and MRIs, which are used sparingly in Cuba, and that she has had to adjust to spending less time with patients. Besides meeting the admissions criteria, its as good idea as any to make sure you follow the process as smoothly as you can. Not only that but, my school has such a great diversity of students that it is so cool when the students offer you a place to stay anytime you plan a trip. I have seen and heard of students being robbed, raped, intentionally run over by vehicles, detained by law enforcement without cause, and students dying for stupid reasons because nobody would come to their rescue. They even have a clause in the student handbook that states how they can make any changes to the handbook whenever they want. So I say that to say this: I dont think the issue is so much with Caribbean schools themselves for a student who is able to make it to licensing because that road is not easy and not just anyone can do it. However, I will not mention its name because I have seen others in this comment section malign and accuse others of being paid or asked by the school to do this. I visited 3 times during his first two years. The quality of education is horrendous!! students registered as tourists, drove to Texas and cleaned off the tourist However, they then added more seating and increased their use of the alternative learning track called ITI (basically allows students to learn in small groups instead of attending a traditional lecture.) PERIOD! Many may think im settling, or taking the easy way.thats what my family tells me for choosing to go for a mid-level careerat the end of the day its about the legacy you leave and I choose to do that through my patients smiles and health outcomes and not by egotistical measuring sticks. Saba University School of Medicine has rolling admissions. Patients have no respect for physicians as a concequence. I am fairly sure that no human ever read any of my application. I am also trying to get as many rotations in the Atlanta area as possible or near to Atlanta (or direct flight to Atlanta) in the event she does live with her dad. It is as follows: Transcript fee: $10. This held up my ability to submit my applications through AMAC early for the few schools that I qualified to apply to. I think you are looking for the pros and cons of studying at all saints St. Vincent. At Saba University, we are cognizant of the cost of medical education. USA residency spots are funded by Medicare if Im not mistaken, so again we see the tax payers subsidizing this cycle. 3. If you did not pass the remedial, then you either had to repeat the entire semester or its over. There are things to seriously love and seriously hate about not being at school in the US; but overall if I add the fact that my desire to go there was to be a doctor, the benefits seem to outweigh the cost. I feel like the same goes when a physician, you will be expected to just work. Thank you. anyone else sorry and naturally they have low attrition rates. EMT, nurse) until they can get into a US medical school. SGU only has a 12-15% attrition rate? So, if the faculty is accomplished, why would they work for less than they could get in the US? The rest left because they were worried that their chance of making it through the program wasnt worth the six figures of debt they were going to incur. And not only Americans and Canadians fall victim, people of all other nationalities do so too. If you are not serving the correct master then you are out. My brother graduated from SGU in 2011. There are scholarships. What other option do I have if I want to eventually apply for residency in the US? Etc. Also was a straightforward 1 day exam ECFMG you needed to pass to be eligible for residency. Hey, Lee I know of a class that started off semester 1 with 45 students. As I and many other students said it above, there are pros and cons coming here but at the end we have to be thankful that Caribbean schools are giving us a one-time opportunity to become physicians. And I too would never recommend my school to a loved one. Many of the classes are taught by professors that also conduct research in that area. Ok you went to a carrivean school, you still have to get ecfmg certifued to find a job. the first 2 years of medical school at IUHS is online? After the student moves, the landlord often immediately rents it again, thereby collecting double rent. I reached the clinical level (did great in basic sciences)incurred over 200K in student loan debt. My name is saron and Im a dreamer who would like to be a great physician and I was wondering if any one would like to help me about the reall truth in caribbean MS because Im really thinking enrolling in it. It does help to learn from other people, but dont use that as an opportunity to beat yourself up or beat other people down. Emily, I share your frustration. My school gave me the opportunity to study medicine, something that US medical schools didnt do for me. There was a push by physicians daddys NY/NJ, too, which caused Grenada to open. The American students that apply for this school either 1. were not smart enough to get into a school in the United States or 2. were not working hard enough. Spanish is an excellent 2nd language and it is spoken in many countries. In my first semester at AUA, last semester only 20% of my class of about 500 (I may be off on the class size number but it pretty close) passed. What school if you dont mind sharing. Its easier to get in, has a great residency match and USMLE pass rate and is still a fair bit cheaper than your average U.S. school. If you military service or are from certain areas (i.e. From above posts the attrition rate is high but many get the chance they couldnt get in their home country. Hi Bunmi please can we hook up? SGU is overflowing with FREE tutoring options, so this claim particularly perplexed me. The content is essentially the same worldwide. Only needed 1.2 years to graduate. Sounds like a lot has changed. For those undecided to come to the Caribbean, If you tried to apply to US medical schools and havent been accepted at least twice, I would recommend doing a research about Caribbean schools, talk to your family about your decision and stop stereotyping Caribbean medical schools. Are you okay with not having access to the mall or movie theatres? Residency in the USA was a lot more open those days so you didnt need to shoot for 10 points higher score. car for a late permit (it always expires in the Summer-ditto the FM 9 visa.) Hello, please can you email me, I have a few questions thanks. I actually met one student who got a full tuition scholarship through this program. I am a current student there. Not to mention the last 2 years gaining clinical experience was hell. "Keep up the good work" . From the School. My son was doing well but not now. In which court and where? 16% graduation rate??? This is actually beneficial for those living off campus. I know they have been open for 20 years. The good thing is that you get a masters degree out of it. With that being said, you need to consider that both good and bad students will get in easily, hence why the passing rate are low. These schools need to be INVESTIGATED and full transparency is needed. All of the debt I have incurred. The study environment is best because all teachers are cooperative and professional. i am also thinking of Ross, SABA or AUC. Mountain State University of West Virginia was so HORRIBLE the university lost accreditation {they had a physician assistant program} so the grass is NOT always greener on the other side! Finally, in my experience, the costs of medical school are far beyond what they really need to be. I did not apply to SGU because I had read about the huge class sizes and Grenada did not sound appealing to me. The flip side of THAT is: The Cayman Islands have St. Matthew's medical school that has an impressive 31.8% match rate. They hired a lawyer for my friend because she spoke the truth. Medicine isnt what it used to be. Saba is also one of the most estabilished and long running schools in the Caribbean, founded in 1993. I have been back and fourth on the idea of low tuition, small classes and the possibility of accomplishing a dream. Student Mentor. 40% of the students fail, but keep this in mind. Most students drop out in basic sciences. Some students cant handle the work load and decide to transfer to a more expensive school that qualifies for loans rather than go with the cheaper but harder to finance option. ; Participants can check in at the Broadway entrance of Lerner Hall upon arrival. As per Columbia University's "Vaccine-Related Policies and Guidelines", COVID-19 vaccination is mandatory for all affiliates who will be on . Susan Atchly was a very good friend of mine! I spent a lot of time crying!! Never learned anything in depth for long retention. (for the record, I know 5 people who repeated a term) As an aside about the housing, if you are thinking about attending SGU, then dont live on campus. If Psychological services are needed, they are also available for free. school type of chap, and Definitely there were double-standards per- Please dont put people in the hands of these millennial students. After reading your post you are insinuating that the school is closing down??!!!!! You dont even have the basic medical knowledge, neither you will be a good doctor you will just be another burden on the health care system. Unfortunately, the truth is denied to you. These are the students who started something and are going to finish, even if it means living in a box. Forthcoming film will start the long overdue conversation about HOW we treat and train our healers: http://donoharmfilm.com/. After practicing law for 20 years, with every single day being a fight, and quite frankly rarely seeing any justice, I have found myself really missing the collaboration of medicine. I have been paying my own way since I was 14. She was the last vestige of the old AUC before DeVry devoured it. But rest assured that they had been red flagged by the U.S department of education. I wouldnt have an issue with the low gpa cut-off if prospective students were given the real numbers on how many students make it through each semester. Yet, they can effectively describe complex concepts such as cardiac pharmacology and explain to you and their parents about beta blockers etc. Instead of affecting rent, which couldnt increase enough to cover the losses, this resulted in increased corruption. I am not surprised as this would benefit the bottom line. I could be a nurse, PA, NP, EMT, or any other health care provider but I want to make some changes in this world and this puts you in the driver seat to do so. It was difficult trying to cram all that information from 30 years ago into my head. Would I do it again? Would you? English: at least one uear of college-level English literature or composition. get away with. I have met doctors from this school at different hospitals but unfortunately, many people dont know that graduates from Caribbean schools contribute to a great majority of physicians in the US. We need you. 2 sections/200 student lecture in one classroom. With 900 students how did we get down to 650? Unless you aced the MSKP, the N Y office of our school generated paperwork and did little to help with rotations. It is not that they are not intelligent, believe me I have met really intelligent individuals while being there. I have been a PA-C for 5.5 years and am starting MD term 1 this fall. So the fact that you learned medicine, means you can utilize it to save lives when needed, or expand it in any career path as an assistant or team-player helping patients. What was your final decision? theyd hit you with it. However, I want to post this for the open minded: It is scary. Its a VERY corrupt, hypocritical society. charge me more than the car cost(!) Most schools will have a facebook group so if youre looking to get into one, join those groups and ask questions. An intern physician deep into a career change. Yes, we have to work harder to be considered for residency but I prefer to work harder for my dream and become successful in my career than working on something else that does not fulfill my heart. The faculty is diverse. I am an Army veteran who also graduated from an Ivy League institution. I mean Im currently living my dream. As a provider you have no opportunities to change a system that has been designed by non-medical bureaucrats. PLEASE ANYONE READING THIS POST SHARE IT. Any information will be truly appreciated. We have a lot of student organizations in case you want to show off your leadership skills. Here's why. I guess that is the most important thing is accreditation not necessarily the US medical schools are producing great doctors. There are people who want to be a doctor for the sake of becoming a doctor, and also some who need an MD for research jobs, medicolegal, Med School Professors, ETC.. The majority share holder to the school (Baring private equity) pumped 750million into the school a few years ago in order to expanding student resources, supporting our research and undergraduate programs, adding international capabilities, and enhancing our relationships with hospital and university partners. The only truth to this is the enhancing relationship with hospitals. And by relationships they mean the cycle of money to have sgu students go into their residency programs. To summarize, you need 3 things to make it in a caribbean medical school: 1) dedication and staying away from distractions 2) finding your learning style and resources 3) teaching yourself to stay disciplined. I am an AUA med 5 student and having difficulty passing NAME. Watch Bad Medicine Losing It The Falcon and the Snowman and I have met other students who also got scholarships from this school, and their scholarships are of about $100K. I want to fill you in on what really goes on behind the scenes at my medical school and maybe you can help inform other students about what happens here before they make a huge mistake. search BS/MD programs. Ill call you now!! (six friends, probably a whole lot more, started antidepressants within the first year in Grenada) Caribbean medical schools have a bit of a reputation for being easier options to get into. I apologize for the rent, I tried to make it somewhat objective and not opinionated but Im just a human with anger and disappoint. Jan 2020 - Apr 20211 year 4 months. It was There are many other problems with Saba which are getting worse in recent years. Drop out rate is also terrible. To illustrate this, consider the median costs of tuition, fees, and health insurance at allopathic medical schools during the 20202021 academic year: $39,150 (in-state, public medical schools) $63,546 (out-of-state, public medical schools) $64,053 (in-state, private medical schools). You can not be a nurse either bc they are highly smart persons which obviously you are not. You are an expert in your field, so why would you want a school to accept less because you want to be able to party, go out, and cram for tests. taining to what was expected/tolerated of US Grads, and what WE could Those 2 years were very hard because they involved feeling homesick and dealing with constant studying for exams and difficult coursework. great to hear your testimony. Hi please I really need help and direction I will appreciate if we can talk am a Nigerian too considering going to the medical school in carebbean,please contact me. I dont even know the writer but I know this situation all to well. Pros of the school: If you were surprised, Im not sure why because for our class, they literally had a mandatory lecture in Term 1 where we learned all about WMPG correlation to Step scores, and why it was important for us to do well in order to get a residency. Thanks for sharing! The lights have gone out. lol idk why this just stuck a nerve ? Hi, They are online and in term four. But hey maybe after 4 years of graduation and being unemployed you will realize you should have quit and by then your parents will be begging you to move out of the garage. They provide us the best campus which is the first thing any students want in their university because we have to spend 4 to 5 years there. We all have a place at the table. (two friends went to rehab for alcohol/drug use) Oh we know its 2018 and medicine has evolved so much, but right now only the 2014 edition of First Aid for the USMLE is available, but you can work with that right? Also most of the lecturers just read straight out of a review book, such as Kaplan or BRS, yet class is mandatory. I decided to apply to this school. We need you. Or it doesnt apply to AUA because they dont teach students anything except garbles up students financial aid money?! Pluses are that class sizes are small. You dont need to be a genius to be a doctor. Being from a 3rd world country, my family doesnt not have the finances to pay the medical school fees for me;I will have to take a loan. TO BECOME A FREAKIN DOCTOR, THAT IS WHY!!!!!!!!! I feel like I can do the most good from this position. I graduated from school in 2004. Read: >>> Top Ranking Universities in USA Admissions Rolling admissions. Check-in starts at 9.30 a.m. for the optional Admissions Deans' Panel and at 12.30 p.m. for the main Medical School Fair. The curricula are also unnecessarily complex, particularly in the basic medical sciences. Seriously. I went to SGU and withdrew in my second semester education was just really bad. Many of the professors are well versed in their field and are passionate about education while others are woefully inadequate. 5. We Dreaded this, so many actually transferred to the Caribbean schools, or did the Old Fifth Pathway year, typically in NYC. LMU and TU in Munich pool their incoming students and accept an initial class of close to 700, however attrition rates are relatively high. Saba, like all Caribbean med schools, probably wont make you as competitive as a student who graduates from U.S. or Canadian medical schools. If things are too much, ask for help or if you really have to, its wise to let go and go to your plan B and C. Compared to U.S. or Canadian schools, however, especially those with strong rankings thanks to research, etc., its definitely not as good. I really dont see the point of going to the Caribbean and going through all of that struggle and spending 250K to do it. There are going to be better or worse choices, and everyone is going to experience the life differently. That makes them one of the best Caribbean medical schools out there! Will anything ever be done about that evil institution? Its a nightmare, I attended Noreste in Tampico in the early Eighties. Nutshell version. All of them are doing just fine.. Saba University School of Medicines M.D. Very inspiring write up In some instances, SJSM will have an instructor that practiced medicine in the US. Although its not that much of a big deal, it could look odd on some residency applications. The FMGEMS eliminated many of us, before it, itself was eliminated in around 1990. All rights reserved. Finally, residency positions are available for the people who work for them. I will use all i have learned and what i will learn and find my niche and my place in the system. Basic Information. Hi Sandy, Im in a somewhat similar situation trying to decide on Caribbean schools. How much is Saba University School of Medicine? A classroom can comfortably hold about 35-40 students, yet still, acceptance rate is at an all time high, and currently 65 students are being cramped into one of those classrooms. If students do choose this route, they must prepare an emotional support team, an exercise plan for keeping body and mind healthy, and perhaps a mentor to help get adapted to the school. I had confidence in my self and my competency hence I chose not to spend the extra time attempting at an acceptance to an onshore medical school, Id rather get through the process so I can service humanity as a doctor that much more sooner and longer. Dr. Stewart hi. You just have to decide how much you can handle, what attitude you are going to pull up, and it if it is even worth it, lets say something hinders you from making it. Shes 3rd year radio resident after having a kid, and her husband is finishing 4th year radio and starting fellowship soon.. Compared to most U.S. med schools thats a fairly high rate (meaning more students leave without a degree), but for Caribbean schools, its fairly strong (Ross University is 41.7%). Being a doctor is not just having an MD, but knowing how to handle your own life; and how to heal from ups and downs so that you can be an inspiration of healing other people in pain. ive been doing some research and would like to run it by you before i make my decision on which caribbean school to attend. I cannot see myself doing medical school over again from scratch, I invested over 5 years to medical school (including pre-med program) Its painful what I have gone through. Thus these Schools must force these excessive students ( much like the over-booked flights) thru one means or the other resulting in a attrition rates as high as 40%. my lawn guy goes fishing every day. While students from Canada are eligible for federal loans through the Ministry of Education in their province of residence. How is it that Financial Aid continue to give loans and assistance to schools and are not creating medical doctors. Since were older, thats why he is going th carib route. so this is a Dear people who made it as MD and later on people in charge and can make changes. and it should be! Dont make things harder than they should be? You have to want this as bad as you need to breathe. But over time things clicked and I came into my own and surpassed those who trained me. I think it is terrible though that they let a surplus of students in, many who really may not qualify, hence giving them false hopes and leaving them with a large debt. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This is a heart-breaking and extremely enlightening, all wrapped into one. So before applying, you absolutely have to RESEARCH! Even had the dean of medicine call me into his office that was essentially harrasment. As soon as you are a pre-med, the world will ask a lot from you and they will never stop asking you to be perfect. program is accredited by the Accreditation Organization of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO), the accrediting body for the Netherlands and Flanders.Approved by New York, California, and FloridaSaba University School of Medicine is one of the few international medical schools with approvals in the key states of New York, California and Florida. Your Pathway to Becoming a Doctor starts at Saba, 94% of eligible Saba graduates attain residencies*, USMLE Step 1 Exam first-time pass rate (2021). I was in shock and started crying like I never had before. Only 50% of these foreign med grads find an actual internship. I heard theres no way to retain all of that info, so what study skills did you have? I am currently in limbo with applying to Ross Univ. Any medical school, or anything related to the high demands of medicine, dont get started in unless you think about healthy ways to handle stress; and unless you think of what else is more important; like your life. Practice what you preach, isnt that how the common saying go? they are very competitive of course. be in a small town or rural area. The academic burden, lack of academic resources whether they be faculty or facility related and finally the uncertainty of getting through. I have survived insurmountable obstacles in my life and I have no doubt I will survive medical school in the Caribbean. It wasnt as intense as some of the Island schools. Stanford has a higher acceptance rate than the ten most competitive medical schools, which accepted an average of 2.5% of all applicants. You will be required to be in class and you have to find a way to learn in and out of class if your classes are too long. Please use paragraphs next time. Thanks Tori. 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