is saba university a good medical school

About 30% of the class has headphones on during lecture listening to an outside source and just click in for the attendance question. I dont even know if that is a race I would run. California approval is a good indicator of quality because their board is very strict in evaluating a school. I need to be honest and say that Ive had a really hard time at SJSM. The guy didnt even know simple generic names for Zyrtec or such a thing as pericarditis. Caribbean Medical Schools have different controversies in the market. thing by the book. I know of at least one good Caribbean medical school. my name is jehan and i need your advice when their experience i got worry special i am with my kids i mean what do you about the area is safety to raise kids Even had the dean of medicine call me into his office that was essentially harrasment. He is one of the best (if not the best) medical student in his clinical rotations out of almost 100 medical students at a well-known US medical teaching ccenter. Check out the upcoming test dateshere for the U.S. and here for Canada. 2022 Saba University School of Medicine. Every school cares about money, but they have a good track record from my first-hand observation. Decelerate twice and you are dismissed. I was in shock and started crying like I never had before. So long as profit is the main motive, it really doesnt matter where the medical school is located. Whats your phone number? The sad thing is that I look around to my colleagues. We all have a place at the table. It was hell, and they only cared about the money. If so, do you think the same things occur around Europe? Signed, a fellow PA-C (who never even applied for medical school, like most others, by the way, because we did not want to go to medical school). Provisional CAAM-HP accreditation They confiscated my Ultimately, you need to be the kind of person that could teach your self medicine from home, as if it were an online program. I am same situation. I am an older student with grown up kids. We lived in our own apartments. go through an interview process with the organization. Made some great friends there, kept my nose in the books, by no means was I killing it but I got through the 2 years of basic sciences on the island without a hitch. And not just for those with a less competitive MCAT or GPA! Support? I know of many students who do well and excel and even get residencies in big name hospitals. Do you have any advice or information on this medical school? We will be in the drivers seat. and because AUC has smaller class size, Federal Financial Aid availability, good housing, and NBME exam access for all subjects. However, problems arise when the balance between profits and obligations to the students (customers) become heavily skewed in favor of the school, when lying becomes normal and illegal activities occur. However, apparently there is an expiration date to those Bachelor degrees that I worked so hard for and paid so much money for. So building stress handling skills in medical schools whether you study in US, or the tough Caribbeans, which also are the awesome beauty, is plus. Now the term is IMG. Here's what he says. a year or so ago I was contacted by a USFMG in Colorado who had gone to the Caribbean and was struggling for an internship. We all end up cramming everything even when we keep up with our studies. I saw SJSM as an opportunity but I really could not bare going through it all knowing no one is actually making it to residency and that the school would be closing??? I am an AUA med 5 student and having difficulty passing NAME. The failure in the eyes of my family. I was reprimanded when I asked what the screening practices were that allowed a criminal to teach us medicine. Perhaps they have changed their attendance requirements, but during my time, only the clinical skills class and labs were required. And although youll still need to match those admissions criteria (by no means easy), its probably a lot easier to do so than it would be matching any other medical school state-side. Not having to complete an undergraduate degree to apply, certainly makes Saba open to more applicants. Ive gotten As and Bs in my first two years and so far all As for my core rotations and electives. Out of the 53,371 applicants in 2019, just 21,869 matriculated into an allopathic medical school. If you cant handle the environment, try to figure that in term one and leave the school. The Cayman Islands have St. Matthew's medical school that has an impressive 31.8% match rate. I hope this helps encourage your some. (3) Some of the claims that are made in this post are just flat out absurd and factually incorrect. Please help someone. Only 50% of these foreign med grads find an actual internship. There are usually so many mistakes made by the inexperienced professors, the lecture becomes confusing and muddled. Pros and cons to CFP at SGU? YOU are in control of what you do in the next 2 years of studying, and many students fail to use their time wisely, because of all the freedom they get and because of the lack of restriction by the school. We have to get a 230 usually just to get looked at. So unfair, I guess they bank (literally) on the naivet of youth. I wish I had the hindsight before I went into undergraduate school to pursue a pre-med education. So here am I with no way to support myself after putting in all that effort (which given all youve heard plus while having a family). I did not apply to SGU because I had read about the huge class sizes and Grenada did not sound appealing to me. 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. I am a good student with great financial standing. Thanks for reading! I luckily met you, Dr. Wible, and found out there were options for these feelings and that I was not alone in this process, med school can be hard. i just want to go to a school in which most if not all the faculty kind of care about the students success and teach well. 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 went to SGU and withdrew in my second semester education was just really bad. Residency is worse, and getting out and practicing in an environment where you have little to no say in your workload, work environment, or even what you prescribe (formularies!) If students slip between the cracks of a US med school, then international med schools in the Caribbean may be the next choice. I thought Id offer a different perspective from a current M2 SGU student, in response to the points made in this post. The avg. even after a couple of years down the line and ive made a career and life doing something else. SGU is the 4th largest source of doctors so what you guys are saying is scaring me! I have to wait a whole year for residency. The school has registered vendors who are on campus every day selling food and/or fresh produce. It is as follows: Transcript fee: $10. Ross keeps its USMLE pass rates up by requiring students to first pass the COMP (CBSE) exam at the end of the basic science semesters. At schools like Yale School of Medicine, class attendance is not required. needless to say, thousands thrive, do well on the USMLE and match into competitive residency programs while others fail out or are unable to match in the US. Like a fellow doc from Berkely told me, the socialist goal is to get doctors off their ivory towers and everone should get the same reward regadless of their effort. There was no time for me to take it again for this application season. We also have a grocery store on campus. I am fairly sure that no human ever read any of my application. 6. 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 will most likely attend Johns Hopkins and do a fellowship with Yale, but I know the road wont be easy. I would become a NP and forget medical school.. not worth the trouble and headaches. So david did you find a residency match yet. When you shed that, and realize glory is subjectiveyou will find it in any pursuit you embark on. 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, because many of the offshore schools have a lower requirement for entry, many of you are afforded the opportunity to achieve your dream. I will use all i have learned and what i will learn and find my niche and my place in the system. With most medical students in the United States not even bothering to show up for class, waiting for the lecture videos and then watching them at 2x speed, it seems like a no-brainer that online learning will eventually become a standard model for medical schools in the west, but it will be a while because there are many snobs and purists that feel everything should be learned butt-in-seat inside an old lecture hall, no exceptions. Emily, I share your frustration. Plus, I am doing online elective for about 30 weeks with paying $30,000 /22 weeks. I was a hardworking student with an upwards trajectory grades-wise. Also, Saba students earn top residencies at medical centers across the U.S. and Canada. I personally believe that the greater part of the problem lies right here, in the United States of America. Certainly not worth getting into a quarter million in debt that will take for ever to pay back. A rest assured you will not last long as a purely patient advocate. A minimum 50 hours of direct patient care (volunteering, shadowing, working as an EMT, etc. Medicare and Medicaid programs support residency trainings, and the National Health Service Corps awards grants and loans to medical students in exchange for service in needier regions. Its just not US, and not all students are going to make it. Dont be too hard on yourself because in the end life is what you make it. What he did not like was the attrition rate at SABA. DO schools have their own board exam, the COMLEX which is a substitute for the USMLE. Hi! i know SABA has an extremely small class size i have heard positive reviews on it and would love to know if you know of these schools rep or know anyone who went to them and their experiences. I am hoping to enter the May 2018 Class. If you military service or are from certain areas (i.e. 16% graduation rate??? People do make it to residency, but only a select few. They were going to keep us there until the middle of JULY! But I also cant speak for the other Caribbean schools, except for this one. Have a wonderful day Dr. Wible. Massachusetts, Youre getting a second chance to be a doctor. Would I do it again? Good Luck everyone. Do not do not do not go to a foregien med school. Sciences tuition: $16,975. I am from the US, grew up in rural America and became a mom my senior year of high school. The SGA wanted to confirm that this wasnt going to happen. I was recently accepted to SJSM in St. Vincent. Does anyone have any reviews on UMHS is St.Kitts? I applied to Ross, AUC, AUA and Saba. If youre reasonably smart, you can improve your app and get into a DO program stateside. Now that is a question that I still do not have an answer for, I mean had I not gone I would have never of met the amazing people who I know call friends. So before applying, you absolutely have to RESEARCH! Theres a year of Internado and one of Social Service. It is a very rough school, with a terrible attrition rate. unfortunately, these students are left with debt and broken hearts. 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. I am the type of person that has to do everything by myself and sometimes God blesses me with people to help. We have a lot of student organizations in case you want to show off your leadership skills. I figured that being at AUA was not healthy for me anymore, I was not happy, not eating well, not sleeping well. 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. The answer is because they cant find jobs in the US or they arent allowed to work in the US because they dont have visas. Some are plain terrible. One of our professors that taught us pathophysiology is now in federal prison here in the US for fraud and a narcotics scheme. in mid-January! Many that drop out or kicked out of med school go onto finish school at another lower tiered school. Thanks for the additional insight. The worst thing that I could say is witnessing someone die young; and realizing how life is short. An intern physician deep into a career change. Thats really all anybody needs to know. Still, this thread is an interesting read if youre looking for more insight into exactly whats going on at Saba (and what it might be like). if u can get into med school in the US, of course u should go to school in the US, but if like me, u had a foreign undergrad degree and the idea of US medical rotations/the chance to practice in the US appeals to you, then research a caribbean school that suits u. my 25 cents. SGU wants students to score well and stay (they dont even charge you extra if you repeat a term because of poor performance.) You are a quack in white coat disguise. Any tips from others here will be greatly appreciated. Hi Sara! There are terrible emotional and financial consequences when informed consent is lacking as these idealistic humanitarians forge ahead off shore toward their medical degrees. In fact, the mental stress of not being able to pursue your dreams is far worse than the stress any medical student may face academically. Antiquated fear-based meded model serving nobody. My brother graduated from SGU in 2011. If you graduated from such a school, talking badly about it is not going to do any favors for your reputation as a doctor. The school also offers yoga and meditation classes, volleyball, soccer, basketball, tai chi, spinning, kick boxing, jiu jitsu, dancing classes, and many more that I dont remember. I dont mean every student. Most students drop out in basic sciences. Thank you. The only one who can make you stand out is yourself. They for a long time had federal loans and eventually lost them due to low performance on USMLEs. You will never see, touch, dissect, or watch a human dissection at AUA. form such extreme positions. Thanks got the info. I need to know my chances as an Indian student. Which is exactly what you are doing and I so dearly respect you for all your efforts. In 1998 to 2004 classes much smaller. I met with my seniors who are passing out from this university and have settled in their careers at a high level. My parents always tell me those students who perform really well dont have two headsso you can do it too. People fail to do this homework and thats why they have a rude awakening when they get on the island. But, if you really want to become a physician, you have to think about your priorities in life and decide if you want to spend another year trying to get accepted in the US or rather start sooner than later in a Caribbean school. The problem is, these people go in feeling overconfident because they passed the training wheels course. Unless a path is handed to you, its going to be a battlefield. So, once again, we are not mashed into one lecture hall. All they have succeeded in doing is make medicine a factory job and played into the hands of heartless greedy corporations. Being an IMG is tough and being a Caribbean medical student, even tougher. Simple as that. A second chance is not often offered in life. Dont beat yourself up like I did. Yes, it was hard to adjust to island life (especially the hurricanes!) For comparison, UCLA medical school has about 160 in each class. Have you heard anything on the University of Science, Arts and Technology? In short, study hard, dont be awkward, and suck it up on the island. I dont know what this mean and to be frank, common sense tells me that if you have 40% over the student population to seat numbers, isnt building or expanding the library the logical sense? Of course, the outcome depends on you. The problem is that everyone who makes it that far is not necessarily dedicated to being the best they can be at what they do, and that is the point where we get bad Doctors, not because the schools are terrible, but because the students themselves are many times not highly motivated to be the best. I highly recommend avoiding Caribbean med schools. Also how would students find out the truth? You just have to be willing to read and study EVERY day. 6) Emotional distress/burnout/sickness This is the area that caught me off guard. Their profiles are openly available on sgu.edu, just check them out. Like do you feel you were placed in a hospital where there was a good amount of patho-physiological diversified cases. You pick yourself up, excellent Step scores, less medical errors than any other doctor; no explanation just do it. He found a good job, just bought an expensive home downtown, and has a bright future. If you failed the You may have to sit down and open a book. Run fast and far away from the American University of Antigua College of Medicine right now. You see that with relationships, after many years marriages that no-one ever thought will fail, fail. I received 72k for having GPA/MCAT >3.6/507 within a week of applying. So, once again, we are not mashed into one lecture hall. Students come to the gym to release some stress and have some social interactions with other students as well. My family member has failed two semester and appeal for financial aid. How are loan to be paid back. ionalistic, anti-American SOBs! My son studys 15 yo 17 hour days. I wont go into every detail, but SGUs Dept of Educational Services offers meets all throughout the week where students can learn the material that is being taught in class, in a smaller setting. Fuck the masters degree and do an assessment of your abilities and work your ass off to have the necessary abilities and basic knowledge to achieve whatever goal you want to pursue. Students are not eligible for registration, as the General Medical Council of the UK does not recognize AUC as an accredited medical school because its training was deemed insufficient by their standards (see AUC website, UK Medical Council, Wikipedia etc). Many classes end up with less than 10 students by the end of basic sciences. 100%USMLE Step 1 Exam first-time pass rate (2021)- a consistently strong performance. Yet, they can effectively describe complex concepts such as cardiac pharmacology and explain to you and their parents about beta blockers etc. My school gave me the opportunity to study medicine, something that US medical schools didnt do for me. I am almost the only person that I know that has done both. I graduated AUC did my steps, got my worthless MD and ruined my life and lost any chance of retirement. I just hope that the medical community and especially the medical educational community (residencies) can get rid of their prejudices in providing an unfair advantages to US medical school students. This added with the intense work load and adaptation into the pace of medical school is the third round of students to drop out. Saba graduates have enjoyed great success in securing residencies. You will have good professors, and you will have horrible professors. So lot is wrong going on . I had a 3.55 GPA. The US went over 30 years without adding a new MD program. If you got a 2.0 at any university, in any program youre not magically going to become a great student in medical school. My parents were barely able to pay my tuition in America because my country went into a recession and exchange rates skyrocketed. A new curriculum came into play for the semester 1 students this semester. AUC is getting approved by GMC within the next 4 months fyi. I got an excellent education, met a lot of great people, scored great on my boards and landed a residency in Emergency Medicine which is one of the more competitive specialties. We only have 600 positions open for clinical rotations so 50 more students will have to go this term in order to make the numbers right. She called me after the meeting crying and said she was sorry. The tuition and fees listed above apply, on the one hand, to matriculants on or before the May 2021 semester and, on the other hand, to matriculants on or after the September 2021 semester as the case may be. and take attendance for all the other times. I actually enjoyed my med 1 courses and like youve mentioned, I met some amazing people. There is no paradise type of country, there is only us in the world, a world we should make better. Are you a licensed physician? For students who are really struggling to get into medical schools at home, due to super competitive requirements, it could be a solid option. Substandard living conditions and overcrowded campuses are another matter. The tuition is high, before you go in, decide to give your all, but if you dont make it you have already calculated and thought about what you could do to help yourself. The Latest Innovations That Are Driving The Vehicle Industry Forward. Wow! My son is in the same Caribbean Med school. Saba University School of Medicine students who successfully complete the requisite licensing examinations are eligible to practice medicine in Canada, Puerto Rico and all 50 U.S. states. They can change the grading layout the number of exams they plan to give a semester. These experts area of expertise is often a single lecture or less in the average medical school curriculum. I worked my tail off to get to this point and I feel accomplished now. MCAT (mandatory for U.S. citizens, nationals or permanent residents all other students strongly encouraged). 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). Yes! Residency is a whole nother set of problems but finishing med school at one or another school is not. It is walking distance to the main grocery store and it is literally on the beach. NY, Canada, etc) you can receive more. Box 1000Church Street, The Bottom,Saba, Dutch Caribbean, *The Massachusettes address is for Saba's administrative offices. The validity of reviews like this is questionable however, especially as posters (in the same thread) commented that these criticisms were true of most med schools (top-tier ones included!). We also have free shuttles from the school to other places in the town (running frequently, 7 days a week from 7 AM to 2 AM or later). But I guess thats more reasonable than going to that one Phil MED school allowing US Student Loans and US MED/Caribbean Territory rates. You learn how to make relationships with the right people if you are smart and people that keep you on track. Yes, I was a student at a Caribbean medical school. Technically, you do not even need medical school to pass your NBMEs and Step 1 3. I had several people say just go get your Nurse Practioner degree, but when I looked into that, the same amount of time would be required so I focused on Med School or PA School. 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. Now, if you have the scores to go in the states, then definitely apply! European accreditation: Because Saba is a Dutch island, Saba is accredited by the Netherlandsmaking it the only medical school in the Caribbean held to high European standards. I am also SGU student and this is very inaccurate and misleading. He received $85k from AUA and $75k from SGU, but contacted the dean and will try to get more. Do you mind telling me if your classes were huge like SGU or more manageable? Yet the goal to expland and expedite all INTO ONTO THE USA neurtralizationat warp speed PS curing COVI the internationalist were permitted to take their entrance exams into Med Schoolon their own. If you have emotional issues, are easily distracted, not used to adversity, get lonely easily, need extra support, etc.. I have had 3 doctors have interns that didnt know the names of basic medical problems, medications, rapport with patients and are simply dumb as a box of rocks if you ask me. Dahn. The Dept of State is making them PRIORITY over USAs student/graduates and those whom have entrusted our lives prior in VA facilities: now all our corp run/corp billed/corp SlowDeath4$GulagEntrapment..processing life to termination. My heart goes out to you all. What school if you dont mind sharing. you to have a Life. It WAS Bad, because Mexicans hate us Gringos. The Gobernacion gave us a bad time with our visas, if we registered our cars from America legally, it was Hell. 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. Many of their graduates go on to secure prestigious residency positions in the USA. Hello, my friend has been accepted to SJSM fall 19 and has recommended the school to me. That school is a very wicked and evil place: admit as many as you can with the intention of failing hundreds to balance the books. Hi Do what you have to do. The school offers an introductory semester called Foundations or something like that. Nowadays would first shoot for a US DO or MD first since it opens the door to residency, not that it will make you a smarter doctor. After the student moves, the landlord often immediately rents it again, thereby collecting double rent. Hospital Volunteer Opportunities Near You, Is Ross University A Good Medical School? However, never did get my license because I was unable to sit Part II of the USMLE before I graduated, because I lacked one more core. PSS As a student, employed in the International Student Office and a Test Monitor I caught numerous now nothing is done. Some of that is being addressed at some levels, but not all. -AUA, after the curriculum change does the school have better stats? Things happen. What year did you apply to US med schools? Is that true? I am one of the lucky few who actually passed the first two years of school in Grenada, at SGU. I couldnt agree with you more. At this stage, I was fully invested; I would die in the process, but I would not give up. 1) Faculty turnover is outrageously high, and the university will spend a year at a time short-staffed on a subject. I cant vouch for the others. She likely will stay in Atlanta with her dad, but I am trying to consider her in all this (safety, school availability, etc) in case she does want to come with me. I am 48 years old and not getting any younger. There are multiple alternative routes to getting your med school degree. Unfortunately for some, you do have to crack open a textbook once in awhile. Your response means a lot. The reality is that some of you shouldnt be in medical school. You wrote very good . Dont listen to all the bad talk about Carribean Med Schools,just try to get into the right one.St.George in Grenada in my opinion is by far the best.There is also Ross in Dominica and American School of the Carribean in St. Marteen.Good luck! of 10 points higher on the step than a US med grad for an equal position in the US residency match. I am an Army veteran who also graduated from an Ivy League institution. They hired a lawyer for my friend because she spoke the truth. Besides that, the school has 20+ selectives that includes on campus selectives and international trips to shadow physicians in other countries, research opportunities on campus, as well as, research opportunities in other countries. Its like a wild wild west out here with AUA pointing their barrel to whatever they want. Just no thank you, the many years of my youth sacrificed, money, etc to help people, and I get abused and mistreated. Circumstances will come; but you know yourself better. To become a PA is more competitive than a DO school. If youve got a spare six figures or have family that funds your education, this part doesnt play into the equation. Saba University offers an excellent education to American students looking for a path to medical school. Saba students earn top residencies at medical centers across the U.S. and Canada. No sane person would give up their MD job in the US to teach at SJSM. How to Market Your Business with Webinars? 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