i dont think 'Seven Jeans Girl' should have titled her message "ROSS=.......". however, i do understand the angle she is comming from. From reading her post, what i take from that is what all of us (FMG) have been arguing all along: If you didnt go to medical school in the U.S., then no matter where you went to med school, you're still considered a FMG. having said that, then you come to personal preference when it comes to a specialty. i agree, school does play a (possibly big) influence to specialty area in terms of residency, but it comes down to what area a student will want to engage the rest of their lives. statistically, the "big 3" school have had students in big residency program, but that does not exclude other schools, like Saba/Mua, from that same opportunity. the issue of california/NY came up. sure, that is SGU, ROSS, AUC's trump card. but that still doesn't support again the ability for other schools to compete. of course there are many factors that will influence a person's desicion to go overseas for medical school, but i, and many others that went to a foreign medical school will agree: it comes down to 3 steps: 1,2,and 3. afterall, we're not naive, clinicals is where we ultimately show our strengths....and it's not about getting a pass/honor mark in class anymore....it's about "buying doughnuts and coffee" for the attendings and the residency director during your rotations.... right?
Posted on Mar 7, 2003, 12:08 PM from IP address 65.58.45.144
