**NOTE TO ALL OTHERS READING THIS THREAD**
I'm about to respond in what may appear to be a vicious way, but this poster, dknykid1980, has a long history on this and other forums of "slamming" Ross, which is especially ironic since he himself had considered going to Ross when he wasn't sure he was going to get into a U.S. medical school. He eventually did get a spot, at the last minute, at Howard University in Washington, D.C. Please read my rebut to his post understanding that history.
Originally posted by dknykid1980
all i have to say is this. DO YOUR RESEARCH. DO NOT BE BOUGHT INTO WHAT people say about carib schools/ross. ppl will glorify it. although I attend a US school I have friends from carib schools. YOu will be stigmatized as a result of the known fact that anyone can get into a carib school. BELIEVE ME, just duke it out for atleast a year in the US application service.
Just think about it. do you really want a diploma from a carib pseudo med schooL hanging in your office, as well as be the butt of jokes in hospital lounges?
well back to studying. good luck though!
Kid,
You just never learn to shut-up, do you? You have never gotten any facts straight... ever! I'm glad you didn't come to Ross because, without a doubt, you would've failed out and then become one of those whiny little pricks who incessantly complains about how the school conspired against you.
I've got some news for you. Your school, Howard University, has got FAR more problems than Ross does. You made a bad choice. Don't believe me? Just read this Hartford Courant series of articles, including the rankings:
http://www.ctnow.com/news/specials/...dlines-specials
Out of the worst schools, Howard University ranked within the top four in
all three categories!! Where did Ross rank? Leagues above Howard and well above many other prestigious U.S. medical schools as well!
And, I quote...
The schools - the Autonomous University of Guadalajara in Mexico, Howard University in Washington, Manila Central University in the Philippines and Meharry Medical College in Nashville - ranked at the bottom in separate analyses of three databases containing records of disciplinary actions against thousands of physicians across the United States.
That is the company
you keep! No where in there does it say "Ross University" or "St. George's University", does it?
But, let's go on...
Other medical schools also fared poorly in The Courant's review, but only Guadalajara, Howard, Manila Central and Meharry appeared in the bottom 5 percent of 200 or so schools ranked by rates of disciplinary actions against graduates in each analysis. Together, these large, well-established schools have produced more than 600 doctors cited by licensing boards for negligence, incompetence, sexual assault, drug abuse, fraud or other problems.
This is the company
you keep!
Wait, there's more...
Within the medical profession, some of these schools have long been eyed with concern. Howard and Meharry ranked at the bottom of a National Science Foundation-funded survey of U.S. medical school quality in 1977...
Or this...
The Courant's analysis is not the first to raise questions about Meharry and Howard. Both schools have a history of recognized concerns about educational quality and financial stability.
Have you ever heard the expression: "He who lives in glass houses should not throw stones"?
Can you even respond to this post? Or, are you now going to make some other opinion-laden, meaningless, unsubstantiated claims about the superiority of Howard's educational model over the Caribbean? Do you actually believe that there is this "stigma" out there? PLEASE! Have you had
any experience in the real world?
ANY?!???! You know the answer to that question is
NO! So, why do you persist? Why should we believe you and your worthless anecdotes? Just back ANYTHING you say with some data! You owe to everyone reading this thread! I know I have done so! Please just respond to this...
A Courant analysis of disciplinary actions against doctors nationwide found, however, that both Howard and Meharry produce troubled doctors more frequently than most other schools - at rates about 10 times greater than the schools with the lowest numbers. The actions ranged from a simple citation to permanent license revocation for a range of misdeeds including medical incompetence, ethical lapses and criminal behavior.
I hate to call you out like this, but you just can't ever seem to get your facts straight. You show up, hurl mud at the Caribbean programs (namely Ross), and then expect people to buy it just because you are an MS-I at some low-tier U.S. school. The fact is, you don't know dick. I wish to hell you'd grow up and stop perpetuating myths about the Caribbean. You've got enough problems to worry about with your own education.
Now, please go away. You really don't know what the hell you're talking about. Spend time studying and learning medicine instead of putting out misinformation that is not backed-up with anything other than your uninformed opinion. Or, read what I write because I always back myself up with facts. Maybe you need to listen more instead of spouting off at the mouth, huh?
YES. DEFINITELY DO YOUR RESEARCH!
-Skip