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November 6th, 2008 
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Which Language Test Should I Sit?
IELTS, TOEFL and OET are the three main forms of English testing accepted by most professional registration bodies. You should check with your professional registration body to see which test is required in the country and profession of your choice. Please make this check before taking your language test.
General information on Language Tests
IELTS, the International English Language Testing System, is designed to assess the language ability of candidates who need to study or work where English is used as the language of communication. Usually candidates are required to pass the equivalent of at the Academic Level of 7 in IELTS. IELTS tests are administered at accredited Test Centres throughout the world – there are currently more than 300 Centres, in over 120 countries.
IELTS covers all four language skills: Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking and is offered in two test formats – Academic and General Training. All candidates take the same Listening and Speaking Modules and there is an option of either Academic or General Training Reading and Writing Modules.
Academic is suitable for candidates who are seeking professional registration. IELTS is recognised by employers in many countries, including Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the UK and the USA. It is also recognised by professional bodies, immigration authorities and other government agencies.
TOEFL is an alternative English test required by some countries, notably the USA and Canada. For more than 40 years the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) has been a leading academic English proficiency test.
For more country specific information please see below:
• Australia
• Canada
See also our relevant weblinks at the bottom of this page.
Australia OET – otherwise known as the Occupational English Test – is an Australian based language test for overseas qualified medical and health professionals whose first language is not English. Currently, it assesses English language competency as it is used in medical and health professions in Australia. This test may be useful for professionals in the following areas:
Doctors :
Occupational Therapists :
Radiographers :
Dentists
Atla Medical Recruitment recommends this test for overseas trained Dental professionals – however, as mentioned above, please check with the registration body in the location you are moving to prior to arranging any language testing. Some test results may also only be valid for a certain length of time. You should also ensure that any results for recent test you have completed are still valid when providing these results as part of your application process.
Canada All International Medical Graduates moving into Canada must demonstrate fluency in English or French through ONE of the following (A, B, C, D, or E):
a. TSE-P Score Date and TOEFL Score Date, and Essay Writing Score TSE-P: Minimum score 50, prior to July 1995 minimum score 220. TOEFL: Minimum score 237, or minimum score 580 for paper-based test. OR
b. TOEFL-Ibt Score Date Writing Section Score – Passing score of 93 including a minimum score of 24 on the speaking section. OR
c. A pass result in the French proficiency test administered by the Collège des Médecins du Québec. OR
d. Candidates for whom their primary and secondary, or medical school education was conducted in English or French, the Ontario medical schools will accept Language Proficiency Attestations as follows:
• Primary and Secondary: Mailed directly from the Senior Academic Administrators of both schools to the program confirming that all of the candidate’s primary and secondary education was conducted completely in English or French.
• Medical School : Mailed directly from the Dean of the candidate’s medical school confirming that the language of instruction and patient care was conducted completely in English or French.OR
e. FAIMER Language Option – If the instruction and the language of patient care at the undergraduate medical school was conducted completely in English or French, then a candidate can submit to the Program a copy or printout of the FAIMER website ( http://imed.ecfmg.org) listing the medical school which clearly states that the language of instruction is English or French.
Candidates also have to answer the following question:
Was the language of patient care conducted completely in English or French? Yes/No When registering in Canada, and providing evidence to support your Language Proficiency, please note the following:
• Notarized/certified documents must be submitted. Photocopies are acceptable
• Language Proficiency Attestations will not be accepted from the candidate or a third party.
• Language Proficiency results will not be accepted by fax or e-mail.
• Community medicine candidates must also receive a minimum score of 5.0 on the essay section of TOEFL or a score of 22 on the writing score of TOEFL-Ibt
www.occupationalenglishtest.org
http://www.globalhealthprofessionals.com
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what are some of the more affordable medical schools in california?I'd like to go to medical school to become a doctor, but my family doesnt have a lot of money. Right now i'm attending a 4 yr college and paying 44,000 a year for tuition. Most of the cost is covered in loans, so when i graduate i will owe a shitload. I need to know of some of the less expensive medical schools here in california. Can u guys give me specific names of schools?
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I've posted the web page that lists all of the US med schools that offered the Combined Degree program for a BS/MD. There are other schools that offer the Combined Degree program if you intend to pursue a PhD/MD.
The main web site is the Association of American Medical Colleges (www.aamc.org). The site has a tremendous amount of information for the potential med student.
Considering where you at Johns Hopkins pre med and medical school is top in the country. With the lowering of standards in all medical programs due to a trough in medical school applicants, a solid science pre med program at any solid University would work with a good GPA, core courses, and of course an excellent MCAT score. Throw some good activities, and organizational memeberships and you should be alright.
The majority of schools still send you a letter advising you to call to schedule your interview. Some may have begun using email, though.
G'day,
Unfortunately you did not mention the area of study that you intend to do for your graduate course. To find out the course that you are taking and where it is offered, I suggest you to go to IDP Education Australia website (www.idp.edu.au). IDP is an organisation that gives information to international students who wants to continue their study in Australia. The information abt tuition fee and requirement will be available from the universities' website. Once decided on the uni, fill in the application form and send it together with certified copy of your academic qualification. The process will take abt 2-3weeks, depending on the time of the year.
Hope this helps. Good luck for your study and welcome to Australia
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This not the place to ask these questions!!! but you better find out !!!
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Med schools care about all of your classes, not just the premed prereqs.
When you apply to med school (via AMCAS run by the AAMC) two GPAs are calculated and given to med schools: your science GPA and your overall GPA. Med schools definitely consider both GPAs when considering applicants–usually when you hear GPA requirements or averages being tossed around it's the cumulative GPA. Not only does this GPA include all of the classes you take in college (be they a science, a prereq, an elective, or a gen ed) but they include any college-level course you've ever taken….so if you took any college classes when you were a high school student, those count too.
All that said, one or two Bs isn't the end of the world…but a pattern of them (and more than one or two) will be a big deal because it plummets your GPA (and in the med school admissions game, a 3.4 starts to be considered low).
If that doesn't make sense to you, just think–not only are schools looking to see if you have the background and ability to handle the science in med school but they're looking to see if you have the ability to handle the volume, time-intensity, and demands of med school…if you can only do well in 1-2 courses at the expense of your other courses, it's not a good sign.
awesome, keep up the good work!
medical schools view those degrees as totally acceptable, as long as you have the required pre-requisites. You'll have to have biology, chemistry, organic, physics, etc. These are absolutely required, so you'll have to do a post-bac if you don't have them after your interdisciplinary degree. If you have them and have a good MCAT score, they are considered just as good. There are plenty of people in my school who have philosophy, religion, even dance degrees. So as long as you have the required classes (plus you will want to have some research experience, etc to show you are interested in medicine) then you will be in fine shape.
There aren't any "schools". What you are looking for are RESIDENCY positions. Most major hospitals have at least a few spots for anesthesia, but I am afraid that I do not know of a complete list. This will be supplied to you via residency application services, as well as your medical school.
Johns Hopkins is probably the best
go to a nice, smallish school for undergraduate degree in biology (pre med) and start working towards all the things you need to do for graduate school when you are a sophomore.