Recent content by stethan

That's not true. Your school does not have to be accredited to be eligible to participate in the match. That's the issue. No WDOMS also means no ECFMG Recognition, so avoid altogether. No ECFMG means you cannot gain US licensure, if that's your goal.

I do not know much about this school. However, what made you choose to apply? What's too good to be true?

In the Caribbean, accreditation was never a requirement until 2023, now it has been reversed for now. Email the ECFMG yourself or visit below. Don't take my word for it. https://www.ecfmg.org/accreditation/#notchange Now if a school like WAUSOM isn't recognized by the ECFMG in the first place...

That's really what I meant. CAAM-HP is running a racket in my opinion. Not ACCM, from what it appears. There's a few articles about CAAM-HP including some sites popping up like CAAM-HP Report Site But whether that matters until the ECFMG clamps down, in terms of accreditation, if it's not ACCM...

Candidacy is really just the entry to accreditation. From my experience, it a matter of providing documentation of a functioning school. You and I can start a school, StudentDoc School of Medicine, provide documentation, and can probably get candidacy before a site visit. It isn't true...

At this time, accreditation has nothing to do with ECFMG certification. They are entirely independent and can be confirmed directly with the ECFMG. Graduating from an accredited school does not mean the ECFMG will automatically certify you being a graduate of the particular school, as they are...

This is the most important part of this entire thread. Nothing else matters unless this is resolved. No ECMFG certification (Steps 1 and 2) = No licensure.

I guess that's that if that's the case...

I believe that when schools are given ample time to improve but fail to do so, it becomes a significant concern, and there should be consequences. Losing accreditation from CAAM-HP could serve as a wake-up call for Spartan to improve, especially if they are pursuing accreditation from ACCM...

I wouldn't jump to conclusions until we see the ACCM outcome. It seems there is a trend of schools moving away from CAAM-HP for various reasons. CAAM-HP may be doing more harm than good, that's my thought. Although the student welfare comment is a tad bit scary, whatever it truly means.

I saw an update for WAUSUM on the CAAM-HP website What is the update from the WAUSUM? Can students take Step 1 yet? It seems strange that CAAM-HP would mention that students can meet the ECFMG deadline if students cannot take the boards.

Quite the number of new updates to this thread. At the end of the day, can WAUSOM students sit for the Step 1 and Step 2 or not? If the answer is no, all of the above new posts detailing experiences are irrelevant if graduates cannot be licensed...

Correct. The majority of schools will require you to complete the Review semester, then the necessary exams, followed by Step 1.

I believe the website is outdated. WAUSM does appear in the world directory of medical school, so thankful for that School Detail I suppose you have no choice but to wait it out and hope for the best. As a new school, there would be bumps in the road, but much of what I'm hearing, the school...

I do hope your situation with being able to take the Step at all works out because it does not seem promising. I would hate to be stuck for more than you need to because you cannot take the USMLE, which is the entire point of the program. Will you be able to sustain finances, without loans, or...