Organizers Plan Online Medical School

slashdot_commentator writes "Job has you down? Thinking of starting a second career? How about finally getting that medical degree you've been putting off? A group of more than 50 schools in 16 countries are working to create an online medical school, in part to combat the "brain drain" that occurs when medical students go abroad for their education but do not return later. ... Organizers said that because degrees would be granted by individual participating schools, all of which are accredited, students should not have to worry about accreditation problems."

Comments

boon to cheaters

[tomhudson]

I can just see it now - people get the symptoms, then tab over to google and make a lightning-fast diagnosis.

The idea,s a bit sick (pun intended)

Dr. Nic

[Shadow Wrought]

"Did you go to Hollywood Upstairs Medical School too?"

So it will go something like this...

[lobos]

I'm so excited to have you as a patient. I never had to cut anything open in med school and this is my first chance!

operation

[rc27]

For gross anatomy, everyone will be mailed their own copy of the Operation! board game. These guys will be very good at diagnosing and fixing charlie horses and wrenched knees.

Hmmm....

[Cervantes]

Mental image pops to mind:

The scene: A tense operating room. The patient lies on the table, cut open from stem to stern. The nurses watch intently as the doctor begins to cut...

Doctor: Now, lesse, I just snip this here and... -=gush spout pour=- whoops! It never did that before!
Nurse: Doctor! You've severed the artery! Quickly, do something!
Doctor: No, no, it's no problem. Just hit F5 for me, would you?
Nurse: ??!??
Doctor: Now, someone else open me up a new window so I can check the online medical help, and we'll be just fine.
Nurse: &%*#%^!^@#!!!
Patient: Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...

C'est fin.

Excuse for porn

[rossz]

Just say you are studying to become a gynecologist.

Re:Excuse for porn

[Tablizer]

Excuse for porn: Just say you are studying to become a gynecologist.

Can't wait to see your face when they assign you to where the biggest demand is: Geriatric Gynecology.

Re:Bad idea

[Tablizer]

Online schools deprive you of needed experience and interaction

Pssst, Bob! I accedently screwed up really big on a patient, but she does not respond to the reboot command. How do I start over?

I don't know if my skill set is transferrable

[Snafoo]

As a net.admin forced to spend most of his time with windoze boxen, I'd be tempted to simply power-cycle the patients. Is this correct medical procedure?

Oh wait: it is

Operators are standing by!

[artemis67]

Act now, and we'll mail you a cadaver -- FREE -- with your enrollment!

Obligatory jokes...

[Loki_1929]

"Brings a whole new meaning to "Blue Screen of Death", no?

Great, that's all I need; my doctor slips up while I'm on the operating table and he spends the next 5 minutes making motions with his hand as if to hit the "back" button on a web browser.

me: "Something wrong, Doc?"
doctor: "No.. at least... I don't think so. It's just that I've never seen a real live patient before; at least not I. R. L."

"Damn, nurse... brain surgery is sooo much easier when you can use two hands!"

nurse: "Doctor! Doctor! Have you ever had experience with this kind of disease?!
doctor: "Of course I have! Level 34, just before I grabbed the RailGun."

wife: "Doctor, is my husband... going to die?"
doctor: "Nah, if it gets too bad, I'll just pull the plug on the router and it'll look like we lost the connection. Then I'll try again."
*doctor smiles while the wife wonders what the hell he's talking about*

In other news: I'm a pilot!

[strictnein]

I've been using Microsoft Flight Sim since it first came out!

That makes me a pilot!