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Organizers Plan Online Medical School

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the patient-died-you-must-reload-a-saved-game dept.

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."

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  1. FP! by Dexter's+Laboratory · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Fylking Post! Äntligen!

  2. How nice by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Ronald M. Harden, director of Dundee's Center for Medical Education, says students could be based at any of the participating medical schools, in a hospital, or at home. The approach, he says, "would ensure that the right learning is available for the student at the right time and in the right place."

    Heh. Yeah, and it also ensures that the money flow to the university doesn't get interrupted. But I'm sure that never occurred to them. :-)

  3. Weeelll doggie... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Now Jethro can be a double-naught spy *and* a brain surgeon.

  4. i can't wait... by edrugtrader · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    10:1 says they set this on in ISS, and i'm dying to see the screenshots when the goatse guy shows up in the anatomy section after the kidies get their hands on it...

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  5. Dude by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    didn't microsoft already do this? MSN healing zone?

  6. Sweet! by chainrust · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Another irrelavent internet company is starting up!
    Does anyone know when the IPO is?

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  7. Re:As my father/doctor always said.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    in english please

  8. Re:Halfway there. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    which school?

  9. Re:General Practitioner or Specialist? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Damn. That was the first funnny, non-ascii goatse post I've seen. Good work.

  10. Re:Bad idea by $0+31337 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Tablizer: Psssst, Bob! I slept through most of my English classes... How do I spell accedetly?

    Bob: Accidentally