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BMJ 2005; 331 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/sbmj.0512444 (Published 01 December 2005) Cite this as: BMJ 2005;331:0512444
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No shortage of cadavers for these students
Top-up fees will deter future doctors
Plans to force mature graduates who take a second degree in medicine to pay £3000 ($5168; €4379) a year top-up fees up front will undermine attempts to diversify the profession, say the BMA and the Council of Heads of Medical Schools. The new arrangement is due to start next year, although undergraduates will still be able to defer repayment of their fees until after they finish their degree (BMJ 2005;331:982).
Private medical schools in UK under scrutiny
The General Medical Council (GMC) in Britain is investigating the status of private medical schools based in the country, amid claims that they are offering “worthless degrees.” The institutions in question offer training in the United Kingdom but award students who complete the course with accreditation from abroad. St Christopher's College in Luton claims accreditation from Senegal, but a Senegalese official denied that the said college had the authority …
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