Caucasus International University in Georgia

Original post by studyingstudents

Please help me!!!!! i’m currently applying for this CIU for the march 2023 intake but i’m scared honestly. I’m a UK student and i really want to come back to the UK afterwards to practise as a Doctor in the UK. I’m kinda out of options now so this University is kinda the only thing I got and I just need some reassurance or something because I don’t know anyone that studies there or have heard anything about it. Does anyone know anything about this University or anything that can help me stress a little less? I’ll be so so eternally grateful :frown:

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Don't apply to this university or any other that is on the WE MAY ACCEPT list of gmc if you want a secure future without worries because GMC can reject any application of a students from the Grey list universities.

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Original post by Anonymous

Hey , I’m currently studying in ciu and I’m a uk student
If you need any info , just reply back - I’ll be glad to help and sorry for the late reply - I’ve just logged in after years 😅

Hi, I'm thinking of going to caucasus uni to study medicine, I'm from the UK. Can you give an overall summary of the the uni is and how daily life is there?
Thanks

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Usman10

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Original post by Anonymous

Hey , I’m currently studying in ciu and I’m a uk student
If you need any info , just reply back - I’ll be glad to help and sorry for the late reply - I’ve just logged in after years 😅

Im thinking of studying medicine at ciu this year, so I was wondering what to expect when I get there and what student life is like.

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haery

Why are you guys willing to go to a university that is on the grey list of GMC and involved with an agency like Medlinks which is well known for its scam and fraudry.

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Original post by haery

Why are you guys willing to go to a university that is on the grey list of GMC and involved with an agency like Medlinks which is well known for its scam and fraudry.

UKMLA will be a thing soon(everyone including uk students will take the exam), so it's irrelevant where the degree is from.
Where are you studying?

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kindiy

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Original post by Hdgsbehdh

UKMLA will be a thing soon(everyone including uk students will take the exam), so it's irrelevant where the degree is from.
Where are you studying?

you should be prepared to get rejected by GMC as the University is still on the grey list of GMC which is bad enough for anyone to not go for this University

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Original post by kindiy

you should be prepared to get rejected by GMC as the University is still on the grey list of GMC which is bad enough for anyone to not go for this University

I dont think you understand the process. There are many universities which are not accepted by the gmc (universities from Pakistan,India etc). For those people they need to do PLAB for them to be accepted by the GMC. The UK has spoken about implementing UKMLA which replace the PLAB exams. The UKMLA exam will be compulsory for every medical graduate wherever they got their degree from (including students who did their medical degree in UK univerisites).

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Bobby321456

Original post by haery

Why are you guys willing to go to a university that is on the grey list of GMC and involved with an agency like Medlinks which is well known for its scam and fraudry.

Medlinks tried to push me to apply for a university that wasnt even accepted by the gmc saying that it was and when i confronted them they said it just changed

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haery

Original post by Bobby321456

Medlinks tried to push me to apply for a university that wasnt even accepted by the gmc saying that it was and when i confronted them they said it just changed

They always say and lie about anything even if it ruins your whole future just to make you join one of their partner University

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Hoodie Allen

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Original post by Hdgsbehdh

I dont think you understand the process. There are many universities which are not accepted by the gmc (universities from Pakistan,India etc). For those people they need to do PLAB for them to be accepted by the GMC. The UK has spoken about implementing UKMLA which replace the PLAB exams. The UKMLA exam will be compulsory for every medical graduate wherever they got their degree from (including students who did their medical degree in UK univerisites).

This comment pains me so much I had to dust off my tsr account. You're uni is listed on the greylist. That is a fact. Some Indian and Pakistani unis are and some aren't.

There's are American unis on the greylist. Heck! Seoul National Uni is on the blacklist! And that school is super duper hard to get into and is seen as an elite uni, especially for medicine.

Yes everyone needs to take the PLAB
But also you need to meet this requirement
Per the gmc website: "Before you can take the PLAB test, you’ll need to set up a GMC Online account and show us that your medical qualification and knowledge of English are acceptable. Your information will be verified, and if it meets our requirements, you can book your place on part 1 of the PLAB test."

So if your degree is on the greylist does that count as acceptable? Yeah it's painful to hear the uni you are going to might not let you work in U.K but you still have time to get out and find a uni that is NOT on the grey/blacklist. You mention Indian and Pakistani doctors; maybe they graduated from unis that aren't on the grey/blacklist

"Do you need to take the PLAB test?

If you graduated from a medical school outside of the UK, European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland, you’ll probably need to take the PLAB test. The PLAB test will check that you know and can do the same as a doctor starting the second year of their Foundation Programme training in the UK."

Now U.K introducing a bar like exam, doesn't mean you aren't supposed to fulfil gmc requirements.

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Original post by Hoodie Allen

This comment pains me so much I had to dust off my tsr account. You're uni is listed on the greylist. That is a fact. Some Indian and Pakistani unis are and some aren't.

There's are American unis on the greylist. Heck! Seoul National Uni is on the blacklist! And that school is super duper hard to get into and is seen as an elite uni, especially for medicine.

Yes everyone needs to take the PLAB
But also you need to meet this requirement
Per the gmc website: "Before you can take the PLAB test, you’ll need to set up a GMC Online account and show us that your medical qualification and knowledge of English are acceptable. Your information will be verified, and if it meets our requirements, you can book your place on part 1 of the PLAB test."

So if your degree is on the greylist does that count as acceptable? Yeah it's painful to hear the uni you are going to might not let you work in U.K but you still have time to get out and find a uni that is NOT on the grey/blacklist. You mention Indian and Pakistani doctors; maybe they graduated from unis that aren't on the grey/blacklist

"Do you need to take the PLAB test?

If you graduated from a medical school outside of the UK, European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland, you’ll probably need to take the PLAB test. The PLAB test will check that you know and can do the same as a doctor starting the second year of their Foundation Programme training in the UK."

Now U.K introducing a bar like exam, doesn't mean you aren't supposed to fulfil gmc requirements.

I was mistaken on that post. To qualify to take the PLAB test you need to be accepted by gmc first.
Just FYI, regarding georgia.
Gmc grey list:
1. Alte University School of Medicine
2. Caucasus International University School of Medicine
3. European University Tbilisi (for students who began their study from 2019 onwards)
4. Georgian National University SEU Faculty of Medicine
5. New Vision University

Not accepted list:
1. New Vision University (graduates who have completed the medical qualification in less than six years)
2. European University Tbilisi (for students who started study before 2019)

Caucasus university school of medicine and healthcare management (aka caucasus univeristy) is not on either of the above lists. It is in the world directory of medical schools. So that seems to be a good option.

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created-prominen

Original post by Anonymous #1

Hey , I’m currently studying in ciu and I’m a uk student
If you need any info , just reply back - I’ll be glad to help and sorry for the late reply - I’ve just logged in after years 😅

hey are you happy to answer some questions as i’m looking to apply to this uni…

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momomo1234