WILLEMSTAD — As yet, St. Martinus University (SMU) will abandon the summary proceedings against Education-minister Omayra Leeflang (PAR) in view of the fact that she had responded to questions of the registry-organization Faimer.
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The court case was scheduled for this afternoon. The question is whether the letter which de Minister forwarded to Faimer yesterday, is sufficient and if the Imed-registration will be arranged after all. As a result of the problems with the SMU during the past months, the International Medical Education Directory had added the announcement to their registration that the SMU was closed. Faimer had requested for additional information after the Minister’s reply of three weeks ago to the letter of Faimer of the beginning of August that the medical university at the Brionplein was operational. In particular, the matter regarding acknowledgement plays a role. SMU’s lawyer, Arend de Winter, was actually not enthusiastic about the second letter to Faimer yesterday. "The Minister is making things complicated. If it’s sufficient, we will be pleased. We shall wait and see."
Terminology
According to the lawyer, the entire discussion concerns terminology. "It cannot be the intention that we have to take this matter before court? De Winter continues, who explicitly requested consultation with the Minister on behalf of SMU. "Consultation would have been wise. We cannot nor do we wish to impose on her. However, we want to ask her to think along with us. The question is whether the Minister wants to help."
At the beginning of this century, the Antillean government fully cooperated with the establishment of medical universities of which seven are meanwhile located on the island. Registration with Imed is essential for the education in order to qualify for acknowledgement of study results. For that reason, the government in the land of establishment, grants a so-called charter. Imed does not acknowledge the training through this charter, nor does the Antillean government. In fact, it is a confirmation of the establishment’s location.
The entire matter also concerns Caribbean Medical University (CMU), which is located in the WTC. According to director Radek Lewkowski, his educational institute is following the course of SMU and a new request has been forwarded to the Minister to explain to Faimer that CMU is operating on the island under a charter, which was granted in November 2007.
At the end of their study, the students must take an official exam in the United States in order to qualify for the decree of Medical Doctor, which is required to perform as physician. Without a thorough training, the students could never take this exam successfully, which is why the universities need to provide for a thorough education.
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