Prestigious Not-RA Degrees

I agree - well stated.

Bill D.: "I think that these kind of schools succeed so impressively because they they can show people something. They've spent long years building their reputations. They've got accomplishments that they can point to. Peers and colleagues are already familiar with them and with what they are doing. That's how their prestige originated.

Compare that to non-RA accreditors suddenly creating 'doctoral pilots' and expecting everyone to automatically respect them because the accreditor boasts government/CHEA recognition. That's completely backwards.

Non-RA accreditors that hope to expand their profile probably should encourage their more ambitious members to create some research units or something. Schools should probably start accomplishing something and building their reputations before they unveil their advanced degree programs."

 

I haven't looked it up, but is the Mayo Medical School RA accredited?

They offer an M.D., an M.D.-O.M.S. and an MSTP (a degree that I can't really make out or understand). My wife had a friend in graduate school who's ex-wife was studying for an M.D. through there.

If they're not RA, then they would certainly get my vote for top non-RA in the country. Selectivity? You bet. Prestige? You kidding?

 

After the shock that CalDog layed on me, I'm not assumin' nothin'.

So I just looked up Mayo Clinic College of Medicine on the NCA/HLC site and verified that it is indeed RA:

http://www.ncahlc.org/index.php?option=com_directory&Action=ShowBasic&instid=2005

 

Bill Dayson: "We saw much the same thing with City of Hope in California."

John: Earlier this year, I was in touch with a whistleblower there, concerned about a radiation safety officer with a completely fake degree in that subject. He/she had been trying unsuccessfully for some time to get someone's attention. I suggested getting in touch with an LA Times reporter who has written about such matters. Something worked, since that person is no longer there. Just a reminder that even the reputable places can (etc. etc.)

John Bear, also quite taken aback
by the RockU matter

 

Yes, it's a stunning and unexpected development, which brings to mind the immortal words of QUEEN:

"We will, we will...RockU!"

 

Re: Re: Re: What's prestigious?

It's definitely a prestige variable in the scientific world. One of our directors is a Rockefeller doctoral grad. He's simply brilliant.

When I hear others talk of him they often say, "did you know he's a rock grad?" Since Harvard, Princeton, and Stanford grads abound here you would think that the Rockefeller people are the cream of the crop from the way the conversations go. It is THE ONLY school that the company will pay for that is not RA or ACE listed.