Talk:St. Matthew's University

message: 81(R) HB 3674 is now in effect, which changes the rules for accreditation in Texas. However, it still says:
::(d)  An applicant must present proof satisfactory to the board that:
::::(1)  each medical school attended by the applicant is substantially equivalent to a Texas medical school as determined by board rule; or
::::(2)  the applicant is specialty board certified by a specialty board organization acceptable to the board.
This does not seem to offer the relief to SMU's graduates that the anonymous editor says it does. Any other opinions on this? —C.Fred (talk) 19:33, 3 November 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I asked for temporary page protection. It has been declined. Basket of Puppies 20:18, 3 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Texas revisited 

message: Daaron McField, an SMU School of Medicine graduate, was recruited by the Canadian Football League immediately after graduating from the University of British Columbia, to play professional football (http://www.caycompass.com/cgi-bin/CFPnews.cgi?ID=1003224). Select SMU alumni would like Daaron McField to be added to the SMU Notable Alumni section.
Thank you.  Drjcoby 69.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Drjcoby69 (talk • contribs) 21:44, 20 November 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Bear in mind that "select SMU alumni" have a conflict of interest in the article and should be prepared for their wishes to be overturned by neutral editors. —C.Fred (talk) 22:43, 23 November 2009 (UTC)

text: The SineBot expects the standard signature format. If you add four tildes (~~~~) to the end of your message, Wikipedia will automatically append your username, links to your user and talk pages, and a timestamp of your message. The missing timestamp is probably triggering SineBot, and since you use an unlinked signature, it's doing the full unsigned message. —C.Fred (talk) 17:21, 8 December 2009 (UTC)

text: As for the conflict of interest, that's because SMU alumni are asking for the graduate to be included. Alumni, current students, and faculty all have conflicts of interest with the school. Further, they do not own the article—they cannot dictate what should be included. This article's content is open to discussion, and subject to the rules of verifiability, the same as all other articles. —C.Fred (talk) 17:24, 8 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Notable Alumni

message: I respectfully request that the following sentence under History be deleted because it has no reference/authenticity regarding its validity:
"In 2001 charges of embezzlement were levied against Sersland and he and his wife were banned from the campus."
Thank you.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Drjcoby69 (talk • contribs) 18:23, 13 November 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: That's a legitimate request and I reworded the sentence per the reference.  BTW, new discussions go at the bottom of other ones. Americasroof (talk) 18:55, 13 November 2009 (UTC)

text: The source clearly says that Sersland and his wife were barred from the campus by the Supreme Court. However, their ban from campus is not what's relevant to the school; what's relevant is that the board of directors did a sudden change to the administration. It's been reworded to say that in 2001, the BOD abruptly removed him and his wife from their positions at the school. —C.Fred (talk) 15:38, 24 November 2009 (UTC)

text: Actually MUA Belize and MUA Nevis are two different schools, which are not related to my knowledge. Leuko Talk/Contribs 16:32, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

text: I agree with the inclusion of a sentence about what Sersland did after he left SMU. As the founder of the school, it is relevant to the reader to know what he did next. Since he's gone to another school, it also implies a sense of closure that SMU is not facing any lingering litigation over his dismissal. —C.Fred (talk) 17:13, 1 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: History

message: Hoping to stave off another edit war. Opening a chat about the IMED listing. In this edit by Leuko he indicates "FAIMER/IMED do not approve anything, they merely list". I agree! However, Leuko removed the IMED reference. I am confused by this as the edit he removed specifically stated that the school is listed with IMED. So- I am confused! Leuko, might you be able to comment? Basket of Puppies 22:37, 21 November 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Do we just need wording like exists for WHO, that they're listed in IMED, but the listing does not indicate accreditation? —C.Fred (talk) 22:45, 21 November 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: My bad, thanks for pointing that out User:Basket of Puppies.  I thought it was already listed in the preceding section, but I guess not, so I added it with the wording suggested by User:C.Fred. Leuko Talk/Contribs 22:48, 21 November 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Ahh, perfect! We're on the same page and all is well! Thanks for the checkin! Basket of Puppies 00:17, 22 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  IMED listing 

message: The licensing section is continuously being deleted by a single purpose account.  I have replaced it.  Please note that continued deletion of cited material/disruptive editing is grounds for banning per ArbCom precedent. Leuko Talk/Contribs 18:11, 29 November 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: It is terribly annoying. I wish the accounts would discuss it here instead of just blanking the sections. Soon I guess we will have to begin asking for WP:AIV help. Basket of Puppies 18:29, 29 November 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Yeah, I noticed that the user has never been told that blanking verified content is inappropriate, so I left a warning on his talk page. Leuko Talk/Contribs 18:35, 29 November 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Good call. Tho I am somewhat sure that the SPAs are related, it seems like a good idea to follow protocol and issue warnings as they happen. Once they get past the lvl 3 warning I figure we can report to AIV. I have the article on my watchlist so I'll keep an eye out for more blanking that needs to be reverted. Basket of Puppies 18:41, 29 November 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Actually, unfortunately no, they can only be reported to AIV after vandalizing after a final (Level 4) warning.  If it becomes too much of a problem, we'll have to request page protection. Leuko Talk/Contribs 18:54, 29 November 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, sorry, I meant by "after lvl 3", meaning lvl 4...ahh...I need coffee. Basket of Puppies 19:06, 29 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Recurrent Deletion of the Licensing Section 

message: There seems to be some confusion as to what the reference actually says regarding the licensing for SMU graduates in the UK. There is a date in time (31 December 2010) after which SMU grads are prohibited to apply for UK licenses. However, graduates previous to this date are: Doctors graduating from the following schools seeking registration with a licence to practise are advised to contact the GMC as applications will be dealt with on a case by case basis. I will update the article to reflect this. Basket of Puppies 17:01, 14 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  GMC and case-by-case-basis 

message: How is this a difficult concept to grasp? Go look at the cite yourselves. δiji.broke.it. 05:18, 21 May 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Currently, there's no mention of any date restriction relating to the Cayman Islands in the source. The article should be updated following the apparent removal of the ban. Mephtalk 05:56, 21 May 2011 (UTC)
replies: text:  Mephtalk 09:32, 21 May 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Why is there a mention of a campus that does not exist and that has no affiliation with the school in Cayman?  The school moved from Belize many years ago so why does it need to be mentioned?  No other schools have this issue...JesuitMD (talk) 18:36, 30 January 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: It is mentioned because it is sourced, factual material. The way it is written in the article indicates that the restrictions apply to graduates of the Belize campus only so what's the problem? SGMD1 Talk/Contribs 19:09, 30 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  The GMC cite clearly states that St. Matthew's University located in Grand Cayman is approved 

message: Good afternoon,
I am employed by Global University Systems (GUS) - the company that owns St Matthew's University; my Conflict of Interest (please see my Talk Page for all COIs). I would like to request an update to the pictures and the logo on the Wikipedia page. The following link shows the university's updated logo: 
Any insight from Editors on how to do this is appreciated.
MsAttempt (talk) 13:50, 16 September 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Hi MsAttempt. You need to upload the logo as a non-free logo. It's the same process as what you did at Arden University. Then, post here again and an editor can place the updated logo in the article. Best, Altamel (talk) 17:30, 16 September 2020 (UTC)

text: Hi, I have updated the  article with the new logo. By the way the reply to function only works if the edit with the reply to template is signed with four tildes. TSventon (talk) 18:24, 20 September 2020 (UTC)
thread_title: Picture change

message: Good morning,
I am employed by Global University Systems (GUS) - the company that owns St. Matthew’s University; my Conflict of Interest (please see my Talk Page for all COIs). 
I would like to request that all abbreviations of St. Matthew’s University to SMU, please be removed. This is because Southern Methodist University uses the same abbreviation throughout their website.  
Any insight from Editors on this is appreciated.
MsAttempt (talk) 10:18, 2 October 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: There's no issue in using the abbreviation throughout the article as long as the full name is spelled out in the infobox and lede paragraph. See Oregon State University as well as Ohio State University. Graywalls (talk) 00:28, 3 October 2020 (UTC)
thread_title: Abbreviations

message: Good afternoon,
I am employed by Global University Systems (GUS) - the company that owns St. Matthew's University; my Conflict of Interest (please see my Talk Page for all COIs). 
I would like to request that the following sentence be added under the ‘School of Medicine’ subheading in the ‘Accreditation’ section:
‘St. Matthew’s University School of Medicine has self-reported an average first-time pass rate on the USMLE Step 1 of 95%.’ 
I would also like to request that the following sentence be added under the ‘School of Veterinary Medicine’ subheading in the ‘Accreditation’ section:
‘St. Matthew’s University School of Veterinary Medicine has self-reported an average first-time pass rate of 92% on the NAVLE in the last three years.’ 
Thanks 
MsAttempt (talk) 10:36, 28 October 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Hi , thank you for requesting an edit and using this template. I have decided not to add this information because it is WP:PROMOTION based on WP:PRIMARY sources. If you have any questions or comments about this request, please post below. Thanks again for your request. Z1720 (talk) 03:20, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
thread_title: USMLE and NAVLE Results