Our Vision

Our vision is to provide and create opportunities and access to training in medical education for every individual who sincerely desires to become a health care professional.

"We're drowning in information and starving for knowledge." Rutherford Rogers

Driven by lack of equal opportunity and accessible medical education for international students, Medical Student Advisors exists to assist individuals realise their goals of studying medical related programs at accredited international universities.

Legally established in 2002 under the Khanyi Media group of companies, Medical Student Advisors is a consultancy with an international presence, with the Head office in South Africa and offices in Argentina and Romania.

Our Values

Our company thrives on the following values

• Creativity, Versatility and Ingenuity - Every interaction, every experience and every client has something new to offer. We stay alert and maintain open minds so that that learning is a continual process. Learning is beyond education. In our work we have to remain versatile and have the ability to adapt to changing conditions, cultures and environments. We believe the power of ingenuity lies within every individual and we creatively apply what we have learnt through experience to improve our work processes.
  

  "I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. "Confucius

• Discovery, Inquiry and Collaboration - Life is an adventure. The occupation we engage in, is seen as a challenging adventure, during which we discover new things about ourselves, purpose and way of working. We are constantly discovering new ways to be more effective. We are always inquiring from clients, business partners and ourselves on how our processes can be improved. We collaborate in our work environment, understanding that every person has something to offer. We learn from our clients, business partners and each other. We are happy to let go of an old way and embrace a new way if it is more effective.

• Transparency, Honesty, Integrity and Responsibility - We want to satisfy our inner drive and be part of something that has a higher purpose. To achieve this we ensure that we are: always open about our activities; that we place the dignity of all people we interact with above our bottom line; that we conduct ourselves in a wholesome and coherent way in both our work and personal life; and that we take full responsibility for our actions. We believe our environment, both social and natural are of highest importance, so we tread consciously in our activities and look for ways in which we can uplift and serve society. Our team do not commute to work and we are working towards being a fully paperless company *.

• Happy Service Excellence - We believe that level of service should not be based on financial gain.
  

  It is said that someone who takes something and gives back nothing, is a thief. Someone who takes something and gives back less is merchant. Somebody who takes something and gives back equal, is a business person. When someone takes something and gives back more, that person can be called a philanthropist. Someone who gives everything and takes nothing is a saint.

  At MSA we aim to give more value in the form of service. Happy, personalised, and genuine service is invaluable. We love what we do and are happy doing what we do, so we let that love and happiness flow into our service.

Our reputation and track record

Medical Student Advisors have successfully assisted numerous students attain a place at accredited recognised medical universities.

"we linda's parents mr john ikem and mrs pat ikem wish you and all msa staff a happy new year . we are so grateful for all your surport for linda and okey. the road was so dark at a time but you people kept our hope alive . we are so grateful and we pray that the good lord will contiune to keep you all , may his eternal light continue to keep you all and his blessings even flow out more on you this new year. amen. "from mr and mrs ikem - Nigeria

Some of the first clients who were placed in 2001, when the company first began offering it's services, are now practicing medical doctors. Every year we receive rewarding news from our clients who have completed their studies and are about to embark on their medical careers.

The company's expansion resulted in offering study opportunities in Argentina and South Africa as well as including other non-medical disciplines in the portfolio of services.

MSA in the Global Economy

We help to create employment wherever we send students. We do this by hiring local people directly and by providing work indirectly by services offered to students. We help stimulate the local economy in regards to tourism as we actively promote the city and country in which the medical schools are located in. Many of clients' families visit due to our encouragement.

Future Plans

The future is usually best left to the future! With so much going on right now, we should stay focused in the present. So perhaps it would be better to state here, what intentions we have.

We intend to start our own holistic medical university where both modern and traditional medicine will be taught to students from all over the world. The university will work as a non-profit or NGO that will operate in a way that is of most benefit to the global community and the student. We are very interested in Argentina or Romania as the venue for this university.

Our work brings us into contact with medical education professionals, medical students and individuals interested in medical education from all parts of the world. We are able to use our network reach to communicate new ideas and introduce holistic concepts of health education to the contemporary system of medical education.

As a holistic project, it should also be sustainable, not just financially, but as a community organisation with renewable energy, organic food gardens, accommodation for students at the location and healing centres. **

* The processing of student applications at the various institutes does call for the use of paper, however with regards to "in company" activities we use electronic means for advertising and publishing. We ended our printed brochures in 2006 and have stopped advertising in print medium.
** If you find this interesting and wish to be involved, send a note using our contact form, and you will be included in further developments on this project.