I apologize if this is not the correct forum for this post but I have unable to find a more "suitable" forum. I am a 31 year old paramedic of 12 years that has recently applied to medical schools, 14 in all. All but one were competitive US schools, some upper tier. The "other" was an Israeli school that has a program in international medicine (Ben Gurion). I was accepted there. The school is associated with Columbia University and the graduates seem the get very competitive residencies. During the interview the staff was awesome. A strong interest in third world medicine and an undergraduate degree in anthropology attracted me to this program because of the opportunity to travel and learn new cultures.
On to the questions. Considering my interest in this unique program is there any compelling reason I should accept a US medical school over it? I have a 3.34 GPA and obtained a 27 on my MCAT (working full time). I suppose any doubts are coming from the fact that noone ever talks about Israeli schools in IMG forums. Why is this? Does anyone have any information on the quality of these programs? Any information you could provide as well as points I may be missing about going to a foreign medical school over an american school would be appreciated.

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Shannon Langston, NREMT-P