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Originally Posted by Ayesha hafeez
My brother wants to pursue MBBS in U.S. he sent an email to couple of universities in Mennisota. He got a reply stating that in order to pursue medicine in the US, he must have 4yrs of Bachelor degree. Now isnt MBBS supposed to be Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgey??? Then what other bachelor degree he must complete in India to study medicine in the U.S??? He has completed his 12th C.B.S.E this year with Bio, Chem and Phy as his subjects. Can someone pls help
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In the American system of medical education the professional qualification is an M.D. (doctor of medicine) which usually takes only 4 years. However, the student is required to have a Bachelor's degree already. This can be in any subject - provided that some short basic science courses have been taken at an approved college.
The Indian (and British etc. etc.) MBBS takes 5 or 6 years. If your brother has an MBBS from his own country he can sit for the USMLE (the American licensing exam that anyone wanting to practise there must take) and he doesn't need another bachelor's degree.
Hope that helps.