Best caribbean schools with highest USMLE SCRORES

[Tima]

I am still in a US high school and i started doing some research about these Carribean schools. I just needed some guidance in the names of the top Caribbean Medical schools there, with top USMLE scores. I live in the US, and i was hoping this option would help me become a doctor faster. Just give me the names of the top caribbean schools and then i will start to do my own research. Some facts and statistics would be nice.

CURRENT USMLE SCORES WOULD BE NICE........

[Not_A_Doctor_Yet]

you need not worry so much about med school yet young grasshopper. You must be suffering from the MED-Bug. Even if you find out the med-schools current USMLE's scores, by the time your done with College, they'll probably be different.

[wcb22]

i will not be the only one to tell you this, there are many here that share this sentiment.

caribbean is for those who need a second chance in life. it's the option of last resort. it's for those who would not take no for an answer.

you still have college. now is the time for you to get that 3.9 GPA, and 35 MCAT, and get into a US med school. don't plan on not succeeding before you even begin my friend.

those going caribbean are going to be at more and more competition as the years go on. trust me, the number of D.O. schools in the US plus the number of new US med schools opening only means less spots for caribbean grads. and you'd be the class of 2015 or something, a lot can change in the next 8 years. think about it.

[stephew]

I am still in a US high school and i started doing some research about these Carribean schools. I just needed some guidance in the names of the top Caribbean Medical schools there, with top USMLE scores. I live in the US, and i was hoping this option would help me become a doctor faster. Just give me the names of the top caribbean schools and then i will start to do my own research. Some facts and statistics would be nice.

CURRENT USMLE SCORES WOULD BE NICE........
worst idea ever. You should under NO circumstances come to an offshore school unless you FAIL to gain admission at a US school. These are schools for people who were unable to get into the North American schools because of a week academic record. Going to an offshore school limits your opportunities for a competitive field of specialty and a competative residency program. Do your traveling in college. And there is no fast route to being a doctor. this is the rest of your life. short cut now and its 50 years you'll be paying for it. If you absolutely want to waste your college years, try a US 6 year college/med program. but otherwise do yourself a favor. go to college and then a us medschool.

[jameslynton]

I am still in a US high school and i started doing some research about these Carribean schools. I just needed some guidance in the names of the top Caribbean Medical schools there, with top USMLE scores. I live in the US, and i was hoping this option would help me become a doctor faster. Just give me the names of the top Caribbean schools and then i will start to do my own research. Some facts and statistics would be nice.

CURRENT USMLE SCORES WOULD BE NICE........Island schools are only if you can't get in a US school first or you are an older non traditional student changing careers. If you do decide to go - the the top fours schools are SGU, Ross and AUC and Saba. Generally the better island schools are going to require you to take the MCAT. Most medical school will not post any more than pass rate for the USMLE exam. Not even US school post an average score. The schools that take you with 90 hours are not very good and you will have issues as that their pre-med pre-reqs do not transfer anywhere(thus are useless). Also in getting a medical career - "DON'T Take Short Cuts". Go to college - get a degree in some thing other than hard sciences (ie Biology, Physics, or chemistry). Take the pre-reqs and do well in them. Take the MCAT after a good MCAT prep course (Princeton or Kaplan). Do your volunteer work. Get in a good US school. That will save you time and money in the long run. You will have a better choice of really good residencies which is where your real medical education takes place. You don't want a residency where it is the same day repeated over and over for three years and you have a limited number of states you can practice in.

[Tima]

You can just give me the name(s) of the school(s), but any other information will be greatly appreciated. Then i will start doing research, still one year left in high school.

from the US

[stephew]

your plan is disasterous. you very well might not be able to practice where and what you want if you choose this route and your judgement will be seriously questioned by program directors who then wont trust you to take care of patients.

[aceline]

I disagree with earlier sentiments stating (incorrectly) that Caribbean Medical Schools are only for 2nd chances.

Unfortunately, that mentality leads too many 2nd (3rd and 4th) chance students to the Caribbean which, when mixed in with numerous 1st timers, brings the overall average student GPA down and in turn leads to lower USMLE pass rates and of course puts out the wrong message about the quality of the education rather than spotlight the quality of the students.

There are a number of really good schools in the Caribbean. They may not all have the full-on, decked-out facilities of Harvard Med, but most of them mirror the US medical curriculum. If you are a good student, the knowledge you will receive will be the same - whether or not you comprehend it and can demonstrate it come testing time is another story - regardless of which school you attend.

Now, I am not saying that ALL Caribbean schools are alike. A few bad apples exist.

However, if you want a medical education that will give you the tools to pass the USMLE and put you on the path to a career in medicine, AND you like the general island way of life (a great environment depending on which island you choose), AND don't mind NOT overpaying inflated US institution costs, then there is no reason that you shouldn't consider a Caribbean school as your 1st choice.

Good luck.

[jameslynton]

Many of the island schools are very expensive compared to good state schools.

[nl9569]

That is a terrible assesment, I agree that the quality of education and teachers at the better Caribbean schools is most likely on par with schools in the states there is still the undeserved "stigma" of being an IMG. Is it right that we are looked at with a slanted eye? No, absolutely not, but it is there. You WILL have a harder time getting a competitive residency coming from the Carribean all other factors being equal. As far as the cost and the time frame...Wait until you have to wait for clinical spots to open up to finish clinicals or you have to pack up and move every 12 weeks, only to realise a U.S. grad with a lower boards score than you got the residency you wanted. You WILL kick yourself for your lack of patience. Don't rush it, one foot in front of the other, do great in college and go to a U.S. school if at all possible.

[atlanticvioxx]

Ignoring expense. Many of the European schools have 6 yr med programs you enter into right out of high school. However, if you want to be a Doctor quick enough, take AP classes in high school and get to college and go yr round to get your ** degree in 3 yrs and then try the US medical schools.