can any one suggest me?????????

[flower01]

hello guys
i am new here. i want to ask if anyone know about the medical schools in india. i heared u can complete med school in four years soon after 12th grade and it costs much lesser than in U.S.A.
my parents want me to join there. do you think its a good idea to do that????

appreciate you replies
thank you

[Blade07]

Are you a U.S. citizen or permanent resident? If so, it would be preferable to complete med school in America. If you did your medical training in a foreign country, you have to pass U.S. board exams, which are based on the U.S. curriculum. Many students have difficulty passing these tests because they followed a different curriculum. Also, foreign medical graduates will have a much more difficult time getting into competitive residencies (e.g. radiology, dermatology etc.)

In India it takes 5 and a half years to complete med school (I know because I'm originally from India and have many doctors in the family). In America, it typically takes 8 (4 yrs college + 4 yrs med school) but many students do it in 6 or 7. Realistically, you'll have to take some time off to prepare for the board exams. American med schools' curricula prepare students for these boards, but the Indian curriculum will prepare you for Indian boards.

Also, you'll be at a disadvantage because you'll have to take all the steps of the board exams at once. In American schools, you take the steps as you finish the pertinent parts of the curriculum.

Most likely, you won't save much time by going to India, you'll make it more difficult to pass the board exams and you'll reduce your chances of getting into the more competitive residencies. If you're still in high school, you still have all the opportunity in the world to make it to an American med school.....make the most of it!

[Changngo]

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[AUCMD2006]

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stewart is not recognized by the lcme (which accredits medical schools) so it is a non accreddited school right now. other schools have tried this opening in indian resrevations and i wonder if stewart found a good loophope with their set up?

[flower01]

thank you blade07 for your reply. i am a permanent resident in america. i am really confused what to do. i want to go to india and do the med school there but what you said is true i seen people in my family struggling with the USMLE exams and i don't want to end up like them. but here its very hard to get in an american med school. i don't know what to do.
i am done with my high school and now looking forward to attend my first year of college.
can you suggest some subject that would be helpful to me in my further studies?
thank you

[AUCMD2006]

thank you blade07 for your reply. i am a permanent resident in america. i am really confused what to do. i want to go to india and do the med school there but what you said is true i seen people in my family struggling with the USMLE exams and i don't want to end up like them. but here its very hard to get in an american med school. i don't know what to do.
i am done with my high school and now looking forward to attend my first year of college.
can you suggest some subject that would be helpful to me in my further studies?
thank you


if you are 100% sure want to be a doctor then don't major in sciences (biology, chemistry, physics) find a majoru you really abosultely like and is easy to maintain a high gpa then take the med school pre-reqs as electives here and there but make absolutely sure you get A's in the pre reqs. the summer of your junior year study for the mcat like you've never studied before and take a review course. take the mcat and get at ,east a 30 on it and you have a great shot at a US MD or DO school

i rotated with US med students for 2 years from wayne state, kmc, MSU, UM, LSU, Tulane, and a few from california and all except one engineering major were humanities, music, phiulosophy, economics, business, english literature, womens stududies majors...oh and one sick pup who was a math major.

if in the end you don't get in the US schools then look at 50 state approved carib schools which are usmle focused (sgu, auc, ross, saba), then ireland, australia, israel but these don't cater to the usmle, then work your way down from there but if you maintain a 3.5 and get a 30 you will not need to get past the good carib schools

oh and best advice ever: do not listen to your pre med advisor and don't let your parents run your life past 22

[Changngo]

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[Blade07]

thank you blade07 for your reply. i am a permanent resident in america. i am really confused what to do. i want to go to india and do the med school there but what you said is true i seen people in my family struggling with the USMLE exams and i don't want to end up like them. but here its very hard to get in an american med school. i don't know what to do.
i am done with my high school and now looking forward to attend my first year of college.
can you suggest some subject that would be helpful to me in my further studies?
thank you

It's tough to say what to major in. Really, the key is to get very high grades.

Some would argue that it is better to major in a non-science subject. These subjects are usually easier than biology, chemistry, engineering and physics etc. Thus, it's much easier to maintain a high GPA. You would need to do really well on the pre-req courses (biology, gen chem, organic chem, physics, calc and english).

However, it could also be argued that it is best to major in the sciences that are at the foundation of medicine. Medicine relies heavily on biology and chemistry and a program of study that is intensive in these two subjects would provide better preparation for the MCAT and the medical school curriculum. On the flip side, these majors are usually more difficult than non-science majors and thus it's harder to maintain a high GPA.

Personally, most people I know who are going to medical school were biology, chemistry or biochemistry majors. The majority of medical students (62%) major in biological or physical sciences and around 13% come from liberal arts majors (http://www.nd.edu/~preprof/major.html (http://www.nd.edu/%7Epreprof/major.html)).

Above, I tried to state the case for both arguments. Personally, I think it's best to major in biology. Biology is more difficult than most subjects, but usually it is a very flexible major and is not as hardcore as chemistry, physics and engineering. I was a poor student in my first two years of college, but really, it wasn't very hard to consistently get 3.6+ GPAs in my junior and senior years as a bio major.

A biology major provides good prep for med school as all the pre-reqs plus more are included in the curriculum. Also, you'll learn important concepts in far more detail than a non-science major. A person who has taken general biology, genetics, anatomy/physiology, cell physiology, biochemistry, cell biology and microbiology will probably have a much easier time preparing for the MCAT than someone who only took general biology (a freshman level course in most colleges). Even stuff that isn't useful in preparing you for the MCAT will prove useful during med school.

You're going to be using this stuff as a doctor anyway, so why not start learning it now?

Finally, you might want to consider the utility of your major. Let's be honest: you don't have too many options with a history or English degree. Science majors have skills and knowledge that non-science majors don't. Thus, they are more employable and have more options open to them with regards to grad/professional school. Heck, you might find in college that you don't even want to be a doctor; I entered college wanting to be an electrical engineer. It's easier to transfer from science major to a non-science major than vice versa.

But whatever you chose to do, make sure you major in something you enjoy, work hard and earn the best grades you can.

[flower01]

Thank you so much for your replies. that was really helpful. i am thinking of majoring in biology or chemistry. i am going to attend a out-of-state college and due to high tution for out-of-state students i have to unfortunately attend a community college(north hampton community college) my first year and then transfer to a good university. this college doesn't have higher level classes in science like biochemistry, psychology e.t.c. so, i think my first year will not have any strong subjects except biology, chemistry and physics.
anyway i pray that everything goes well :)

[Blade07]

Well, to get the higher level classes, you have to do the lower level courses first :) Don't write them off. In fact, I did much better in organic, biochemistry, drug chemistry and analytical chemistry than I did in freshman general chemistry.

There's no shame in going to community college....you can save a lot of money that way. Perhaps my parents would have been wise to send me to community college for my first year given the mess I made of it ;)

I wish I could go back and redo my first two years, but there's nothing I can do now, I've got to make the best of what I can. At least I can say that I learned a few lessons.

So, don't make the same mistakes that I did. Make the most of your opportunity and take it one day at a time.

[ericismyname]

If you are going to major in chem or bio, your first year of college must include Bio I and Chem I. If you do not you will be at college for an extra semester/year. Since all advanced levels of these classes have pre-req of bio and chem I. So if your community college does not offer these courses, switch schools.

[flower01]

does anyone know about Xavier School of Medicine, Bonaire.
i heard it has a good premed/m.d program.

what do you think?????????

[Changngo]

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[flower01]

Is stewart university in california??
never heard about it, but i will do a llittle research on this university.
thanks chang

[jameslynton]

Is stewart university in california??
never heard about it, but i will do a llittle research on this university.
thanks changWe do not allow posts from Steward as that there are many issues this school. It is not approved by any of the agencies for any medical schools. The school may have an office in California but is not recognized by The state as a legit medical school. Your money & career would be at serious risk by going there.

[rosethorn_14]

if u finished college level biology, chem., physics, and human anatomy/physiology with good grades in high school and made more room in your college schedule , then what other courses would you suggest someone should take to help with Mcat and med school. Should they be in areas like immunology, microbiology, etc...?

[Blade07]

Medical school admissions committees say that they take into account difficulty of the courses, but whether or not they actually do that in practice is a subject of debate. Many people believe that you are better off just taking easier classes, doing well on the pre-reqs and getting a high GPA. Others would advocate taking classes that will show you have a good aptitude for medicine (e.g. immunology, embryology, histology etc.) However, a lot of these bio courses can be quite challenging and they may adversely affect your GPA. Getting all As in easy classes is better than getting shoddy grades in hard classes.