Which one is better 4 or 6 year MD program?

[StudentMed]

I would like to know the opinion of students the finished their degree or currently are in the process...I know it;s kind of hard to make a judgement since if you did one or the other. But the general sense, in terms of organization and administration and thing like education and how well they prepare you..

The 6 year is definetly the more expensive path but i would like to know which one is better overall in terms of preparation and learning experience... since i;ve read a couple of post on here lately that the 4year program is a way to drain some money from the "rich" american kids

[whoops]

The 6 year is definetly the more expensive path but i would like to know which one is better overall in terms of preparation and learning experience...

The 6th year is for students who don't have the necessary requirements or skill level to be in the 4 year. If you already know the info why would you want to repeat it, seems like it would be a bore.

since i;ve read a couple of post on here lately that the 4year program is a way to drain some money from the "rich" american kids

Seems like the 6 year program would drain even more money ... but sure some 4 years get turned into 5 years. "rich" .. hmmm I think if their looking for "rich they'll turn East not West, as, I believe, some schools have already done. There's a reason the English program is in Poland and it's not because they want it there.

[whoops]

p.s. it is just is likely for the 6 year program to be turned into a 7 year

[punjabi]

Well, medical education in Europe is generally 5½-6 years, based on the fact that applicants come straight from high school. The 4 yr program is not found anywhere in Europe or other parts of the world, it's only in the US meant for American students who have already done their "pre-med" at some college/uni somewhere. Now, if an American high schooler wants to apply for the 6 yr program then hey go for it. But that's the fundamental difference in a nutshell. But hey I'm sure some American college graduates choose the 6 yr program for various reasons, like lack of knowledge, like whoops already pointed out. It may also be a good choice for
non-traditional students who have already majored in something like economics or what ever. Right?

[devildoc8404]

As ANDREAS points out, someone with a bachelor's degree in the liberal arts might find a 6-year program to be a good way to go. The alternative, of course, is to complete all of the pre-med science classes as a post-bac, THEN take the MCAT, THEN go through the application year and MAYBE get in. Completing the MD in 6 years straight through could look pretty attractive to some American students. (If I had known about it coming out of my undergrad, I probably would have done it myself!)

[Emmahappy123]

6 years? Too long!