english taught med schools in asian countries

[princesspikachu]

Hi, looking into foreign medical schools. I'm from the US, speak fairly well Chinese (Cantonese only), but I can't read Chinese. Does anyone know if there are medical schools in China that don't require the knowledge of Mandarin and Chinese written language?

Otherwise, what about some schools in Hong Kong?

Or does anyone know of any other schools which are WHO approved in Asian Countries (philippines, japan, etc) that are English taught and I can return to the States to practice medicine in New York, NJ, or CT??

[amgirlmd]

i am a US raised girl who went to the philippines for medical school. all the courses are taught in english in all the med schools there. i had a few classmates who were from taiwan and the mainland china, and of course the filipino-chinese community is very big and strong in the philippines. so you shouldn't have a problem. english and tagalog(filipino) are the official language, so you will be ok.

most of the established med schools are WHO-approved. there are a few newer med schools (within the last 5 years) that might not be yet. alot of foreign (non-philippine citizens) are at UERM, UST, Fatima, DeLasSalle, FEU,etc. contact the Philippine embassy for the complete list. you will also need to take their MCAT version called NMAT. check out PinoyIMG.com. i think there is some info there too.

good luck

[missa]

Yup, medicine is thought in english at Hong Kong National University~ its not that easy to get into the school, you'd need very good results to enter as I heard that the fees are largely subsidized by the goverment.

Best wishes~!

[*DPW*IS]

see this thread about HKU
http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=20231

[mdmm55]

[quote="amgirlmd"]i am a US raised girl who went to the philippines for medical school. all the courses are taught in english in all the med schools there. i had a few classmates who were from taiwan and the mainland china, and of course the filipino-chinese community is very big and strong in the philippines. so you shouldn't have a problem. english and tagalog(filipino) are the official language, so you will be ok.

most of the established med schools are WHO-approved. there are a few newer med schools (within the last 5 years) that might not be yet. alot of foreign (non-philippine citizens) are at UERM, UST, Fatima, DeLasSalle, FEU,etc. contact the Philippine embassy for the complete list. you will also need to take their MCAT version called NMAT. check out PinoyIMG.com. i think there is some info there too.
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I am Canadian citizen with my MD from Asia..I am interested in
Post graduate medical diploma in Cardiology..Please give me the name ,email,address
and phone numbers of institutions ,who provide Post graduate medical specialization
diplomas in CARDIOLOGY in english within a year and are affordable too. .Thanks.
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Brampton,Ontario. Canada

[love_bugs_3100556]

HEY GUYS,
I HEARD THAT THERE IS A NEW MEDICAL COLLEGE BEING STARTED IN SOLOMON ISLANDS NAMED AS KUSM- KING'S UNIVERSITY - SCHOOL OF MEDICINE. THE FEES THERE IS QUITE LOW AND ALSO THEY ARE LOOKING FOR INDIAN STUDENTS. ANYONE KNOWS ABT IT ..PLEASE TELL ME SUMTHING ABOUT THE PLACE AND THE UNIVERSITY .. ITS QUALITY AND STANDARD.

[dt]

HEY GUYS,
I HEARD THAT THERE IS A NEW MEDICAL COLLEGE BEING STARTED IN SOLOMON ISLANDS NAMED AS KUSM- KING'S UNIVERSITY - SCHOOL OF MEDICINE. THE FEES THERE IS QUITE LOW AND ALSO THEY ARE LOOKING FOR INDIAN STUDENTS. ANYONE KNOWS ABT IT ..PLEASE TELL ME SUMTHING ABOUT THE PLACE AND THE UNIVERSITY .. ITS QUALITY AND STANDARD.

There was a little bit of discussion of this school eariler. Use the search function at the top of the webpage to find it.

You may want to check out the economical and political situation of the Solomon Islands.