Can I get a license in the states with AUA Pre-Med?

[Anita134]

Hi Guys,
It was just brough to my attention that inorder to get a license to work in Canada or the States I need to have completed atleast 2 years of college before medical school. I was just accepted to AUA and St. James for the Pre-med programs but I dont have any college credits other than vocational school. Does anyone know if the pre med programs from either school will be sufficient inorder to apply for a license once I finish med school??? Im reallyyy worried about this now!

[Tipton]

For AUA (can't judge for another school)

Short answer Yes: at least 60 credits of undergraduate credit (semester hours).

Long answer Yes...what you and every other graduate of an off-shore Premedical program will need to do is make sure you have a 'course-by-course' evaluation of your transcripts completed by a NACES qualified agency once you begin the National Residency Match process and probably sooner to make sure you have it.

This evaluation will convert the credit and grades to the US system and usually includes an equivalency of US accreditation (State, Regional, National).

To further ease your mind you should take a look at a few State Licensing Board websites and see what they require from graduates of off-shore schools in documenting their academic background. You will probably not find any reference to the evaluation as a requirement...usually they only list a translation if transcripts aren't in English. But it behooves applicants to make the process as simple as possible for any agency tasked with evaluating transcripts.

[AUCMD2006]

Originally Posted by Anita134

Hi Guys,
It was just brough to my attention that inorder to get a license to work in Canada or the States I need to have completed atleast 2 years of college before medical school. I was just accepted to AUA and St. James for the Pre-med programs but I dont have any college credits other than vocational school. Does anyone know if the pre med programs from either school will be sufficient inorder to apply for a license once I finish med school??? Im reallyyy worried about this now!

ask the medical boards directly. email about a dozen or so states you are interested in working in. its a tough question because the reqs are for 60-90 credit hours undergrad and depending on the wording may need to be from 'accredited' institutions offering the undergrad education. georgia, and illinois the two states i am most familiar with just need what mr tipton stated which is a translation, with illinois also requiring a formal written affiliation agreement with the med school for core rotations. michigan used to have the paper application on the website but a quick search now just has the online app..but if i recall correctly when i looked at it last year it said accredited institution for undergrad.

either way you better get this info directly from th emedical boards you want to practice under.

however things are getting tougher for us and the rampant proliferation of med schools down there will only increase scrutiny and douible checks on all our stuff so i can see these pre med programs possibly becoming an issue later on down the road for more states since the education technicaly is done at unaccredited colleges since the med schools don't give undergrad degrees? something to look out for

[Sree Cheruku]

michigan used to have the paper application on the website but a quick search now just has the online app..but if i recall correctly when i looked at it last year it said accredited institution for undergrad.

That's one of the reasons I'm retaking Orgo 2 and Physics 2 which I took at AUA, during nights/weekends. If you're going to be doing your clinicals in NYC, the hours are not bad at all. The hours for my psych rotation on average were from 10 AM to 12:30 PM. If you were close to getting a college degree and interrupted it to attend AUA, you can easily get it during clinicals. I should be getting my Bachelors in another two months, and hopefully won't have to answer uncomfortable questions about why I attended college for three years and have no degree during a residency interview/job interview.

[thomasfx10]

I was worried about this as well. Here is a link to the requirements to get a license in the States. I called California's Medical Board and they told me you did not need any undergrad college credits or the MCAT taken (That was another rumor I heard). She said you just need to have completed the International Medical School also known as IMG (2 Years for CA). Other states are 3 years ... Check this link out for more info.

FSMB

[AUCMD2006]

Originally Posted by thomasfx10

I was worried about this as well. Here is a link to the requirements to get a license in the States. I called California's Medical Board and they told me you did not need any undergrad college credits or the MCAT taken (That was another rumor I heard). She said you just need to have completed the International Medical School also known as IMG (2 Years for CA). Other states are 3 years ... Check this link out for more info.

FSMB

yea its all over the place in regards to reqs, states requirements are different and can change. for instance for california, you may not need any undergrad credits or mcat but your school needs to be on their list of approved schools so ragardless of pre med status at aua you can't ever practice there.

also while its nice to email and look at writen state reqs and everyone can probably practice in more than half the US... sometimes there are unwriten things that they look form some states also use the california list "unofficially". whenever you see "case by case basis" that can impose anything on you to prove to the medical board. there are things like all greenbook rotations, all rotations at hosptals with formal affiliation agreements, to asking for proof that you were on campus. they can also ask to prove that your school is equivalent to a state side school and who knows what else.

so while looking at the reqs on the fsmb site and asking the states is a must..you have to know that it is not any guarantee that they will grant anyone a license