stay away from online school. you'll spent a fortune and get nothing out of it as far as quality.
been there, done that, got burned

I know a person in residency right now that told me and knows that she is going to have licensing problems. People in the states already think we are getting something easy by going to the Carib. We know better - lot of hoops to jump through. Any medical school that offers advanced credit for previous degrees or online training is one to stay away from.

I am not saying the people that do this is not qualified - they may have great board scores - but a HUGE licensing problem When states look at foreign medical schools, that is one of the things that will disqualify a medical school from state licensing - online training and advanced credit which is usually given to Phd's, chiro's or vets. I have read a lot of licensing websites.

I was even told to keep my passport or copies to PROVE I was in the Carib for the time I said I was. Some have told me to keep plane ticket stubs (which I don't have).

I think most boards are serious about this.

About the passports and basically everything you mentioned, etc.

Licensing problems, yes, there will be because there are very few exceptions. It has been debated previously in this forum and the state licensing forum. An ex-poster and myself have done some research and contacted virtually all the state boards and got a majority that will flat out deny you licensing. So that said, I will not say that ALL states will ban you, because there are few exceptions. The exceptions were a little bit more than a handful out of 50 states but, come on, will anyone bank their future relying on a very few choices for licensing? Besides, medical boards change there rules every now and then. They may say yes today, maybe tomorrow and no the day after tomorrow.

My advise, go to a brick and mortar school, as crappy as it might look, it is for only 2 years of your life.

The US is not ready for online basic sciences yet. At least not until it becomes more mainstream.

Peace

Max

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I am a current IUHS student and have been very pleased with the education thus far (3rd year). I have met and am in regular contact with graduates from IUHS who are chief residents and also with an IUHS grad who is currently doing a cardiology fellowship! Just because you do not believe in the school does not mean it is not a good school! This type of education is being used by other us medical schools currently. I have spoken with many physicians who stated that the classroom has little to do with the education as they never went to class except for exams and studied the mass produced lecture notes and their books only! The way information is delivered means nothing if you do not study it and learn! As for listing the names of the schools graduates in a public forum without their specific permission would be wrong! When these doctors are established in their practice they themselves will be proud to declare where they came from!! Time will show that this program is high quality and only time can make the true determination!

..." As for listing the names of the schools graduates in a public forum without their specific permission would be wrong!"

I agreed to that, it is part of the TOS. I don't know if you were addressing my last post, but just in case, what I said is that the majority of the mainstream medical community in the U.S. is not yet ready for this kind of educational model.

Max

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