guys , i've found something weird

[Moldovanits]

Originally Posted by shrey

Hey there Moldovants,
No, if the medium of instruction is in English, then it's not accredited as a native language program.

But if you're asking if the 6 year programs in Russia, where the students have to move into the russian mode of instruction, I'm not sure if that qualifies as a native language (it might as the students are completely changing to a Russian medium of education).
But you would have to check up on that.

However, here are some of the reasons people gave me not to attend russian medical schools:
1) High violence rate in the country
2) Outdated technology (with a few exceptions)
3) Racism/Discrimination
4) The universities are too cheap which kind of makes you wonder what they have to offer to the students.
5) No particular advantages of graduating from a Russian medical university (as opposed to graduating from a university that's part of the European Union - as it entitles students to work or even transfer to another european country).

makes sense. im thinking of Moldova med. I was actually born there so i speak the native language Russian. but then again do i want to be their for 6 years? its kind of a long time. how would it work for the usmle? do you know anything about that?

[shrey]

Hey there Moldovanits,
Well I guess since you speak the language, it really shouldn't be the problem. I've heard of many native born europeans who moved to the States and went back to their respective country to do a 6 year course and they did fine in the USMLEs.....many people manage it....it just takes extra effort (but that applies to all of us doing 6 year medical programs in Europe). And you seem to fluent in both, so you shouldn't really have a problem preparing for the USMLEs (but start your preparation from the 2nd year and pace yourself...)

6 years is a long time indeed and it can get very frustrating...I'm just in the first year and I get so frustrated because I find that european medical schools are quite hard (and the profs. don't cut you any slack)...and it's all about self-study...and self-motivation. That being said, you'll still have very good fundamentals once you do graduate from here (one of the EU countries)....

However, I would check if any of the Moldovan universities are CA-approved (I don't think any of them are). Going to a CA-approved school is always an advantage as it's a ranking criterion itself.....

[devildoc8404]

FWIW, on the California Medical Board website there is one Moldovan medical university listed as approved:

"State Medical University N Testemitanu of Republic of Moldova."

[shrey]

Hey there Moldovanits,

thanks to dr.devildoc8404, I completely forgot that you were doing the native 6 year program. I'm sorry....all the native programs are CA approved...so you shouldn't have a problem at all!!!!