California Approved English Teaching Medical School

[Dr.2014]

I was browsing the California medical boards website and looking at there approved schools. I see that there are hundreds on this list, however I was wondering if anyone knew how many of these are taught in English and have core rotations in the US/Canada. I am actually enrolled in a medical school in the Caribbean right now and I was a little bit bothered when I saw hundreds off these schools approved in far off countries and my own excluded. I know about the big 4 and a couple in Ireland/Poland/Czech Republic. Are there many others? Please advise. Thanks in advance.

[Tipton]

I know about the big 4... Are there many others? Please advise. Thanks in advance.

CA Approval + Core Rotations guaranteed in the US = SGU, Ross, AUC and Saba. That's it. All of the other CA Approved schools at this point in time will not or can not guarantee core rotations in the US. Other schools may have students "rotating" in the US and these may be core rotations. But I don't think any other schools can guarantee the rotations.

[Dr.2014]

thanks for your reply. So I guess the ones that have Cali approval in Europe cannot guarantee cores in the US.

[Tipton]

thanks for your reply. So I guess the ones that have Cali approval in Europe cannot guarantee cores in the US.

I may be wrong. But I think the other schools' (European..etc.) students must seek rotations using the various agencies which contract with hospitals in the US rather than scheduling them through their school's clinical dept.

[maximillian genossa]

Let me clarify something, the hundreds of schools from other countries are schools that 9 out of 10 cases are meant to train physicians for their own country, not export them to the U.S. so they DO NOT need to have ANY core rotations agreement in the U.S., they have their own system. The schools in the Caribbean, except U.W.I., are pseudo-U.S. schools originally conceived to let U.S. students that were rejected in the United States to get a medical education, reason why California MUST visit in order to approve.

If you take some time, and you search carefully in this website under State Licensing thread, you will find at least 100 hundred threads explaining why California lists them. Not to be rude or anything, but a little bit of extra typing on your behalf will provide you this information.

thanks for your reply. So I guess the ones that have Cali approval in Europe cannot guarantee cores in the US.

[nydoc70]

Hundreds of medical schools are CA approved, but only a handful are approved to have their students rotate in CA or the US. There is a difference.

[nydoc70]

The only known European school, recognized by CA, and have continuous core rotations in U.S. hospitals is the Medical University of Lublin.

[nydoc70]

Good, important point!

[october]

Correct me if I am mistaken, but the CAMB says on their website that if a pre-existing university adds an "English language" program, the English language program is NOT CA approved unless the board does whatever it needs to do to approve it = lenthy, expensive on-site visit(s) mountains of paperwork, etc, etc.

Thus, an old well established university that was created for and historically has trained doctors for its own country English language program(even if it mirrors the native language program) is not approved.

Why; IMO, to make it as difficult as possible for english speaking US citizens to become doctors licensed in CA. Interestingly enough, US citizens with family/language ability can and do study at those universities and are ok for CA.

Your opinions and comments are invited

[nydoc70]

thanks for your reply. So I guess the ones that have Cali approval in Europe cannot guarantee cores in the US.

The only European school with guaranteed US core clinicals and CA approval is the Medical University of Lublin. The Big 4 in the Caribbean (SGU, Ross, AUC and Saba) plus Med U of Lublin are the only schools that can promise this complete package: US clinicals, US loans (except Saba), coast-to-coast medical board approvals.