Confusion :S

[Chocow]

Hi,
Im going into my first year of university next year. I wish to pursue an MD in my future years. I was wondering how i could go about doing it, how should i do it?

In another thread someone asked about if it was a good idea to go to a carib med school after highschool. How is this possible? Is it? And why is it such a bad choice? ( im not planning to.. but am curious.)

Also i plan to major in bio, and plan to take the prereqs for other schools outside of Canada. ( i will be going to York Uni)

I was also wondering why carib schools are a bad idea to have as a first choice? If you get an MD from a carib school is it possbile to practice medicine back here in canada?

Thanks for clearing up the questions, im very confused as to what to do in the future..

[The Republic]

Hi,
Im going into my first year of university next year. I wish to pursue an MD in my future years. I was wondering how i could go about doing it, how should i do it?

In another thread someone asked about if it was a good idea to go to a carib med school after highschool. How is this possible? Is it? And why is it such a bad choice? ( im not planning to.. but am curious.)

Also i plan to major in bio, and plan to take the prereqs for other schools outside of Canada. ( i will be going to York Uni)

I was also wondering why carib schools are a bad idea to have as a first choice? If you get an MD from a carib school is it possbile to practice medicine back here in canada?

Thanks for clearing up the questions, im very confused as to what to do in the future..

Some Caribbean schools have an undergraduate program available. The only reputable **/MD program is the 7 year program at St. George.

Yes, it is a bad idea to go to the Caribbean for your ** degree. Your degree will be a joke and you will not get the best undergraduate experience when compared to a "real" undergraduate program. The Caribbean is where you if you cannot make it in your own country. Quite simply, caribbean medical schools are for failures, who come here broken-hearted over not getting a medical admission in their own country, and here they study their hearts out. They rise from the ashes. They pass the USMLE. And they get their residencies.

I recommend going to a University in your own Canada. Study well, and I hope you get admission to a Canadian medical school. When you apply to Canadian medical schools, also apply to the US medical schools. If and only if everyone in North America says no, then come to the Caribbean. The Caribbean is the last resort, but it is a wonderful last resort.

Canada does not like foreign medical graduates, period. In Canada, every year, there are 10,000 foreign medical graduates applying for 200 or so residency positions. If you go to a medical school in the Caribbean, there is a high possibility that you will be unable to practice medicine in Canada. It is very hard to get a residency in Canada, but if you do a residency in the United States, you may be eligible to practice medicine in Canada.

So as a Canadian, you will do a US residency and be licensed to practice medicine in the US.

[OLDPRO]

Some Caribbean schools have an undergraduate program available. The only reputable **/MD program is the 7 year program at St. George.

Yes, it is a bad idea to go to the Caribbean for your ** degree. Your degree will be a joke and you will not get the best undergraduate experience when compared to a "real" undergraduate program. The Caribbean is where you if you cannot make it in your own country. Quite simply, caribbean medical schools are for failures, who come here broken-hearted over not getting a medical admission in their own country, and here they study their hearts out. They rise from the ashes. They pass the USMLE. And they get their residencies.

I recommend going to a University in your own Canada. Study well, and I hope you get admission to a Canadian medical school. When you apply to Canadian medical schools, also apply to the US medical schools. If and only if everyone in North America says no, then come to the Caribbean. The Caribbean is the last resort, but it is a wonderful last resort.

Canada does not like foreign medical graduates, period. In Canada, every year, there are 10,000 foreign medical graduates applying for 200 or so residency positions. If you go to a medical school in the Caribbean, there is a high possibility that you will be unable to practice medicine in Canada. It is very hard to get a residency in Canada, but if you do a residency in the United States, you may be eligible to practice medicine in Canada.

So as a Canadian, you will do a US residency and be licensed to practice medicine in the US.

Agree (but I'm not a failure just old ) GO to a university in your own country and get the highest grades possible, take Chem, OChem, Physics, Math, Bio, and you will do great if you master them!

[BTH]

The Caribbean is where you if you cannot make it in your own country. Quite simply, caribbean medical schools are for failures, who come here broken-hearted over not getting a medical admission in their own country, and here they study their hearts out. They rise from the ashes. They pass the USMLE. And they get their residencies.

Salutations:

Wow, that's a pretty harsh statement, although it may be true for many students now attending Caribbean medical schools. Just remember that not everyone who attends a Caribbean medical school are failures. Some have done some great things in their lifetime and probably chose the Caribbean route for other reasons. Just adding my view on things. Ciao.