Originally Posted by Kirst

Hrmm, I thought I mentioned British and Australian schools, would living and practicing medicine in UK and Australia be as "less than appealing" as India or Pakistan?

Why would one vouch for completing years of post graduate training in UK and repeat residency in US? If I were to go to a British school and wanted to practice in North America, I'd do my steps and apply for match in US residency after graduation instead of waiting until I finish post graduate training in UK. Of course, considering the difficulties in finding a position in US, the fact that I have a British medical degree will at least leave me the choice to pursue post graduate training in UK if rejected in US without having to do PLAB 1 and 2.

3.5-4 years of education in the Caribbeans... Says who? Just because the calendar months work out to be 36-42 months doesn't mean you can pan out of the program in exactly just that. Ask any Caribbean grad, the minimum you'd spend is 4 solid years of 48 months, but majority spends 5 year to be exact after taking time out for boards, moving in between rotations, extended breaks, visa applications, so on and so forth. At least "home" schools take care of you. I started at Spartan in September 2003, I'll consider myself lucky to start residency in July 2008 with H1B visa. To think, Spartan has the "most accelerated" curriculum in the whole of the Caribbeans!

Originally Posted by julestx

Dont know about your school, but at AUC you absolutely CAN complete your work in less time. With semesters going year round (through summer), you finish basic sci in 20 months...Then with cores, providing your are willing to do Step 1 right away and start at the first opening for cores, you finish cores 10 months later. Your electives are set up yourself, so you create your own schedule with rotations for the remaining 7.5-8 months back to back. This makes a total of 37.5 months. Very possible, and students do it all the time. I do know students who choose to take longer to study for Step 1, or who are selective on where they want to do their cores, and for these reasons they graduate months later. I must have been in the mood to type because none of this is pertinent,...doesnt make a hill o'beans.[/code]

Originally Posted by Siddman

True....they might be better schools giving you an MBBS degree...and never to mention that you can get into a MBBS program after doing your grade 12....and if you have done your BSc its always better to go for a MD rather then a MBBS......and if you like getting a MBBS and have the courage to live in countries like India and Pakistan i will say go for it.....my good friend is doing his MBBS in U.K (University of Aberdeen)....(5 years MBBS + 2 - 3 more years to get license ) after doing his BSc...at Caribbean you can get a residency after 3.5 - 4 years of education...if you want to waste atleast two more years studying and getting a MBBS and face the same hardship tyring to come back to U.S and Canada and not to mention doing your residency again...i say ...go a head....and do it....

Note: i think this forum should be in Main Foreign Medical Schools Forum


Siddman

Originally Posted by sheikh1

Even medical schools in the U.S. are for profit, show me free education and I will be amazed.