Can someone please clarify if transferring from one medical school to another will interfere with licensure in some states. I heard that some states are really "picky" and want all their basic sciences done in one particular school. For example, if I transfer from a carribean school into St. Chris, what are the ramifications of my transfer except the obvious which of course is that St. Chris is not approved in all states. But if I apply for licensure in a state that St. Chris is approved in, do some of them have this stipulation about the basic science classes?
Thanks

From everything I have read, there is no law against transfering schools. I have heard that licensing boards will want to know why you transfered and will be a bit suspicious if you were failing at your other school. However, if you have a good reason, they are not likely to mess with you from what I hear.

That being said, students have transfered between caribb schools for many years (even between the big 3) and they do not seem to have too many problems.

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well places like california require that your entire medical education be completed at cali approved schools..

so things like doing your basic sciences at st chris and then transferring to a "cali approved school" like ross or something ( i dont even know if thats possible .. to transfer to ross directly into clinicals.. but for arguments sake..) i fyou transfer you will not be eligible to practice in cali...

thats one example of a licensing rule..
i havent heard of any specific rules about transferring per se.. it has more to do with state approval of schools

best bet would be to contact the states you are interested in and ask em what the implications would be for your specific situation

Its hard enough to be a graduate of a carribean school those days,you certainly do not want to be graduate of 2 offshores schools!based on personal experience obtaining few US licensures ,the boards do not like to see too many moves and instability with an applicant ,the older school sometimes intentionally delay responding to boards,and if a school is not liked by one board then even if you have one course from that school they will treat you as a graduate of that disliked/disapproved school.

My advise is simple and clear: find a good school and stick with it.