Im a high school senior planning to go to unibe after i do premed requirements here in the US. Ive read basicly the entire forum and havent found a direct strong answer to some questions i have...

1: Is it better to buy a car here in the states and then ship to DR or is it better to buy in DR? and how much is car insurance per month? (just an average....not looking for an exact amount.)

2: im not sure if you need a ** ( apart from pre medical courses requirement) in something in order to be accepted into UNIBE medical school. Do you need one to get into UNIBE just like any other american medical school? Also... i plan to take premedical studies at a community college close by to save some $ Is that a problem? or it doesnt matter where you go as long you know your stuff (the basic sciences)

3: Are the stafford loans the only govermnment aid available to US citizens planning to study offshore? Ive looked and only find private loans.

4:I plan to do the English program at Unibe but would it really make a difference if i take the spanish program instead? I speak fluent spanish as i am a fellow dominican, but i am a US citizen planning to practice here and i think learning medical lingo in english would be easier for me. The question is...if i do take the spanish..would it be alot harder to adapt to the terms in english?

5: Does anyone know when the orientations to new students are because i plan to go to SD to check out unibe before i make my final desicion. i just need to know the usual months they have 1.

Any other suggestions are welcome as ive read alot in these forums and checked every possible source of info, and i still belive there is lots more i can learn. Thank you /)

Unibe is a great medical school. Greetings to my excellent urology professor Ernest Hollbrook. I've been keeping in my mind all the good advices he told us and I am seeing the result with the success I am having.

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Maria del R Morales

-How could you be proud of a school that has been around for a while and is still NOT recognized in all 50 states?
-How could you be proud of a school that does not offer US clinicals?
Even the crappiest Caribbean med chools have clinicals in the US!
don't bother defending!
DR has a bad reputation anyway!

hello, the best is to buy a car here.
but it will be better if you live around the univesity first and when you start the rotations get a car. a taxi will cost you almost 170 DR pesos almost 8 US dollar, so if you need it for some situations it will be better the last option. I think taki is wrong I am not a Student from Unibe I got many friends here and much of them did clinical rotations at Jackson Memorial in Miami whatelse once you passed all USMLE exams you will be available to practice medicine in all 50 states.
any other info if I can help do not hesitate in ask. Good luck

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Hunger54

regardless of what exams you pass, UNIBE is not approved in all 50 states.
This is a fact. DON'T mislead people.

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From the Medical Board of California website:
http://www.medbd.ca.gov/Applicant_Sc...cognized.htm#D

UNIBE is not an approved school.

The approved schools are:

So, not approved in all 50 states.

Hey dt, Do you mind sending that link again cause I can't get through. I want to repost it in the La UASD thread. Thanx!

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All things are possible through Christ who strengthens me!

cut and paste:

www.medbd.ca.gov/Applicant_Schools_Recognized.htm#D

you can not practice in any state that uses and follows the California list of disapproved med schools. So in the case of UNIBE, there are many states that WILL NOT let you work if you graduated from UNIBE.