Hmmm

Interesting conversation going on here.

On the one hand I find so many points brought up on the various threads to be valid, articulated well and worthy of great consideration.

On the other hand my gut/intuition/instinct/SPIRIT tells me it's just not that deep and that the more we all begin to think globally the more we will realize that the USA is not the only bar by which to measure all things.

Hmmmm

One thing I do know for sure is that the practice of medicine did not evolve from a bunch of accredidation bodies, test standards or green book/ blue chip rating systems (whatever these are).

Healing requires passion, wisdom and yes SACRIFICE.

NAMASTE

I tend to agree with lifeAgift.

Another poster opined:

"new schools are there to cater to people who have absolutely no other options, you have options and while i agree that a shot at a US school is a long one you have a really good shot at a foreign school with a long track record and no questions as to where and how you can practice"

New schools are being created (mostly under for profit models) because there is a huge desparity between the demand for MD's and their availability.

I'd suggest any propective or current medical student google their state medical board and review a few minutes from their public meetings. You'll see a great many MD's from non-US degree programs being granted the right to practice medicine. I know that is the case in my State.

"absolutely no other options" is a wee bit of an over generalization for my taste, though the same was probably said about the poor womanfolk at a little startup in 1893 at a place in Baltimore. <s>