<p>hey collegefreak, im also interested in going to aga khan. i'll be applying this year. how's your SAT?</p>
<p>ok i still have couple years to choose. But, I live in USA and im thinking of going to AKU. I mean if i get into thsoe BA/MD programs here then i wont. But, it is too much of a risk here. My question is that if i go there and come back to find a residency, will it be extremely hard? WIll i be considered a 2nd rate doctor?</p>
<p>As we've repeatedly discussed, the vast majority of physicians from overseas programs will never match into a US residency at all; those that do are often in less-desired residencies; and yes, you will be discriminated against throughout your career.</p>
<p>Many physicians can overcome all this and have excellent careers. But the odds are very bad.</p>
<p>When do you want to gamble? Do you want to gamble that they won't let you into medical school? Or would you rather complete medical school and then gamble that nobody will ever let you practice?</p>
<p>Hey peterkang...i have a question. i've done my bba but have also completed my pre-med requirements. i have a good GPA..wont say its the best but good enough. i havent taken the mcats yet...will be taking them soon but im a bit freaked out since i dont do well on standardized exams. my question is suppose i dont do well on the mcats and am rejected by the colleges here. is it better to go to AKU or go to a carribean med school because both have lower mcat requirements? and where would i get better residency offers? thanks in advance</p>
<p>thanks BDM. And rabail i would suggest you to look at DO Medical Schools. You might have trouble finding residency but it will be easier than going international.</p>
<p>DO's have their own set of residencies, so there is never any trouble there. They might not match into MD residencies (67% rate), but unlike overseas, DO's can just match into their own residencies instead and practice perfectly qualified medicine.</p>
<p>"DO's have their own set of residencies" - oh relaly i actually never knew that. What is their set of residencies...like primary care? btw all of them have to give the USMLEs right?</p>
<p>If you want an MD residency, you will take the USMLE's. DO residencies are apparently a complete set of residencies in every specialty, but I don't know much about these. And I think they have their own exam -- COMEX or something like that?</p>
<p>oh ok interesting.....how come DO schools are so easy to get into though? like in the end will they be making 6 figures like MD's or no?
why is MD so competitive and DO not?</p>
<p>They're not easy to get into. They're just easier.</p>
<p>Part of it is that the MD degree is seen as more prestigous by many premeds (hence, the best applicants apply to allopathic schools). Part of it is that it is more difficult to get into the top specialities with a DO degree (proportionally, there tend to be fewer DO residency spots in the more competitive specialities). Some DO schools don't have established affiliates, leaving students to fend for themselves in their third and fourth years. Also, many DO residency positions are not funded.</p>
<p>That said, I believe (although I'm not 100% positive), of the DO students who do get into residency, only 50% actually enter into osteopathic residencies while 50% enter into allopathic residencies.</p>
<p>Thanks norcalguy. Yeah this doesnt sound to bad for those of you asking whether to go to international medical schools. This is certainly better and will get you a better residency in the US and you are more likely to pass...am i correct?</p>
<p>It is much better.</p>
<p>1.) Their pass rate on USMLE is higher.
2.) If you fail USMLE, you still get to be a doctor.
3.) Your rate of matching into an MD residency is higher.
4.) If you don't match, you still get to be a doctor.</p>
<p>It is a better option.</p>
<p>DO is better than being an IMG. I was just explaining why the top applicants choose to go to US allopathic schools.</p>
<p>B/w osteopathic and allopathic residencies, you are likely to get in somewhere as a DO physician. The same cannot be said for IMG's.</p>
<p>by the way norcal, the AKU faculty on this list other than being at Hopkins, Harvard etc are faculty in some of the most competetive fields out there - neurosurgery, opthalmology, dermatology, radiology etc.....when it is hard-pressed for the top US medical colleges to get their grads into these particular sub-specialities.</p>
<p>Chances are that if you end up at a top US medical college, you will find it impossible to avoid an AKU alumni as your faculty.....</p>
<p>^Where you replying to something I said? I looked over my last couple of posts, I can't see which comment you're replying to. Please clarify. Thanks.</p>
<p>an IMG from AKU is not the same as an IMG from all the carribean/ mexican schools.</p>
<p>AKU is not a backup option because you couldnt get into a US med school. students who are admitted into AKU are the best of the best</p>
<p>Hi,
I will be writing my AKU exam in a couple of weeks. Is anyone else from North America writing this exam? If so, how are you preparing?</p>