<p>You cannot do your coursework online for 2 reasons:</p>
<p>1) all science-reqs have mandatory associated labs which cannot be done online.</p>
<p>2) all US med school will not accept online coursework for basic science coursework (see above)</p>
<p>Doing your science coursework online is also a terrible idea because you will need at least 2 LORs from SCIENCE profs as part of your application for med school. How are you going to establish a relationship with an online prof to get meaningful LOR?</p>
<p>You will also not be able to take any of your pre-reqs overseas. Every US medical school requires that applicants complete their science coursework at an accredited US or Canadian college or university. Foreign university coursework will not be accepted no matter how prestigious the foreign university. (Exception: an overseas branch of a American university. There is a list of acceptable American colleges overseas in the Instructions for Applicants 2012-13 on the AMCAS site.)</p>
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<p>Let me offer some unsolicted advice.</p>
<p>Before you do anything drastic–like quit your doc program–please consider taking a leave of absence. Why? You’re at a point in your graduate studies where there is often a huge letdown. You’ve probably finished most of your coursework and now your research topic suddenly seems uninspiring. (Saw it happen all the time when Dh and I were in grad school.) </p>
<p>During your LOA, take some time to shadow several physicians in the US (since the British model of medical practice is quite different than the US model) and do some heavy-duty medical volunteering so you can get realistic view of what a medical career is actually involves. You also need to education yourself about the what the expectations are for a successful med school applicant. (HINT: they go waaayyy beyond merely academics. Med school applicants–even non-trads-- are expected to have significant physician shadowing, medical volunteering, community service, clinical or bench lab research, exceptional LORs from science and math profs.)</p>
<p>Also consider why you want to be physician. If you want to help people, consider that using your social science degree may actually have a greater beneficial effect on more people’s lives than a doctor will. </p>
<p>Also consider that if you have experienced kind treatment at the hands of medical personnel that the role of doctor and patient are immeasurably different. </p>
<p>Also consider that after 5+ years away from science you may have difficulting picking it up again. Are you willing to take refresher courses if needed? What will you do if you cannot be successful in bio, chem and physics classes? </p>
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<p>Ok, all that said— if you decide that after shadowing and volunteering, you still want to be a physician the most efficient route will usually be a post-bacc.</p>
<p>However, the most successful post-bacc programs are typically quite expensive ($40,000) and there is little or no available financial aid for these programs.</p>