<p>Well the title more or less says it all, I would like to know if there is a combined med program that also awards generous financial aid to Internationals.</p>
<p>I know this schools are very hard to get into because of competition, etc etc but I still want to know because it may be the only way to graduate in the US</p>
<p>There is almost no financial aid available to US citizens at med schools. Because anticipated salaries after graduation are fairly high, it is expected that med students fund their own educations through loans (which are ridiculously easy to get). I don’t think that it would be any easier for internationals to find aid.</p>
<p>No. And, furthermore, it’s rare for an int’l to get admitted to a US MD med school because our med schools are to educate American doctors.</p>
<p>the few int’ls that get accepted often have to show that they have funding for ALL FOUR years of med school. </p>
<p>American med students typically do NOT get FA for med school.</p>
<p>I just love it when people sound xenophobic xD So not helpful</p>
<p>It is not xenophobic to explain WHY US med schools rarely accept int’ls students. It’s a fact that US med schools don’t accept int’ls because their purpose is to educate American doctors. There are limited seats, American doctors are needed, therefore the seats go to Americans. </p>
<p>And, it’s not xenophobic to explain that there isn’t aid for an int’l to go to med school here, just as there isn’t aid for most American med students, either. </p>
<p>And, it is helpful for you to know the truth. You asked if it’s possible, and we’ve told you why it’s not. That is helpful. If you’d rather hear a lie and false hope, here it is…“sure, there’s lots of aid.”</p>
<p>Does your country provide lots of aid for American students to go to med school in your country?</p>
<p>Actually my country offers free schools so yeah, if an American wants to come here and study (and it happens), they totally can.</p>
<p>And I was just referring to your first sentence, not the message itself. And in my post I’m talking about school with a combined program because, again, I know graduate med school have zero aid to anyone, not just us.</p>
<p>In terms of American doctors vs internationals, I want to study there, work there and live there so there would be no difference between me and someone who grew up in the US</p>
<p>Kili16 -</p>
<p>There is a huge difference between you (as an international) and a US citizen applicant, and that is the need for you to find an employer who can arrange a work visa for you.</p>
<p>But here is the good news: if you finish med school in your own country, and then take the special medical exams for foreign trained physicians, you can complete one or more medical residencies here, which will be almost guaranteed to result in a work visa. Believe me, the cost of the exam review course and the exam series are much less than the cost of med school here.</p>
<p>In terms of American doctors vs internationals, I want to study there, work there and live there so there would be no difference between me and someone who grew up in the US</p>
<p>Med schools can’t assume that you’re going to stay here. A person could say so, get educated, and then leave. And, besides, an int’l can’t just go to school here and then start working/living here. You have to go thru immigration.</p>
<p>And it’s not xenophobic to say that US med schools are to educate American doctors, because that is true. That is the point. The med schools that are state controlled (at state schools) are largely to educate doctors for that state only (which is why many won’t accept OOS students…even if they’re Americans). </p>
<p>What country are you in that an American can go to med school there for free? My son is applying to med schools right now, so I’m very interested. </p>
<p>And, why not go to med school in your own country if it’s free? Why go here where it will cost you up to $300k???</p>
<p>Anyway…the point still stands. Very few int’ls get accepted to US med schools. The few that do generally have some hook. And, generally they have to show funding for all their med school years. So, no, you wouldn’t get funding.</p>
<p>
</p>
<p>Not phobic, just fact. The US federal government funds most medical schools. The US federal government funds most medical residencies. The US federal government makes it clear to med schools that federal money is to only be used to educate/train US citizens. (He who holds the cash makes da’ rules.)</p>
<p>And since you are not a US citizen, I would guess that you have zero chance of being admitted to a combined program with a ‘guarantee’ of matriculation to a med school. There aren’t that many combined programs, so you might e-mail them and ask if internationals are considered and if they have ever accepted an international.</p>