<p>I'm interested in applying to this campus and have a few questions about it. If anyone could answer them in detail that'd be great: </p>
<p>How has your academic experience been so far? What kind of jobs/internships have you come across? What has been your experience with faculty? Any noteworthy learning or research opportunities that would distinguish this school from Duke's main campus?</p>
<p>Which one are you applying to? The med school, the grad school or the MD/PhD program? And are you are a citizen of Singapore?</p>
<p>I want to apply to the med school. However, I’m not a citizen. Do I need to be?</p>
<p>No you don’t need to be a US citizen to apply but just be aware that Duke-NUS would probably make it very hard for you to practice in the US if you end up attending.</p>
<p>I just ask my brother. That appears not to be ture. If you are a foreign student that attends a US medical school you are not considered international. You would apply to residency as an allopathic graduate. Conversely a US citizen attendin a foreign medical school would be considered international and is at a disadvantage.</p>
<p>@tennisforall:</p>
<p>That’s just the thing. Here’s why I say it will be harder for someone attending Duke-NUS to practice in the US:</p>
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<li><p>All medical schools in the US and some in Canada are accredited by the LCME (allopathic) or AOA (osteopathic). In order to take the USMLE Steps 1 and 2 (US medical licensing exam), one must be either a foreign medical graduate (from foreign accredited medical school) or from LCME/AOA accredited medical school. Since Duke-NUS is not LCME accredited, all graduates are considered foreign medical graduates and take the USMLE as such (it’s on the Duke-NUS FAQ)</p></li>
<li><p>It’s well known that the residency matching rate for US graduates is in the upper 90 percent whereas the foreign medical graduates it’s around 50%. </p></li>
<li><p>All Duke-NUS students sign a binding commitment with the Singapore Ministry of Health for 4-5 years of service commitment in Singapore after graduation. This includes residency. The only exceptions are for residencies that are not available or ACGME-I accredited in Singapore and even then subject to case-by-case approval from the ROS MoH. </p></li>
<li><p>In order to take the USMLE step 3 for final licensure in many states one must be in an ACGME accredited residency program (or Canadian equivalent) for a certain amount of time (this is not true everywhere). This does not include ACGME-I accredited programs such as the ones in Singapore. And since step 3 is required for licensure (unless you have lots of professional experience), that means you are limited as to where you can practice at least for a period of time. So essentially, if you wish to practice in the US, US residency training is very helpful. </p></li>
<li><p>Many states impose a time limit from the time you take USMLE Step 1 to when you finish step 3. Once you exceed that (around 7-10 years in most places), unless you are MD/PhD, you have to repeat the whole sequence. With the service commitment in Singapore, that may not be feasible for states with limits in the lower range. </p></li>
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<p>In any case, these are just some of the issues surrounding Duke-NUS for people who wish to practice in the US.</p>
<p>@Sam312: is there a particular compelling reason you want to attend Duke-NUS versus a US medical school or a foreign medical school? </p>
<p>Oh and I almost forgot, no, you do not need to be a Singaporean citizen to apply for Duke-NUS either I misunderstood your question early regarding citizenship.</p>