<p>I am considering doing my MD in India. What are the pros and cons of this? I do wanna do my residency in the US though. After medical school in India would I have to study here for 2 years though before my residency?</p>
<p>Also is the quality of Indian schools as good as American medical schools? </p>
<p>Thanks for answering!</p>
<p>the quality of Indian schools is WAY better than American schools. Indians are definitely the smartest people in the world. And I'm saying this because it is a fact, I'm not even Indian.</p>
<p>Indian schools are probably better than most foreign med schools. Their pass rates on the USMLE might even be decent. But, I'd want to see a match list before I go abroad.</p>
<p>If you want to do a residency in the US, you should go to medical school in the US. Just do things normally.</p>
<p>The med school education in India is similar to that in UK. The schools are superb. You will get in depth hands-on experience without any fears of lawsuits. </p>
<p>If you plan to apply, do so after your 2nd year in College. Back in dinosaur days when I was in India, Med schools used to have an entrance exam. Check websites for Grant Medical College, Nair Medical College (Topiwala MC), GS MC, Christian MC of Vellor, St John's MC in Bangalore to see what their requirements are. Years ago, I recall that they used to accept some students from Thailand, Singapore, and the middle east. I am sure the % must have gone up since then.</p>
<p>Most recently HMS, Johns Hopkins, and Tufts have opened up their hospitals in India allowing internationals to go there for cheaper surgeries. I have posted a link on this elsewhere on CC which you could look up. But I heard last week that Cornell is also going to open up their new branch in Bangalore. So, medicine in India is evolving at a galloping pace. Used to be that docs didn't want to stay in India for residencies as most of their focus used to be concentrated in tropical medicine. Not any more..... They are now conducting as many CABGs as here.... Also, with these big name hospitals opening in all major cities of India, one could potentially get solid experience under their rooves too.</p>
<p>PG points out several good arguments for wanting to practice medicine in India. But if one wants to practice in the States, my$0.02 -- a poster here who is a physician -- has pointed out that a US residency is basically a must.</p>
<p>And BRM's found statistics from the AAMC compellingly demonstrating that medical school in the US provides much better odds for US residency matching.</p>
<p>Just do things normally. Stay in the country you want to eventually practice in.</p>
<p>Yes. I agree with you BDM. But if one is unable to get acceptance in any US med school, wouldn't UK or India be better than the Carribean schools?</p>
<p>As mentioned, if one is committed to living in the US long-term, then NP or PA are better options than foreign MD's. Similar salaries and responsibilities to family practice physicians with better hours and less schooling -- and basically no job risk.</p>
<p>50% match rate for FMG's...I say go for it.</p>
<p>This is AFTER a 60% pass rate on Step I, and goodness only knows what the pass rate on Step II is.</p>
<p>You're looking at 30% overall.</p>
<p>Besides, even if we give you that it's 50%, that means you've just spent four years of your life and $240,000 to buy a ticket to a 50% lottery.</p>
<p>That sounds like a bad idea to me.</p>
<p>$240,000 would be the cost at a U.S medical school. Foreign medical schools cost 10k/year.</p>
<p>The cost depends of the country. Here in france I pay 150$ a year: it's the price for insurance and library.</p>
<p>From what I know of European schools though, that cost is contingent upon residency in country and completion of the standard high school/college system in that country. I would be absolutely stunned if a foreigner could go to a true French Medical School for 150 a year.</p>
<p>If anything, I think most schools would charge a higher tuition rate for International students.</p>