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<p>International candidates interested in pursuing a medical degree and/or medical residence in the US do need to spend time researching their options. Some foreign medical schools are better at preparing candidates for competitive residencies than others. It is also important to remember that many US students who are not admitted to med school in the US elect to attend US-style medical schools overseas (particularly in the Caribbean). It is rumored that graduates of those programs often have more difficulty in finding admission to competitive residencies when compared to graduates of programs in the US - I do not know if this is more than just a rumor. Likewise, I do not know anything in particular about the track record of European medical schools. This could be a good question to ask at the Med School Forum: [Pre-Med</a> & Medical School - College Confidential](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-medical-school/]Pre-Med”>Pre-Med & Medical School - College Confidential Forums)</p>