<p>Is it at all possible for an international student to study medical at U.S.? If yes, what are the extra-challenges that an international student has to face which U.S citizens do not have to?</p>
<p>Many med schools will not accept any non-Canadian int’ls. US med schools are primarily to educate future American doctors. </p>
<p>There are some med schools that will accept a few (like 1 or 2) int’l med students each year. It’s very likely that such students probably have super stats and hooks. </p>
<p>So, yes, the burden for acceptance is MUCH, MUCH, MUCH harder for int’ls (and it already is super hard for domestic students). And, often the few schools that accept a couple of int’ls will demand that the student deposit all 4 years of Cost of Attendance into the school’s account to ensure that the med school isn’t giving the seat to a student who might not have the funds for a future year.</p>
<p>Without a green card it is very difficult. Though some schools will accept such students, they almost always will want to see how the student will pay for the education up front since loans are not available to them. </p>
<p>The way I have seen some foreign students gain entry is through MD/PHD programs or going into PHD programs and then gaining admissions to the medical school through contacts while studying there. The ones I know were/are truly outstanding students and considered valuable in research. Also my info is very dated as they are all my age. I don’t know any young people in this situation, though the options probably still exists. </p>
<p>Actually a sizable number of US students go overseas for medical training since getting a spot in a US medical school is so difficult. One can then get board certifed through the internship/residential programs once such student complete their training at certain foreign medical schools. It’s wise to find one with a good track record in placing graduates into programs where they become practicing physicians.</p>
<p>So, does that mean its virtually impossible for an international student to study medical at U.S.? From what Ive heard, US medical schools rarely accept international students in the medical programs and even if they accept few (which is a very rare case), there is no financial aid and/or loan for the international students what so ever. Arent there any other options available to the internationals?
I come from a country in Asia and in my country, all the students who want to pursue medical studies join M.B.B.S (Bachelors in Medicine, Bachelors in Surgery) program after their high-school. Then, those who want to pursue further education (i.e. to obtain a M.D. degree) at US sit for the USMLE examination and prepare for the residency at US hospitals. But, I dont have a good idea about this process and about residency at US hospitals.
What actually is residency and what are the prerequisites? Can a student who has earned a MBBS degree from a foreign nation obtain a MD degree at US while doing residency?</p>
<p>You have to have MD to start residency. Residency is a professional training in the medical field you want to practice in.</p>
<p>You have to research what the situation is for those students who complete what is considered medical school in your country and want to practice in the US. That is the education you would have to do in your country to get to practice medicine in the US. The term “international” student is very generic and the provisions can differ from country to country.</p>
<p>You can look up “international studies medical school” using google and read some sites about this. What you will find is pretty much what is said here. But if you look up every single medical school in the US, you can get their stance on foreign students. Some just don’t take any. Many state med schools are very hard on US kids outside of their own state, never mind internationals. Those that do take them usually bluntly say that they have to show the money to be able study here for 4 years. Even then, the spots are limited. The ones usually more conducive to accepting foreign medical students are those in research and if said student has some research niche they find valuable. But those are special exceptions.</p>
<p>Residency/ Internship occurs after you graduate from medical school You apply for such programs and get assigned to one. No multiple acceptances. How a foreign student enters this lottery is dependent on the country and the medical school there. Some foreign med schools have more of their grads coming here than others and they are the ones that would know how it has to be done from their country, their particular school.</p>