Overseas Medical Programs-Are they really worth it?

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<p>There are a lot of programs overseas for students who know for certain that they want to be doctors. </p>

<p>Here's one:</p>

<p>All</a> Saints University | Discover All Saints University of Medicine, Aruba</p>

<p>If you attend this program, here is how you would spend your years after high school:
(btw there are three semesters/year in this program)
-4 semesters studying premed classes (bio, chem, orgo, physics, math, english)
-5 semesters of med school classes (typical first two years of med school)
-then you take the USMLE exam (I have a friend in the program who says that they prepare you very well for the exam)
-then you can come to a med school in the US for two years to complete your clinical rotations (my friend says that it's possible to go to even Hopkins for this)
-after that you would complete your typical residency</p>

<p>so basically, this condenses the normal eight years of undergrad and med school studies into five years (9 semesters = 3 years + 2 years of clinical rotations)</p>

<p>this is just a brief overview of the program, but refer to the site if you have any questions</p>

<p>But, my question is: is this program really worth it? I know for sure that I want to be a doctor. But are doctors regarded as highly if they complete this program and then come to practice in the US? And would this affect my salary or anything else once I do become a practicing doctor?</p>

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<p>bump.</p>

<p>no one knows about these programs?</p>

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<p>You should ask this question in the Medical School Forum. There is a whole sub-forum with threads about various international Med programs. From the USMLE website, you can find a link to the list of recognized foreign medical schools. As long as the school is on that list, you shouldn’t have a problem.</p>

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<p>Graduates of foreign medical schools come to the US for residencies every single year. Lots of them get jobs here. Our hospitals are full of them.</p>

<p>If you are a US citizen, you would be ahead of the “true internationals” because you wouldn’t need a work visa. Since you are clear that you want to be a doctor, I really can’t see any downside to this option.</p>

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<p>Absolutely not. Do not attend a Caribbean medical school out of high school, anyone who does this is selling thmselves short.</p>