<p>I'm certainly planning on going to a US med school, but I have a strong hankering to at least stay in the UK for 1 year. And since the whole Medical route is so long, I'd like to avoid breaks/gap years if possible. How reasonable/feasible would it be for me to go to Medical School here, and do Residency there, and (in all likelihood) come back to the US afterwards? Would it be detrimental in any manner?</p>
<p>Why do you want to do your residency in the UK?</p>
<p>I don't have as much knowledge as the more seasoned members of the med/premed forums, but I would say that's a pretty unreasonable plan.</p>
<p>Also, since you're not in med school yet, the answer to this question is not nearly as important as getting into med school first.</p>
<p>$0.02 has commented that residency in the US is "a virtual requirement" for practice in the US.</p>
<p>It could be very detrimental. I can comment specifically about anesthesiology. You cannot apply directly from a foreign residency for admission into the board examination system, with some exceptions. You would have to repeat training in the US to satisfy the requirements of the ABA.</p>
<p>It would be much more practical to do medical school in the UK, then train in the US. There are huge hurdles set up for people who do their training anywhere outside of the US, except Canada. Most of the licensing and credentialing agencies will not count foreign training as much as US training, if it counts at all. So you would almost certainly have to repeat some of your training in the US, which would be a waste of time.</p>
<p>If you go to medical school in the UK, you can then return to the US and do a residency with no problem. You have to get admitted to a residency, but unlike many other countries, UK medical schools are highly regarded in the US.</p>
<p>I have no idea whether you can train in the US if you want to practice in the UK.</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure its a requirement to do the residency here. One of my dad colleagues was a surgeon in India, but is a psychiatrist now, because she could not get into a surgical residency here in the states.</p>
<p>Medical schools in the UK are certainly more highly regarded than those in other foreign countries, but to say that you can get a US residency "with no problem" is misleading. </p>
<p>Should you be able to get a residency somewhere? Yes, but it may not necessarily be the one you want. And even if it is the one you want, you'll probably have more difficulty than if you attended a US medical school.</p>
<p>There will be "no problem" from an administrative point of view. You do have to get into a residency. </p>
<p>From the major academic medical center perspective, UK medical schools are viewed as on a par with US schools. So top residents from strong schools routinely get into top residencies in the US. Lower ranked students, like lower ranked US students, still get residencies, but not in to top programs.</p>
<p>Important to remember we are talking about the UK here. Medical students from other countries do face obstacles, both linguistic and reputational.</p>
<p>...worry about it when (and if) you get there...</p>
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