<p>Basically what are the pro's of attending med school here as opposed to attending med school abroad where it seems to be much cheaper</p>
<p>The only con I can think of is what you stated.</p>
<p>It is much easier to get a residency spot (especially a “desirable” one) after you are graduated from a medical school in US.</p>
<p>if you want to practice medicine in the US don’t leave! the path is so much easier when you go to a US med school… particularly a US MD school.</p>
<p>see ive heard that aa long as you get a high score on the usmle’ you can get into basically any residency…and if the medical school is recognized by the u.s’ you should have no problem practicing medicine here…true?</p>
<p>and abroad its 6yrs basically tuition free compared to here</p>
<p>Also, you have to think of the quality of education you are getting if you go abroad.</p>
<p>well quality of education isn’t really that much of an issue…you learn in 6yrs what others have to learn in 4…and i will still be getting a residency here…i’m more worried about the practical aspects like how hard it is to get a residency here and stuff</p>
<p>Residency is getting harder and harder to get in the US. Something like only 40% of Carribbean med students were able to get a residency this year or something. Don’t quote me on this. </p>
<p>Also you have to do well on the USMLE’s in order to get a good residency or a residency at all. Even if you graduate in 6 years it might take you some time to study for it and get a passing score. Also, know that getting into a specialty will even harder if you graduate from somewhere else. Many Foreign Medical Graduates only get FP or IM. </p>
<p>In terms of the quality of education you also have to take into account the support system you will get. In other places you get little support. And I think in residency the quality of education will show. It’ll make it harder on yourself. </p>
<p>If you have the chance at a US education (i.e. living in the US etc.) you should take it. </p>
<p>Where are you thinking of studying in?</p>
<p>I normally try to be very respectful, but in this case I will not bother.</p>
<p>I don’t know what kind of idiots are giving you advice, but they’re absurdly off the mark. SN is even more right than he knows. Only about 40% of IMG’s match, but that’s after 60% of them fail the USMLEs and can’t apply for the match. Some will retake, of course, but at the end of the day, what does that leave you with? 16%? 25%?</p>
<p>Many programs have explicit or implicit policies, by the way, that they will only take foreign doctors who are from the foreign countries in question. Going to medical school in India is fine if you have always lived in India. Going to medical school in Poland is fine if you have always lived in Poland. But if you’re an American trying to go to medical school in Poland, the question is “What on earth is the matter with you?”</p>
<p>And obviously if you can absolutely crush the USMLE, you can still match somewhere. But that’s the most irrelevant piece of advice ever, since even very few American students can “crush” the USMLE. If somebody looked at you and said, “This high school is really awful, but if you can get a 2400, you can probably get into a college,” you’d look at them like they were insane.</p>
<p>“You mean I’m screwed even with a 2390?”
“And what do you mean ‘a’ college? You mean even with a 2400 my choices are restricted?”</p>
<p>You will note that there are no high schools in America that are this bad. None. There is not a single high school that requires you to crush the SATs to be under consideration for any college, anywhere. That’s how bad these medical schools are: they are far worse than the worst high school in America.</p>
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<p>Finally, I will note only this: it is very sad that you don’t include the quality of your education under “practical aspects.” Perhaps you should replace the word “practical” with something more accurate.</p>
<p>^44 .</p>
<p>i was thinkin of a medical school in cairo egypt…as opposed to going to miami university for undergrad</p>
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<p>you MUST be kidding</p>
<p>i know several egyptian doctors who come to the US and have had to redo med school because their degree isn’t even recognized. of course many don’t even bother going through that hassle and just do something else instead. sure your education may only be 6 years as opposed to 8 and it may be free but it may also be worthless. oh and if you think that the quality of education in egypt is equivalent then you are either naive or extremely misinformed.</p>
<p>MUST and october 6 university are both recognized now by the u.s…i have checked up on that…and am told these private universities in egypt are a much quality as opposed to the public med schools there</p>
<p>You will face extra scrutiny when seeking a practice position, even with stellar USMLE’s and a legitimate US residency.</p>
<p>See the list of Egyptian medical schools approved by the Medical Board of California: [Medical</a> Schools Recognized by the Medical Board of California](<a href=“http://www.medbd.ca.gov/applicant/schools_recognized.html#e]Medical”>http://www.medbd.ca.gov/applicant/schools_recognized.html#e)</p>
<p>See also the 2009 Match results (table 4) for all applicants to the matching program.<br>
<a href=“http://www.nrmp.org/data/advancedatatables2009.pdf[/url]”>http://www.nrmp.org/data/advancedatatables2009.pdf</a></p>
<p>For US citizens graduating from international medical schools : out of 4927 students entering the match, 1619 (32.9%) matched to PGY-1 spots, 1771 did not match, 847 withdrew from the match and 690 did not submit match lists. </p>
<p>For seniors of US medical schools: 16008 entered the match, 14566 (91%) matched to PGY-1 spots, 1072 did not match, 303 withdrew, and 67 did submit rank lists. </p>
<p>(Data for scramble results of unmatched applicants is not available, but US seniors likely did better than IMG’s).</p>
<p>Hot diggity, 33%. Again, this is AFTER many of them failed USMLE Steps I and II – so the odds are just abysmal.</p>
<p>Nice work, two-penny. Glad to see you back. =)</p>
<p><a href=“https://imed.faimer.org/results.asp?country=915&school=&currpage=1&cname=EGYPT&city=®ion=AF&rname=Africa&psize=25[/url]”>https://imed.faimer.org/results.asp?country=915&school=&currpage=1&cname=EGYPT&city=®ion=AF&rname=Africa&psize=25</a></p>
<p>this is where the accreditation for foreign medical schools recognized by the us lies impart with the ECFMG</p>
<p>I don’t have any idea what post #17 is saying.</p>
<p>It’s not just a matter of being recognized by US residency programs and being able to sit for the USMLE. It’s a matter of passing the USMLE and having a low chance of securing ANY residency even if you do pass (with certain specialties being almost impossible). The statistics are out there so there’s no excuses if you choose this ill-advised path.</p>
<p>hmm…if you really think its an ill advised path can you give me all the con’s you can think of…as of right now the pro’s are</p>
<p>-a relatively free medical school education
-6 yr program
-recognized by the u.s
-get to live in egypt</p>