> German med school takes six and a half years to teach the same amount of knowledge I think the difference is that many students enter German (and other non-U

> German med school takes six and a half years to teach the same amount of knowledge I think the difference is that many students enter German (and other non-US) med schools immediately after high school, while US med schools only accept students who already have a 4 year undergrad degree. So in reality US medical training takes 8 years (4 years of pre-med undergrad, 4 years med school) which makes the 6 years look relatively efficient. Also those non-US doctors graduate with substantially less debt.