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This is why many doctors in the US get their basic medical schooling outside of the US. (Often in the Caribbean https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_medical_sc

This is why many doctors in the US get their basic medical schooling outside of the US. (Often in the Caribbean https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_medical_schools_in_the_Caribbean https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_medical_schools_in_the... )

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throwaway5752 7y ago
That generally is not why US born doctors go to medical school outside of the US.
- BeetleB 7y ago
  > That generally is not why US born doctors go to medical school outside of the US. Everyone I know who did it did so for two reasons, and this is one of them. Getting into medical school means tonnes of debt - similar to art school, perhaps. And if you don't do well enough at your residency, or at your medical school prior to that, you are completely screwed in a way those who went to art school are. Going to the Caribbean (or any other country) for medical school has its risks, though. You are treated differently when applying for residency programs, and need a much much higher score on the USMLE than someone trained in the US to match. But if you don't, you're not stuck with crippling debt. Oh, and the other reason? Quicker to graduate. Most countries allow you to enter medical school right after high school.
seattle_spring 7y ago
Caribbean schools are even more expensive than US med schools. A contact of mine is graduating from Ross University with $550k of debt. Students go there because their bar for incoming students is lower, and not at all because they're cheaper.
- russdill 7y ago
  It's the same with veterinarians as well.
aylmao 7y ago
Not the Caribbean, but I know someone who did this in Mexico.
tryptophan 7y ago
Let's not sugar coat this. The #1 reason people go Caribbean is that they can't get into a US MD school. Caribbean schools are often more expensive than US ones, and only like 20% of their grads actually end up becoming US doctors. When it comes time to apply for residencies, carribbean students get put at the bottom of the pile, if the programs even bother to look at their application at all.

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throwaway5752 7y ago

That generally is not why US born doctors go to medical school outside of the US.

BeetleB 7y ago
> That generally is not why US born doctors go to medical school outside of the US. Everyone I know who did it did so for two reasons, and this is one of them. Getting into medical school means tonnes of debt - similar to art school, perhaps. And if you don't do well enough at your residency, or at your medical school prior to that, you are completely screwed in a way those who went to art school are. Going to the Caribbean (or any other country) for medical school has its risks, though. You are treated differently when applying for residency programs, and need a much much higher score on the USMLE than someone trained in the US to match. But if you don't, you're not stuck with crippling debt. Oh, and the other reason? Quicker to graduate. Most countries allow you to enter medical school right after high school.

seattle_spring 7y ago

Caribbean schools are even more expensive than US med schools. A contact of mine is graduating from Ross University with $550k of debt. Students go there because their bar for incoming students is lower, and not at all because they're cheaper.

russdill 7y ago
It's the same with veterinarians as well.

aylmao 7y ago

Not the Caribbean, but I know someone who did this in Mexico.

tryptophan 7y ago

Let's not sugar coat this. The #1 reason people go Caribbean is that they can't get into a US MD school. Caribbean schools are often more expensive than US ones, and only like 20% of their grads actually end up becoming US doctors. When it comes time to apply for residencies, carribbean students get put at the bottom of the pile, if the programs even bother to look at their application at all.