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How to decide to attend a medical International School

The Seeker by The Seeker
March 30, 2021
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When choosing a medical school, you can get overwhelmed by the available options and processes, including selecting the correct program, making an application, and passing board exams according to Essay Writing Service Reviews. The process can be expensive, competitive, and time-consuming, but you can always find ways to get through the system.

Advantages of international medical schools

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A high rate of acceptance

Several medical schools, especially in the Caribbean, enroll a high percentage of applicants than in the United States since they lack stiff restrictive entry requirements. For the medical schools not in the Caribbean, the rate of acceptance tends to vary.

Broad requirements for entry

MCAT and GPA scores are usually lower among applicants to apply for international medical schools, making the programs a better option to look up to for those students with low scores.

Inexpensive tuition

The tuition fee for international schools is relatively cheaper than most medical schools located in The United States, which therefore lessens the menace of student loans or stress due to finances that many students, especially the medical students, usually face.

Clinical rotation opportunities in the United States

The first two years in most Caribbean schools involve doing basic science on overseas campuses, as clinical rotations get done in the United States hospitals. Since you are home school could still be termed as being overseas, you’ll get the opportunity to have the same clinical exposure and the chances as the medical students from the home hospital. Several students mentioned this as a benefit when applying to residences in the US.

Disadvantages of international medical schools

The system of grading

Most of the United States medical schools utilize the Honors/Fail/Pass Grading system. Several Med schools overseas stand to use the traditional A-F. Already you might feel that such kinds of grading can be stressful, especially to the ready competitive post-graduate industry and the job market.  

New environment

A new environment can either be an advantage or a disadvantage depending on how you view it. You should also keep in mind that social norms, politics order the weather can be on tides at any moment.

The challenges of Match with the United States residency

Even though several international medical students who graduate match successfully into residency programs across the United States, they will significantly do so at a lower rate than their counterparts in the US. About 48% of graduates from the international schools than 94% of graduates in the United States are an intense match.

Surplus certifications

When students graduate from an international medical school, they will have to take another exam termed the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG), which domestic graduates do not do. To add to that, every time you apply to get a state license or any certificate, you may witness that the process is prolonged, as the documentation must first get obtained from overseas.

Unfavorable perception

Most employers and patients tend to lack a positive opinion on several international medical schools. Many employers would prefer to hire or get their doctors who have graduated explicitly from my United States medical school. That results in many graduates not getting acceptance.

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