Can I become a doctor in the US if I am an international student? If I can, what should I do to prepare for college admission?
To become a doctor in the US, you must get your MD degree from a US medical school. Doctors who got their medical degrees in other countries must retrain here.You do not need to do your undergraduate studies here to get into medical school, however.You will need a year each of biology, inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, and physics. Some medical schools also want calculus or other subjects, so check medical schools now for their admissions requirements. You’ll also need to take the MCAT exam and if you’re not from an English-speaking country, you’ll probably need the TOEFL exam as well.Prepare by working to master 100% of the course material, even at the undergraduate level. This will give you the high GPA you’ll need to get into med school and the knowledge you’ll need for the MCATs.US medical schools don’t require any specific major, not even a major in the sciences. Schools try to admit a broad range of students, so there is not even a favored degree. Take whatever interests you, whether it’s neuroscience or medieval history.
How realistic is it for an average student to become a doctor...?
are you in high school? b/c once ppl get 2 college things really change. Sometimes students who were the best in high school struggle in college and other times students who were so-so in high school end up succeeding in college. The truth is to get into med school you need to get A's in the pre-med coursework.
How can a foreign graduate become a doctor in Canada?
It varies greatly from province to province. If you’re a new graduate, Canada does have intern and residency spots for graduates of eligible schools. If you’re still in school, talk to your school’s placement officer to see what’s available. If you can get one of the coveted intern or resident spots, you should be able to get at least a work permit with no problem, and that’s a good path to permanent resident status.If you’ve been practicing, you can apply for open positions in a hospital setting. Forget about independent practice for a while, that’s very hard for someone just moving here, no matter how qualified (although clinic practice is possible).Open positions are usually in undesirable places with a shortage of medical personnel. Provinces like New Brunswick and Newfoundland actively recruit foreign trained physicians, and getting licensed to practice in those provinces is easier, although you will most likely get a limited license that only allows you to practice in areas with a designated need, generally smaller cities.However, if you’re looking at the holy grail of Ontario, that’s very tough. Ontario has enough doctors so they put everyone through the same process. You will have to fight for one of the residency spots available for foreign trained physicians, and they are always full. In addition, there is a standard medical examination. All the provinces have it, but the smaller provinces will waive it if they need you and you are willing to work someplace undesirable. In Ontario, it’s mandatory and you only get three shots. Once you pass that and do the Canadian residency, congratulations, you’re in.The main problem that doctors have in getting licensed in Canada has nothing to do with their medical knowledge. In a lot of cases, foreign trained physicians totally bomb out of residency programs because they treat patients badly. They’re dismissive and have no patience when a patient questions their advice. Canadian doctors used to be like that too, but they found it led to bad health outcomes because patients would go along at the doctor’s office so as not to make the doctor mad, then go home and not follow the doctor’s advice.But don’t give up. My second family doctor was from Jamaica and treated me from when I was five until I was 35 and moved out of the neighbourhood. He was funny, well respected, and took care of my parents and sister too.
Can you still become a Doctor if you're poor?
Yes you can. Not all doctors are children of rich people. Many doctors take loans to pay for their career and also many of them go into military service so the government can pay the career for them, later they need to pay back to the government (and they don't like that part). SOME of those doctors that study medicine paid by the military they have to serve to the military but you see them complaining. Not all of them but SOME of them. And remember, you need to be accepted to go to medical school and compete with good grades with many students that want to be doctors. Just because you have credentials is not a guarantee that you are going to be accepted because medical schools only chose a few from many applicants.
Can a non Canadian citizen become a doctor in Canada?
The best way to answer this is:Yes, but…In Canada, you do not need to be Canadian born to do pretty well anything once you are qualified to do it. However, the medical licensing and accrediting bodies can be extremely picky about educational matters. You could have graduated from the world’s top medical colleges, and there is no guarantee that they will accept that as qualified because it isn’t Canadian.And that is where the issue of the surgeons who drive taxis in Canada arises.Governments have been directing, pleading with the various bodies to set some acceptance standards for decades, and they have done only minimal effort over that time, approving some programmes in some fields from the UK, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Africa and Switzerland. Even with these, they want to review the results of each applicant to ensure they did well enough to Canadian expectations on their examinations.The US is not on this list as part of free trade considerations, it was decided to accept American medical standards in order to keep it possible for Canadian doctors to practice in the US.Otherwise, expect to be seen as having any non-medical degrees you have earned and go through one of the very rationed international student positions for training to be a doctor, earn an MD all over again, intern, and be a resident in order to be able to practice medicine in Canada.If the European Union has the ability for medical credentials to be accepted rather broadly within it, and people tend to live full and rather healthy lives there, why can we just not say that is sufficient - anyone from those systems are fine with us?
Would a medical student be considered an undergraduate student or a graduate student?
In the Med World: A Med student would be considered an Undergraduate Medical Student i.e. a medical student who hasn't graduated medical school. Because a graduate med student would be somebody doing a residency... Undergrad student in a general sense would be somebody who hasnt graduated college-uni , which is different from an undergrad med student. But I wouldn't consider a med student a graduate student since there are a lot of countries where graduating high school is enough to get you into med school ( with insane grades of course) (exemple in France: med school = 7 years , straight out of lycée which is high school)
How can a American student attend college in the Uk?
Search UK universities' web sites for information on international undergraduate applicants. You will find that many UK universities will admit high school graduates from the US if they have scored well on a certain number of AP exams or have an IB diploma. Remember that you must apply to a particular program of study in the UK; you don't just apply and decide what you want to do once you get there, like in the US. So your APs etc. must be focused on the program to which you apply. Other UK universities have a year-long program for international students prior to attending the bachelors program. In the alternative you might be admitted after you attend a year of community college. I suppose if you're set on a UK university, it would be easiest just to attend high school in the UK, but most people don't have that opportunity. Also, you need to be ready to take your GCSE's within two years. Edit: are you a US citizen or UK citizen? Where do you plan to practice? If you are a US citizen it's very unlikely you'll be admitted to medical school in the UK: http://www.medschools.ac.uk/STUDENTS/HOW...