Medical School Standards in England?
Medical education in the UK is significantly different than the US. This web site gives a nice overview of that process: http://www.wanttobeadoctor.co.uk/main.php?page=2 If you read that, you'll understand why it is so difficult for a US student to be accepted into a UK school and conversely. But there are additional factors making a US citizen attending a UK school problematic. UK schools allow only a few seats to 'foreigners". The major reason behind that is, especially for US citizens, most 'foreigners' return home and do not practice in the UK. Their schools are as competitive as the US, so they don't want to waste a seat on somebody who isn't going to stay. Another problem is financial. Non-citizens cannot get student loans from UK sources. You might also want to research the UK residency system. For Ob/Gyn: http://www.rcog.org.uk/ If you complete all of your education and training in the UK, as you noted, you would still need to pass the USMLE to practice in the US. But your education and degree will be accepted as equal to a US education and degree. A piece of advice: get a US education. You can always do a Fellowship equivalence in the UK and do that without nearly the hassle.
How can an Indian student get into Harvard Medical School for their undergrad?
You wouldn't go to Harvard Medical School for undergrad. You could complete a bachelor's degree at Harvard College in a discipline of your choosing, assuming you met the admission qualifications. Sadly, only 5-6% of those who apply are admitted. See: https://college.harvard.edu/admi...Then towards the end of your degree of study you could take the MCAT and apply to their medical school if you were so inclined. Here in the USA, we complete a Bachelor's degree (4 years) then medical school (4 years) to become a doctor. Afterward, there is 3-8 additional years of post-graduate study (residency/fellowship) in one's chosen speciality.
Can international students study in American medical school after they studied undergraduate in their countries?
Yes, it's possible. It's very, very difficult. At most US medical schools, just a few seats (if any) are open to international students, and there are *many* applications for those seats. Doing well on the MCAT test can also be a major obstacle to international students, especially if they're non-native English speakers.When an international student comes to my office asking, "How do I get to medical school?" then part of my answer is, "Immediately start working toward citizenship or permanent resident status. Achieving it will make medical admission literally 100x easier."
Does studying or volunteering abroad impress medical schools?
Hello, I am a current medical student and can answer your question. To answer your question directly, not really. Now let me explain. With thousands of applicants for only a few seats almost every applicant (99%) has volunteering experience including oversees work. So if you don't have it it looks bad, but if you do have it you have joined the other 5,000-10,000 applicants fighting for the same seat. This is the idea that if you don't have volunteer experience it can hurt you. To be honest with you, it is the quality and length of volunteering that you do that really matters. How much clinical experience you have is something that almost all schools factor into their decision. If you take a week off and go to Costa Rica, this is seen more like a vacation. Not much you can do or learn in a week. Now if you volunteer your local hospital for a year, put in 400+ clinical hours and rotate through various departments, this begins to look much better. See the difference. So before you start making plans to travel, consider the extent of the work that you will be doing. If you want to talk to consultants that are currently affiliated with medical schools for more answers I recommend, The Admissions Council. I used them and I am always recommending them to future doctor hopefuls. Good luck!
Medical School- Will I get in with this GPA? ?
I am currently a sophomore enrolled in a decent university. I am currently 16 years old (going on 17 in a couple of weeks). I want to apply to medical school but I am worried that I may not get in. I will graduate from my university in 2011 with a psychology major. This will make me 19 going into medical school (I hope). My last year I messed up my GPA very badly! I got a D+ in Calculus 1, B- in Calculus 2, C in Gen Chem 1, C in Gen Chem 2, A- in Gen Chem 1 Lab, C+ in Gen Chem 2 Lab, B+ College Coposition 1, B in College Composition 2, A in Bio 1 Lab, B in Bio 2 Lab, B- in Bio 1, C+ in Bio 2. I am taking organic chemistry currently and I am going to receive an A- in this class and hopefully next semester for organic chemistry 2 I can receive an A! I am really smart I just had some personal problems last year, and I believe I can get above a 30 on my MCAT. My only problem is even if I get As in OCHEM and Physics I will have a low science GPA (3.0) and my real GPA is probably at best going to reach (3.4…maybe). I really want to become a doctor more than anything, I love helping people and ever since I was very little dreamed of it. Do I have a chance of getting into an American medical school? (Not the Caribbean) What can I do to help my chances? I volunteer and I have shadowed many doctors. Please help!
I have done B.sc in India. Can I apply to US Medical School?
If you want to do M.B.B.S or any other medical oriented courses do it in India itself. Because you can get medical seats easily in some of the foreign countries. But the real fact is after completing the course anywhere outside the India. Then you have to clear one exam here to practice as doctor in india. It might be too tough if you do course outside india.
I have a 3.1 gpa first semester as a pre med student?
and I'm really losing hope... my cumulative gpa is about a 3.1-3.2 science gpa starting off is slightly higher at a 3.2-3.3. one of my final exam grades' may be wrong (i have to talk to the professor) but this is what I pretty much got at the school i am, if you have a 3.5 cumulative gpa by your junior year you can apply for the medical school and have a very high chance of getting in if you can achieve at least a 3.55 (just to be safe) but I already contemplating of maybe just aim for a D.O. and just aim for at least a 2.9 cumlative by graduation. My parents also offered to send me to an indian medical school if I'm not satisfied by the end of my first year of university.... Besides the fact if I should stay pre med.... are indian medical schools credible (alot of my family friends went there and got into residency eventually and its only 5 years there not 8 years)...
Does it matter which college you attend for pre-med?
Will going to a less prestigious state school for undergraduate degree, such as VCU hurt my chances of acceptance to medical schools? I feel as if I could maintain a higher GPA in an easier college