Uk LLB and would like to attend US medical school. Possible?
I went to high school in Germany and then obtained my LLB in London. I am sitting for the NY bar exam in July. After I receive my law license, I would like to attend a US medical school. I currently live in Miami and was reading about Ross University with their Caribbean learning. Do you think I can be accepted for medical school since all my sciences were taken in high school only? Please provide me with a very knowledgeable answer. Thank you.
Does Oxford University have a medical school? How sufficient is it in training American doctors?
Yes, Oxford has a very fine medical department, and takes students from entry to status as qualified doctors, while supporting an active research department as well.To work in the US, a British qualified doctor need USMLE and ECMFG certification. That is not a trivial process:http://www.medinc.co.uk/uk-docto...
Overall, is it harder to get into a US or UK medical school?
The biggest difference between them is when you start. In the UK, you start directly after finishing high school, while in the USA you start after already completing a degree. The benefits of starting later after a degree is that you have so much more time to stand out by doing research or something noteworthy. It’s difficult to stand out for UK applications just because it is hard to do anything truly noteworthy as a high school student. Many research labs won’t take high school students, or don’t allow them to do their own research. In this regard, it’s easier to get into USA schools.You also have the admissions tests. In the UK, the majority of schools ask for the UKCAT. This is where it becomes easier to get into UK schools. The UKCAT is pretty similar to a IQ test- it tests your ability to recognize patterns, pull out important information quickly, do some maths. These are skills that you will need as doctors, but the good thing is that it is very hard to really prepare for this kind of test. You can do practice questions, but there really isn’t anything entirely difficult about it. In the USA, you take the MCAT, which is based on all of the sciences you will have studied in college. While some schools in the UK ask for the BMAT, which is pretty similar, since you are just coming out of high school the content on the BMAT is much easier than the MCAT. Thus, in regards to test, the UK is easier to get into.Overall however, medical schools are extremely difficult to get into no matter where you go.
How many medical schools are there in the US?
125 US accredited allopathic medical schools 20 US osteopathic medical schools 28 US veterinary schools 7 US podiatry schools 17 US optometry schools 56 US dental schools
Can we transfer from Ukraine Medical university to US medicine universities?
I want to transfer to medicine universities in US.Currently I am pursuing 3rd year of medicine in ukraine. I am thinking of trasfering to the US medical universities. Can anyone help me out with the list of best medicine universities in connecticut state. Also what are the tests that I should prepared to get a seat in those universities.Should I have to start from the first to pursue MBBS in United states or will I be allowed to study from the 3rd yr of MBBS. Friends please help me out. Thank you...:)
Can transfer to Medicine in the UK as a sophomore in US university?
If you want to work as doctor in the US then I'd always recommend studying in the US - it just makes things easier. What year is "sophomore" - this means nothing to me? But the answer is no, you can't transfer unless you are on a Medicine course already. If you want to become a doctor in the UK, it is the norm to study Medicine as an undergraduate course which is I believe longer than a standard degree course anyway. The UCAS deadline for Medicine is actually October 15th 2011. Since you didn't take Chemistry when you were still in school, that's probably the reason why you were rejected for the Biochemical course (and you would've definitely have been rejected if you applied for Medicine). Similarly to the US, in the UK you also have the option to apply for graduate entry into Medicine but your undergraduate degree must be in something related (such as Biomedical Science or similar courses the other answerer has mentioned). This route is usually taken by people who didn't get into a Medicine course as an undergraduate. Hope this helps.
What are the best medical schools?
You should be looking primarily at Med Schools in the country where you'd like to receive your license. If you want to practice in the US, it will take an additional 3-5 years of training if you get your license in another country first. Keep in mind that in the US, you must complete a Bachelor's Degree (4 years) before you can attend Med School. This degree is most useful if it's also been completed in the US. The "big name" Med Schools in the US (Harvard, Yale, Johns Hopkins, Vanderbilt) are all schools with a high value on Medical Research, but aren't necessarily reputable for producing MDs with excellent clinical skills (bedside manner, working well on patient care teams, etc). If you want to do Orthopedics, it would actually be better to go to a school with a high number of Matches for Surgical Residency programs. Match statistics are generally available on each school's website.
Can I enter medical school straight out of high school in the UK?
Hi Sara,Elspeth Cowie asked me to answer this for you, but in truth she has already told you about as much as anyone can; because you have chosen to be almost Anonymous, and have given no clue as to where you live, we can't make any guesses at how well your high school qualifications will prepare you for applying to study Medicine in the UK. So I am going to answer on a “worst case” basis, and assume that your high school qualifications will be at a lower level than most UK universities would normally expect. My apologies if this is not the case.As the other two have explained, in the last two years of secondary school in the UK, most students do just 3 or 4 A level subjects (some do the IB), and then go straight on to university, where they normally study just one subject for the next three years. British students hoping to do Medicine are typically very able and hardworking people who have got top grades for all their GCSEs. They then usually do Biology, Chemistry and probably Maths or Physics (or both) at A level or equivalent, and usually get A* or A for all of them. Even so, the competition is so intense that every year there are numerous students with results at this standard who do not manage to get a place. It is that difficult to get in, and the standard is that high. Unless your qualifications are at a standard that equals or exceeds these, then you could have problems.To be absolutely honest, your chance of getting a place to study Medicine at a UK university might be higher if you come to the UK and do the two-year A level programme, as preparation for a degree here. Any qualifications at a lower level would put you at a very serious disadvantage. This does not have to be hugely expensive: although independent schools charge very high fees, there are also quite a large number of public sector sixth form colleges which are able to sponsor students for Tier 4 visas, and which charge very much lower fees. Some of them have A level results quite as good as many of the expensive independent schools.If the information I have supplied is not relevant to your situation, then I apologise for that. Please let me have more detailed information, and I will think again!