Hello friends, What is the cost of attending school in the Caribbean, also how long does it take to complete an MD degree versus studying it in the U.S. How come desis who go to the islands often are very hash hash about it, is it looked bad upon? Is Ross Medical one of the better schools? Thanks
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I'd also like to know about the desi life in the Caribbean. I am considering of moving there. 'hippo' mind telling what exactly you meant by 'hash, hash'?
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People go to Caribbean medical schools for one reason: Because they could not get admission in US medical schools.
So students at the Caribbean schools are usually with the ones with low GPA's and/or are medicore students.
Ross is considered to be a 3rd tier medical school, not highly rated and looked at with suspicion that people who went there just paid to get their degree and are not smart enough.
That's why people are "hush-hush' about it if they went to school there.
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Hippo, I think there are some guppies that have gone to school in the islands, maybe they don't really come into this forum or I find it that most often people are just not available to give advice about medical school, maybe intensionally maybe lack of time? I had the same issue when I was thinking about dental school, no one would advise me.
I think Ross is a good school, I know a guy that went there and now he is doing his clinical rotations, hmm would be interested to know more about the schools .
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yes ross is good school, there is alot other medical school, its good,,, i visited to ross when my husband was studying there, i like crabb life so nice sakooon, what just go to the foreighn medical school and you guys can find alot about it,,,,,in phillipine fatima medical schol is good too ,,,,,,,
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A really good friend of mine opted to go to a Caribbean School.. his grades were amazing and he got into most of the Universities he had applied to but he liked the whole structure where you could do your clinicals anywhere in the USA. Some people do go there because they didnt get into Med School in the states. However, some people jst want to go there; personal choice i guess.
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If that's true, then that's incredibly foolish on your friend's part. Caribbean graduates, and all other Americans who go abroad for medical school for that matter, are at a distinct disadvantage when it comes to applying for residency in the US, and are seldom able to match into the most competitive spots. They're (rightly) seen as applicants who were unable to get into US allopathic or osteopathic schools, and their applications are often given even less priority than those from foreign applicants.
As for the matter of being able to do clinical rotations at hospitals across the US...you're allowed to do that as an American medical student too...its called doing an "away rotation," and you actually have more options as a student at an American school, as most university affiliated medical centers don't accept foreign students. Generally, the only hospitals that take foreign students for clinical rotations are less desirable community and government hospitals.
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^ I agree ... resisdency progarms are highly comeptetive, and for international students it's even worse... do a through research before you apply for schools outside of US...consider it to be your last option.
People go to Caribbean medical schools for one reason: Because they could not get admission in US medical schools.
So students at the Caribbean schools are usually with the ones with low GPA's and/or are medicore students.
Not quite true, US schools are very expensive and not everyone can affort them. A lot of students from US goto Carribean to save on cost. After three years in Carribean you are transfered ti US for rest of your school and it works out to be the same. At the end of the day, it is whether you pass you exams or not!!
Having said that, not all Carribrans Schools are the same. Quite a few are out there just to make money, just like other schools in rest of the world. So you need to do some independent research and ensure that the school you are selecting is a good one.
Best of luck,
Not quite true, US schools are very expensive and not everyone can affort them. A lot of students from US goto Carribean to save on cost. After three years in Carribean you are transfered ti US for rest of your school and it works out to be the same. At the end of the day, it is whether you pass you exams or not!!
Not true.
Caribbean schools are generally more expensive than American medical schools. They are all for-profit institutions (including the "prestigious" ones) catering to affluent Americans who are willing to pay anything to become physicians despite poor grades/test scores. People who go to the Caribbean like to come up with all sorts of excuses to explain why they "chose" to reject American medical schools and go abroad...the fact of the matter is that no American in their right mind would turn down a US medical school to go abroad. Period.
Even Caribbean grads who manage to pass their board exams have a much harder time getting residency spots, have lower match rates...and generally must significantly outperform their American counterparts to even be considered for the same spot.