Advice for international applicant

[GreyF0X]

Hey guys,

I have a few questions if you don't mind. My friend is an international student currently working on his Ph.D at our local University with a student visa. He has completed a bachelors in science (Chem i believe) and a masters in Biotechnology or Biochemistry, all of these were done back in India. My friend is interested in pursuing medicine. I was wondering if his pre req courses could transfer over so he doesn't have to take the classes again? Can he achieve this through spantran etc? Any other advice i can give him? I don't really know much about international applicants, he would like to practice and go to school in the U.S. Thank you.

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[Winged Scapula]

The premed school required courses cannot be transferred from a foreign University. They must be taken in the United States and he must have 90 units to be eligible for a US medical school.

The requirements are available in the MSAR (medical school admission requirements ) published by the AAMC.

I would also suggest posting any future questions regarding admission to a US medical school in the Pre allo forum.

 

[NotAProgDirector]

There is some chance that a US school would consider his PhD credits as "equivalent". The only way to know is to ask. Not many med schools consider applicants on student visas, so options may be limited.