international

With match date coming soon I wanted to ask the following question: are Canadians eligible for J1 sponsorship? I researched this but I am not so certain that this is possible for podiatry. 1) I emailed Health Canada about statement of need and they told me flat out that podiatry is not one of...

Any DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) applying in the 2017 cycle? I know there's a lot of difficulty with being DACA so please avoid posting discouraging things because I know what's at risk with admissions, $$, etc.... been through it and aware what's to come. Thanks. Just want to...

Hi any One studying for part 1 in Philadelphia?

Hey, I was wondering if there was anyone on SDN that could shed a little more light on the dental program at Debrecen University in Hungary? I am a recent graduate (BS in Bio) from a California school and am interested in applying to Debrecen for dental school. My GPA as of right now is...

if a doc wants to change careers, what should he/she opt, bioinformatics or health informatics in US? doc is foreign medical graduate with 3 yrs experience in Germany, ECFMG certified, does not have US medical license is, non us citizen. since no US license, no CMIO job, I am aware. but still...

In 2016 I will be completing my PGY3 as a PHO (sort of equivalent as 1st year radiology resident) in nuclear medicine (12 months worth). Have also done 12 months as a paid intern (rotating), 6 months as a JHO (rotating) and 6 months as a PHO in Rad Onc prior to this. I am Australian. Haven't...

So it's "strongly recommended" that you do research or something medical related during your last summer in medical school after your M1 year. I really want to travel abroad, and was hoping to scratch my wanderlust (sorry for using this really cliche word btw) itch and beef up my CV at the same...

Hey everyone, The very first thing I want to do is to sincerely apologize for the text wall... But I would really appreciate it if you would read everything I wrote. With all due respect, I know that your time is important. But if you could, please take the time to read everything. If you...

Hey, my first time posting on this site! I haven't been on here too often, and i'm trying to get a hang of things. I'm currently a 3rd year Bio Sci. undergrad student at UofC (Alberta), writing my MCAT this summer. I'm looking for some advice as to which medical schools are appropriate for my...

Okay so I was inquiring about some prerequisite courses needed for Oklahoma College of Optometry and they emailed back letting me know that they do not accept applicants from outside of the US at this time. I was totally unaware that some schools didn't accept Canadian applicants. Does anyone...

Can anyone attending Midwestern CCOM shed some light on 4th year rotations abroad? When I interviewed at the school, they mentioned that that was an option but my interviewers didn't seem to know too much about it. I understand that there are service trips done during the summer before the...

hey guys, I'm applying for UCLA preceptorship program in 2016! anyone on the same boat??

Hey Guys, I'm a pre-med freshman student at VCU. I have shadowed around 20 hours in the MCV (richmond) system, and plan on doing a total of ~90 hours in a private podiatric practice back home in NoVa over winter break. I am thinking about living in London over the summer for a month with a...

hello I am an international trained dentist and want to do my NBDE exams my question is : Should I apply for application to the NBDE part 1 and pay the 550 $ required fees BEFORE or AFTER i have my ECE credentials evaluated . or should I do them in the same time???? AND in the ECE website...

Has anyone applied to SGUL's International Medicine (MBBS4) program? I just applied (knowing that it's only accredited in 35 states and whatnot) and is probably my last resort as an American student. However, has anyone applied and heard back about interviews? If so, how long did it take for...

Hello fellows! I'm a 3rd year medical student from outside US/UK and I would like to take part on medical rotations there. Is there any possibility for international medical students to do some practice during the summer? If so, is there a particular programme, or are we supposed to find a...

As a foreign trained dentist I had to do quite a bit of research to be able to apply to all these programs. This is a list of programs I was able to find that accepted foreign graduates. Although this list is current and accurate for the application year 2016-2017, I reccomend doing your own...

Hello Masters, I am an international student from Vietnam and currently a senior at a liberal art college in Oregon graduating this year. I have been in the states for almost 6 years. Please help me pick out a list of schools that accept international students given my stats. I am planning to...

Hey, I'm selling some materials, useful for setting up the bench test work station at your home. I have these, ready to be shipped: 1. Dental portable turbine unit with a 4-hole handpiece connection, and foot pedal. 2. Kilgore Typodont with few teeth 3. Handpiece 4. Columbia typodont with...

Does anyone have any experience with the International editions of the BRS books? Are they exactly the same (format, color, etc.) as the US versions? I don't care about hard/softcover or a different cover on the book. I'm more trying to figure out if the books are significantly worse in...

Hello, my sister is premed and about to graduate from High School outside the US. Because of how difficult it is to get into medical school here, we think she should go to medical school in China and then apply for residency positions here after she is done. I know it is difficult to get into...

Hey fam, So I'm a black, international rising junior (no permanent residency or anything) at a Cali school. My current cGPA is a 3.168 and my sGPA is a 2.73. The good news about the latter is that it's only for 48 quarter units (32 semester units) and I'm retaking at least 10 of these. The bad...

As a foreign student, I obviously have challenges whilst thinking about applying to a US medical school. I did my undergrad in Australia and while my grades were great at first, I failed a few courses as I could not attend the exams on my last semester in school. I got married to an American and...