2 years in caribbean 2 years in US

[Jenkins]

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My optometrist said there is a school(s?) in the Caribbean that have a MD program where you can study there for 2 years and then go to the US for the next 2 years? Which schools have this program if at all?

 

[RussianJoo]

most carib med schools have this if not all of them. the 4 that are recognized in all 50 states are St. George's University (SGU), American University of the Caribbean (AUC) ROSS University and SABA University.

 

[Aphtalyfe]

most carib med schools have this if not all of them. the 4 that are recognized in all 50 states are St. George's University (SGU), American University of the Caribbean (AUC) ROSS University and SABA University.

This is correct.

Also of those 4, AUC, Ross, and SGU have US federal loans. Saba does not.

 

[schandan13]

My optometrist said there is a school(s?) in the Caribbean that have a MD program where you can study there for 2 years and then go to the US for the next 2 years? Which schools have this program if at all?

Your optometrist is very wise.

 

[HenryH]

Are there any Carib. medical schools that allow students to spend even more time in the US than 2 years?

Kind of makes you wonder... why not build an "off-shore" medical school on North American shores and just treat students as IMG's? Seems like it assuages the apprehension of "don't want to live on an island away from home" that prevents many students from applying to foreign medical schools...

 

[Aphtalyfe]

Are there any Carib. medical schools that allow students to spend even more time in the US than 2 years?

Kind of makes you wonder... why not build an "off-shore" medical school on North American shores and just treat students as IMG's? Seems like it assuages the apprehension of "don't want to live on an island away from home" that prevents many students from applying to foreign medical schools...

I think they tried that... but there was some legislation that prevented it from happening.

However opening a for-profit DO school is just fine and dandy. Oh well.

 

[kushr88]

Do you apply for this program or do you just get a good step 1 score and apply to an american school?