6 year progams

[basilisk312]

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hey does anyone kow of any schools that offer the 6 year md program other than Karol Marcinkowki?

 

[neilc]

hey does anyone kow of any schools that offer the 6 year md program other than Karol Marcinkowki?

all the schools in czech republic and hungary do. several are california approved.

 

[tlew12778]

Italy is a 6 year program as well.

 

[BLR.M.D.]

Most Russian, Ukranian and Belarusian too

 

[Sandra]

What about 6year programs in english speaking countries?

 

[Scottish Chap]

What about 6year programs in english speaking countries?

England and Scotland have several - the medical degree is five years, but this study follows the completion of a premedical year (basic biology, chemistry, physics). Six years in total.

 

[leorl]

Irish programs are 6 years, some changing to 5 years. For programs with direct entrant policies (if you already have a science degree), you can skip the first year. But several have changed their curricula so that this may no longer be possible. Also, from 2007 , medicine will be a post-graduate degree - at least that's the plan for now.

 

[piu]

Australia and Singapore

 

[basilisk312]

so basically every country except America has the 6 year program??? WHy is it than in the US such a program doesnt exist and there
s only a 7 year which means that undergrad has to be finished early in 3 years instead of 2 by taking summer courses. it really isnt a 7 year program then,

 

[Seaglass]

Probably because in the USA we think there is more value to the undergrad experience than just getting you ready for medical school. That's why medicine in the US is a graduate degree.

 

[tlew12778]

I agree with seaglass. I also think that it's difficult for a 19 y.o. (that's how old EU students are when they graduate from HS) to know for sure that they want to go to med school. Personally, I changed my career choice 2-3 times in college and in the end, ended up doing something totally different anyway.

IMO, at least for Italy, the 6 year program is much more theoretical than med school in the US. I think my BF, who is about to graduate med school here this fall, told me his rotations lasted 1 week in the various specialties. Based on this "experience" he had to choose where he wanted to do his internship and he's been there for the last 3-4 years. And even at that, since the students are not really required to be in the hospiral, some students graduate not really knowing how to deal with patients. I know one guy that just gradauted and never did rounds in the hospital. Granted, he has no intentions of actually practicing human medicine bc he is already a practicing vet, but it just goes to show you what the graduation standards are like here.