As a high school student what is the process?

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As a Canadian high school student wanting to get info about pursuing a career in medical in the Caribbean what exactly are the stages after high school? Ex: 1) 4 years pre med 2) 4 years MS 3) Residency

 

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As a Canadian high school student wanting to get info about pursuing a career in medical in the Caribbean what exactly are the stages after high school? Ex: 1) 4 years pre med 2) 4 years MS 3) Residency

First step is to stop looking into Carribean medical schools as you first choice....

And yes they are exactly how your example is.

 

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[YoloCat]

First step is to stop looking into Carribean medical schools as you first choice....

And yes they are exactly how your example is.

Wait they are? I thought they were less time not 8 years, I heard talk about it being 5 years but wasn't too sure. The example was just the process here in Canada 😳. But mind expanding a bit on why I should put the Caribbean as a later priority?

 

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Wait they are? I thought they were less time not 8 years, I heard talk about it being 5 years but wasn't too sure. The example was just the process here in Canada 😳. But mind expanding a bit on why I should put the Caribbean as a later priority?

Do some reasearch into it on this forum. You will see a lot. Look for schools in USA, Canada, or even Europe/Australia before Caribbean.

 

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Wait they are? I thought they were less time not 8 years, I heard talk about it being 5 years but wasn't too sure. The example was just the process here in Canada 😳. But mind expanding a bit on why I should put the Caribbean as a later priority?

4 years for an undergraduate degree (probably in biological sciences of some kind) -> MCAT -> 2 years of basic science med school -> Step 1 -> 1 year of clinical clerkships in a hospital with shelf exams-> Step 2CS -> Step 2 CK -> 1 year of elective rotations in hospitals -> Residency application$ -> Interviews -> Copious amount of drinking to deal with the anxiety -> Yay, residency -> Graduate -> Boooo, residency.

Caribbean schools are not viewed as highly as US and Canadian medical schools by residency programs, thus have a lower residency placement rate than US/Canadian schools. They also have a higher attrition rate. These and other factors make them a more risky proposition for prospective medical students that wish to practice in the US or Canada.

 

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As a Canadian high school student wanting to get info about pursuing a career in medical in the Caribbean what exactly are the stages after high school? Ex: 1) 4 years pre med 2) 4 years MS 3) Residency

Start here:

https://students-residents.aamc.org/choosing-medical-career/medical-careers/aspiring-docs/

Forget about even thinking about the Caribbean at this point.

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