A doctor friend suggested an interesting route. First background, I am a Post-bacc student in the US and have decent grades and hopefully decent MCAT but may not be in a position for a US school. I have no problem with Caribbean except for residency disadvantage. I also would have a gap year with a US School. Would it be crazy to go to SGU or Ross for a year while waiting on AMCAS, learn a lot, and then pending a successful AMCAS app go to a U.S school as an MSI, not as a transfer. Obv there is a cost involved but its seems interesting, anyone have any thoughts? Sorry if I created duplicate thread but i couldn't find anything.
Caribbean First, then US but not as transfer?
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I realize that people think that being a doctor is a per-requisite to becoming a doctor on this site, but this pushing it. Schools aren't going to take you if you're already enrolled in medical school. CNA, EMT, scribe, fine? Go pretend to play doctor. But this is crossing the line where you'll automatically get rejected.
DO NOT DO IT!!!
You would have to report you were a med student at a different institution. And med school's don't poach student so your application would be thrown away immediately. If you didn't report and proceeded with the scheme you would risk expulsion/dismissal/rescinding of your medical degree if they ever found out.
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Exactly this. 👍 Even transferring from one US institution to another is virtually impossible. In other words, don't do this unless you're wanting to commit academic suicide for absolutely no good reason.
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The AAMC does not allow schools to take people who have already matriculated into medical school.
Most schools also do not accept transfers.
Most schools also do not accept transfers.
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Don't do it. Apply US MD/DO and cross your fingers that you get in.
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This seems plausible if you go to one of the schools you've never heard of (not part of the big four). I don't think that they would necessarily come up in the student clearinghouse.
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This isn't undergrad. Stop messing around. Go to med school once. You can't just hop around. Also, you won't learn anything.
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Bad move. Your future in medicine will be wiped out if you do it.
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It's also possible to go Carib for postbacs. I think at least a couple of the Big 4 have postbac programs now. I'm not sure why you would leave the country for a postbac though...
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These fields don't "pretend to play doctor", as you suggest.
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Why go Carribean and than US instead of just doing SMP program?
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Sorry I realize that probably sounded harsh.
The general consensus on SDN is that the clinical experience from an entry-level clinical job is better than clinical volunteering, though the latter is sufficient to gain admittance to medical school without the former.
Otherwise, the duties carried out are not reflective of those that a physician would do.
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