Caribean Medical Schools in the Future

[Bill Wesley 123]

Hey guys what do you think about Medical Schools in the Caribbean now and in the future? I feel like so many students are starting to attend them now that in the future their reputations are going to grow and become very strong. I think so because the increasing number of docs they will produce that will work in the U.S will break the negative stigma that some of them have. Let me know what you guys think?

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[Bro Dude]

 

[EBTrailRunner]

No.

 

[VisionaryTics]

I think as US allopathic schools grow and US residency spots stay flat, Caribbean grads and other IMGs will get pushed out more and more.

So I think they will only get weaker and weaker reputations as time goes on. Prospects are already pretty bleak for most IMGs and will only get bleaker.

 

[DoctwoB]

I think as US allopathic schools grow and US residency spots stay flat, Caribbean grads and other IMGs will get pushed out more and more.

So I think they will only get weaker and weaker reputations as time goes on. Prospects are already pretty bleak for most IMGs and will only get bleaker.

This.👍

 

[tiedyeddog]

Naw dog, you're free to believe what you want. Doesn't make it true.

 

[RollTide22]

I think that as it gets more and more difficult and selective to get into a US medical school, the statistics of the students who will attend Caribbean med schools will increase. But that's about it.

 

[tiedyeddog]

I think that as it gets more and more difficult and selective to get into a US medical school, the statistics of the students who will attend Caribbean med schools will increase. But that's about it.

And the number of US FMG's scoring a residency in the US will decrease.

 

[StoicJosher]

And the number of US FMG's scoring a residency in the US will decrease.

That's gonna happen regardless of increasing Caribbean attendance. With increase in medical schools and the number of residency spots staying relatively constant, we will reach the cap pretty soon.

 

[Stumpyman]

The number of US students who go to foreign countries to study medicine (and come back to the US to obtain residencies) has been decreasing for the past years... However, people straight from foreign countries (non-US citizens) who get residencies in the US has somehow been increasing (this year was a record low year for IMGs applying to come to the US for residency).

 

[EBTrailRunner]

That's gonna happen regardless of increasing Caribbean attendance. With increase in medical schools and the number of residency spots staying relatively constant, we will reach the cap pretty soon.

I don't think the number of residency spots is stagnant, it's simply not increasing at the same rate that medical schools are producing doctors. Anyhow, it's not an ideal situation for anyone, especially those trained offshore.

 

[ppfizenm]

I don't think the number of residency spots is stagnant, it's simply not increasing at the same rate that medical schools are producing doctors. Anyhow, it's not an ideal situation for anyone, especially those trained offshore.

The number of US residencies is pretty stagnant. The vast majority residencies are funded from from medicare and we all know what the republican candidates want to do with that.

 

[StoicJosher]

I don't think the number of residency spots is stagnant, it's simply not increasing at the same rate that medical schools are producing doctors. Anyhow, it's not an ideal situation for anyone, especially those trained offshore.

Sorry. I guess I didn't convey my thoughts clearly. What I meant was that compared to the increasing number of medical school graduates, the residency spots are pretty constant/the increases are very small and negligible.

Soon we will go the way of law students.

 

[ppfizenm]

Sorry. I guess I didn't convey my thoughts clearly. What I meant was that compared to the increasing number of medical school graduates, the residency spots are pretty constant/the increases are very small and negligible.

Soon we will go the way of law students.

I don't think that MD students will ever really go the way of law students. There is a physician shortage at the moment that is only anticipated to get larger.

 

[TheWeeIceMan]

I don't think that MD students will ever really go the way of law students. There is a physician shortage at the moment that is only anticipated to get larger.

Yeah, unless the AMA goes the way of the ABA and starts getting accreditation happy, I don't see it happening.

 

[235788]

god this is awesome.

 

[Law2Doc]

Yeah, unless the AMA goes the way of the ABA and starts getting accreditation happy, I don't see it happening.

They can accredit as much as they want, but the number of residency slots, not med schools is going to govern how many doctors there are. That's different than law where you can get licensed and open up your own shop right out of school.

 

[Law2Doc]

I think that as it gets more and more difficult and selective to get into a US medical school, the statistics of the students who will attend Caribbean med schools will increase. But that's about it.

Actually, as the enrollment of US med schools increases, that means the best of those who would have gone offshore will now be getting US slots, which means that after keeping the cream off the top, the average stats of the remaining offshore folks will have declined.

 

[EBTrailRunner]

I don't think that MD students will ever really go the way of law students. There is a physician shortage at the moment that is only anticipated to get larger.

I was talking to my best friend's dad, whose a family physician, the other week and brought up the whole, "God, everyone I know is going into law now. Who needs another lawyer?" His response: "We need more lawyers, not nearly as many doctors." I found that interesting.

 

[ppfizenm]

Yeah, unless the AMA goes the way of the ABA and starts getting accreditation happy, I don't see it happening.

The AMA actively tries to keep physician licensing down

 

[ppfizenm]

I was talking to my best friend's dad, whose a family physician, the other week and brought up the whole, "God, everyone I know is going into law now. Who needs another lawyer?" His response: "We need more lawyers, not nearly as many doctors." I found that interesting.

wrong.

 

[EBTrailRunner]

wrong.

Care to elaborate?

 

[UnclePhil]

This.

 

[CeeEstee0]

Unless California sinks into the sea and subsequently sends all their universities to the Carribean Islands, then I see no future change in their standing.
BUT, I am a high schooler, so a boulder of salt should be taken with my opinion. 🙂

 

[HoltMD]

Unless California sinks into the sea and subsequently sends all their universities to the Carribean Islands, then I see no future change in their standing.
BUT, I am a high schooler, so a boulder of salt should be taken with my opinion. 🙂

 

[Law2Doc]

The AMA actively tries to keep physician licensing down

They don't have to. In most states you need to have completed 1 or more years of residency to get licensed. And thats after all 3 parts of the Step exam. So residency slots, not med schools determine the number of new physicians. It's totally different than law where anyone with a JD can sit for the bar exam (just one test) and get licensed.

 

[xXIDaShizIXx]

I think as US allopathic schools grow and US residency spots stay flat, Caribbean grads and other IMGs will get pushed out more and more.

So I think they will only get weaker and weaker reputations as time goes on. Prospects are already pretty bleak for most IMGs and will only get bleaker.

This. +2👍 I have a feeling this is going to be one of those "Caribbean Medical School Validation" Threads.