Easiest MD Caribbean schools

[midder]

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I have a JD and Id like to get into medical malpractice law. So I would like to get an MD degree for depositions, etc. I would prefer a 3 year program in the Caribbean, skip advanced clinicals, nor take any step exams and still get a MD. I am not trying to match anywhere or get residency. I have already completed physics chemistry ochem etc at local community college when I was a ugrad. I would prefer the school be eligble for ECFMG.


Any info for this?

 

[Highlander455]

I'd be very surprised if any med school, and particularly Caribbean med schools, were interested in admitting an applicant who did not intend to practice medicine. I don't know of any 3 yr MD programs, and I doubt you could get a degree if you didn't complete advance clinicals.

I think you may suffer from a misunderstanding of Caribbean med schools. These are not degree mills. Most Caribbean med schools follow a US training model and graduates must meet the same requirements to graduate as for US medical graduates including passing rigourous USMLE Step 1 and 2 standardized national exams.

I'd suggest for the type of training you are seeking you look into LLM in health law. Lots of good LLM health law programs in the US including part time and online.

 

[midder]

American International Medical University (AIMU)
Aureus University School of Medicine

Both dont require steps. I will contact them to see if I can skip advanced clinicals

 

[Highlander455]

Good luck with this. For what it's worth, the World Directory of Medical Schools lists AIMU as closed, and doesn't list Aureus at all. This means neither will be recognized in the US. Neither has ECFMG recognition based on this no matter what their websites may say. Aureus website says they offer 4 and 5 yr pathways, not 3 yr.

Finally, you said you wanted ECFMG recognition in a school but not to write steps. ECFMG requires steps 1 and 2: Certification

 

[NotAProgDirector]

I expect you've already discovered that you don't really learn how to be a lawyer in law school. It's all about your experiences afterwards. The same is true for medical school. An MD is not going to help you in depositions. I think you'll find this plan is mostly a waste of time and money.

 

[Top Gun]

I have a JD and Id like to get into medical malpractice law. So I would like to get an MD degree for depositions, etc. I would prefer a 3 year program in the Caribbean, skip advanced clinicals, nor take any step exams and still get a MD. I am not trying to match anywhere or get residency. I have already completed physics chemistry ochem etc at local community college when I was a ugrad. I would prefer the school be eligble for ECFMG.


Any info for this?

You don’t need an MD to do medical malpractice law. If you need medical expertise to support your cases, that’s what expert witnesses are for. Your job is to help your client navigate the legal process.

Also, none of the schools are going to allow you to skip clinical rotations and still graduate with an MD in three years. And they are unlikely to admit someone who doesn’t intend to complete residency. That would be bad for their match rates.