Hoooba said:
Hi Sherine
I am assuming that you have egyptian and US citizienship like myself. My cousin actually graduate from O6U engineering school. I don't know any specific information about O6U medical school, but in general, the private schools in Egypt are not very great compared to schools here in the U.S or even in Egypt. They are most geared towards rich egyptian kids who didn't score high enough fel sanaweya. As you know, the average egyptian family would not be able to afford 20,000 LE per year. If you want to practice in the U.S. in the future, I would advise to enter any school you can here in the U.S., even a D.O. school. If you do end up going to school in O6U, you will be taking a very long road. However, if you plan to permanently move back to Egypt, then going to O6U wouldn't be a bad idea. You will probably need to get some information about transferring there.
But the university is accredited if you are wondering. You would be able to practice medicine in Egypt of course, but if you want to get a medical degree from O6U then practice in the U.S. you have to check if they accredited for the USMLE. I think you can check that out in the USMLE site. If they are accredited, you need to take the USMLE and all the other requirements that foreign students need to take.
I was sort of in your position a couple of years back. I was a freshman at South Dakota State University and I really thought about going back home for school with my buddies. But, I figured it's in my best interest to keep going to school here. I'll be graduating this December and I'll be applying to some medical schools this summer (en shaa allah)
if you need more help I can chat with you on MSN
salamat
Hi there,
I have a somewhat different perspective. I'm pasting here the PM I sent to Sherine:
Dear Sherin,
I'd really encourage you to attend Octoer 6 University. Contrary to what everybody else may tell you, I believe their students receive quality education. It is a rumor propagated by students of government medical schools that O6U is not really good. Their students study from American textbooks and review books, which makes it easier to study for the American boards, as you will not be faced by the dilemma we face when we shift from Egyptian to American texts (I'm a last yeay med student at the Uni of Alexandria, a governement school). They also have brand new labs and teaching facilities, as well as a new, well-equipped hospital. Due to the geographic location of the school, there might not be enough patients to allow students to gain the appropriate clinical experience. So, they have made agreements to send their students to Kasr Al- Aini (Cairo Uni) School of medicine, and O6U students work alongside the students of Cairo Univ. They are even given privilages because "they pay money"!!. The only problem I think they have is the underquality of the academic level of SOME of the students
attending the school. This is mainly because they accept students with low performance in high school. This problem is solved because med school is really tough, and many of the not-so-good students fail, and the really good ones survive. There are a lot of really good students attending the school, and the non-Egyptian students are particularly excellent. I have a couple of friends studying there, one Jordanian and one Lebanese. Regarding the ability to practise in the US, it really makes no difference where u attend med school, except for I believe O6U will better prepare u. The school has been recently approved by the Ministry of Higher education and Physician syndicate in Egypt, and their graduates are conisdered equal to the graduates of Government schools. The government has submitted an inquiry to the WHO to list O6U med school (and MUST med school) in the WHO directory of medical schools (the coming one is in 2008, I think). O6U med school has been added to the IMED directory of ECFMG, which means that all the graduates may sit for the USMLEs and subsequently practise in the US. I believe they also have partnerships with some of the US schools, allowing their students to do electives in the US.
There is another option which is Misr University of Science and Technology (MUST) which I think is a good alternative as well.
Please note that the duration of study is not as American medical schools, but rather it is a 6 year program followed by a year of compulsory internship. This applies to both schools.
If I can be of any more help, don't hesitate to contact me.
Good luck!!!!!
Mohamed
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, im in the o6u if any one need help contact me in the msn or pm me here , 
