High School Senior in need of help

[vpv]

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Hiya, I am a high school senior from Toronto, Ontario. I am interested in pursuing medicine as a career and had a few questions.

1. I am interested in attending a medical school, may it be out of or in North- America, though they have to be accredited by the 50 states in the US and Canada. Would it be a smart idea to save one to two years of my life and study as an FMG or would it be better to finish undergrad here and then apply to a NA medical school?

2. If I were to go outside of the country, which university would provide me with the best possible education for a decent cost (I am expecting polish universities would be named here)?

3. For those attending Irish Med schools, how do you pay your tuition, and other expenses?

4. Is it possible for a Canadian to enter a 5-year irish medicine program (at TCD or UCC)? or just the 6 year programs (UCD, RCSI)?

5. Other than Polish and Irish universities, which other universities offer a certified education to Foreign students??

Thank you.

 

[shreypete]

There are many 6 year programs i n Hungary (Debrecen, Szeged etc); Czech Republic (Charles 1st, 2nd, 3rd Faculties of Medicine; Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove and Pilsen); Slovakia (Comenius Faculty of Medicine; 2 others that I can't remember); Croatia (Zagreb Uni. of Medicine) and tons of other countries offer 6 year English programs.

 

[vpv]

There are many 6 year programs i n Hungary (Debrecen, Szeged etc); Czech Republic (Charles 1st, 2nd, 3rd Faculties of Medicine; Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove and Pilsen); Slovakia (Comenius Faculty of Medicine; 2 others that I can't remember); Croatia (Zagreb Uni. of Medicine) and tons of other countries offer 6 year English programs.

I know there are 6 year programs. Rather I am looking for 5 year programs which can help me graduate a year earlier. Like TCD and UCC. Is that possible or should I just stick with NA medical schools?

 

[shreypete]

I think it's best you stick to the NA medical schools. The 5 year programs are exclusively meant for those who've done A-levels or a year or 2 of college. The 6 year programs on the other hand are meant for high school grads.

 

[vpv]

I think it's best you stick to the NA medical schools. The 5 year programs are exclusively meant for those who've done A-levels or a year or 2 of college. The 6 year programs on the other hand are meant for high school grads.

I c. So would you recommend going to a 6 year program to save two years or stick with a NA prograM?

 

[MSHell]

You will need some undergrad education to gain admission into european universities because typically high school in Europe is more advanced. Canadian high school is not equivalent to A-levels, IBs, Abitur, etc.

So if you're going to start an undergrad, you're best off to finish it. It will be interesting to explain to residencies (anywhere) why you dropped out of undergrad.

You need to look at the big picture, not just the shortcuts.

 

[shreypete]

Although MSHell is right, technically high school grads are eligible to apply. But yes the European secondary education is much more advanced (although I studied in the US, I did the IB program with tons of AP courses on the side and so the entrance exam was quite easy).

You can only get in if you pass the entrance exam (the exam is based on A-level/IB/Abitur/Matura stuff (or even AP courses will do). But MSHell is right...you need to look at the big picture. Although the european system might sound like an effective shortcut...passing every year is a nightmare and students are not spoon-fed like in the States which makes things 10x harder. And in courses like Biochemistry, profs. will require that you have a good knowledge of Inorganic and Organic Chem. (despite the fat that they cover both these topics in the integrated biochem course).

 

[MSHell]

The problem is you need to have those courses (bio, chem, ochem, physics, and maybe other requirements) in order to be licensed back in north america as they are required to enter north american programs!

That's the big picture. Can you actually practice medicine where you want to once you are done???