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international pre - osteopathic
Started by ghumkumari
You mean jobs outside the US? Here's info on which countries grant which rights: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_of_Osteopathic_Medicine#International_practice_rights
ghumkumari, what are your ultimate goals?
You're all over the place. I see from your posts that you're trying to apply to Yale med school (very competitive), you're interested in DO schools (obviously as a back up), and are also inquiring in other forums about how to get into a PharmD program.
You need to figure out exactly what you want and then concentrate on that. As a student on an F-1 visa, your prospects are limited (I'm a former F-1 visa holder myself). Most medical schools in the US (MD and DO) will require at least a green card for admission. Some don't, so your job is to find out which ones will admit you on an F-1 visa. Also, be aware that your F-1 is "tied" to the school you attend, so that if a med school accepts you you'll have to reapply for a new F-1 visa for that school.
Thanks for replying. I am interested in medicine. However, my options are extremely limited as a student on F-1 Visa. I have found out which MD schools take in international student. Most of them are private, extremely competitive and require about one/two years of tuition deposit. I am thinking of other alternatives now. DO is hopeful and I would also enjoy myself as a clinical pharmacist. Right now I am very confused and I am just trying to weigh out my choices. I was hoping to get into a MD school but my MCAT score was not competitive enough for this application cycle.
Thanks once again for your kind reply. If you don't mind, may I know how you got into your school with a visa?
Yes, the above posters are correct: it is very hard to get into a US med school as an international student. I know, because I am currently on an F-1 visa in a DO school. It takes work, but it is definitely possible, and I am very happy that I can fulfill my dream of becoming a doctor.
What questions do you have, ghumkumari? Know that if you do end up getting into a med/pharm school in the US, you will most likely not get any funding from the school, and will definitely not get any federal US loans, so you should have a plan for how you will pay for school. I have loans from Canadian banks, for example, covering my education.
What questions do you have, ghumkumari? Know that if you do end up getting into a med/pharm school in the US, you will most likely not get any funding from the school, and will definitely not get any federal US loans, so you should have a plan for how you will pay for school. I have loans from Canadian banks, for example, covering my education.
That's good to hear. My worries are what happens after I graduate from a D.O school? Are there enough residency positions . as u may know I have about one year to be on OPT and then either have to find an employer who sponsors me for H-1 or leave US. I don't want to spend hundreds of thousands dollars here and not getting to work at the end. I was hoping if someone could tell me what happens after graduation. Thanks a lot for your concern. Being a doctor is my dream too and I feel it is never going to be true.🙁
I started out in this country with an F-1 visa for undergrad but by the time I applied to DO schools I already had a green card (I'm a non-traditional student...I started med school in my mid-thirties).
If being a doctor is your dream job, then stick with it. The H1-B visa is not your only option for residency: the more common visa is a J-1. So don't be so hard on yourself. First concentrate on getting into med school. As a US grad, if you work hard, you should be able to pretty much get into whatever residency you want.
Shinken, as a resident who has gone through the matching process, would you say that needing an H1-B or J-1 visa puts an applicant at a significant disadvantage, especially for some of the more "competitive" residencies?
Thanks PistolPete. I did not think of the J-1 option. I have to look that up. Just for clarification, I am doing my Bachelors in US on F-1, and you are saying that residency (after US med school) can be done on J-1 ? i thought foreign medical graduates complete residency on J-1.. and had no idea what international students from US med schools do. Also, I am also confused if there is an additional year for internship after completing 4 yrs of med school ( before starting residency). If you could let me know it would really be really helpful . Thanks a lot!
It doesn't matter that you are on an F-1 for undergrad. Once you finish med school in the US, you will have to do internship and then residency on either a J-1 visa or H1-B (harder). If you can get permanent residency before then, that would make your life a lot easier.
