lcme vs non-lcme medical schools
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You can't take the boards.
To be eligible for Step 1 you must be enrolled in one of the following:
An LCME accredited, U.S. allopathic program
A AOA accredited, U.S. osteopathic program
An ECFMG accredited medical school outside the U.S.
To be eligible for Step 1 you must be enrolled in one of the following:
An LCME accredited, U.S. allopathic program
A AOA accredited, U.S. osteopathic program
An ECFMG accredited medical school outside the U.S.
can't take the boards? wait, that's not good..or does it not matter.
For some reason, i feel most people prefer to see a doctor that board certified.
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True. That means you can't get into any residency programs.
More to the point, insurance companies generally will not pay for the services of a doctor who is not board-certified. So good luck making a living.
http://www.lcme.org/directry.htm
Here's the list from the LCME. Only US and Canadian schools can be accredited by the LCME, so that excludes all of the Carribean schools. The non-accredited US schools are basically the new schools who are working toward full accreditation.
There are in the Caribbean. DO, or osteopathic med schools aren't LCME, they are accredited by the AOA, which as already pointed out, means you can sit for USMLE.
You're forgetting one more category: "international" medical schools operating (or claiming to operate) in the US, like the immortal Stewart University School of Medicine. Apparently the school's location is now a closely guarded secret, because they have had to go underground due to threats from Al Qaeda. 🙂
I would just like to point out that Puerto Rican schools (Ponce, UPR, San Juan Bautista, and Universidad Central del Caribe) are all LCME accredited. Anyone who graduates from those schools has exactly the same degree, licensing requirements and residency eligibility as those who graduate from mainland LCME-accredited schools.
non-LCME school grads really can't get board certified?
Depends. If they complete an ACGME residency, sit for the boards, and pass ... then yes, they are board certified. If they don't ... they yes, I guess they won't be board certified. However, saying that a student from the Caribbean, for example, can't be board certified in a field is incorrect.
ok, i'm almost confused so I'll be more specific.
Can St. George's grads, who do residencies in the US get board certification.
Can St. George's grads, who do residencies in the US get board certification.
I actually know an ER doc who did this, so yes it's possible.
But it's rare - you'll only be considered for residency spots after ALL the mainland US (and I suppose Puerto Rican as well) MD and DO students fill the slots. Why not just go to a US school?
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Shouldn't we distinguish USMLE board certified (as in passed step 1, 2, and 3 USLME) from board certified in a specialty (as in passed certification exam specific to a residency)?
You need the former to legally practice medicine in the united states (usually by the end of your intership).
You need the latter to be certified by the governing board of your specialty. For instance, you technically don't need to be a board certified ENT to practice as an ENT. But it will be difficult to find a hospital to employ your or give your priviledges and/or difficult to find a private practice willing to hire you without board certification
You need the former to legally practice medicine in the united states (usually by the end of your intership).
You need the latter to be certified by the governing board of your specialty. For instance, you technically don't need to be a board certified ENT to practice as an ENT. But it will be difficult to find a hospital to employ your or give your priviledges and/or difficult to find a private practice willing to hire you without board certification
What do you mean??? Take all 3 steps of USMLE and be certified to practice medicine??? Or complete an ACGME residendy in the US and become board certified in that field ... IE 'he did his residency in family medicine, sat for the family medicine boards, and passed, so he is now board certified in family medicine??' You can do both from the Caribbean.
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