Negatives abt Caribbean schools
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Why don't you go to the threads that show each schools match...maybe that will enlighten you😀
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I don't really agree with this stigma about graduating from the Caribbean. First of all, if you've ever worked in a hospital, how many attendings and residents do you see that graduated from the middle east, India, China or London? What's the big deal? They are still competent physicians. I say it's all about confidence and how you carry yourself. If you went to the caribbean--and also went to US for rotations--then you are as competent as American graduates! Residency is the US is learned. You start all over with the rest of the Residents you are with -- so it doesn't matter-it's how fast you learn and how confident you are.
I agree completely with this. Grads from the Caribbean, especially the better schools like SGU and Ross, are just as competent as any graduate of a US school. The only bad thing I see about going to the Caribbean is that residency program directors will accept US grads into their residencies before a Caribbean grad, and that Caribbean grads don't have as much of a chance of matching into a competitive residency. Hopefully, one day program directors will realize we receive just as good of an education as the US grads, and will be more welcoming of Caribbean grads into their residencies.
Residency depends on several things:
Step one scores
If you have made contacts where you want to match
Prematching
If the program is FMG friendly or not ( Some do not match FMG but this is only a few)
What you want to match in, some specialties are easier then others
Stigma? Thats just BS, only Premeds carry that one on, once your a Doc your a Doc like everyone else.
MD=MD 😀
Step one scores
If you have made contacts where you want to match
Prematching
If the program is FMG friendly or not ( Some do not match FMG but this is only a few)
What you want to match in, some specialties are easier then others
Stigma? Thats just BS, only Premeds carry that one on, once your a Doc your a Doc like everyone else.
MD=MD 😀
this stuff just irks me. i've worked in the hospital (icu, peds, wards, nicu) for 3 years and there are FMGs everywhere. i've also worked with those that came from the carib schools, and they have done very well for themselves. i've noticed that they're very professional and they are treated very professionally by their peers and most importantly, they take great care of their patients. i hope premeds DO CONTINUE to view carib schools like this because that's one thing carib schools don't need -- immature premeds that don't know any better.
Yes premeds do, it comes from the ranking system the Highschool kids are drawn into, it's a load of Bull, what one learns as they grow up and mature your success in life depends on several things:
Who you know
How much you know
What skills you have
Your ability to convince others to hire you
Your drive for success
What school you went To? May help some but not that much, there are Harvard and Yale grads in lower paying jobs out there, there are people who graduated from "Top Schools" who do not get into medical school or who are not working at the moment. Do not get sucked into this thinking that the college you took up space in matters that much, its your GPA baby, the GPA!!!!
Who you know
How much you know
What skills you have
Your ability to convince others to hire you
Your drive for success
What school you went To? May help some but not that much, there are Harvard and Yale grads in lower paying jobs out there, there are people who graduated from "Top Schools" who do not get into medical school or who are not working at the moment. Do not get sucked into this thinking that the college you took up space in matters that much, its your GPA baby, the GPA!!!!
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While you will hear different things from different people, there are 4 Caribbean schools that can get licensed in all 50 states. American University of the Caribbean, St George's, Ross and Saba. All four schools have you do your book work at the island for 2 years, then you do clinical rotations for 2 years at US hospitals. They all make their curriculum based on getting licensed in the US, so it's essentially the same curriculum as US schools.
Whereas US schools have very tight admissions standards, traditionally, Caribbean schools are easier on admissions criteria and rely on attrition to weed out the bad apples. I speculate this is where some of the "bad rap" comes from. I guess the great equalizer is the USMLE.
I went to AUC, and every year there are a bunch of moderately competitive matches like EM and surg with a few derm, rads and ENT sprinkled in. So the match list is, at the very least, competitive.
Why is it bad? Because there are a bunch of PD's that will not even consider IMG/FMG students. Also, most IMG/FMG's would lose the "2-candidates-with-exact-same-grades/USMLE/interview" race. So you're at a bit of a disadvantage for getting a residency. Also, you have to move to a banana republic for 2 years (although St Maarten wasn't too bad). Most of the schools are in it for the money, so you get little support from the school. Especially if you don't match.
Once you get a residency you're basically golden, though.
Whereas US schools have very tight admissions standards, traditionally, Caribbean schools are easier on admissions criteria and rely on attrition to weed out the bad apples. I speculate this is where some of the "bad rap" comes from. I guess the great equalizer is the USMLE.
I went to AUC, and every year there are a bunch of moderately competitive matches like EM and surg with a few derm, rads and ENT sprinkled in. So the match list is, at the very least, competitive.
Why is it bad? Because there are a bunch of PD's that will not even consider IMG/FMG students. Also, most IMG/FMG's would lose the "2-candidates-with-exact-same-grades/USMLE/interview" race. So you're at a bit of a disadvantage for getting a residency. Also, you have to move to a banana republic for 2 years (although St Maarten wasn't too bad). Most of the schools are in it for the money, so you get little support from the school. Especially if you don't match.
Once you get a residency you're basically golden, though.
How about after residency..do you think it is a problem to be hired just because you went to a carribean medical school...?
what kind of places would you expect to work at..
does anyone have a list or anything?
what kind of places would you expect to work at..
does anyone have a list or anything?
Your medical school matters after residency as much as your high school matters after university.
In other words, your performance and character determine where you go.
Agreed 100%
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