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Hi, All,
I am looking for some info on transfers from Aussie schools to US schools for Clinical years (Just like the transfers from Carribbean to US SChools) ??
ANy info would be greatly appreciated.... 🙂
 
IntlMed said:
Hi, All,
I am looking for some info on transfers from Aussie schools to US schools for Clinical years (Just like the transfers from Carribbean to US SChools) ??
ANy info would be greatly appreciated.... 🙂


ANY TAKERS 😀 ??
 
IntlMed said:
ANY TAKERS 😀 ??
It's hard enough to transfer BETWEEN Australian medical schools. I had an Americophile classmate who I think was wanting to do the same as you. He took a year out for research (between preclinical and clinical). I have no idea how he did... lost contact with him.
 
Purifyer said:
It's hard enough to transfer BETWEEN Australian medical schools. I had an Americophile classmate who I think was wanting to do the same as you. He took a year out for research (between preclinical and clinical). I have no idea how he did... lost contact with him.

😀 Thanks for the info.

Any other opinions on the transfer from Aussie to American schools. Has anybody done it ?? If yes, what was the process involved.. ??
 
I'd say you've got buckleys. It would be an inordinate amount of hassle and given that Australian schools aren't as well known as some of teh caribean ones you're very unlikely to eb abel to transfer. Certainly I don't know of anyoen who's done it and haev heard of people trying...
 
Chances are slim to none (ie, "buckley's"). Every year there are hundreds of students in foreign medical schools trying to transfer into a US medical school. There are some who do make it, and if you are realistic about your chances and willing to spend the money and the time, it might be worth a try. Bear in mind that some of the reasons that it is so difficult to transfer are that most medical schools in the US only accept transfers from other LCME schools, those that accept from outside the US often require connections to the area (ie, spouse or family on faculty), or a space that has opened up in the class, allowing for another to enter. Most of the schools that accept transfers are private colleges of medical education. I don't have a current list although I know that George Washington has traditionally accepted 1 or 2 students in transfer into the 3rd year. Expect that you may have to repeat your 2nd year at some schools if accepted in transfer. You'll have to have the support of your current medical school, letters of recommendation, your MCAT scores, good grades, and in some cases, USMLE Step 1 scores.

Lots of threads on this topic in this forum; the same advice for transfer from a Caribbean school goes for transfer from Oz.
 
Do Australian schools ever take transfer students from American schools? How do you guys finance your education down there?
 
Man In The Box said:
Do Australian schools ever take transfer students from American schools? How do you guys finance your education down there?


I doubt it. If an american ever wanted to transfer they would probably be told 'sure, just start in med 1 and pay us the moolah'.

Education is partly funded by the taxpayer, partly by the student. In NZ this figure is taxpayer 2/3 student 1/3. Most students obviously can't afford the 1/3 however and so take out government loans.
 
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