UK Universities lenient to overseas students?

[googleme]

Hi, I'm going to sit for the IB exams in 2009 and I have 7 As in GCE O levels (out of 8 subjects). I'm a non-Indian in India and am hoping to try out for UK universities. I looked at Cambridge and they take 288 students (UK+overseas) into their medical program. I looked at University of Glasgow and they said they only take 17 overseas students (!).

Are there universities in the Britain+surrounding territories that are easy on internationals and admit many of them? I guess I'm looking for UK universities that are ideal for a non-UK/non-EU citizens wishing to study medicine in the UK. Thanks for any help!

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[Kev (UK)]

Hi, I'm going to sit for the IB exams in 2009 and I have 7 As in GCE O levels (out of 8 subjects). I'm a non-Indian in India and am hoping to try out for UK universities. I looked at Cambridge and they take 288 students (UK+overseas) into their medical program. I looked at University of Glasgow and they said they only take 17 overseas students (!).

Are there universities in the Britain+surrounding territories that are easy on internationals and admit many of them? I guess I'm looking for UK universities that are ideal for a non-UK/non-EU citizens wishing to study medicine in the UK. Thanks for any help!

There are 27 UK medical schools recognised by the General Medical Council. Most accept international students onto their 5 & 6 year medical degree programmes. However, places for international students are limited and rarely exceed 10% of the total admissions for any year.

The entry requirements are as competitive as they are for UK applicants and they will not show any leniancy. However, with your grades I can not see any problem in you meeting the entry requirements as long as you are studying the correct subjects at IB level. An interview is almost always required as part of the application procedure and an entry examination (there are different types used here in the UK) is also usually required.

Please remember though, that after graduation international students, even those who attended a UK medical school, will often have difficulty in continuing with postgraduate education in the UK following the introduction of new employment laws in 2006. Essentially you would be entitiled to complete the first 2 years of postgraduate education (Foundation programme) but after that you can only start a residency training position if it was not possible to appoint a UK or EEA applicant. There are currently far more UK/EEA applicants for residency training than there are places and this is unlikely to change. Therefore the chances are that after you qualify and complete the Foundation Course you would have to return to your home country and undertake postgraduate training their. This is an important issue to consider when applying to study medicine in the UK.

I hope that is of some help. Good luck.

 

[googleme]

Ok, thanks for the information. I'd like to know how you differentiate between postgraduate education and residency; And I just read up on the foundation programme and it says it "forms a bridge between medical school and specialist training". So what is the ultimate purpose of this programme?

I'm not too worried about residencies in the UK. I don't have any plans yet on where to do residency as that would mean I'd need to settle in that country. I am hoping however that a UK medical degree will give me a certain degree of advantage when applying for residencies in other nations like the US.

 

[Kev (UK)]

Ok, thanks for the information. I'd like to know how you differentiate between postgraduate education and residency; And I just read up on the foundation programme and it says it "forms a bridge between medical school and specialist training". So what is the ultimate purpose of this programme?

I'm not too worried about residencies in the UK. I don't have any plans yet on where to do residency as that would mean I'd need to settle in that country. I am hoping however that a UK medical degree will give me a certain degree of advantage when applying for residencies in other nations like the US.

Postgraduate education is essentially all medical training beyond medical school (Foundation Programme and Specialist Training in UK c.f. internship and residency in US).
The Foundation Programme provides a 2 year generic clinical training prior to the commencement of specialist training. Participants are essentially working at the level of interns/ first year residents in the US system I guess, and rotate between 4-6 specialities during that time. There is continuous assessment and supervision but no professional exams. The Foundation Programme must be completed by UK medical graduates prior to undertaking specialist training (residency).
I am not sure if a UK medical degree would be of any advantage over another countries medical degree for application to US residency programmes. It would certainly rank below a US degree and you would need to complete USMLE also. Others on here will be better placed to answer that for you.

 

[chcltd]

try liverpool university, we are able to help you to find place
please send us your CV to
[email protected] with RE: Medical school


cheers

 

[chcltd]

i just have been accepted in liverpool medical school, as oversease, i am looking for scholorship/sponsership to pay my university fee, i am iranian young girl who came to UK for study, I spend few years in UK to prepare my self for medical school, is any body can help
e mail: [email protected]

please note that i am preparing myself to sign contract with anybody can sponser me to work for them or/and to pay back the money after graduation, the liverpool fee is about £18000/year for international


i am sure someone will contact me to help, why not you !

cheers