What's with the stigma of Carribean Medical Schools?

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Hello,

I have attended both undergraduate education in Canada and USA and there seems to be always a stigma that getting a MD from a caribbean med school is bad, lowly, and will negatively affect your future residency placement.

However, when I went to Ross University website, it claims to have the highest rate of matching than any other medical schools in the world, including USA. http://www.rossu.edu/medical-school/graduates.cfm
Another university, St.George, even claim that 99% of its graduates gets matched!

So, why isn't Ross university everybody's dream school? It is not as expensive and almost guarantees you becoming a physician in USA. Also, it is only 2 years and in a dream location.

What's with all the stigma attached????
 
they match at a high rate cuz they kick out everyone who doesnt look like theyre gonna match, plus matching is just matching, doesnt tell you where. Matching at podunk program isn't the same as matching at big famous academic center. Plus no one goes to Caribbean schools because they want to, and you get a grabtastic bag of random places to do 3rd and 4th year.
 
they match at a high rate cuz they kick out everyone who doesnt look like theyre gonna match, plus matching is just matching, doesnt tell you where. Matching at podunk program isn't the same as matching at big famous academic center. Plus no one goes to Caribbean schools because they want to, and you get a grabtastic bag of random places to do 3rd and 4th year.

I'm confused, i thought u get ur MD in 2 years, thus no summer break and a full 8 semester of classes.

Matching is just matching, but it GUARANTEES that you are going to be a physician doesn't it? I'd be happy with just being a physician without all the stress of a specialist.

How do they kick you out? You can pass USMLE = you graduate.
 
I'm confused, i thought u get ur MD in 2 years, thus no summer break and a full 8 semester of classes.

Matching is just matching, but it GUARANTEES that you are going to be a physician doesn't it? I'd be happy with just being a physician without all the stress of a specialist.

How do they kick you out? You can pass USMLE = you graduate.

I'm no expert on carribbean schools but im pretty sure you do two years at ross then do two years of clinical rotations in the US to get the MD. They can kick you out for not doing so well in classes, etc. You may not get the chance to take the USMLE if they dont feel u'll be able to pass. The attrition rate at carribbean medical schools is famously high.

While you may indeed be happy being a US physician regardless of anything else, most people aren't. Thus this weighs on the carribbean schools.
 
Hello,

I have attended both undergraduate education in Canada and USA and there seems to be always a stigma that getting a MD from a caribbean med school is bad, lowly, and will negatively affect your future residency placement.

However, when I went to Ross University website, it claims to have the highest rate of matching than any other medical schools in the world, including USA. http://www.rossu.edu/medical-school/graduates.cfm
Another university, St.George, even claim that 99% of its graduates gets matched!

So, why isn't Ross university everybody's dream school? It is not as expensive and almost guarantees you becoming a physician in USA. Also, it is only 2 years and in a dream location.

What's with all the stigma attached????

Actually they say the MOST number, not the highest RATE. They also don't say which choice on their list. And the fact that it is harder to match as an FMG than a US grad. They don't allow you to take USMLE unless you have a likelihood of passing.

Stay in the US. Don't go Carribean.
 
I'm confused, i thought u get ur MD in 2 years, thus no summer break and a full 8 semester of classes.

Matching is just matching, but it GUARANTEES that you are going to be a physician doesn't it? I'd be happy with just being a physician without all the stress of a specialist.

How do they kick you out? You can pass USMLE = you graduate.

Yes you are confused. Ross offers the basic science years, and then you have to do two years of clinical rotations elsewhere. You don't get done earlier, you just have a much harder time setting up the remainder of your program than the US schools, which have it all packaged in. In fact, given the "games" schools like this play, not allowing people to sit for boards or apply to ERAS until they meet certain internal hurdles, you are much more likely to be on a 5 year program at a caribbean school than a US school. Not shorter, but longer.

Agree with Pinkertinkle the huge difference is attrition. The offshore places start out with HUGE freshmen classes, and the matching class is actually pretty puny. Meaning many many people don't make the cut. So 100% matching after 75% of the class is lost to attrition is really a 25% match rate (as compared to the US schools which have a 4% attrition rate and a 93% match rate which is going to be close to 90% success. You have to look past the phony numbers. And I agree that at an offshore school you will not be competing for the competitive fields, so you will have a 25% chance to match into the noncompetitive things, like FM, IM, Peds or OB (and if you are really lucky, EM) in the less desirable geographic locations or malignant programs. But hey, if you are one of the lucky few who make it through, at least you get to be a doctor.

As a result, programs like this are a good second chance to still be a US physician if the US route doesn't pan out. But they should be nobody's first choice. And hence the stigma.
 
I'm confused, i thought u get ur MD in 2 years, thus no summer break and a full 8 semester of classes.

Matching is just matching, but it GUARANTEES that you are going to be a physician doesn't it? I'd be happy with just being a physician without all the stress of a specialist.

How do they kick you out? You can pass USMLE = you graduate.

You're information is off. Medical school is four years, period. In order to be licensed in the U.S., you will go through four years of schooling. At Ross, you do two years of classroom studies there and two years at rotation sites, just like any U.S. school.

I'd be suspicious of any school that "guarantees" that you'll match. No reputable school does that, especially not from the Caribbean, where the match rate is so much lower than U.S. MD and U.S. DO. I'd also be suspicious of any school that claims to have the highest match rates in the world. I just find that hard to believe.

As for the USMLE, from what I've read, some Carribean schools don't allow everyone to sit for it. They do a pre-test to see where you rank and if you can't pass it, you don't sit for it. The attrition rate at some of these schools is also much higher than U.S. schools.
 
Yes you are confused. Ross offers the basic science years, and then you have to do two years of clinical rotations elsewhere. You don't get done earlier, you just have a much harder time setting up the remainder of your program than the US schools, which have it all packaged in. In fact, given the "games" schools like this play, not allowing people to sit for boards or apply to ERAS until they meet certain internal hurdles, you are much more likely to be on a 5 year program at a caribbean school than a US school. Not shorter, but longer.

Agree with Pinkertinkle the huge difference is attrition. The offshore places start out with HUGE freshmen classes, and the matching class is actually pretty puny. Meaning many many people don't make the cut. So 100% matching after 75% of the class is lost to attrition is really a 25% match rate (as compared to the US schools which have a 4% attrition rate and a 93% match rate which is going to be close to 90% success. You have to look past the phony numbers. And I agree that at an offshore school you will not be competing for the competitive fields, so you will have a 25% chance to match into the noncompetitive things, like FM, IM, Peds or OB (and if you are really lucky, EM) in the less desirable geographic locations or malignant programs. But hey, if you are one of the lucky few who make it through, at least you get to be a doctor.

As a result, programs like this are a good second chance to still be a US physician if the US route doesn't pan out. But they should be nobody's first choice. And hence the stigma.


Oh my goodness, I have an older sister that is going to go there this year, she doesn't know any of this, and she wants to match in oncology.

What kind of internal hurdles do you have to overcome in order to just write the USMLE????

She was lead to believe by an advisor that nearly EVERYONE that ENTERS becomes a physician, and a GREAT number matches into cardiology, neurology, surgery, oncology...etc etc

She was even lead to believe that Ross University graduates will be MORE RESPECTED during matching than a low-tier US med school like meharry/howard (where she got an acceptance) due to their world-class teaching, programs, and facilities....
 
Oh my goodness, I have an older sister that is going to go there this year, she doesn't know any of this, and she wants to match in oncology.

What kind of internal hurdles do you have to overcome in order to just write the USMLE????

She was lead to believe by an advisor that nearly EVERYONE that ENTERS becomes a physician, and a GREAT number matches into cardiology, neurology, surgery, oncology...etc etc

She was even lead to believe that Ross University graduates will be MORE RESPECTED during matching than a low-tier US med school like meharry/howard (where she got an acceptance) due to their world-class teaching, programs, and facilities....

Oncology and cardiology are fellowships, so you don't match into them. A fellowship is done after a residency. Your sister should definitely choose any US school over a foreign school.
 
Oh my goodness, I have an older sister that is going to go there this year, she doesn't know any of this, and she wants to match in oncology.

What kind of internal hurdles do you have to overcome in order to just write the USMLE????

She was lead to believe by an advisor that nearly EVERYONE that ENTERS becomes a physician, and a GREAT number matches into cardiology, neurology, surgery, oncology...etc etc

She was even lead to believe that Ross University graduates will be MORE RESPECTED during matching than a low-tier US med school like meharry/howard (where she got an acceptance) due to their world-class teaching, programs, and facilities....

Oh man, that.....

sucks.
 
Actually they say the MOST number, not the highest RATE. They also don't say which choice on their list. And the fact that it is harder to match as an FMG than a US grad. They don't allow you to take USMLE unless you have a likelihood of passing.

Stay in the US. Don't go Carribean.
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But the rep of the schools is increasing. A doc I shadowed graduated from there about 10 years ago and had to make his own GP residency. So at least now they can get one. Maybe in another few years they will be fine...

Plus you get to be near beaches (and bitches 😉)!
 
What kind of internal hurdles do you have to overcome in order to just write the USMLE???
Based on a friend's experience at Ross, you take a comprehensive exam which mimics Step 1 prior to leaving the islands for rotation. You must pass it to take the USMLE and go stateside for clinical training.
 
Oh my goodness, I have an older sister that is going to go there this year, she doesn't know any of this, and she wants to match in oncology.

What kind of internal hurdles do you have to overcome in order to just write the USMLE????

She was lead to believe by an advisor that nearly EVERYONE that ENTERS becomes a physician, and a GREAT number matches into cardiology, neurology, surgery, oncology...etc etc

She was even lead to believe that Ross University graduates will be MORE RESPECTED during matching than a low-tier US med school like meharry/howard (where she got an acceptance) due to their world-class teaching, programs, and facilities....

Your sister turned down a US allo acceptance for off shore?

Wow, what a major **** up that is.
 
Your sister turned down a US allo acceptance for off shore?

Wow, what a major **** up that is.



She was accepted by Meharry this year, but when she saw a news article that a friend showed her, she no longer wanted to attend.

It was this article http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/937810/posts
it talked about how meharry produce bad doctors and has a poor reputation.

On the other hand, an advisor from Ross told her that Ross University has a world-renowned reputation for its facilities and education and that it has the largest matching rate/number/whatever into US programs, she was hooked and took out a big loan to attend.



Can anyone give me an idea how hard are those pre-USMLE tests at Ross? What are the passing rates?? My sister is not a good test-taker, she scored only a 25N on her MCAT.


Can anyone say something POSITIVE about Ross? My whole family and her doesn't know about this and is thinking she is FOR SURE going to become an oncologist in 2 years (yes, an advisor told her its "only" 2 years of study at Ross"!!!
 
She was accepted by Meharry this year, but when she saw a news article that a friend showed her, she no longer wanted to attend.

It was this article http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/937810/posts
it talked about how meharry produce bad doctors and has a poor reputation.

On the other hand, an advisor from Ross told her that Ross University has a world-renowned reputation for its facilities and education and that it has the largest matching rate/number/whatever into US programs, she was hooked and took out a big loan to attend.



Can anyone give me an idea how hard are those pre-USMLE tests at Ross? What are the passing rates?? My sister is not a good test-taker, she scored only a 25N on her MCAT.


Can anyone say something POSITIVE about Ross? My whole family and her doesn't know about this and is thinking she is FOR SURE going to become an oncologist in 2 years (yes, an advisor told her its "only" 2 years of study at Ross"!!!

Either you are an amazing NINJA troll (8/10!)or your sister is HIGHLY misinformed.

It is only 2 years at Ross. But you graduate after an additional 2 years of clinical rotations. She then will ahve to match into an IM residency. During residency she will have to apply for fellowship afterwards. She CAN be an oncologist... in about a decade.
 
This has to be some sort of joke.
 
She was accepted by Meharry this year, but when she saw a news article that a friend showed her, she no longer wanted to attend.

It was this article http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/937810/posts
it talked about how meharry produce bad doctors and has a poor reputation.

On the other hand, an advisor from Ross told her that Ross University has a world-renowned reputation for its facilities and education and that it has the largest matching rate/number/whatever into US programs, she was hooked and took out a big loan to attend.



Can anyone give me an idea how hard are those pre-USMLE tests at Ross? What are the passing rates?? My sister is not a good test-taker, she scored only a 25N on her MCAT.


Can anyone say something POSITIVE about Ross? My whole family and her doesn't know about this and is thinking she is FOR SURE going to become an oncologist in 2 years (yes, an advisor told her its "only" 2 years of study at Ross"!!!
:ninja::troll:
 
Either you are an amazing NINJA troll (8/10!)or your sister is HIGHLY misinformed.

It is only 2 years at Ross. But you graduate after an additional 2 years of clinical rotations. She then will ahve to match into an IM residency. During residency she will have to apply for fellowship afterwards. She CAN be an oncologist... in about a decade.

You totally beat me to it! This is obviously a troll.

And for everyone else's record, never trust an advisor from the school that is trying to recruit you.
 
Can anyone give me an idea how hard are those pre-USMLE tests at Ross? What are the passing rates?? My sister is not a good test-taker, she scored only a 25N on her MCAT.

Well I don't know the details, but it's not tests, it's just one comprehensive do-or-die test. My friend passed first try and he says he only studied a lot for 2 weeks. Whether that's true or not, I have no clue.
 
Everyone I am NOT a troll, this is a real situation!!

My sister is not a URM, and thus she wasn't comfortable attending there in the first place. A article "4 that flunked" really was the nail in the coffin for her; she reasonable thought that meharry has the reputation of producing bad doctors.

She spoke with a Ross advisor, and was told the following

1)only 2 years of study
2) high matching rates in to specialist programs

these are also directly on the Ross website, so you can tell I'm not lying.

I admit my sister is not the brightest with her 3.1 GPA, but we are all so excited when we thought she is finally gonna become a doctor, which i now realize that we have been somewhat mislead.

I am not a troll, and calling me so is not making my family's situation any better.
 
She was accepted by Meharry this year, but when she saw a news article that a friend showed her, she no longer wanted to attend.

It was this article http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/937810/posts
it talked about how meharry produce bad doctors and has a poor reputation.

On the other hand, an advisor from Ross told her that Ross University has a world-renowned reputation for its facilities and education and that it has the largest matching rate/number/whatever into US programs, she was hooked and took out a big loan to attend.



Can anyone give me an idea how hard are those pre-USMLE tests at Ross? What are the passing rates?? My sister is not a good test-taker, she scored only a 25N on her MCAT.


Can anyone say something POSITIVE about Ross? My whole family and her doesn't know about this and is thinking she is FOR SURE going to become an oncologist in 2 years (yes, an advisor told her its "only" 2 years of study at Ross"!!!

oh a Ross adviser saying good things about Ross
 
Everyone I am NOT a troll, this is a real situation!!

My sister is not a URM, and thus she wasn't comfortable attending there in the first place. A article "4 that flunked" really was the nail in the coffin for her; she reasonable thought that meharry has the reputation of producing bad doctors.

She spoke with a Ross advisor, and was told the following

1)only 2 years of study
2) high matching rates in to specialist programs

these are also directly on the Ross website, so you can tell I'm not lying.

I admit my sister is not the brightest with her 3.1 GPA, but we are all so excited when we thought she is finally gonna become a doctor, which i now realize that we have been somewhat mislead.

I am not a troll, and calling me so is not making my family's situation any better.

How did she even get into a us med school with a 3.1 and 25 mcat? that isn't even competitive for us DO schools. You need to research what you're getting yourself into.

Who the hell thinks they become an oncologist in two years? No one is the stupid.
 
Everyone I am NOT a troll, this is a real situation!!

My sister is not a URM, and thus she wasn't comfortable attending there in the first place. A article "4 that flunked" really was the nail in the coffin for her; she reasonable thought that meharry has the reputation of producing bad doctors.

She spoke with a Ross advisor, and was told the following

1)only 2 years of study
2) high matching rates in to specialist programs

these are also directly on the Ross website, so you can tell I'm not lying.

I admit my sister is not the brightest with her 3.1 GPA, but we are all so excited when we thought she is finally gonna become a doctor, which i now realize that we have been somewhat mislead.

I am not a troll, and calling me so is not making my family's situation any better.

It's water under the bridge at this point. Ross is a pathway to being a physician, she just has more of an uphill battle. Just don't make the same mistake she made.

(With your 5 MCAT takes, retaking a 35 and saying your sister is not the brightest all are evidence of a possible troll.... also possible evidence that your pre-med advising is HORRIBLE)

Friends don't let friends apply to med school uninformed.
 
why do we have to call him a troll its kinda entertaining. lets feed it
 
Everyone I am NOT a troll, this is a real situation!!

My sister is not a URM, and thus she wasn't comfortable attending there in the first place. A article "4 that flunked" really was the nail in the coffin for her; she reasonable thought that meharry has the reputation of producing bad doctors.

She spoke with a Ross advisor, and was told the following

1)only 2 years of study
2) high matching rates in to specialist programs

these are also directly on the Ross website, so you can tell I'm not lying.

I admit my sister is not the brightest with her 3.1 GPA, but we are all so excited when we thought she is finally gonna become a doctor, which i now realize that we have been somewhat mislead.

I am not a troll, and calling me so is not making my family's situation any better.

Your sister got into a US med school with a 3.1/25??? She must have some godly ECs or something...

In all honesty, while everyone says this is a troll, I wanna pretend it's a real situation (I really can see people making a mistake like this; a friend of mine almost did). Your sister should reapply. I know there's that whole stigma against reapplying and being blacklisted or whatever, but she should really explain the situation and maybe med schools will understand... or they'll be like "wtf, no way in heck are we taking someone who can make that kind of mistake!" Anyway, upon reapplication she'll prob get into another Carib school. It's worth the effort in my opinion, if she really wants to be an oncologist.
 
Seriously. If this is a troll, it's at least an amusing one who deserves to be fed.

Haha, he registered like 3 years ago

Oh man, that sucks so much it makes my stomach hurt :laugh:. If ross decides to hold your sister back you could always threaten to show the media how much they misinform students? 😉
 
Everyone I am NOT a troll, this is a real situation!!

My sister is not a URM, and thus she wasn't comfortable attending there in the first place. A article "4 that flunked" really was the nail in the coffin for her; she reasonable thought that meharry has the reputation of producing bad doctors.

She spoke with a Ross advisor, and was told the following

1)only 2 years of study
2) high matching rates in to specialist programs

these are also directly on the Ross website, so you can tell I'm not lying.

I admit my sister is not the brightest with her 3.1 GPA, but we are all so excited when we thought she is finally gonna become a doctor, which i now realize that we have been somewhat mislead.

I am not a troll, and calling me so is not making my family's situation any better.

Nobody is that stupid, to believe that what takes 4 years in the US takes only 2 years at Ross, with "high matching rates" into US residencies.

So either you are a semi clever troll, or you and your sister are very stupid. Your choice.
 
she reasonable thought that meharry has the reputation of producing bad doctors.

Reasonably?! She read one news article (hardly an unbiased source) about the school and decided to pitch it for offshore study, not to mention the fact that she seems to have no clue how the entire process works.

You would think someone who is interested in a career in medicine would at least know the basics of medical education, namely:

1. 4 years undergrad or equivalent accelerated program.
2. 4 years medical school (2 years preclinical->USMLE Step I->2 years clinical->USMLE Step II).
3. a) 3+ years residency (USMLE Step III after first year)
b) fellowship (for subspecialty if desired; oncology is a subspecialty)

Disregarding US allopathic school acceptance for offshore school=big mistake.
 
That article is from 2003, and I couldn't find the full text. It's an excerpt from the Free Republic, a grassroots conservative publication. The comments are pretty offensive and xenophobic.

Echoing everyone above, did your sister do any research before she decided to throw away a US allo acceptance to go to a for-profit medical school? Really? She made her whole decision on one article from 2003 in a non-mainstream publication?

best troll ever?
 
Everyone I am NOT a troll, this is a real situation!!

My sister is not a URM, and thus she wasn't comfortable attending there in the first place. A article "4 that flunked" really was the nail in the coffin for her; she reasonable thought that meharry has the reputation of producing bad doctors.

She spoke with a Ross advisor, and was told the following

1)only 2 years of study
2) high matching rates in to specialist programs

these are also directly on the Ross website, so you can tell I'm not lying.

I admit my sister is not the brightest with her 3.1 GPA, but we are all so excited when we thought she is finally gonna become a doctor, which i now realize that we have been somewhat mislead.

I am not a troll, and calling me so is not making my family's situation any better.

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OOOOOOOH so let me get this straight.

I could hang out in the Carib (people say it's a third world country, but I'm sure it's just like a vacation!) for 2 years, get out with an MD and a bitchin' tan, be guaranteed a residency AND get to bypass the whole "internal medicine" silliness and just go straight to oncology?!?! Holy crap!

*withdraws Vandy acceptance*
 
OOOOOOOH so let me get this straight.

I could hang out in the Carib (people say it's a third world country, but I'm sure it's just like a vacation!) for 2 years, get out with an MD and a bitchin' tan, be guaranteed a residency AND get to bypass the whole "internal medicine" silliness and just go straight to oncology?!?! Holy crap!

*withdraws Vandy acceptance*

haha, too funny :laugh:
 
I have no idea whether or not FredAstaire is a troll or not. To be honest, his story sounds too ridiculous to be true. But I do have one question about Ross/Carribean schools in general. I found Ross' Residency Match list on their website. There has to be about 200 people on the list! If Ross really has such high attrition rate, wouldn't they have to have almost 1000 students in their class each year???? That doesn't sound right. Are the Match results on their website really authentic? I guess they can't lie about something like this, but the whole thing still seems fishy to me. Any input?
 
I have no idea whether or not FredAstaire is a troll or not. To be honest, his story sounds too ridiculous to be true. But I do have one question about Ross/Carribean schools in general. I found Ross' Residency Match list on their website. There has to be about 200 people on the list! If Ross really has such high attrition rate, wouldn't they have to have almost 1000 students in their class each year???? That doesn't sound right. Are the Match results on their website really authentic? I guess they can't lie about something like this, but the whole thing still seems fishy to me. Any input?

i think they have 300-400 students incoming per SEMESTER. so thats around 600-800. Note that the match rate for FMGs are around 33% (is it lame that I know this number? I hope I'm wrong)
 
OOOOOOOH so let me get this straight.

I could hang out in the Carib (people say it's a third world country, but I'm sure it's just like a vacation!) for 2 years, get out with an MD and a bitchin' tan, be guaranteed a residency AND get to bypass the whole "internal medicine" silliness and just go straight to oncology?!?! Holy crap!

*withdraws Vandy acceptance*

Who knows, maybe we will be able to get a MD degree online in the near future.
 
OMG "FredAstaire"! hahahah I just reread through all your posts and NOW I totally understand your name! Caribbean schools, sister, Ross, it all makes sense now. This has to be my favorite (and the most clever) troll ever!
 
OOOOOOOH so let me get this straight.

I could hang out in the Carib (people say it's a third world country, but I'm sure it's just like a vacation!) for 2 years, get out with an MD and a bitchin' tan, be guaranteed a residency AND get to bypass the whole "internal medicine" silliness and just go straight to oncology?!?! Holy crap!

*withdraws Vandy acceptance*

:laugh: Actually, when I read 'oncology', RadOnc popped to mind, which you do go into straight out of medical school, but, uhm, RadOnc out of the Caribbean :meanie: Last I checked, UMich Med had one person match into RadOnc...yeah...

as for Caribbean attrition (I don't know why I know this, but I do), there are actually 3 semesters (at Ross at least), so the 300-400 a semester could actually end up being 900-1200 a year...so yeah, 1000 a year is definitely in the ballpark
 
Just to make sure all voices get heard, while yes the caribbean schools are, um, easier to get into, not all of them are bad and will prevent you from becoming the physician you want. It just might be harder. For examples, St. George's would actually be a great school if you have a 100% interest in international medicine and practicing not in the US (clinical years can be spent in the UK and they have programs focusing on international med) or if you want to practice in the US, you spend your clinical years in NY medical centers. A family friend of mine graduated from St. Georges many years ago and is currently the head of an ICU in Bethesda, MD and Frederick, MD and is doing great for himself. So yes, the path will be harder if you go to a caribbean school, but just means you will have to have more determination.
 
Oh dear...tell your sister to check the Ross University forum on ValueMD. ValueMD is the SDN for foreign medical schools.

I applied to Ross on some bad advice. I was led to believe many of the same things as your sister. I discovered a lot of bad things about Ross after my acceptance and I ended up declining my place. I'm so glad I did.

Ross about the some price as many US schools. In addition, Ross students are only eligible for certain federal loans and so many students have to rely on private loans to pay a significant portion of their costs.

Ross is also having significant issues with their clinical training years. Students are often forced to take Step 2CK without having done core rotations like Peds and OB/Gyn. Some students also have to move across the country every few weeks in order to get their rotations.

So, again, please go to the website I told you to. Caribbean schools should only be considered once you've exhausted all options to get into a US medical school.
 
If this is trolling, it was pretty awesomely executed. If not, what a sad, sad story this is indeed.

edit-after looking at OP's other posts, I'll settle on troll.
 
On the other hand, an advisor from Ross told her that Ross University has a world-renowned reputation for its facilities and education and that it has the largest matching rate/number/whatever into US programs, she was hooked and took out a big loan to attend.

Maybe what they meant was that it had the highest matching out of international medical schools. After all, graduates are still FMGs.
 
That article is from 2003, and I couldn't find the full text. It's an excerpt from the Free Republic, a grassroots conservative publication. The comments are pretty offensive and xenophobic.

Echoing everyone above, did your sister do any research before she decided to throw away a US allo acceptance to go to a for-profit medical school? Really? She made her whole decision on one article from 2003 in a non-mainstream publication?

best troll ever?

I was waiting for someone to say it. I also wonder about how objective/accurate the "study" cited in that article is.
 
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