Where should I go for college?

[Hesham Aziz]

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Hi, I’m a dual US-citizen. I currently have two options of college:

The first one is staying in Egypt. In Egypt, I will enroll at a medical school program that gives me the MD degree after 7 years of studying. College in Egypt is almost free, and I’ll get to do the 3-step equalizing tests and still manage to work in the US.

The next option would be Stony Brook University. Stony Brook has an above average undergrad program of Biology/Bioengineering. It is also home to a relatively large hosptial. The only obstacle I face is medical school’s competition in admission and tuition. Medical schools in the US are extremely expensive and difficult to get in.

The point is, I worked really hard to study abroad, and I don’t want to miss out on this chance. I’m also told that USA med school graduates find jobs more often than international doctors. I hope to hear from you as soon as possible, so that I can submit my tuition deposit at Stony Brook.

 

[holycrap]

Stony Brook

 

[Gastrapathy]

Where do you want to live when you are done?

USMLEs are not "equalizing tests."

If you want to live in Egypt, go to school there. If you want to live in the US, go to school here.

 

[efle]

US college for US MD!

 

[Lucca]

Concur with others. Go to school in the US for undergrad through medical school if you want to become a practicing physician in the states

 

[Hesham Aziz]

Where do you want to live when you are done?

USMLEs are not "equalizing tests."

If you want to live in Egypt, go to school there. If you want to live in the US, go to school here.

Hi, thank you for your reply.
If I study in Egypt then take the USMLEs, will I still be able to work properly in the US? Do I have similar work opportunities to those who graduate from US med schools?

 

[Lucca]

Hi, thank you for your reply.
If I study in Egypt then take the USMLEs, will I still be able to work properly in the US? Do I have similar work opportunities to those who graduate from US med schools?

It is possible to obtain a residency position graduating from a foreign medical school and meeting all of the US ERAS requirements (having USMLE scores, for example). That being said, it is much, much more difficult for a foreign graduate to match at all, much less at a desirable program than it is for a US graduate.

Again, if you would like to become a practicing physician in the United States, go to undergrad and medical school in the US. It is your best shot, by far. If you do not, I would bet against your chances of being able to practice medicine in the Us in the future.

 

[gyngyn]

If I study in Egypt then take the USMLEs, will I still be able to work properly in the US? Do I have similar work opportunities to those who graduate from US med schools?

In the only year for which we have data (2014), only 9 US citizens who went to medical school in Egypt matched into a preferred US residency. 70 did not.

International Medical Graduates do not enjoy the same Match outcomes as US grads.