Ross Unversity Med School

Get that petro engineering degree, baw.

-OT 2008-2014

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Has anybody heard of this school?

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Yes, I know a few people that graduated from there.

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A quick search tells me it is in the Dominican and they basically accept everybody who applies.

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Probably not far from the truth.

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I think my friend is going to struggle to find a residency once he is finished.

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Depends on how well he does on his Step 1.

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Can anybody name some advantages?

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You don't have many breaks and can end up finishing in a little over 3 years if you're fortunate enough to go straight through, but that's the only advantage. I graduated from a Caribbean school and there is more than enough work out there, so much that I'm constantly turning down hours in the ER, etc. If you have a chance to go to a US school, it's a no brainer. But for the non traditional student, like I was, off shore schools provide a great service. But you can't jack around. Screw up on your boards and you'll find yourself working at McDonalds with a medical degree and $300k in debt.

I'd say there are two possible advantages: if you are smart enough to get into a US med school, you could easily be valedictorian; and you're next to the beach on a tropical island all year
Disadvantages: looked down on by doctors and residency programs (much harder to find a residency after than US schools); costs a fortune, it is significantly more expensive than regular med schools (pretty sure it is almost $100k a year tuition, while the average is $50k, and LSU is a mere $22k); out of country most of the year; not sure how rigorous the program is, and not sure how reliable it is to keep its accreditation (this is a challenge for most of the out of country med schools)

I'm pretty sure Ross is the best or 2nd best Caribbean school, but that doesn't stack up well to any US based med school. However you can still work your arse off and be more successful than US med school doctors, you just are at a disadvantage.

And FWIW, we have a poster here at Ross (I think)

You don't want to go if you get into an MD school. I would go to a DO school before the Caribbean schools as well. With the increase of American schools, residency spots are becoming more scarce. He could easily end up huge debt and nothing to show for it, especially with his abysmal GPA and MCAT. The step exams are not easy, and he'll need good scores to be competitive for a residency spot. While exam scores aren't everything, someone with scores that low has no business in med school. He's there because his check cashed and that's what the school cares about. He may end up being fine, but at a minimum, he's taking a huge gamble.

My cousin went to an overseas med school and got job at a US hospital in Tennessee.
Dude is a buffoon

Caribbean schools are increasingly becoming a worse idea. There are new US MD schools popping up and virtually every US MD school has increased class sizes (the same is true to an even greater extent for DO schools). This means it will be harder and harder for Caribbean grads to secure residency spots, even primary care spots. A Caribbean grad will have virtually zero chance of matching any specialty that's competitive for US MDs.

My friend went there. It's a good school and he had a blast. He works in Internal Medicine at Ochsner in NOLA now.

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Can anybody name some advantages?

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Beaches, nice weather

I think you don't understand the need for doctors in the US. Foreign trained or not, they will find employment.