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re: Ross Unversity Med School
Posted on 3/19/16 at 4:22 pm to ctiger69
Posted on 3/19/16 at 4:22 pm to ctiger69
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)
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)
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Posted on 3/19/16 at 4:28 pm to Upperdecker
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Disadvantages: looked down on by doctors
Meh. Not as much anymore. Before I chose going to an off shore school, I asked many of my dr friends and every one of them told me to do it and don't think twice. I'm sure there are some pretentious docs that only associate with those from top programs but I'd prefer to not work with them anyway.
Posted on 3/19/16 at 4:31 pm to Upperdecker
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Disadvantages: looked down on by doctors and residency programs (much harder to find a residency after than US schools)
Disagree. It's not that way anymore.
Posted on 3/19/16 at 5:16 pm to Upperdecker
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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)
Holy crap. 100k, I had no idea it is that expensive.
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