So, lately I've been going crazy. I'm a senior, and I want to get started with med school already. Problem is I got a 24 on my MCAT. Can't really get in anywhere in the US, unless I want to go to Podiatry school or maybe, if I'm lucky, an Osteopathic school. Another option has been starting to look real nice, though- THE CARIBEAN.
The pictures above are Ross University School of Medicine, located in Dominica. Beautiful, right? Now, there has been a lot of stigma attached to going to medical school outside of the US for a long time. Honestly, I was a little befuddled when the physician I was shadowing told me he went to medical school in Guadalajara, Mexico. That was 30-something years ago. His story was compelling. He had to study Spanish for a year before he could start studying medicine, since Guadalajara Med School teaches in Spanish (or at least it did back then), and he had to do a year of unpaid residency in the US before he could practice here. It sounded like a nightmare to me, and I was sure I would go to medical school in the US. Things have changed, though.
With Ross Med School, you're good to go when you graduate - nothing extra. No unpaid residency, no extra exams. Aside from the bias people may have against you studying abroad, it seems like Ross Med School can get you to where you wanna be - in a practice/hospital as an MD! As far as accreditation, Ross is not accredited the same as US Med Schools, but it is accredited by standards that are comparable, which is why Ross graduated are able to get straight into residencies in US hospitals.
So, I think I will be applying here for admission in Fall 2014. I'm attending an information session this Saturday in Washington, DC. So far, I'm liking Ross Medical School. I will keep you all posted as I find out more and get further into the process. I hope you all find this as interesting as I did. It seems schools like Ross are becoming a more viable option for people who don't want to wait another year just because the US Med Schools are so competitive.
I just might learn to surf...
-Jordan
P.S here's a link to their website.
http://www.rossu.edu/medical-school/