Study Medicine abroad

Medical education abroad is one of the most expensive, complex and lengthy types of training. Students are attracted by the high status of doctors in the United States and Europe, the high level of wages, and interest in a complex and responsible profession. Medicine is a constantly evolving field, in which, along with the traditionally prestigious surgery, pharmaceuticals, dentistry, there are many areas of work and new specializations appear every decade. Here are the most popular ones:

• Health care
• General Medicine
• Obstetrics
• Nursing
• Ophthalmology
• Physiology
• Psychology.

Medical education abroad , in addition to the formation of professional competencies, includes the development of teamwork skills, reporting and documents in electronic form, professional communication skills, quick decision-making under stress, working with statistical material, analytical thinking, and professional ethics.

Studying medicine in foreign schools is carried out at the level of mastering first aid courses, but it is very important that the future applicant of a medical university determine the profile of future education as soon as possible, because a prerequisite for admission to a medical school is a certificate with high GPA scores in core subjects - chemistry and biology.

There are special preparatory programs for foreign students planning to enter the faculties with the study of medicine. At these programs - the International Foundation, Pathway and others - special attention is paid to biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, and the English language. Among the pre-university courses, those focused on medicine, dentistry, nursing, and pharmacology are distinguished. In the the United States, Pre-Med specialty courses are popular for undergraduate students entering medical schools. The average cost of preparation courses:

• Dublin International Foundation College - from $ 20,000
• Newcastle University - from $ 19,200
• King's College London - from $ 24,500.

Requirements for admission to medical universities depend on the country and even the traditions of a particular educational institution. In many universities in America, England, Canada, Australia, Ireland, and parts of European universities, a mandatory requirement is the successful passing of specialized entrance tests that are aimed at assessing analytical skills, knowledge in specialized subjects and a number of other academic disciplines. You can pass them, as a rule, in the universities.

There are several types of tests:

• MCAT (Medical College Admission Test)
• BMAT (BioMedical Admissions Test)
• GAMSAT (Graduate Australian Medical School Admissions Test)
• UKCAT (UK Clinical Aptitude Test)
• IMAT (International Medical Admissions Test)
• HPAT (Health Professions Admission Test).

The duration of studying in various medical specialties ranges from 2 to 6 years, excluding internship.

Medical universities in the United States accept only students with a Bachelor's degree in biology, chemistry, and natural sciences. Education in a medical school will take 4 years. The best US universities with the study of medicine:

• Harvard University
• Stanford University
• Columbia University
• Johns Hopkins University
• University of California, Los Angeles
• Duke University
• Yale University
• University of Washington.

In the United Kingdom, qualifications for a doctor include:

• Studying at a medical school at the university (6 years);
• Foundation Program for Doctors (2 years);
• General practice / specialty (up to 4 years depending on the specialty).

Prestigious universities in England to study medicine:

• Queen Mary, University of London
• Imperial College London
• University College London (UCL)
• Newcastle university
• University of Glasgow
• University of Edinburgh
• Cardiff University .

Canada offers two types of medical programs:

• 4-year medical programs for bachelors in chemistry or biology;
• 5-year study programs in medicine + practice / internship.

The best medical schools in Canada :

• Mcgill University
• University of Toronto
• The university of British Columbia
• Queen's University
• University of Alberta.

Australian educational institutions with in-depth study of medicine offer foreign students several programs:

• Undergraduate medical program - medical undergraduate (6 years), you can enter after school and passing the UKCAT test;
• Graduate medical program (4 years) is open to students with a Bachelor's degree (medicine, chemistry, biology) who have successfully passed the MCAT and / or GAMSAT tests.

Elite universities in Australia to study medicine:

• Australian National University
• University of Melbourne
• Sydney University
• University of New South Wales
• Monash University.

Germany offers effective medical education, the duration of the course is 6 years, which includes theoretical part (2 years), clinical (3 years), and practical (1 year). The number of medical students in the country is limited. Leading universities with a study of medicine in Germany:

• Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
• Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
• Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin
• Technische Universität München
• Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen .

French medical schools also have a limit on the number of medical students. The process of obtaining a Doctor’s qualification in the country is divided into 3 stages:

• General theoretical part (2 years)
• Practical classes in high school and hospitals (4 years)
• Internship (3-5 years).

The best medical institutions in France:

• Universite Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg
• Universite des Sciences et Technologies de Lille
• Universite Joseph Fourier, Grenoble
• Universite Paris Sud, Paris 
• Universite Montpellier II
• Universite Henri Poincare.

Documents for applying for a medical program in universities abroad:

• Request
• Extract from the certificate with an average GPA score of at least 3.8 (high scores in biology and chemistry are required)
• Certificate TOEFL, IELTS
• Medical insurance
• Motivation letter
• Letter of recommendation from school, university
• Student visa.

One of the opportunities to receive advanced preparation in the field of medicine is to study at a summer school at one of the leading universities. Universities offer programs with the study of biology, biotechnology, medicine, allowing you to get acquainted with the future profession and the learning process in high school. Duration of courses in summer schools is on average 2-3 weeks, the age of students is 13-25 years. Students of summer programs are accommodated in residences, get acquainted with life inside university campuses, visit libraries, city and natural attractions.

Prestigious summer schools with study of medicine in the the USA and Great Britain :

• School of Medicine and Biotechnology at Princeton University, USA
• School of Medicine and Biotechnology at UCLA , USA
• School of Biotechnology in Yale, USA
• "Medicine - Science and Practice" at Oxford University, UK.