MBBS IN USA: A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE
THE VERY FIRST
DAYS –
Building a foundation from a younger age is essential, especially
considering the amount of competition there is in the field of medical
sciences. Don’t worry if you’re opting out late, you just have to work really
hard. At a young age, there are some things that are both mandatory and
quintessential to a strong foundation.
1.
Know your passions: MBBS should not be opted for just because someone gets high marks
in their science subjects in high school. In fact, no career path should be
chosen this way. Until and unless and you really love Biology, clearing the examinations
and studying in Europe would be like running behind a unicorn.
2.
Intense Research: The fact that you stumbled upon this article in itself explains
that you perhaps are up to research. However, what you also need to research is
what it takes to be a doctor and what it’s like to be one. It is important to
make a connect between your personality and your career since it’s going to be
your pursuit for the rest of your life.
3.
Choose Subjects Wisely: Since we’re talking about the early years, it is fairly evident
that the students need to opt for science subjects in their 11th and
12th grades. Choosing Biology in a senior year is mandatory, while
having studying science elaborately throughout your education helps.
4.
Cracking NEET: The National Entrance cum Examination Test is a combination of
Physics, Chemistry and Biology required to be taken and students who have
finished school or are finishing it the same year and wish to study the medical
sciences.
THE PREREQUISITES –
Almost everyone is generally aware of the
basic pre-requisites of graduating from schools and having an English
proficiency certificate, but the most recent change that has been brough about
is clearing NEET, which was only limited to students wanting to study in India
earlier.
The Medical Council of India (MCI) released
a verdict mid-2018, making NEET mandatory for students who wished to study
medicine in foreign years and was made effective 2019 onwards. The purpose
behind mandating an India-based exam for international application was because
many Indian candidates found it incredible arduous to even complete the primary
medical course or qualify the screening tests required to practice medicine in
those countries after having been admitted into their universities.
The system was built to regulate the flow
of candidates, ensure only the worthy and deserving were admitted and to also
inculcate the required hard work to clear a medical exam.
The NEET results have been valid for 3
years from its date of declaration, giving a time frame window for students to
be able to apply to foreign universities within that period or taking the exam
again.
MBBS IN USA
An eligibility criterion, after having
cleared NEET, is to clear the Medical College Admission Test or MCAT in the USA
in order to get a medical education. However, taking an MCAT and being awarded
the title of a doctor in USA is not as simple as taking NEET, there are certain
other prerequisites required.
MCAT cannot be cleared right after
schooling, i.e., a 10+2 certification. Students have to through a preliminary
medical education in organic chemistry and life sciences/ general biology/
zoology, which is properly known as pre-med. The path to a medical course right
after schooling is to clear SAT/ACT post 12th grade to be admitted
into a pre-med course. However, it is heavily recommended that students study
their Bachelor’s in India after clearing NEET, and directly apply for an MCAT
to enrol in America’s four years of medical school.
MCAT generally has a frequency of around
10-15 times/year, providing students multiple opportunities; and provides more
than 1.5 minute per question. MCAT, although having an easier application of
physics, also evaluates students on Psychology, Sociology, and Critical and
Analytical Skills other than mainstream science. The exam is structured in a
way where students have to analyse and fetch answers from passages, unlike
those in India.
Additional complications include proper
licensing and effective practice of medicine. To be able to practice medicine
in the US, irrespective of your country of study, graduates then need to clear
the United States Medical Licensing Examinations, or USMLE. The US Medical
framework being largely different from Indian medical education makes it
incredibly difficult to clear USLME for a student having studied in India.
PATHWAYS
There are certain different pathways that
students can opt for in order to obtain their medical education or becoming a
doctor in the USA.
1.
Pathway One
-
Schooling in science and math
(class 10th)
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Higher schooling in physics,
chemistry, and biology (class 12th)
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Clearing NEET
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Obtaining a Bachelor’s in
Medicine in India
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Clearing USMLE and obtaining a
license
A challenge posed
is the different education base of India and America, as a consequence of
which, most students fail to clear USMLE through this pathway. However,
students are eligible for taking Step 1 of the exam right after 2nd
year providing students more time. If a student clears USLME Step 2 after 5th
year of MBBS to practice in USA as a Foreign Medical Graduate after attaining
an H-1 B visa.
2.
Pathway Two
-
Schooling in science and math
(class 10th)
-
Higher schooling in physics,
chemistry, and biology (class 12th)
-
Clearing SAT/ACT
-
Taking a pre-med course in the
US
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Clearing MCAT
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Taking a course in MD in the US
A pre-med course
is ideally composed of 1 year of Chemistry, 1 year of Biology and 1 year of
Physics, along with majors, electives and minors. This pathway generally has a
lower academic load and easier to crack through but unpopular for the high costs
of staying in the US for this long.
3.
Pathway Three
-
Schooling in science and math
(class 10th)
-
Higher schooling in physics,
chemistry, and biology (class 12th)
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Clearing NEET
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Taking a B.Sc. course in India
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Preparing for MCAT alongside
the course
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Clearing MCAT
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Taking an MD course in the US
Self-studying can
also be incredibly challenging; thus, this isn’t a popular pathway. However,
that does not imply that it’s intangible.
4.
Pathway Four
-
Schooling in science and math
(class 10th)
-
Higher schooling in physics,
chemistry, and biology (class 12th)
-
Clearing NEET
-
Take a medical course in India
-
Clear MCAT in after 2nd
year of the medical course
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Attend MD in the US
5.
Pathway Five
-
Schooling in science and math
(class 10th)
-
Higher schooling in physics,
chemistry, and biology (class 12th)
-
Take a medical course in India
-
Clear MCAT in after finishing
MBBS in India
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Attend MD in the US
6.
An Unconventional Path
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Schooling in science and math
(class 10th)
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Higher schooling in physics,
chemistry, and biology (class 12th)
-
Clearing NEET
-
Taking admission in Caribbean
IS till Bachelor’s level (MCAT not required)
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Take the USMLE Step 1 Exam
-
Complete MD in the USA
-
Take USMLE Step 2 exam
-
Attain residency and practice
in the USA
TOP MCI RECOGNIZED COLLEGES IN THE US
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American Board of Cosmetic
Surgery,USA
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American Board of Emergency
Medicine
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American Board of Family
Medicine
-
American Board of Hospic and
Palliative Medicine
-
American Board of
Otolaryngology
-
American Board of Psychiatry
and Neurology
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American board of Thoracic
Surgery
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American University Of Saint
Vincent, Kingstown
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American University of the
Caribben, School of Medicine
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Case Western Reserve University
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Emory University, Atlanta
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Harvard University, Boston
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Jefferson Medical College of
Philadelphia of Thomas Jefferson University
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Massachusetts Harvard Medical
School
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Mayo Medical School, Rochester
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New York Medical College
-
New York University
-
NorthWestern University, East
Chicago
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State University of New York,
Brooklyn
-
Temple University, School of
Medicine, Philadelphia
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The American Board of Colon and
Rectal Surgery
-
The American Board of Internal
Medicine
-
The American Board of
Ophthalmolgy
-
The American Board of
Pediatrics
-
The American Board of Surgery
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The Johns Hopkins University
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The University of Alabama,
Birmingham
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The University of Illinois at
Chicago
-
The University of North
Carolina
-
The University of the State of
New York
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Thomas Jefferson University,
Philadelphia
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University of California
-
University of Colorado School
of Medicine
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University of Florida
-
University of Massachusetts
Medical School
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University of Medicine and
Denistry of New Jersey
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University of Minnesota
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University of Southern
California
-
University of Tennessee Health
Science Centre
-
University of Texas South
Western Medical Centre
-
Virginia Commonwealth
University
-
Washington University
-
Wayne State University,
Detroit, MI
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