The biggest issue with going to one of these MBBS programs is that they aren't worth much when you return to the US. You are still required to pass the USMLE to practice in the states and even when you do, are still not granted the title of MD. Also, the laws dealing with medication are quite different. Some of the doctors from the US at the international clinic had trouble prescribing medications to patients because the Chinese government had outlawed them in the country. And even drugs that are similar get prescribed and different times and doses. When my brother-in-law got TB, the way they administered the medication was different and the US doctor told him to do 1 thing, the Chinese doctor had him on 6 different medications, 3 times a day for the next year. I was amazed. Also, the outlawed medications, ultimately meaning, those medicines never get taught to those in Chinese schools because they will never be using them anyway. Most schools claim they have USMLE preparation but they actually don't. They just hand you over to Kaplan and you have to purchase everything yourself, self study it and pass the exam. Most Chinese Dr.'s I've talked to find the USMLE extremely difficult to pass, so don't bother.
It's not that they are idiots, it's just that the classes are taught differently. When you get into Med School in the states, the teachers want you to succeed and teach you in a way to cover that information, it isn't quite the same overseas and with good reason. Why everything needed in the USMLE if they don't need everything in it to be doctors and the government excludes certain drugs from it anyways. So make sure you take the time to go over there before you take that step. Most of the MBBS students are from India and Africa, only 3 US students in the program last year, not sure if they stayed.
A direct quote from a very good Chinese friend of mine who is a Dr. there that graduated from Anhui, "American Residents are Chinese Attending".
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