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Originally Posted by golfing eagles
Yes. And it makes perfect sense
And everything I post is true
And not that I actually am obligated to provide research, but here is an example.
The Caribbean medical school from which the subject of this thread graduated boasts an 83% pass rate for their graduates taking part I of the national boards---and that's their number from their website
Graduates in an American Internal Medicine residency have a 99.4% pass rate
Graduates in an American Family Practice residency have a 91.7% pass rate (the difference most like is a result of family practice residencies taking on a lot of graduates of osteopathic schools and not medical schools
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I tend to agree with you on the topic of foreign graduates. Although I’m not going to make a blanket statement, I have several friends, US born, that went overseas to get their medical degree because they lacked the grades to get into a US school. IMO, they didn’t possess the in-depth knowledge and skill that US graduates have. One, in particular, took the Board Exam three times and failed each time. As such, he can’t practice. Obviously, there are many exceptions, and not all US graduates are at the top of their game.
Considering the time, expense and dedication to long hours of study while our college friends drank beer and ate pizza, my wife and I believe it was worth it. However, it took us 11 years to pay off our student loans.
Always check licenses and look for US Board Certified. This is easily done with a web search.