Your father is a doctor, you should know better than this:
After all, your dad went to med school in another country, but practices here…
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And, all the people I know who went to UT ended up staying in Texas for med school, which means they'll most likely end up practicing medicine in Texas, as they'll have already established those connections.
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Yes, some will PURPOSELY stay in Texas for med school because Texas meds are an AWESOME deal for instate. But you’re forgetting that these newly-minted docs still have to do their residencies and possibly fellowships. They could get matched anywhere in the US.
My son went to Alabama for undergrad, then to his first choice UAB med school (instate, cheap) and will be doing his residency in Radiology at the #1 program in the country…Harvard.
So, do you really think that going to undergrad in Texas dooms you to the Lone Star State?