Currently a sophomore with a 3.4 gpa. Im hardworking and smart but had some family problems freshman year. I want to go to school in the czech republic and get into the med program there, but i have no idea what i need to get into it. Any thoughts anyone?
Contact the Education Officer at the Consulate of the Czech Republic that is closest to where you live. That person is charged with the responsibility of providing accurate information about education in the Czech Republic, and can help you find out what you need to know.
Are you very fluent in the language? Will your family pay for you to go to school there?
You’re planning on permanently relocating to CR, right?
List of European medical schools w/ links to info about their programs–
http://www.valuemd.com/european-medical-schools.html
There are 3 medical schools in the Czech Republic:
Charles University Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University Faculty of Medicine (MU), Palacky University Faculty of Medicine
Note that all of them are 6 year programs with direct entry immediately after high school. All 3 offer some programs that have instruction in English.
Here’s the discussion subforum for Czech and Slovack Medical Schools:
http://www.valuemd.com/czech-republic-slovakia-medical-schools/
And what IWBB means is that your chances of matching into a US residency from a medical program in the Czech Republic are extremely poor. And without a US residency, you cannot practice medicine in the US.
See p. 22 of the NRMP's Charting the Outcomes for IMGs 2014
<a href="http://www.nrmp.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/NRMP-and-ECFMG-Publish-Charting-Outcomes-in-the-Match-for-International-Medical-Graduates-Revised.PDF-File.pdf">http://www.nrmp.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/NRMP-and-ECFMG-Publish-Charting-Outcomes-in-the-Match-for-International-Medical-Graduates-Revised.PDF-File.pdf</a>
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What Mom 2 is referring to is the fact that none the medical schools in the Czech Republic are eligible to participate in the federal loan program. (Meaning you won't received and FA to attend.)
<a href="https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/prepare-for-college/choosing-schools/types/international#participating-schools">https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/prepare-for-college/choosing-schools/types/international#participating-schools</a>