<p>What are the obstacles internationals will face if they want to become a doctor? Will an examplary record help overshadow those obstacles? Thank you :)</p>
<p>The 2 big obstacles are:</p>
<p>1) fewer than 50 US medical schools will even consider internationals for admission (And there your competition will be from your fellow internationals–not from US applicants–since internationals are considered in a separate pool.)</p>
<p>2) there is no financial aid for internationals at most US medical schools</p>
<p>See: [Medical</a> School Admissions Policies Towards Non-US Citizens](<a href=“Home - NAAHP”>Home - NAAHP)</p>
<p>An exceptional record will help with the first issue; it won’t help at all with the second.</p>
<p>What about doing your residency? I heard internationals also encounter trouble their.</p>
<p>Also true. Only 23 states will license internationals–and you must have a state medical license in the state in which your program is located in order to begin a residency. Additionally, internationals are ineligible for any residency program sponsored in whole or in part by NIH funds. Lastly, a number of residency programs will not consider internationals because they do not want to deal with the sponsorship (HB1 visa) paperwork.</p>
<p>Well, Loyola has recently implemented a change to become more friendly towards undocumented immigrants. I don’t know if you fall into that category but you can check it out. <a href=“http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20130613/NEWS03/130619877/loyola-med-school-to-admit-undocumented-students[/url]”>Loyola med school to admit undocumented students;