need advice

[umzz]

<p>ive been called for an interview for the MBBS prgram at AKU in Pakistan and plan on doing premed from mcgill…if accepted into AGA KHAN what should i choose mcgill or aku?</p>

[bluedevilmike]

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=186406[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=186406&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

[umzz]

<p>thanks for the link, but i need to clarify one thing i am a pakistani citizen wont it be harder to make it into med school in the US or Canada as a foreign national?</p>

[bluedevilmike]

<p>Depends on your residency status.</p>

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Duke Premed Advising: In the medical school application process, non-US Citizens holding permanent residency in the US are generally treated the same as citizens. They are usually able to claim a state of residence and are afforded the same state residency preference.</p>

<p>Opportunities for medical training in the US are not as open for international applicants, i.e., non-citizens, non-permanent residents. While a number of medical schools (primarily private medical schools) admit international students, the number of international students admitted is quite small.

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[umzz]

<p>yea but what if im canadian?</p>

[bluedevilmike]

<p>Depends on your residency status.</p>

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Duke Premed Advising: In the medical school application process, non-US Citizens holding permanent residency in the US are generally treated the same as citizens. They are usually able to claim a state of residence and are afforded the same state residency preference.</p>

<p>Opportunities for medical training in the US are not as open for international applicants, i.e., non-citizens, non-permanent residents. While a number of medical schools (primarily private medical schools) admit international students, the number of international students admitted is quite small.

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[CDN_dancer]

<p>Another thing you might want to consider is where you want to practice medicine. From what I’ve read from various sources, it is extremely difficult for a IMG to practice in Canada. There are only a handful of training places available for foreign doctors in Canada. I’ve heard that it’s easier for an IMG to get licensed in the US, or at least in comparison to Canada.</p>