Universities in India

Dad_of_3
Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:44:13 +0000

Belevitt, A few reasons why an Indian raised in the US may want to go to medical school in India:

Time: in the US a typical path is 4 + 4 years before residency. With better credentials you can get into 7 year programs. In India, you start med school on day 1 and finish in 5-1/2 years.


Money: Excluding airfare, the total cost for the 5-1/2 year program will be about $150K
Culture: One of my friend’s daughter went to med school and got both a degree and a husband from same religion/sect, mother tongue, etc.
Education style: The colleges where US students typically go to are generally quite good and provide a lot more clinical learning opportunities - many more patients than you would find in some US institutions. So when they come to the US and pick up the much more advanced diagnostic capabilities, the person gets the best of both worlds.