Ease of practising in US from Ireland.

[Guest Pat Za Ponor]

I would like to practice family medicine in the United States and right now a Carribean university looks like the best bet. However, I would prefer to study in Ireland but am unsure of how easy it is then to practice in the States.

How easy is it to set up a practice in the United States after studying in Ireland?

 

Furthemore, do any of the Carribean or top Carribean universites offer 6 year programs directly out of high school?

 

Thanks

[Guest ojasod]

From my understanding, if you want to go to Ireland or the Caribbean for medicine, here's what you have to do in order to practice in the U.S.

 

- Complete Step 1, Step 2-CK, Step 2-CS, and Step 3 of the USMLE (U.S. Medical Licensing Exam).

http://www.USMLE.org

 

- Compete with all the other foreign medical graduates for a residency position through National Resident Matching Program.

http://www.NRMP.org

 

- Apply for an ECFMG (Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates) certificate.

http://www.ECFMG.org

 

You'll also want to do the following:

 

- Research the medical licensing requirements for the state you're most interested in practicing, since every state has different requirements.

 

- Research residency programs that will accept J1 or H1B visa candidates. Since you'd like to live and work in the U.S., I suggest you look into H1B visa.

 

Other than that, once you complete your residency in the U.S. and are board-certified there you will not have any problems setting up a practice.

 

The 4 main Caribbean schools (SGU, Ross, AUC, Saba) do not offer direct-entry 6 year programs.

[Guest Pat Za Ponor]

Thanks for the info!