neurones Posted August 6, 2011 Report Share Posted August 6, 2011 Hi. Seen that my marks won't allow me to study medecine in Canada, I decided to study medicine abroad. The two countries I am looking at are France and Belgium. I would like to ask some questions about procedures and such; is there anyone on this forum who is from there? Is there anyone that is studying/studied medicine over there? Is there anyone who knows someone that is studying there that I could contact? Speaking french is not a problem. Thanks so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freedom Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 I would consider looking over here: http://forums.studentdoctor.net/forumdisplay.php?f=91 I hope it's ok to post other forum links. Just a warning about France. I know from a friend that it's brutal. It has an sorting/elimination kind of system. Everyone starts together and are weeded out. "the first year will come to 4 separate competitions (medical, dental, midwifery, pharmacy). 80% of the events will be common, the remaining 20% will focus on specific modules. Students who pass a rigorous examination at the end of the first year move on to the second year. The success rate on the exam is about 20%. Each faculty of medicine may admit a maximum of 8% international students (students from outside the European Union), provided their scores are high enough. To be admitted, a foreign student’s score on the exam must be equal to or greater than the score of the lowest-ranking French student admitted. The same entrance examination is used for medicine, dentistry, and midwifery. Students who do not pass the exam on the first try may repeat the first year of study, but only once." TL;DR med schools in France are brutal. http://editions.campusfrance.org/filieres/en/medecine_en.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neurones Posted August 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 I would consider looking over here: http://forums.studentdoctor.net/forumdisplay.php?f=91I hope it's ok to post other forum links. I just read them all, nothing helped Just a warning about France. I know from a friend that it's brutal. It has an sorting/elimination kind of system. Everyone starts together and are weeded out. Sadly, I know. Only 11-17% chance of passing first year... Each faculty of medicine may admit a maximum of 8% international students (students from outside the European Union), provided their scores are high enough. To be admitted, a foreign student’s score on the exam must be equal to or greater than the score of the lowest-ranking French student admitted. Ya I already read that CampusFrance article but I'm trying to find is how many people do they accept from Canada within that 8% and how many actually apply? Also, by "scores high enough", how much in numbers is that? and how much do French students score...? lol they are so vague Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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