Can international students take a MD program in US?

[Cassie_]

I'm not familiar with the topic. I ask this for a friend of mine.

There are certain rules to perform a medical practice in US, such as licenses, US citizens or green cards, residency, etc. But what if a foreign student just wants to obtain a MD in US for a starter? Is that possible? Thanks!

[Vene]

Looks like you can, but that the odds are against you, even just because of the difficulty of paying for the degree: http://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/medical-school-admissions-doctor/2012/07/16/3-tips-for-international-students-applying-to-us-medical-schools

[twentysix]

I'm not familiar with the topic. I ask this for a friend of mine.

There are certain rules to perform a medical practice in US, such as licenses, US citizens or green cards, residency, etc. But what if a foreign student just wants to obtain a MD in US for a starter? Is that possible? Thanks!

 

I have had doctors abroad who earned their MD in the US and are not US citizens (and never were), one was Korean the other Samoan.

 

One doctor went to U Minnesota the other went to U Colorado

Edited May 6, 2015 by twentysix