U.S. Allopathic (MD) Medical Schools that Accept International F-1 Students

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Do U.S. medical schools ever accept international students? Yes!  However, it’s not very common, thus it is hypercompetitive and difficult. Some U.S. medical schools accept and matriculate a small number of international applicants into their programs. Less than a third of U.S. medical schools accept international students. The credential requirements vary from school to school and some schools actually state that they prefer U.S. citizens.

According to a 2023 AAMC report, of the 55,188 applicants to U.S. medical schools, 22,981 matriculated and just 287 were international/non-permanent resident (F-1) applicants. This is an acceptance rate of is 1.25 percent, compared to 42 percent for all matriculants.  Also, less than a third of U.S. med schools even consider international applications.

Last year, 94% of Medical School Admissions Advisors/Dr. Paul Lowe international clients who applied to US. medical schools were accepted!

Based on the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), the following U.S. allopathic (MD) medical schools accept international students:

  • Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
  • Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
  • Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
  • Duke University School of Medicine
  • Emory University School of Medicine
  • Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
  • Georgetown University School of Medicine
  • Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
  • Harvard Medical School
  • Howard University College of Medicine
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
  • Johns Hopkins University Schol of Medicine
  • Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
  • Loma Linda University School of Medicine
  • Morehouse School of Medicine
  • Northwestern University The Feinberg School of Medicine
  • Perelman School of Medicine
  • Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
  • Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
  • Saint Louis University School of Medicine
  • Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
  • Stanford University School of Medicine
  • State University of New York Upstate Medical University
  • TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine
  • The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences
  • The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
  • Tufts University School of Medicine
  • Tulane University School of Medicine
  • University of California, Davis, School of Medicine
  • University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine
  • University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine
  • University of Connecticut School of Medicine
  • University of Hawaii, Jon Burns School of Medicine
  • University of Illinois College of Medicine
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
  • University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
  • University of South Alabama College of Medicine
  • University of Utah School of Medicine
  • University of Virginia School of Medicine
  • Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
  • Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
  • Wayne State University School of Medicine
  • Weill Cornell Medicine
  • Yale School of Medicine
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U.S. BS/MD vs. India MBBS

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Several of the parents who have called me for BS/MD programs, because of the competitive nature of BS/MD program medical school admissions, have been asking me about comparing U.S. BS/MD vs India MBBS degree and whether there is an advantage to a U.S. BS/MD.

First let’s define the degrees: Doctor of Medicine (MD) is a professional (post graduate) degree given in some countries like the USA, Canada etc. Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) is the degree given in the United Kingdom, Ireland and other commonwealth countries like India and is considered equivalent to the MD. 

For the Commonwealth countries, MBBS is an undergraduate course of study which is pursued by candidates who wish to make their career in the field of medicine. Whereas, MD is a postgraduate course that can be pursued by candidates who have completed their MBBS.

The US follows a different curriculum for obtaining a medical degree and license to practice Medicine. Unlike India, high school students apply to direct BS/MD programs and earn an M.D. upon completion of the program. Over the course of the program, the students have Pre-Medical courses and earn a Bachelor’s degree (up to four years of Undergraduate program), MD program (Four years) and USMLE (United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 1, 2 & 3). A Residency Program is required to complete the Licensing Exam. After completing all, a student

A student, after completion of MBBS, cannot practice directly since the basic level of study to practice is postgraduate medicine in the US. USMLE has clearly defined the medical courses after MBBS to be completed in the US.

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