Hey! Any information would be great about Medical Schools in Italy. Information such as locations, pre-requisits, requirments, lenght of study and so on. I am an undergrad who is actually spending a semester in Rome next spring...so speaking Italian is not a problem (I already know it). I just would rather study aborad for a medical degree. Thanks!
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Try looking here: http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2004-03,GGLD:en&q=medical+schools+italy
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There are 42 medical schools in Italy. The International Medical Education Directory has links to each school's web site (if the school has a web site). http://imed.ecfmg.org/search.asp A cautionary note for you: If you plan on living in Italy, being educated there is fine. But if you plan on returning to the US to live, you're going to encounter some difficulty. First, as a foreign trained physician, you'll have to pass all of the USMLE exams. There is a very high failure rate for foreign trained physicians--partially due to the length of time between learning the basic sciences and being tested on them and partially due to the emphasis US programs place on the basic sciences. Secondly, if you do not complete your residency training in Italy and try to come back to the US for residency, you're going to be placed lower in the competition for slots simply because you are a foreign trained physician. You'll have to score exceptionally well on the USMLE exams in order for a Program Director to have a comfort level with your education. That said, it sounds like fun. Good luck.
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