Studying abroad in British medicine
Because medicine is a special major, many European and American countries, including Britain, take restrictive measures to study abroad, which makes it more difficult to study abroad. Li Yong, an expert in studying abroad planning, said that the enrollment scale of medical schools in Britain is strictly controlled by macro-control. The sources of education funds for medical schools are the Ministry of Education, NHS and related educational research foundations. The Ministry of Education and NHS manage the scale of medical schools through funding. Many British universities often actively cooperate with the Ministry of Education, NHS and GMC to control the enrollment scale of medical schools to ensure that medical schools are their "elite education" majors. Therefore, among all kinds of study abroad majors, medicine should be the most difficult to apply for. Some popular medical majors, especially dentists, require students to achieve excellent results, and 26 universities require candidates to take the UKCAT (British Clinical Competence Test) before entering the medical field.
However, the difficulty of applying does not mean that it is completely impossible. There is no hard and fast rule for high school graduates to apply to study medicine in Britain, but they need to supplement the pre-medical knowledge that domestic high schools do not have. Prepare the application materials in advance-PS (personal statement) and RL (professor's recommendation letter), and make the IELTS study plan. You can apply for prestigious universities such as Sheffield University, Manchester University and Bristol University, but you should grasp the application time, seize the opportunity and prepare the application materials in time. If you get the school's guarantee letter CAS and one-year guarantee (with a deposit period of 28 days), as well as IELTS scores, and prepare sufficient visa materials, there will be no problem with the general visa.
For high school students who want to study clinical medicine in Britain, there are two ways to achieve this goal: one is to study in A-level high school courses in Britain and enter medical school through the British college entrance examination; The second is to participate in the preparatory course for medical undergraduates (you can apply after the college entrance examination), and then apply for a bachelor of medicine through the results of the preparatory stage. It should be noted that the tuition fees of medical majors are still relatively high, and the tuition fees of general undergraduate students in one year are about twice that of ordinary majors.
In addition, there is no unified medical graduation examination in Britain, which is completely decided by the school. There are also many graduates, some of whom continue to study for degrees and engage in research work; Others apply for paid internship, the internship period is 12 months, and the internal medicine and surgery are 6 months each. Those who pass the internship can apply for basic professional training, which is generally 3 years, and the length of each major varies. After completing the required training period, you can apply to the Royal Society for membership examination.
Those who pass can receive advanced professional training. After this stage of training, you can become the chief physician, and the specialist training will basically come to an end.
Medical research in the United States and Canada
According to the employment statistics survey of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the US Department of Labor, American surgeons rank first with an average annual income of $65,438+$5,000. Li Yong pointed out that the medical school system in the United States is different from that in China. Applicants must have at least one bachelor's degree to apply for medical schools in the United States, that is, they must graduate from undergraduate courses to apply for medical schools in the United States. Medical schools in the United States have no restrictions on applicants' first undergraduate major, but no matter what major, you must first complete the courses of biology, inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, physics, English literature, etc. before you can apply for medical school. Some medical schools also require you to complete psychology in your freshman year and biochemistry in your sophomore year. Due to the particularity of the doctor profession, the United States and Canada have extremely high moral requirements for the doctor profession. Medical college applicants are generally required to have a sense of social responsibility, compassion, strong social skills and helpfulness.
It is not difficult to understand why other majors are required to study for four years. It is best to have several years of work experience after graduating from college before going to medical school. Therefore, if you are just a high school graduate, you must go to the United States to study medicine at once. Experts suggest that you only apply for medical related disciplines, such as health science, nutrition, biology, chemistry and other related basic disciplines. If you want to apply for a medical school in the United States after graduation, especially if you want to apply for a top-ranked school, first of all, you are advised to have a college average score (GPA) of at least 3.5 and a TOEFL 100 or above. In addition, you must provide another MCAT score. The position of MCAT for medical students is equivalent to that of SAT for university applicants. Its importance cannot be underestimated. Many medical schools in the United States regard MCAT as a very important measure for enrolling new students.
Medical schools in the United States are generally four-year, and they begin to practice-work as residents after taking the primary license in four years. The salary during this internship is very low (about $40,000/year), which is also a maddening period. If you just want to be a family health care doctor, you can practice-stay in hospital for 2 ~ 3 years. If you want to become a specialist, you must practice-stay in hospital for at least 5 years, during which you must pass the final medical license, including neurosurgery and plastic surgery-stay in hospital for 8 years.
The medical major in Canada is the same as that in the United States, and applying for a medical major generally requires an undergraduate course. However, there are only 17 medical schools in Canada, and they are all public, so there are rumors that medical schools in Canada do not accept students. Actually, this statement is wrong. According to Li Yong, at present, some schools have successively recruited international students to study in medical schools. For example, the website of a famous medical college in Canada clearly states that international students can be enrolled. Of course, it is very difficult for international students to apply for the exam.
Medical study in Australia
According to Li Yong, there are no hard and fast rules for studying medicine in Australia, and there is no need to change majors. If you are good enough, you can apply for a good school. However, there are not many students in China who really study medicine. There are two main reasons: First, it is relatively difficult to enter school. It should be said that medicine is one of the most qualified majors in Australia. All schools require applicants to take separate exams in addition to the general entrance requirements. Second, the cost is high, and the annual tuition fee is about 5,000 Australian dollars more expensive than other majors. At the same time, if you want to become a medical practitioner in Australia, you must first complete the undergraduate course of medical college, which is generally called a medical/clinical double degree. After graduation, students should go to the advanced hospital 1 year, and then practice in the hospital 1 to 3 years. At the same time, you can apply for training programs specializing in specific fields (through interviews to meet other admission requirements). During the training period, they become registered doctors in this field, and after completing the training and taking the required examinations (usually 3 to 6 years), they can apply to become members of the corresponding medical schools, and then they become full doctors. Although the whole process is very long, according to the newly published Australian university guide "Good Society Guide 2009", a starting salary table for graduates from various disciplines and departments in Australia is of great reference value for students who are about to or have already studied in Australia. You can clearly see that dentists and doctors still rank first, followed by engineering and technology.