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Medical Education
in USA
Medical Colleges and Universities in the USA
Medical education in the USA provides full support for student who is either
into training or studying doctor field in USA. There are specific requirement of
a student who has completed pre-medical course of 3 yrs from medical institute
in USA. Here medical degrees are being classified as the second entry degrees.
The medical school offers the course in two different components like
pre-clinical and clinical. Once the degree comes to an end the student will be
awarded with Doctor of Medicine and Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine.
Student who are into degree course are also given internship offer where they
can get practical knowledge regarding the specific course. There are currently
many colleges in USA which accredited with a level ranking. Each institute or
college offers wide range of medical courses which are highly rated among
professors. Students from other countries visit USA and apply for the medical
education.
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) is the only body
which gives ranking and accreditation for all the medical colleges in USA. In
fact, it accredits individual program but not for whole institution. Medical
education in the USA offers residency training programs, where doctor are also
known as resident programs.
There is also Graduate Medical Education Directory which is published by
American Medical Association and is also being recognized as the official list
for medical education. In this list, there are information about the
requirements for each medical specialty including duration and scope of
education. Medical education in the USA offers all facilities for its medical
students and offers the best education.
Useful Info:
Association
of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) http://www.aamc.org/
2450 N Street NW, Washington, DC, 20037 USA.
Tel: 001 202 828 0400, fax: 001 202 828 1125
Information on medical schools in the US and on the American Medical College
Application Service (AMCAS)
Educational
Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) http://www.ecfmg.org/
3624 Market St., Philadelphia, PA, 19104 USA.
Tel: 001 215 386 5900, fax: 001 215 387 9963
Information on the United States Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE) and other
aspects of the certification process for foreign-qualified medical
doctors/students.
Federation of
State Medical Boards (FSMB) http://www.fsmb.org/
National Board of
Medical Examiners (NBME) http://www.nbme.org/
Accreditation
Council for Graduate Medical Education http://www.acgme.org/
American Board of
Medical Specialities http://www.abms.org/
American Medical
Association http://www.ama-assn.org/
List of
Medical Colleges in USA
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