11 DR medical schools accredited in US

[Dolores]

The Ministry of Superior Education (Mescyt) announced 11 medical schools at Dominican universities have been accredited to receive foreign students. Superior Education Minister Franklin García Fermín said this means foreign students can access loans in the United States to study here. He made the announcement during an interview for the Corripio Media Group.

García Fermín said the National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation (NCFMEA) of the US Department of Education’s Department of Medical School Education certified that the 11 universities meet the required quality standards.

The universities include: Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo, the Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña, the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra, Universidad Iberoamericana, Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo. Also the Universidad...

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[windeguy]

What exactly does this mean for someone graduating one of these schools in the DR and then wanting to work (aka practice medicine) in the US?
What more do they have to do other than just opening an office or taking a job with an HMO in the US?

 

[Lucifer]

Medical school graduates form foreign schools must take, and pass, the STEP tests, then apply for residency-match.
Doctors who have specialized in a specific field overseas must still go through a residency program.

 

[PJT]

Medical school graduates form foreign schools must take, and pass, the STEP tests, then apply for residency-match.
Doctors who have specialized in a specific field overseas must still go through a residency program.

Yes, it can be expected graduates of Dominican medical schools will have to go through more bells and whistles in the USA to receive medical credentials there.

Regards,

PJT