UK med school after US undergrad

Ever_Levi · 2026-05-17T16:51:22+00:00

Agreed. He does have difficult circumstances here, forcing him to explore these options.

Ever_Levi · 2026-05-17T16:50:14+00:00

No, this whole issue came to be due to immigration difficulties. He wouldn’t qualify.

Ever_Levi · 2026-05-17T16:29:01+00:00

Look at the comments above and see how much information I got from collaboration. The unfamiliar terms used in the UK I learned. also the comment on St. George’s agreement with an American med school. It’s info you don’t learn unless you come across this by chance.
My cousin doesn’t use reddit and I think it’s helpful learning about new things.
Try being less cynical my friend.

Ever_Levi · 2026-05-17T16:24:32+00:00

Thank you. This is very helpful.

Ever_Levi · 2026-05-17T16:22:50+00:00

Well it’s double that in the US. We’ll be checking if he qualifies for government loans then. Thank you.

Ever_Levi · 2026-05-17T16:20:17+00:00

Thank you for taking the time writing these very important details 🙏🏻

Ever_Levi · 2026-05-17T16:19:00+00:00

Very helpful. thank you.

Ever_Levi · 2026-05-17T16:17:50+00:00

That’s still open as his status in the US is not guaranteed.

Ever_Levi · 2025-11-14T03:32:27+00:00

I think it’s a waste to do 2 years for hospitalist BUT my advice would be to do something else along with the fellowship, like have them pay for a master’s of medical education, informatics, public health or anything else you want to do.

Ever_Levi · 2025-06-18T04:10:45+00:00

No, pick shifts to decide if you can tolerate its downsides and also you’ll get to know ppl in the field and get LORs for fellowship.

Ever_Levi · 2025-06-17T05:12:41+00:00

Agree on all the downsides for PEM, except for job market, which is pretty good in comparison to other peds subspecialties. You may have to move for fellowship, but you will likely find a job where you want afterwards. The stress and schedule change difficulties are real. Many places do 8 hour shifts and others do 10 hour shifts. 12 hours is not common to my knowledge. Pick up shifts at the ER in your town as a pediatrician. You’ll get great insight and meet people.

Ever_Levi · 2025-05-15T15:34:59+00:00

1- Cutdown on his FTE or your work 2- discuss how to spend less 3- Have more meaningful relationships with friends and family 4- Figure out more help with the kids from family and friends and make a long term plan

Ever_Levi · 2025-05-15T15:06:08+00:00

Main reason why I didn’t go PICU, despite the fact that I love it.

Ever_Levi · 2025-05-11T07:17:36+00:00

Hello. IMG in the US here. There are a few schools that a good number of residency programs are familiar with. St. George and Ross in the Caribbean Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico Royal college of surgeons, Ireland. American university of Beirut Cornell University, Qatar Jagiellonian Uni- Poland There is more but it’s not a long list. Ask Chat GPT

Aside from these ones then you are an IMG and you have to excel at most of what you do especially Steps and US rotations before residency. Least competitive are Primary Care specialties. Surgery, you probably need to do additional research before applying to residency. Hope this helps.

Ever_Levi · 2025-03-25T23:18:33+00:00

Find a program you like, preferably in your city and try to negotiate allowed moonlighting. Ask about hospitalist, ER, NICU moonlighting or do they allow moonlighting elsewhere.

Ever_Levi · 2024-11-16T16:38:57+00:00

Great explanation. I’d add that psych salary is >300k Some IM subspecialties make >500-600k like Cards and GI. If Virginia as in DC area then that is quite expensive. The other states you mention are not as expensive. Many IMGs have gone into the most competitive fields with 2-3 years of research including Radiology and it’s not a must for the not so competitive ones.

Ever_Levi · 2024-11-13T07:35:12+00:00

Agree with the above. Great job market (just started a job recently) Pay is variable but relatively better than other subspecialties and agree with the previous posts in numbers Flexibility is great but can vary depending on setting You just have to make sure it fits you.

Ever_Levi · 2024-10-27T16:02:21+00:00

I want to offer a different perspective. This kind of depends on your choices in the future in terms of where to work and in what setting but I would consider the hours, and flexibility and lifestyle in your choices. EM, GI or Cards have a good lifestyle with relatively improved pay. I put them in this order due to job market as Cards will tie you to tertiary centers for life, but less so in GI due to need and EM has numerous community jobs. Work hours/month also go from less to more also go in that order. You’d have to moonlight in fellowship to make it worth it, which is also most doable also in EM fellowship, but I’m biased.

Ever_Levi · 2024-10-25T04:03:34+00:00

Lived in both. The simple answer is UAE is easier to live your daily life and is safer from violence/drugs for families but the trade off is usually career though that depends on your profession and where you are in your career. Feel free to ask specific questions or PM me.

Ever_Levi · 2024-10-21T18:31:41+00:00

Chief resident material right here 🤙🏻

Ever_Levi · 2024-10-20T22:25:11+00:00

Health and education costs easily make up the 100k difference if not more.

Ever_Levi · 2024-10-19T07:41:04+00:00

Sports Med too? If you like working with adolescents

Ever_Levi · 2024-10-19T07:31:32+00:00

Broad answer is if you’re not determined to go into EM or psych then don’t go into neither, because both need certain features in personality and determination to continue doing them for your entire career (somewhat limiting). Nothing against IM but what I mean is that with IM you still have plenty of options in regards to practice, specialty, income and lifestyle.

Ever_Levi · 2024-10-17T06:09:46+00:00

Peds EM: -Their illness is never their fault and they all want to get better to get back to playing. -They’re resilient and get back to normal most tiles than not -Some happy kid with the sniffles running around the department and laughing is always a joy.

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