Studying Medicine Abroad

Yes definitely you will be able to practice in UK! Your degree will be recognised fully without needing to do any further exams such as PLABS when you get back! The degree course is six years long which means you will be able to do F2 back in UK if you wish!

OP, what are the requirements and costs? and @MarinaBS are you currently on your gap year? and how much is the costs associated with studying in S Korea because I myself am considering that option?

Applying to medicine can be an incredibly challenging process, from writing a perfect personal statement to obtaining offers.. applicants undergo extreme stress! However, even those who were successful in getting offers cannot rest in peace until results day which is approaching near very fast!! And for those who were not so successful, you may feel hopeless and unsure of what to do next in terms of your medicine career.
Studying medicine abroad is not necessarily the first option that may come to your mind while figuring out what to do. This is not an easy option, requires a lot of thought process and research. To make this easier for those of you who are already going through stress, I have created this thread! From personal experience, I will aim to answer all your questions..no matter how big or small!
I am currently studying medicine in Romania! I have just completed my first year and in october..I will be starting my second!! The course is taught entirely in English and yes you do have romanian language classes everyweek but not much emphasis is placed on learning the language although the faster you learn it, the better for later years! The course structure may be slightly different from UK medical schools but even in the UK, each medical school differs from one another.. The course content is pretty much the same when I compare to my other friends who are in UK medical school. The students orginate from all over the world...Greece, Turkey, Sweden, Norway, Israel, England, Germany...
The degree is recognised by WHO, GMC... which makes it possible to come back here and continue with our medical careers!
If you have any further questions..please ask! I am willing to answer as I know that this is a very difficult choice to make!!

and also do you know whether University of Constanta is recognised by the WHO GMC

Applying to medicine can be an incredibly challenging process, from writing a perfect personal statement to obtaining offers.. applicants undergo extreme stress! However, even those who were successful in getting offers cannot rest in peace until results day which is approaching near very fast!! And for those who were not so successful, you may feel hopeless and unsure of what to do next in terms of your medicine career.
Studying medicine abroad is not necessarily the first option that may come to your mind while figuring out what to do. This is not an easy option, requires a lot of thought process and research. To make this easier for those of you who are already going through stress, I have created this thread! From personal experience, I will aim to answer all your questions..no matter how big or small!
I am currently studying medicine in Romania! I have just completed my first year and in october..I will be starting my second!! The course is taught entirely in English and yes you do have romanian language classes everyweek but not much emphasis is placed on learning the language although the faster you learn it, the better for later years! The course structure may be slightly different from UK medical schools but even in the UK, each medical school differs from one another.. The course content is pretty much the same when I compare to my other friends who are in UK medical school. The students orginate from all over the world...Greece, Turkey, Sweden, Norway, Israel, England, Germany...
The degree is recognised by WHO, GMC... which makes it possible to come back here and continue with our medical careers!
If you have any further questions..please ask! I am willing to answer as I know that this is a very difficult choice to make!!

Which uni are you studying at and what agency did you go through?

I have been accepted by Palacky uni in Olomouc and by Charles uni In Prague, both in Czech Republic for the the 6 year doctor of medicine programme. Does anyone know how the two courses and unis compare to each other, any advise? Thanks

Hi

I had this query too. After doing tonsss of research, definitely palacky for me. Not the main reason obv but Olomouc is so beautiful! Charles doesn't seem nice to me, and a LOT of people say there is a very high drop out rate at Charles. Im doing dent and so for me its definitely no to Charles as apparently the dent course is taught and examined in a very tough way compared to med.

Also I heard hradec Kralove the town of that uni is very boring, not that were there to have fun but still.

did you do the entrance exam for palacky on the 25th may? I did too, well done on your offer

Hope that helped a bit

Yeah I did, thanks, you too.
honestly I don't know that much about them yet. I thought Prague was meant to be very scenic. I don't know why the drop out rate is do high but would like to find out.

Well some people said they accept far more than they have space for in the second year. Apparently they make people fail in the first year so that they have to retake and the university gets more money that way. A bit shallow/ extreme if you ask me! But that's what i read.

Also i guess it is probably harder there as the classes are much bigger...other unis e.g. palacky, the classes are smaller so you get more attention and help as there is a good student to teacher ratio.

God, that is extreme! do you know anyone from Charles uni? perhaps they would be able to reveal why the drop out rate is so high. its just hard to think that the oldest uni in Czech and one of the most prestigious would focus on not getting their students to pass.

I'm looking to study medicine however I fear my grades won't be good enough for English medical schools
What grades did you achieve to get into your Romanian medical school and in what subjects at A Level?
Thanks in advance