how does a uk med student work get work in the us

I asked because I live in the Middle East. Universities here are free (no fees, no student debts/finance etc). Also, they require 8 IGCSEs and only 1 A level. Plus Admission is 100% based on the average of the the grades of the 9 subjects. (i.e they take the students with the highest average until all seats are taken, no interviews, personal statement, etc).

So my questions are:

1- If you were in my place (have no problem living in the Middle East) Would you go to uni in the Middle East (at home) or study in the UK (abroad)?

2- What is the possibility of finding work in the UK being a foreign Med graduate (after the NHS regulations and exams are passed)? What about the possibility of finding work in the UK after taking a Masters Degree in the Middle East and after taking it from the UK?

3- If you were me would you even consider going to the UK?

2- What about starting Medical School in Germany? How much do they earn after graduation? (3 A levels (bio, chem, math) and one AS level language (german or english or even arabic) are the requirements)

I am researching on my side, but just wanted to hear an experienced opinion.

Thanks in advance!

People can tell you to study where you want to work but in reality it’s not always as easy as that. As you already live in the Middle East (I’m assuming you’ve been settled there for a while) and the tuition there is FREE, I would suggest you stay in the Middle East. If you enrol as an international student in the UK you’ll be paying insanely high tuition fees out of your own pocket (I believe no student loans for international students). All that expense and living away from home for a medical degree that won’t significantly improve your chances of getting a job in the USA if that’s your ultimate aim. Doctors who qualified from all over the world manage to get great jobs in popular parts of the country. They might have had to start out in undesirable parts of America but eventually they move on to bigger cities. India and Pakistan-trained doctors do particularly well, and I don’t think the quality of medical education in those countries is any better or worse than the Middle East. I know doctors who have graduated in the UK, Czech Republic and Romania who are all aiming for the USA and will very likely get it. Whichever country you graduate from, all you need to focus on is acing the USMLE and getting an elective in America with some letters of recommendation from consultants there. The rest is out of your hands. As mentioned already, all graduates from everywhere outside America will have to do USMLE but I doubt the reputation of your country or medical school matters much at this stage of the application. Do yourself a favour and don’t pay international student fees to study in the UK when you will get broadly the same education in the Middle East and have to do the same application process for America. If I was in your position, I would stay in the Middle East purely because the tuition is free.

Similar applies for working in the UK. By the time you graduate you’ll probably have to sit UKMLA but once you pass that, you get acceptance to the doctors register and can apply for work anywhere in the UK, visa permitting.

Which country in the Middle East are we talking about?

how easy or difficult is it to work abroad just for a year or so? I know a few doctors go to aus or NZ for just a year and do a bit of work there or locumming. How do you do that? Still have to take another exam?