International Medical School Applicants

This was The Yale School of Medicine back in the day. We bet there weren’t many international students around the med school back then either. But Yale wasn’t — and isn’t — alone.

But we want our readers to hear it from the horse’s mouth. So here’s what Yale has to say about international medical school applicants to the university: “It is extremely difficult for international applicants who are not citizens or permanent residents of the United States to gain admission to U.S. medical schools. State-supported medical schools rarely consider international applicants for admission, and those private schools that do accept applications generally require that international students place in escrow an amount ranging from one to four years’ tuition and fees (USD 40,000–200,000). There are very few scholarships available for medical schools in the U.S., and to qualify for U.S. government-sponsored loans, the applicant must be a citizen or permanent resident. International applicants who are considering a career as a medical doctor and hope to receive their education at an American medical school should think carefully before applying for admission to an undergraduate program in the United States.”

Is it more difficult to earn admission to an American medical school as an international applicant? You bet it is!