Studying Med overseas without selling various organs (2 Viewers)

[marcusibby]

Any countries where I can study medicine without paying absurd amounts of money? My idea of something reasonable is ~150k that can be paid on a loan, or 200k on a loan at the very most. If it means anything, I'm ranked first in all my subjects with an ATAR estimate of ~99.7 (and studying a lot atm). If I don't get above 99.60 and hence can't get into Griffith, anything else I can do? Btw my UMAT was 68th%ile so I don't think that's getting me anywhere. Bond doesn't do loans I believe and I don't have 300k laying around lol.

I genuinely do not care about money related issues, I've just always wanted to be a doctor.

 

[Queenroot]

Try a few Asian universities.
It is probably much cheaper than elsewhere.

 

[marcusibby]

Try a few Asian universities.
It is probably much cheaper than elsewhere.

Hm yes that would make sense, but would they accept me? I will do my research into this, but would you happen to know what the admission requirements are in any parts of Asia?

 

[Queenroot]

Hm yes that would make sense, but would they accept me? I will do my research into this, but would you happen to know what the admission requirements are in any parts of Asia?

I assume you'd just have to use your ATAR and have necessary prerequisites as well as English proficiency. You may want to look at a few European countries too, aside from the UK. Germany, France etc. Canada? Canada will be expensive tho

 

[red_dragon97]

im sure that med in Cambodia or Ethiopia will be relatively cheap and wont cost an organ. but you'll probably have your organs stolen in a dodgy countries like those. hahaha

 

[seventhroot]

You only need one kidney anyways

 

[bangladesh]

You do know that you can't come back and work in australia after you graduate from overseas universities? (you technically can but it'll take you many years to sit the exams and even then, you'd have to start over again)

 

[em dash]

Cuba has solid medical schools with courses taught in English. Might even pay you to study, pay your study tuition or something. Despite appearances, education and healthcare are v. good there.

Don't bank on returning to Australia to practice, though. Will be diff. as an IMG, even if returning as a specialist.

 

[Medman]

It's cheaper doing Bond and actually staying here to pay it off vs coming back after studying overseas. I have a feeling they will also tighten restrictions in the future given the huge influx of overseas doctors. Then again if you don't want to come back then by all means feel free to go overseas. I would think any first world country would cost more to study medicine. I know Norway education is free but that only includes certain courses.