are doctors who went to medical school in the Philippines just as bad as Caribbean schools?

[Anonymous]

Kind of a spin off of "Doctors who went to Caribbean medical schools or DOs" Are doctors who went to medical schools in the Philippines just as "bad" per say as Caribbean school doctors? Are those schools frowned upon? Which is more respected if at all? Any stigma's with Philippine medical schools? What has been your experiences? Thank all.

[Anonymous]

Do you have a Filipino friend you don't like, and are trying to shame? What is the nature of your question.

[Anonymous]

I think American Medical schools are still some of the best in the world, Caribbean and schools in the Philippines are best for those who didn't score well on testing.

[Anonymous]

I know a lot of excellent Filipino and Caribbean grad doctors.

Don’t think you can generalize.

[Anonymous]

I think this is a different situation. I don't think people from the US who cant get into schools here are going the Philippines medical schools. Those schools are for people who live there so they must be pretty smart. Not sure about training but I would imagine that most filipino med school graduates end up doing residencies in the US before they practice so the training is pretty much the same.

[Anonymous]

It doesn’t matter.
Foreign medical school graduates have to pass a lot of exams to get into residences and then pass medical board exams to practice.

[Anonymous]

Are they doing residencies in the US and passing US exams? That would seem to be key.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think this is a different situation. I don't think people from the US who cant get into schools here are going the Philippines medical schools. Those schools are for people who live there so they must be pretty smart. Not sure about training but I would imagine that most filipino med school graduates end up doing residencies in the US before they practice so the training is pretty much the same.

This. It’s a different admissions story.

[Anonymous]

Why are DO’s bad?

[Anonymous]

American doctors aren’t that good when they aren’t allowed to think or speak outside the box. AMA dictates exactly what’s allowed. This is the death of real science.

[Anonymous]

As long as a doctor trained in the U.S. (did their residency here) and is board certified, there is no difference other than the fact that the doctor who went to a Caribbean/Filipino medical school is an overrepresented minority and the one that got into a U.S. medical school is a white guy from Kansas.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why are DO’s bad?

They're not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know a lot of excellent Filipino and Caribbean grad doctors.

Don’t think you can generalize.

Agree

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
American doctors aren’t that good when they aren’t allowed to think or speak outside the box. AMA dictates exactly what’s allowed. This is the death of real science.

Lol the AMA has absolutely nothing to do with what doctors learn, or what they are allowed to think or say. They are a lobbying group and nothing more and most doctors do not even belong.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As long as a doctor trained in the U.S. (did their residency here) and is board certified, there is no difference other than the fact that the doctor who went to a Caribbean/Filipino medical school is an overrepresented minority and the one that got into a U.S. medical school is a white guy from Kansas.

Aren't all us doctors board certified?