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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Where does she plan to practice medicine?  [/quote]

In the US. The plan is to apply for residence here.[/quote]

If that falls through, would she be willing to practice in the home country or another country that imports doctors? [/quote]

no, not really. she doesn't hate it, but very much prefers to work and live in the US. she is a bit of a miser, and obviously, the cost of schooling is very significant even if she weren't. it's also a shorter program (6 years total) that starts after high school, with only one admissions cycle.[/quote]

Is she certain she can get a residency in the US? It seems hard to believe she’d be 6 years past high school and be allowed. Or that those credentials would “count” in the US[/quote]

we are not doctors. we do know some people from croatia who did this as immigrants. i.e. born there, went to school there, then applied for residency in the US etc. it seems to have worked for them beautifully.

the difference is, she is an american kid. i am also worried to let her live alone there. she would not be on campus, it's a different system, the exams are very demanding, there is no campus life, advisors, no sense of community, sport teams etc. there are also no general requirements or fun classes, it's all science and medicine. these are their first year textbooks (in english):

https://mse.mef.unizg.hr/app/uploads/2022/11/LIST-OF-TEXTBOOKS-1st-year-2022-2023.pdf[/quote]

It may help that her medical education would be in English, so there wouldn't be any language barriers when she goes to apply for a residency.

As long as you help her understand the differences, it's really her decision to forego the American college experience in order to reach her goal, right? Some kids are just built differently, and yours may be one of them. Does she speak Croatian? I gather fluency wouldn't be strictly necessary in Zagreb, but being comfortable with the language might help her feel a bit more at home, and open up some options to fill what little free time she'll have with something fun.

I'd look into the international reputation of the school, though. Is it considered rigorous and/or prestigious enough that a US residency program would have no hesitation about her preparation? Is there enough overlap in the curriculum that she'll be prepared for certification in the US, or will she need additional coursework or prep classes to fill in gaps?

The school probably has data on where their graduates end up, so I'd start there. Ask whether they've had graduates obtain residency in the US, and what the timeline for that looks like (in other words, were they able to go straight into a residency, or was there a gap?).[/quote]

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