International students attending medical schools in the Caribbean are being saddled with huge loan debts while facing limited chances of securing residency positions needed to become practising doctors, a new study has said. The students, primarily from the US and Canada, are lured to the for-profit medical schools after failing to gain admission in their home countries. However, many find it … [Read more...]
‘It’s Tough to Get Out’: How Caribbean Medical Schools Fail Their Students
The institutions are expensive, often operated for profit and eager to accept applicants. But graduates have trouble landing residencies and jobs. Last summer, when Dr. Sneha Sheth went online to begin filling out applications for residency — the next stage of her training after medical school — she was hit with a jolt of disappointment. Of the 500 residency programs she was considering, … [Read more...]