people who got MD, but without a BA or bs?

[youngman]

can they practice medicine in all 50 states? we have some students who didn't finish their undergrad education, and just started like that at ross. i am sure that ross has graduated some people like that before.

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[nabeya]

Most states will say that you have to have at least 60 undergrad hours, which I would think must include prereq classes too.

can they practice medicine in all 50 states? we have some students who didn't finish their undergrad education, and just started like that at ross. i am sure that ross has graduated some people like that before.

 

[OzDDS]

First of all medical school is an undergraduate education no matter what country your from. Your ability to practice in all 50 states may factor on where you graduated from medical school though.

For example.. Someone who went to medical school in England may have got in right out of high school and finished just their (MbChb) medical degree, then is eligible to become ECMFG certified and apply to a US residency in all 50 states. Degrees from some of the 'carribean' schools are not able to be licensed in all 50 states, so in that case... no matter how many degrees you have, you'll never be able to attain a medical license.

 

[nabeya]

Well, in the USA, medical school is considered graduate/professional school while undergraduate is a 4 year University.

First of all medical school is an undergraduate education no matter what country your from. Your ability to practice in all 50 states may factor on where you graduated from medical school though.

For example.. Someone who went to medical school in England may have got in right out of high school and finished just their (MbChb) medical degree, then is eligible to become ECMFG certified and apply to a US residency in all 50 states. Degrees from some of the 'carribean' schools are not able to be licensed in all 50 states, so in that case... no matter how many degrees you have, you'll never be able to attain a medical license.

 

[OzDDS]

Well, in the USA, medical school is considered graduate/professional school while undergraduate is a 4 year University.

It may be considered "professional school" because at the end you are considered a professional or may be called Dr., but it is not graduate school. Although getting a bachelors degree first is 'pretty much' required in order to become accepted to medical school (because of competition). It is not a legal requirement.

The US is now creating 'Doctor of Physical Therapy degrees too', but does that mean that these people have any greater a scope of practice than the physical therapist who completed the degree when it was only offered as a bachelors. No. It's the same thing.. The US may have changed the lingo or the name, but the definition is the same and the laws are the same.

Dental degrees are also called a 'Doctor of dental surgery', but you can get into dental school without a previous undergraduate degree as well.

These are 'undergraduate professional' programs.

http://main.uab.edu/uasom/2/show.asp?durki=4798

 

[OzDDS]

So basically.. Yes, you can practice in all 50 states with only a medical degree. It just depends on what medical school you graduated from and where you did your residency training.