Hi everyone,
I'm a longtime reader, first time poster. I'm a Canadian student looking abroad and I'm interested in going to school in Ireland. I have a couple of questions:
1) What's the "typical" timeline that NA students, who wish to return to NA, will follow? I've read in previous threads that most will write Step 1 in the summer of 3rd year; however, I recall seeing another thread that said that a NA grad would lose a year after graduation because of the scheduling of the later tests? Is there any truth to this? That would be really disadvantageous because of the huge amount of loans that are collecting interest.
2) When does the school year run? I've tried looking for that info but couldn't find it; how much time off do you get for the summer, do most people go back every year or do they stay in Ireland?
3) How does the clerkship phase compare to NA schools? Is there overnight call, etc.? I've been researching Australian schools as well and from what I gather the clerkship phase in Australia is not as rigorous or demanding as in NA and I was wondering if it was the same in Ireland.
Thanks for any help that you can offer me; I'm sure I'll come up with more questions later on!
Canucker
I'm a longtime reader, first time poster. I'm a Canadian student looking abroad and I'm interested in going to school in Ireland. I have a couple of questions:
1) What's the "typical" timeline that NA students, who wish to return to NA, will follow? I've read in previous threads that most will write Step 1 in the summer of 3rd year; however, I recall seeing another thread that said that a NA grad would lose a year after graduation because of the scheduling of the later tests? Is there any truth to this? That would be really disadvantageous because of the huge amount of loans that are collecting interest.
2) When does the school year run? I've tried looking for that info but couldn't find it; how much time off do you get for the summer, do most people go back every year or do they stay in Ireland?
3) How does the clerkship phase compare to NA schools? Is there overnight call, etc.? I've been researching Australian schools as well and from what I gather the clerkship phase in Australia is not as rigorous or demanding as in NA and I was wondering if it was the same in Ireland.
Thanks for any help that you can offer me; I'm sure I'll come up with more questions later on!
Canucker