Foreign medical schools can help you make the cut

Needless to say, pursuing careers in medicine and engineering tops the list of students in India these days. Even most parents wish the same for their wards but very few want to explore alternative destinations for fulfilling their wishes in these domains, particularly in medicine. As for engineering, a student is spoilt for choices because of the clutter of institutions offering this discipline in India. But the story is far from being comfortable when it comes to studying MBBS. That’s because, in stark contrast to engineering, the number of medical colleges in India haven’t increased. Even the number of MBBS seats has remained almost static for a good length of time. This is definitely a grey area as the number of students wishing to pursue medicine far outstrips the number of medical colleges that exist in India, which increases the odds for those who wish to practise medicine. Not just this, from among the millions of students who want to become doctors, only a minuscule part makes the cut for a variety of reasons ranging from vacant seats to high study fees.

But do not lose heart. There’s much you can do to mitigate your career woes. You may look elsewhere for studying medicine, in countries like Ukraine, Georgia, the Philippines, Bangladesh, China and Russia, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.

India has a shortfall of doctors as the doctor-patient ratio is far from being satisfactory. On top of it, the demand for doctors is spiking by the day while the supply line is continuing to thin. To study MBBS or MD abroad, all you have to do is to get in touch with Saraswati Online.Com (www.saraswationline.com), one of world’s top education consultants and facilitators. But before anything, you need to make up your mind. Ask yourself one pertinent question – whether you want to join the serpentine queue for studying medicine in India or gain easy access to a world-class medical college abroad as an international student. They don’t reject aspirants. Rather, their policy is to empower and enrich the global students’ community with cutting-edge knowledge in medicine so that one day they serve societies the best way possible.

Contrary to popular perception, the foreign medical colleges can be easily accessed. Therefore, your fear of rejection, like it might be in India, does not become an impediment anymore on way to your career goals. These colleges have facilities as advanced as they can be and at times, unique.

There are many brilliant young minds that do not make it to the MBBS stage because of pecuniary reasons, of which the high capitation fees in India are a stumbling block. Not everybody can meet those expenses. This is where the foreign medical schools come to your aid.

They don’t have a capitation fee. So, one pressure is off your chest. This is a great opportunity for you to look at pursuing an MBBS or an MD degree abroad. If you really care to scout what these foreign medical universities offer, you’d be pleasantly surprised. All along, you had thought that foreign medical schools are an expensive affair. To the contrary, as you would find, the fees are much less than what one pays in India. The low fees, however, does not mean these medical schools are compromising on the quality of education. As a matter of fact, it is world-class, with degrees accepted anywhere across the globe.

Another advantage is, you can get scholarships at these medical schools which are decidedly rewarding overseas destinations for international students, of whom a large part are Indians.

Above all, as an international student, you would be part of cross-cultural activities and make international contacts that you had never imagined. And then, being abroad opens newer career doors abroad.

Take the case of Georgia. It used to be a part of the former Soviet Union. After the break-up of the Soviet Union, it is an independent country in East Europe. And, being in that region on the international map, Georgia is a gateway to other European countries and to those lying farther West. Obviously, you are presented with opportunities to build a career in medicine overseas, which might not have been possible from India.

Your profile would gain so much sheen. Think about it.