My son is a high school student in Canada. He is interested in going to a medical school most likely in Caribbean. He would do 1 year of pre-med courses then go to a MD program. Would directly going (after fulfilling pre-med requirements) to a medical school have any negatives? This will save him few years. Is there any benefit of earning a bachelors degree before or in conjunction with an MD degree? In US and Canada it is very competitive to enter a med school. As per some statistics the acceptance rate for first-time applicants in Canada is under 30% and in the U.S. it is 44%. So my point is why waste time, go directly to Caribbean school, study hard and graduate. Please advice re: positives and negatives of pre-med vs. bachelor degree and US/Canada Med Schools vs. Caribbean Med Schools, and doing pre-med courses in Canada/US vs. doing pre-med courses in Caribbean. Thanks!
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