International

Israel has stopped allowing foreign students to pursue an MD degree in Israel. This decision was made after the Council for Higher Education and the Health and Finance Ministries became alarmed [...]

The FTC is alleging that Saint James School of Medicine deceptively marketed its USMLE Step 1 pass rate and its residency match rate. The school has been ordered to pay $1.2 million to students [...]

Medical school applications are up and med school is as popular a graduate school option as ever. Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Stanford University School of Medicine both [...]

The New York Times published a great article earlier today about some of the difficulties faced by Caribbean medical school students and graduates. It’s something we’ve covered [...]

Macleans published its 2021 Canadian medical school rankings. For the second consecutive year, McGill took the top spot with the University of Toronto securing the number two ranking. You are [...]

Queens University (QUB) will admit 80 additional students after the Irish government announced funding for those additional seats. The purpose behind this is to increase the number of physicians [...]

Macleans published its 2020 Canadian medical school rankings earlier this week. While the MacLeans rankings don’t receive the same hype as the US News & World Report medical school [...]

The rigging of the Japanese medical school entrance exam to favor men is now history. Subsequently, it turns out 26.38 percent of female applicants passed the exam compared to only 21.79 percent [...]

It appears the scandal surrounding Toyko Medical University is about to get worse. The Japan Times is reporting a relationship between donations and score adjustments. The alleged donations were [...]

The good news is the number of unmatched Canadian medical school graduates dropped in 2019. After the first match day, 174 remain in need of a residency. That’s still a significant number. [...]