Pretty self explanatory question. I would really like to study abroad and I've only got a years left till I finish my bachelors here in the States. I noticed Oxford offers a "Bachelors of Medicine" as do most international schools. How does that compare to the American MD? Also, doing my schooling outside the US, how will that affect my career/ability to get a residency here in the US?
The differences between European and US education and training makes it difficult to transfer from one to the other. You should plan on completing all of your education and training in one system.
There are a couple of European schools that seek US students, but most do not and make it very difficult to get accepted. Although there are some financial aid programs for students accepted into medical schools outside of the US, obtaining the loans is very difficult and essentially, you have to have cosigners that can collateralize the entire loan.
If you do complete all of your education and training in Europe and want to return to the US to practice, you'll still have to complete the US Medical Licensing Exams. The first exam, Step 1, is intensive. If you were trained in Europe, you'd be several years out from studying the material tested in Step 1, which could adversely affect your score. If you don't pass Step 1, you don't get to pass Go or collect your $200. In addition, you'll also have to pass the European country's equivalent of the USMLE (in the UK, it's the PLAB) in order to be licensed. In general, European educated students don't fare well on the USMLE and US educated students don't fare well on the PLAB.
Just as a FYI--it's hard for a US citizen to be accepted into European medical schools for the simple reason that schools like to train people to practice in that country and everybody assumes a US citizen will return to the US to practice. There are exceptions, such as Poznan in Poland. Poznan actually uses the US model of education on the assumption that graduates will go to the US to practice.
If you complete your med school outside of the United States, you will have to take equivalency test to get your license. After you get your license you will have to apply to residency programs.
It will affect a lot. Think and seek advises to the people who can really give you a right advice so that you will have no regret when you come up with your decision.
Getting a license to practice in the US & getting into a top residency program could be a problem.
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