Foreign Medical Schools for Americans
Studying medicine abroad is a well-established path for American students, particularly in Australia, Israel, and a growing number of programs across Asia, Europe, and the Caribbean. Below is a starting list of schools that have historically accepted American students, along with what makes each one worth a closer look.
Australian Medical Schools
| School Name | Location | Program Highlights |
|---|---|---|
| Flinders University College of Medicine and Public Health | Adelaide, Australia | 4-year MD program, English-taught, strong clinical placement network |
| James Cook University Medical School | Queensland, Australia | MBBS program with a focus on rural and tropical medicine |
| University of Auckland Medical School | Auckland, New Zealand | MBChB program, one of the region’s oldest medical schools |
| University of Queensland Medical School | Queensland, Australia | MD program with dedicated international student pathways |
| University of Sydney Faculty of Medicine and Health | Sydney, Australia | MD program, research-intensive, large hospital network for clinical years |
A note on study-abroad advisors: AustraLearn and OzTREKK aren’t medical schools themselves, they’re advising services that help American and Canadian students apply to Australian and New Zealand universities, including the ones listed above. If you’re considering studying in Australia, they can be a useful resource for navigating admissions, but you’d still be applying to and enrolling at one of the actual universities.
Israeli Medical Schools
| School Name | Location | Program Highlights |
|---|---|---|
| Ben-Gurion University Medical School for International Health (MSIH) | Beer-Sheva, Israel | 4-year MD program taught in English, designed specifically for North American students |
| Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University | Tel Aviv, Israel | 4-year MD program (Sackler International MD Program) for students with a prior bachelor’s degree |
| Technion American Medical Students Program (TeAMS) | Haifa, Israel | English-taught MD pathway for American students at the Technion Israel Institute of Technology |
Other Foreign Medical Schools
| School Name | Location | Program Highlights |
|---|---|---|
| Duke-NUS Medical School | Singapore | MD program run jointly with Duke University School of Medicine, US-style curriculum |
| Our Lady of Fatima University College of Medicine | Philippines | MD program with a track record of accepting international students |
| Perdana University Graduate School of Medicine | Selangor, Malaysia | MD program originally developed with international academic partners |
| St. Christopher College of Medicine | International campuses | MD program with basic sciences and clinical phases split across locations |
| Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara (UAG) School of Medicine | Guadalajara, Mexico | Long-established MD program with a large history of US and Canadian students, including a US-based clinical rotation track |
| Vanuatu Medical University | Vanuatu | MD program based in the South Pacific |
Thinking about applying abroad but not sure where to start? Head over to the ValueMD Forum, connect with students currently enrolled at these schools, and get honest answers about admissions, coursework, and what life on campus is actually like before you commit to an application.
