Reply #10: My doctors have been a South African "colored," [View All]

[Warpy]

a Pakistani, a Swiss, and several varieties of Hispanic. All were caring and knowledgeable. I'm an RN, so I do know the difference.

Doctors overseas have as much medical education as docs here in the US, but they don't have to waste 4 years in pre med before they get it.

Doctors overseas have to provide transcripts and often complete additional transitional course work before they are licensed to practice here.

The only problem I have ever had with a foreign doctor is the occasional cultural friction. It is not a problem to cope with if one recognizes it.

Because the focus in other countries is on healing instead of profit, I find foreign docs who practice better medicine than some domestic docs who have been in the system just a little too long.