Medical schools in both countries are expensive most of the time. In Japan, there are public medical schools and private ones. Private medical school tuition is very expensive, making it almost impossible for people from low socioeconomic status to study there without having to take out student loans, as many places do not offer scholarships and even if they do, spots are very limited. However, public medical schools are very affordable, but are usually more competitive than private medical schools. Furthermore, there is a tendency that the harder the medical school is, the cheaper it is due to funding from the country or individuals. Also, many people want to get into cheaper schools, so cheaper medical schools tend to be harder, in other words, difficult medical schools tend to be cheaper. On Hello everyone, It’s getting warmer and it’s actually already scorching hot in South Texas! Recently, I have been busy with my business travels to Mexico, but I am enjoying them. I am still struggling with Spanish, but I am trying my best to pick up as soon as possible. Fortunately, as you may have already known, Spanish How people obtain medical degrees and licenses in the U.S. is quite different from Japan. In Japan, it approximately takes 6 years to become a certified medical doctor while it takes 8 years in the U.S... In Japan, most people go straight from high school to a 6-year6 year medical school program in order to get a license. Medical school is very competitive, so some people need to spend extra years preparing for the entrance exam after high school as many people do not get in on the first try. There are different types of admission, however, the common process is going through a written entrance exam consisting of math, science, and English for private schools and math, Japanese, social science, science, and English for public schools. On the other hand, in the U.S., most people obtain a bachelor’s degree first to get into a four-year program in medical school. During undergrad, medical school applicants can major in anything they want, as long as they take all the prerequisite courses required by medical schools such as chemistry, biology, physics, math, and some liberal arts courses. I was a psychology major, and I have seen many psychology majors apply to medical school. Still, many medical school applicants still major in STEM because and English both are languages derived from Latin, meaning they are somewhat similar in terms of grammar and vocabulary! So knowing English helps a lot when it comes to learning Spanish. For this week, I would like to talk about the differences between medical schools in Japan and the U.S..many prerequisite courses align with the courses required for the majors. They also need to take an exam called MCAT in order to apply which consists of reading, math, chemistry, physics, biology, and more. On top of that, applicants need to do many extracurricular activities and volunteer activities to stand out, as medical school admission uses a holistic administration process, meaning that elements not only the numerical scores are part of the application but also extracurricular are. They usually spend hundreds of hours volunteering at a hospital and get involved in clubs, sport teams, and research to increase their chance of getting into medical school. In addition, they need to have a good application essay and letters of recommendation, meaning that the applicants need to show a strong interest in medicine and good relationships with their professors. One of the reasons they use a holistic approach is that medical schools want to take applicants who are truly interested in medicine and capable of being a leader and good communicators. Even after that much work, many people do not get into medical school on their first try, so they take a gap year working and getting involved in research and volunteering activities.the other hand, medical school is very expensive in the U.S., no matter if you go to private or public school. Contrary to Japan, in the U.S., the more prestigious the school is, the more expensive the tuition is. For example, the cost of attending Harvard Medical School is $71,305 annually, excluding living costs and other expenses. It would be around $100,000 including other expenses such as housing, books, and meals. As most people cannot pay the money upfront, many people work hard to get scholarships or take student loans. School debt, including medical school debt, is a concerning issue in the country; average medical student debt is more than $200,000, and they spend years paying back the debt. 3 Medical School Admission Process Cost of Medical SchoolComparison of Medical School in U.S. and JapanNatuki Kanaya Working in the U.S.
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