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HRD-81-32 1 (1980-11-21)

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BY TH--COMPTROLLER GENERAL


Report To The Congress

OF THE UNITED STATES





Policies On U.S. Citizens

Studying Medicine Abroad

Need Review And Reappraisal



Many U.S. citizens attend foreign medical schools
with the goal of returning to practice in this country.
Howev   the education and training provided by
some of these schools, in which several thousand
U.S. citizens are enrolled, vary greatly and, in GAO's
opinion, are not comparable to that offered in U.S.
schools.                                                       113880
GAO recommends that more appropriate mech-
anisms be developed to ensure that all students who
attend foreign medical schools demonstrate that
their medical knowledge and skills are comparable
to those of their U.S.-trained counterparts before
they are allowed to enter the mainstream of Amer-
ican medicine. This report suggests several alterna-
tives to beconsidered inaccomplishingthis objective.
GAO also recommends that (1) action be taken to
address the practice of foreign medical school stu-
dents receiving undergraduate clinical training in
U,S. hospitals, (2) the Department of Education
and VA ensure that guaranteed student loans and
educational benefits go only to students at foreign
medical schools providing an education comparable
to that provided at U.S. schools, and (3) the Gov-
ernment's interest in outstanding guaranteed stu-
dent loans for U.S. citizens studying medicine
abroad be adequately protected.







                                                                    HRD-81-32
                  *16COUNOVEMBER 21, 1980


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