compare to other countries?

與其他國家相比？

Let’s talk about it.

讓我們來談談。

Dr. Jubbal, MedSchoolInsiders.com

Jubbal醫生，MedSchoolInsiders.com

When discussing how competitive getting into medical school is in a particular country,

當討論在某一國家進入醫學院的競爭有多激烈時。

it’s not so simple as looking at acceptance rates.

這不是看接受率那麼簡單。

There are many other aspects of medical school admissions like GPA, test scores, prerequisites,

醫學院的招生還有許多其他方面，如GPA、考試成績、先決條件。

and even the steps leading up to applying that need to be considered.

甚至是需要考慮的申請前的步驟。

Here’s how the U.S. compares to other countries.

以下是美國與其他國家的比較。

Make sure to stick around until the end when we’ll rank each country from most to least

請務必堅持到最後，我們將對每個國家從最多到最少進行排名。

competitive.

競爭激烈。

To get an idea of how the U.S. compares to other countries, we must first set our baseline.

為了瞭解美國與其他國家的對比情況，我們必須首先設定我們的基線。

According to data from the AAMC, AACOM, and TMDSAS, only 36% of students that apply to

根據AAMC、AACOM和TMDSAS的數據，只有36%的學生申請了

U.S. MD and DO schools matriculate and only 25% of students that apply to Texas schools

美國醫學博士和醫學博士學校的預科生，申請德州學校的學生只有25%。

matriculate.

預科。

With these statistics, it is not uncommon to hear of premeds applying multiple times,

有了這些統計數據，預科生多次申請的情況並不罕見。

only to be met with rejection.

但卻遭到了拒絕。

So, what makes getting into medical school in the U.S. so difficult?

那麼，是什麼使得在美國進入醫學院如此困難？

It starts with the structure of medical education.

這要從醫學教育的結構說起。

Unlike many other countries where you begin your medical training after high school, getting

與許多其他國家不同的是，你在高中畢業後就開始接受醫學培訓，獲得

into medical school in the U.S. requires you to complete a four-year bachelor’s degree

在美國，進入醫學院需要你完成一個四年制的學士學位。

first.

首先。

This adds to the difficulty as there are now two points in the process where aspiring physicians

這就增加了難度，因為現在在這個過程中，有抱負的醫生有兩個點

are screened - once during the transition from high school to college and again during

篩查--一次是在從高中到大學的過渡期間，另一次是在高中畢業的時候。

the transition from college to medical school.

從大學到醫學院的過渡。

Let’s say you have 100 high school students interested in going into medicine.

假設你有100名有興趣從醫的高中生。

Out of those 100 students, maybe only 75 of them will get into college and become premeds.

在這100名學生中，也許只有75人能夠進入大學併成為預科醫生。

Now, out of those 75 students, maybe only 20 of them will complete all their prerequisites,

現在，在這75名學生中，也許只有20人能夠完成所有的先修課程。

take their MCAT, and apply to medical school.

參加MCAT考試，並申請醫學院。

And, out of those 20 students, maybe only 8 will get in.

而且，在這20名學生中，也許只有8名能被錄取。

If you only look at the last part of this example, you might see a matriculation rate

如果你只看這個例子的最後一部分，你可能會看到一個入學率

of 40%.

的40%。

After all, 20 students applied and 8 got in; however, this doesn’t tell the full story.

畢竟，有20名學生申請，8人被錄取；然而，這並不能說明全部情況。

It doesn’t account for all the students that were “weeded out” along the way.

它並沒有考慮到所有沿途被 "淘汰 "的學生。

So, when you look at the figure that only about 35-40% of premeds in the United States

是以，當你看到美國只有大約35-40%的預科生的數據時

matriculate into MD schools, you also need to consider that there are many more premeds

你還需要考慮到有更多的醫學預科生可以進入MD學校。

that dropped it altogether and never made it to the stage of applying to medical school.

完全放棄了，而且從未達到申請醫學院的階段。

It should be noted that there are also combined seven- to eight-year BS/MD programs in the

應該指出的是，在美國也有七至八年的學士/博士聯合課程。

U.S. that grant both a bachelor’s and an MD; however, they are often considered even

在美國，同時授予學士學位和醫學博士學位；然而，他們通常被認為甚至是 "不可能"。

more competitive than the traditional 4+4 model.

比傳統的4+4模式更具競爭力。

Another factor to consider is that applicants are self-selecting.

另一個需要考慮的因素是，申請人是自我選擇的。

Medicine is known for being a long and intellectually demanding career path.

眾所周知，醫學是一個漫長而又需要智力的職業道路。

As such, the students that tend to pursue careers in medicine tend to be those at the

是以，傾向於從事醫學職業的學生往往是那些處於

top of their class already.

已經是他們班上的佼佼者了。

So, if you are one of 50 students fighting for a spot in a particular medical school,

是以，如果你是為某所醫學院爭奪名額的50名學生之一。

you’re not just competing against 49 other average students – you’re often competing

你不僅僅是在與其他49名普通學生競爭--你往往是在與他們競爭

against 49 other high-achieving students.

與其他49名成績優異的學生競爭。

Don’t forget the classes that premeds take either.

也別忘了預科生要上的課。

U.S. medical schools generally require 1 year of biology with lab, 1 year of general chemistry

美國醫學院一般要求1年帶實驗的生物課，1年普通化學課。

with lab, 1 year of organic chemistry with lab, 1 year of physics with lab, and some

帶實驗室的1年有機化學，帶實驗室的1年物理學，以及一些

math, generally some level of calculus and/or statistics.

數學，一般是某種程度的微積分和/或統計。

Although there are subjects such as rocket surgery that are much more intellectually

儘管有些科目，如火箭手術，在智力上更有優勢。

challenging, the amount of time and effort needed to get an “A” in these classes

具有挑戰性，在這些課程中獲得 "A "所需的時間和努力的數量

is often higher than in most other subjects.

往往比大多數其他科目的成績要高。

It’s not enough to just make it through these classes either, you also have to excel

僅僅通過這些課程也是不夠的，你還必須要有出色的表現。

in them.

在他們身上。

The average GPA for matriculants into allopathic MD programs is 3.74, osteopathic DO programs

進入全科醫學專業的學生的平均GPA為3.74，骨科醫學專業的平均GPA為3.74。

is 3.64, and Texas medical programs is 3.81.

是3.64，而德克薩斯州的醫療項目是3.81。

In addition, the average MCAT scores for matriculants are 512, 504, and 511 respectively.

此外，預科生的平均MCAT分數分別為512、504和511分。

This means that to be reasonably competitive for U.S. medical schools, you should aim for

這意味著，要想在美國醫學院有合理的競爭力，你的目標應該是

at least the 58th percentile for DO schools and between 80 to 84th percentile for US MD

對DO學校來說，至少是第58位，對美國MD來說，是第80至84位。

and Texas schools.

和德克薩斯州的學校。

Hard metrics aren’t the only thing considered in medical school applications either.

硬性指標也不是醫學院申請中考慮的唯一因素。

There are also various extracurriculars needed to make one a competitive applicant.

還需要各種課外活動來使自己成為有競爭力的申請人。

More specifically, it’s recommended to accrue around 150-200 hours of volunteer work, 50-75

更具體地說，建議積累約150-200小時的志願工作，50-75

hours of physician shadowing, 30-40 hours of patient exposure, around 200 hours of research

觀察醫生的時間，30-40小時的病人接觸，大約200小時的研究。

experience, and multiple examples of leadership experience on top of attaining a high GPA

經驗，以及在獲得高GPA的基礎上有多個上司經驗的例子

and MCAT score.

和MCAT分數。

As such, finding the balance between extracurriculars and academics can be incredibly difficult

是以，在課外活動和學業之間找到平衡可能是令人難以置信的困難。

for many premeds.

對於許多醫學預科生來說。

With that as our baseline, let’s see how difficult it is to get into medical school

以此為基線，讓我們看看進入醫學院的難度如何

in other countries.

在其他國家。

The process of getting into medical school in Canada is very similar to the U.S.

在加拿大進入醫學院的過程與美國非常相似。

Although some programs do not require the completion of a 4-year degree, most premeds

雖然有些項目不要求完成4年的學位，但大多數醫學預科生都需要完成4年的學位。

in Canada will complete their bachelor’s degree before applying to medical school.

在加拿大，在申請醫學院之前將完成他們的學士學位。

The difference, however, is that medical school matriculation rates are even lower than in

然而，不同的是，醫學院的入學率甚至低於美國。

the U.S. at around 20% nationally.

美國全國範圍內約為20%。

The average GPA and MCAT score for Canadian medical school matriculants also tend to be

加拿大醫學院預科生的平均GPA和MCAT分數也往往是

higher on average than in the U.S.

平均比美國高。

The average GPA for matriculants is between 3.7 and 3.95 depending on the school and the

預科生的平均GPA在3.7和3.95之間，這取決於學校和學校的情況。

average MCAT for students with at least one offer is 512.5 which is around the 85th percentile.

至少有一份錄取通知書的學生的平均MCAT成績是512.5分，大約是第85百分位。

One reason that medical school is so competitive in Canada comes down to the number of applicants

在加拿大，醫學院的競爭如此激烈，原因之一是申請者的數量。

per first-year medical school spot.

每個醫學院第一年的名額。

In Canada, there are approximately 15,000 applicants competing for 3,000 medical school

在加拿大，大約有15,000名申請人競爭3,000所醫學院。

spots in any given year compared to the U.S. which has 62,000 applicants competing for

與美國相比，任何一年都有62,000名申請者在競爭中獲得名額。

23,000 spots.

23,000個名額。

That comes out to approximately 5 applicants for each spot in Canada versus 2.7 applicants

這意味著在加拿大，每個名額大約有5名申請人，而在加拿大，每個名額有2.7名申請人。

per spot in the U.S.

在美國的每一個點。

Additionally, prerequisite coursework in Canada can vary widely between schools, so premeds

此外，在加拿大，不同學校的先修課程可能差別很大，所以預科生

need to pay more attention to the requirements for each program.

需要更加關注每個項目的要求。

The most common requirements are 2 semesters of biology, 2 semesters of chemistry, 2 semesters

最常見的要求是2個學期的生物課，2個學期的化學課，2個學期的

of physics, 1 semester of math, and 2 semesters of English; however, some schools require

物理、1個學期的數學和2個學期的英語；然而，有些學校要求

coursework in biochemistry, anatomy and physiology, psychology, and/or social sciences as well.

也要有生物化學、解剖學和生理學、心理學和/或社會科學方面的課程。

Around 70% of medical schools in Canada also require applicants to take the Casper exam

加拿大大約70%的醫學院也要求申請人参加卡斯帕考試。

as a part of the admissions process.

作為錄取過程的一部分。

In comparison, only about 30% of medical schools in the U.S. require Casper.

相比之下，美國只有約30%的醫學院需要卡斯帕。

While this doesn’t necessarily influence competitiveness, it is another hurdle to jump

雖然這不一定影響競爭力，但這是另一個需要跨越的障礙。

through.

通過。

For a comprehensive list of which U.S. medical schools require Casper check out our blog

有關哪些美國醫學院需要卡斯帕的全面清單，請查看我們的博客

post - link in the description.

帖子--描述中的鏈接。

Extracurriculars for Canadian medical schools are also similar to U.S. medical schools with

加拿大醫學院的課外活動也與美國的醫學院相似，有

research, volunteer work, leadership, and clinical experience being an important part

研究、志願者工作、領導力和臨床經驗是一個重要的組成部分。

of one’s application.

一個人的申請。

In the United Kingdom, getting to medical school is quite different from the United

在英國，進入醫學院的方式與美國有很大不同。

States and Canada.

美國和加拿大。

Although you can complete a 4-year bachelor’s degree and then apply for a 4-year medical

雖然你可以完成4年制的學士學位，然後申請4年制的醫科大學。

school program through the graduate pathway, this is not the norm.

通過研究所學生途徑的學校課程，這並不是常態。

The standard pathway to becoming a doctor in the UK is to apply for a 5-year medical

在英國，成為醫生的標準途徑是申請為期5年的醫學學位。

school program right after secondary school, the equivalent of high school.

中學畢業後立即參加學校課程，相當於高中。

After that, you’ll complete a two-year foundation program with the National Health System followed

之後，你將在國家衛生系統完成為期兩年的基礎課程。

by either 3 years of general practitioner training or 5-8 years of more specialized

通過3年的全科醫生培訓或5-8年的更專業的培訓。

training.

培訓。

So, despite UK medical students starting their medical training earlier, the total amount

是以，儘管英國的醫學生開始接受醫學培訓的時間較早，但總金額

of time from high school to practicing physician is similar to that of the U.S. or Canada.

從高中到執業醫師的時間與美國或加拿大的時間相似。

Now let’s talk about admissions data.

現在我們來談談錄取數據。

In 2021, there were around 29,000 applicants competing for around 9,500 medical school

2021年，約有29,000名申請人競爭約9,500所醫學院。

spots.

斑點。

This gives us a matriculation rate of around 33% - which is less than that of the U.S.

這使我們的入學率達到33%左右--低於美國的入學率。

but greater than that of Canada.

但比加拿大的大。

That being said, acceptance rates can vary widely between schools with some schools reporting

也就是說，不同學校的錄取率可能差別很大，有些學校報告說

rates below 9% and others exceeding as high as 30%.

增長率低於9%，而其他國家的增長率則高達30%。

One important caveat to note, however, is that UK students are limited to 4 medical

然而，需要注意的一個重要問題是，英國學生只能獲得4個醫學博士學位。

schools on their application, so they are often much more particular with which schools

他們在申請書上的學校，所以他們往往對哪些學校更有要求。

they apply to.

它們適用於。

This is very different from the U.S. where it is generally recommended that premeds apply

這與美國有很大不同，美國一般建議醫學預科生申請

to as many schools as possible – often 20 or more – to maximize their chances of a

儘可能多的學校--通常是20所或更多--以最大限度地提高他們的機會。

medical school acceptance.

醫學院的錄取。

In terms of the average GPA for matriculants, the UK follows a different grading scale than

就預科生的平均GPA而言，英國採用的評分標準與中國不同。

the U.S. and Canada which makes comparison difficult.

在美國和加拿大，這使得比較困難。

In secondary school when students are around age 16, they will take their General Certificate

在中學，當學生16歲左右時，他們將參加普通證書考試。

of Secondary Education courses.

中等教育課程。

These are the basic qualifications in the UK and cover a broad range of topics like

這些是英國的基本資格，涵蓋了廣泛的主題，如

Math, English, and Science.

數學、英語和科學。

Towards the end of secondary school, around ages 16-18, students choose their “A-level”

在中學畢業時，大約16-18歲，學生選擇他們的 "A級"。

courses which are more focused.

更有針對性的課程。

Students generally take at least three A-level courses; however, some will take an extra

學生一般至少參加三門A-level課程；但是，有些學生會額外參加一個A-level課程。

A-level to try to make themselves more competitive.

A-level考試，以試圖使自己更具競爭力。

Most medical schools have specific requirements for what A-levels a student must take - generally

大多數醫學院對學生必須參加的A-levels考試有具體要求--一般是

biology, chemistry, and one other science-related subject - as well as the grades that students

生物、化學和其他一個與科學有關的科目--以及學生的成績。

must achieve.

必須實現。

Most programs require at least three A’s, or 70% or above, in your A-levels to be considered

大多數課程要求至少有三個A，或70%或以上的A-levels成績才能被考慮。

for their medical school with some requiring A-star grades, 80% or above, in one or more

有些學校要求在一個或多個科目中取得A級成績，即80%或以上。

of your A-level classes.

你的A-level課程中。

According to Statista, approximately 19% of students achieved A* grades on their A-levels

根據Statista的數據，大約19%的學生在A-levels考試中取得了A*成績

in 2021 and over a quarter received A grades.

2021年，超過四分之一的人獲得了A級。

In terms of test scores, most medical schools in the UK require students to take the University

在考試成績方面，英國的大多數醫學院要求學生參加大學的

Clinical Aptitude Test, or UCAT.

臨床能力測試，即UCAT。

The average UCAT score for low-tier schools is generally between 2400-2500 which is a

低級別學校的平均UCAT分數一般在2400-2500之間，這是一個

50th percentile score and the average UCAT for higher-tier schools is generally above

第50個百分點的分數和較高等級學校的平均UCAT通常高於

2700 which is an 80th percentile score.

2700分，這是一個80分的分數。

Now that we’ve gone through each country in detail, which one is the most competitive?

現在我們已經詳細瞭解了每個國家的情況，哪個國家的競爭力最強？

Based on the data, Canada is the most competitive.

根據數據，加拿大是最具競爭力的。

The process and requirements of getting into medical school are very similar to the U.S.;

進入醫學院的過程和要求與美國非常相似。

however, more students are competing for each medical school spot.

然而，更多的學生正在競爭每個醫學院的名額。

This means that medical schools can be more selective with whom they choose to accept,

這意味著醫學院可以更有選擇性地選擇接受誰。

which is evident in the slightly higher average GPA and MCAT score.

這在平均GPA和MCAT分數略高的情況下是顯而易見的。

Between the U.S. and the UK, the U.S. is substantially more competitive.

在美國和英國之間，美國的競爭力大大增強。

Not only because the average matriculants’ MCAT percentile is substantially higher than

這不僅是因為預科生的平均MCAT百分位數要大大高於其他學生。

the average matriculants’ UCAT, but also the fact you first go to college and then

雖說是普通預科生的UCAT，但也是你先上大學，然後再上大學的事實。

apply to medical school in the U.S.

申請到美國的醫學院。

The premed years are cutthroat and highly competitive, and the overwhelming majority

醫學預科階段是殘酷的，競爭激烈的，而且絕大多數的人都會選擇在醫學預科學習。

of premeds on the first day of college are no longer premed by the time they graduate.

大學第一天的預科生在畢業時已經不再是預科生了。

Whether it’s organic chemistry, physics, or the MCAT, there are many tough hurdles

無論是有機化學、物理學，還是MCAT，都有許多艱難的關卡

to overcome during college that stop premeds from applying to medical school.

在大學期間需要克服的問題，阻止預科生申請醫學院。

The MCAT in particular has stopped many hopeful premeds in their tracks; however, it doesn’t

特別是MCAT考試使許多有希望的醫學預科生止步不前；然而，它並沒有

have to be this way.

必須這樣。

Doing well on the MCAT isn’t a matter of how smart you are or how long you study.

在MCAT考試中取得好成績並不是你有多聰明或你學習多長時間的問題。

It comes down to spending your time wisely and studying effectively.

歸根結底，就是要明智地花費你的時間，有效地學習。

The goal is to maximize information acquisition and minimize forgetting – and one of the

我們的目標是最大限度地獲取信息，最大限度地減少遺忘--而其中一個目標就是

best ways to accomplish this is by using high-quality, high-yield resources.

實現這一目標的最佳途徑是使用高質量、高收益的資源。

The Med School Insiders MCAT course has everything you need to know for the MCAT in one place

醫學院內幕》MCAT課程將你在MCAT考試中需要了解的一切都集中在一個地方

without needing to jump between resources.

而不需要在不同的資源之間跳轉。

We prioritize the information you need to know for a top score and cut out the fluff

我們優先考慮你需要知道的資訊，以獲得最高的分數，並刪去多餘的內容。

so you don’t have to.

所以你不必如此。

Unlike other resources, we don’t just stop at content either.

與其他資源不同，我們也不只是停留在內容上。

We cover the details that separate the top scorers from the rest –  like study strategies,

我們涵蓋了將頂級得分者與其他人區分開來的細節--比如學習策略。

schedule, and even your self-talk and mindset.

時間表，甚至你的自我談話和心態。

These are the tactics that propelled our team to 99.9th percentile scores.

這些是推動我們團隊獲得99.9分的戰術。

From the start of the course, we will walk you through a comprehensive plan and help

從課程開始，我們將帶領你完成一個全面的計劃，並幫助

you develop optimal MCAT performance from every angle.

你可以從各個角度培養最佳的MCAT成績。

If your MCAT is coming up in the next year, learn more about our course at MedSchoolInsiders.com/MCAT

如果你的MCAT考試即將在明年舉行，請在MedSchoolInsiders.com/MCAT瞭解更多關於我們的課程。

or visit the link in the description below.

或訪問下面描述中的鏈接。

With this early bird special you get the course at a massive discount for a limited time and

通過這個早鳥特價，你可以在有限的時間內以巨大的折扣獲得該課程，並且

any updates and upgrades in the future will be included free of charge.

未來的任何更新和升級都是免費的。

With that said, which country do you guys think is most competitive?

既然如此，你們認為哪個國家最有競爭力？

Let me know with a comment down below.

請在下面的評論中告訴我。

Thank you all so much for watching.

非常感謝大家的觀看。

If you enjoyed this video, be sure to check out 5 Reasons Premeds Fail to Get Into Medical

如果你喜歡這段視頻，請務必查看《預科生無法進入醫學領域的5個原因》。

School or this other video.

學校或這個其他視頻。

Much love, and I’ll see you guys there.

非常感謝，我們會在那裡見到你們。