Indian embassy in Beijing issues advisory on risk associated with Chinese medical schools
India has cautioned the Indian students who want to pursue MBBS from China about various challenges of enrolling for a medical course in Chinese medical colleges, read here to know more.
While scores of Indian medical students pursuing MBBS from Ukraine and China are facing challenges and recently China government started the process to allow Indian students back to Chinese universities, the Indian embassy in Beijing issued an advisory for the prospective students planning to study clinical medicine in Chinese universities.
India has cautioned such students about various challenges of enrolling here including the quality of teaching in English, lack of gaining practical experience and the low percentage of graduates who pass the mandatory Foreign Medical Graduates Examination (FMGE) after returning to India.
The embassy was responding to various queries by Indian students and their parents about studying MBBS in China.
Details of the advisory
As per the new advisory, fresh applicants at the very beginning are advised to determine whether the university they are applying to is included in the list of 45 institutions — officially announced by the Chinese education ministry in 2019 — which teach in English and are authorised to admit international students.
“They (applicants) cannot join for studying clinical medicine programme in China which is offered in Chinese language,” the advisory said.
“They (Chinese education ministry) have also clearly stated that any university offering clinical medicine programmes in bilingual mode (English and Chinese language) is strictly forbidden,” the advisory said.
The applicants have to be alert about several other aspects including “…duration of the course (as it varies university to university), curriculum being offered, language of instructions, mode of education (online or offline), fee structure, visa requirements etc., before proceeding to China”.
“Few students have also complained about lack of practical/clinical experience in terms of engaging with patients in certain universities,” stated advisory, as reported by Hindustan Times.
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