EDUCATION REPORT – Foreign Student Series 23: Medical Schoo

EDUCATION REPORT – Foreign Student Series #23: Medical School
By Nancy Steinbach

Broadcast: Thursday, February 03, 2005

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I'm Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Education Report.

This week, as we continue our Foreign Student Series, we answer two Chinese listeners. Jian Liu and Katie Cai both want to know about the possibilities for international study at an American medical school.

One hundred twenty-five schools train future doctors in the United States. The American Medical Association says more than sixteen thousand people are in their first year of training. The current school year began in September.

The Association of American Medical Colleges says more than one thousand foreign citizens applied¹ to be part of that group. It says two hundred seventy were accepted. And, of those, two hundred nineteen have started their medical studies. The association also says foreign students at American medical schools normally have studied for several years at an American college.

Foreign students who want to attend American medical schools must show that they can speak and write English. Foreign students also must be prepared to pay all the costs of their medical education.

Much of the financial aid offered by American medical schools comes from the federal government. Students who receive the aid must be American citizens or live permanently² in the United States.

Officials say foreign students considering an American medical school have to know how they will pay for their education. They should be able to show detailed³ plans for paying their costs while in school.

Students receive an M.D., medical degree, after they complete the traditional four years of training. But medical school is just the first step for new doctors. Then comes a medical residency, several years of working with patients in hospitals.

Some medical specialties⁴ require years and years of additional training. Doctors must also meet the requirements of the state where they want to practice.

The Association of American Medical Colleges has information about medical programs on its Web site. That address is aamc.org. The site also provides advice about how to apply to an American medical school.

Our Foreign Student Series continues next week.

This VOA Special English Education Report was written by Nancy Steinbach. I'm Gwen Outen.

1 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。

2 permanently   

adv.永恒地，永久地，固定不变地

参考例句：

• The accident left him permanently scarred.那次事故给他留下了永久的伤疤。
• The ship is now permanently moored on the Thames in London.该船现在永久地停泊在伦敦泰晤士河边。

3 detailed   

adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。

4 specialties   

n.专门，特性，特别；专业( specialty的名词复数 )；特性；特制品；盖印的契约

参考例句：

• Great Books are popular, not pedantic. They are not written by specialists about specialties for specialists. 名著绝不引经据典，艰深难懂，而是通俗易读。它们不是专家为专业人员撰写的专业书籍。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学
• Brain drains may represent a substantial reduction in some labor force skills and specialties. 智力外流可能表示某种劳动力技能和特长大量减少。 来自辞典例句