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Same in my country (somewhere in SE Asia) too. I went to med school there for 2 years. It takes a total of 5 years there and doctors who are trained there eventually leave the country to practice in UK, US, etc. I have a few friends who graduated in my country and are making big bucks; all of them came to the US as IMGs (international medical graduates) and did well in USMLE exams to get into residency programs and hospitals eventually. That's why I don't think the 4 additional years of undergrad education (implicitly) required in the US is necessary. It only adds more debt to the would-be doctors.