How much does it cost? The cost of training at offshore schools varies. At the Ross University School of Medicine in Dominica, students can expect to pay roughly US$6000 a semester for 5 semesters, with a minimum cost of US$3000 per semester for living expenses. There are also additional costs for textbooks, various deposits, insurance and transportation. The following schools account for 90% of US loans to students studying medicine offshore. The Ontario Student Assistance Program says all but the last 3 would qualify for loans (other provinces have their own designations). Qualified for Ontario student loans St. George's University, Grenada Universidad Autonoma De Guadalajara, Mexico Ross University School of Medicine, Dominica American University of the Caribbean, Montserrat Tel Aviv University, Israel Spartan Health Sciences University School of Medicine, St. Lucia Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Dominican Republic Did not qualify Universidad Central Del Esta, Dominican Republic Universidad Catolica Madre Y Maestra, Dominican Republic Universidad Mundial Dominicana, Dominican Republic [Return to text] | CMAJ March 15, 1997 (vol 156, no 6) / JAMC le 15 mars 1997 (vol 156, no 6) |