How Ramaiah Group of Institutions & St. George’ University are giving wings to your dreams of becoming a doctor

A well-rounded medical education is the foundation of any successful doctor’s career. In India, today there are around 300,000 Indian students currently studying medicine abroad, with an estimated 10,000 leaving India each year to study medicine at well-respected and globally recognized universities. What any country’s healthcare system needs today is a diverse set of medical professionals with global exposure as per the latest advances in medicine. Studying abroad may be one of the options for medical students who want to equip themselves with the latest skills and knowledge needed to work in 21st-century healthcare. Even more importantly, in today’s world gaining a medical degree overseas enables graduates to work internationally in countries of their choice and gain valuable experience in their field of specialization with leading healthcare systems, learning how to serve the needs of diverse populations.

To help any student who is willing to go the extra mile to get a better international experience, the world-renowned Ramaiah Group of Institutions and St. George's University (SGU) in Grenada, West Indies, are collaborating to enable prospective medical students from India and throughout the world to get an internationally recognised degree and practise medicine in the US, UK, or India. An innovative five-year educational pathway was announced by St. George’s University last year providing graduates with the opportunity to obtain a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree.
Students taking this course will spend the first year of the pathway at Ramaiah in Bengaluru, the second year either at SGU’s joint campus at Northumbria University in the UK or at SGU’s main campus in Grenada, the third year in Grenada, and the last two years doing their clinical rotations either in the US or in the UK.


On completion of the five years, graduates will be awarded three qualifications: A Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree awarded by SGU (on successfully completing the final year), a bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Sciences, from Northumbria University (on successfully completing their third year), and a Certificate in Higher Education in Medical Sciences from Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences (on finishing their first year).

Dr G. Richard Olds, President of SGU said, “The program is a perfect solution for Indian students who dream of becoming a doctor in the US. It provides a pathway for them to enrol in a US-style medical education while providing a well-established route to become a licensed doctor in the US, UK or India. Moreover, the program allows students to gain three world-renowned qualifications issued by three distinguished institutions.”

Ramaiah, based in Bengaluru, will allow the candidates to start their journey towards becoming a doctor in a familiar environment, where they can build strong relationships with other students in their cohort before moving abroad together as a close-knit group in the second year.

Both institutions have medical schools that were established over 40 years ago and boast an excellent track record of educating medical students. Ramaiah is counted amongst the top 20 medical colleges in India, while SGU is the #1 source of physicians in the US more than any other non-US medical school in the world. The University’s over 22,000 graduates include physicians, veterinarians, scientists, and public health and business professionals from across the world.

“I chose to study at St. George’s University because it offers a pathway into practising in the US and it’s one of the top schools in the Caribbean,” said Dr Dhaval Patel, SGU 2020 graduate and India native, now an Internal Medicine Resident in Pennsylvania. “ The number of US residences filled by SGU graduates was also very impressive and I knew it was well respected by my peers,” added Dr Dhaval Patel.

Other than benefiting from a truly global education, these graduates are on their way to join an international network of over 18,000 SGU medical alumni and obtain an internationally recognized medical degree which enables them to apply for a license and practice medicine across the world. On assimilating to life in Grenada, Dr Patel commented, “Island life was wonderful. Grenada is beautiful and the people are lovely."

Partial-tuition scholarships are available for SGU’s Doctor of Medicine program and are awarded to international students who exhibit academic excellence and demonstrate financial need. If you are interested and are willing to fulfil your dreams of becoming a doctor, you can find out more details by clicking here.