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Podcast: Late Night Health Radio
Episode: US Based Medical Schools vs. International Medical Schools (Part 1) - Neal Simon 5/26/17
Description: Dr. Eddie Copelin II served in Iraq as part of the US Marine Corps Reserves. So when he returned from overseas and decided to pursue a degree in medicine at the American University of Antigua (AUA) College of Medicine, he was disappointed to learn that an outdated U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) policy prohibited him from carrying out the clinical training of his medical school education at any of the many VA Hospitals in the United States.“It was disappointing,” said Dr. Copelin. “I’m a veteran and I was in a position to help other veterans...