Indian medical schools produce some of the best physicians in the world.
And most of them are here.
Of course, they have what are in effect open admissions, so the degree per se doesn’t mean much.
But the valedictorian of the Lady Hardinge Medical College is as good or better than anything from Harvard.
And much less likely to be politically correct.
Based on what? I've been at major medical centers on both coasts and the midwest. I've worked with people from every European country, and from India, Russia, Mexico, and many others. Some from India are excellent, many need a lot more training. I stand by what I said.
Regarding being better than anything form Harvard, that's not saying a whole lot. East coast medicine is okay, and sometimes outstanding, but in general the Ivies do not produce exceptional physicians. Having been all over the country, and at Ivies, I can say with confidence that the best clinical medical training is actual in the midwest, by far. The reason is that they generally see more advanced disease, deal with a lot more critically ill patients, and programmatically emphasize clinical medicine more than bench research.
So, whatever comments you have about the valedictorian of the Lady Hardinge Medical College being as good or better than anything from Harvard doesn't really resonate from a clinical perspective. It has to be remembered that medical school ratings are often based on publications and NIH research dollars. Those are clearly important measures of academic performance, and are meaningful, but are not relevant to clinical skills or acumen. Yes, some really bright kids do their residencies and fellowships in the Harvard system, and some turn out to be outstanding physicians. The same can be said, however, about every medical school and pretty much every university-based training program in the country, and probably the world. The best at a ‘third tier’ training program in the US is just as likely to be outstanding as are the best at Havard, UCSF, or any program one wants to name. No one has a monopoly on smarts.