In any case, there is a difference between the general level of competency of doctors in a given country, and the level of competency available to wealthy foreigners travelling to the country for medical tourism.
There's something seriously wrong with both the healthcare system and the education system in US if the prices are 20x+ more than in any other country.
Careful here. I live in London for several years now, and from my experience Eastern European doctors are much better qualified then Western European. I'm originally from Poland, and medical studies are really hard, and people spend whole 6 years cramming just to become an apprentice to the doctor (it's Bachelors and Masters degree combined). On the other hand in western countries you can do undergrad degree in anything and only then apply to med school.
This was a few years ago though, from what I've seen the costs for eye lasering here seem to be catching up a little.
Frankly I'm a bit surprised by all the people in this thread saying "well that's a huge price difference, but how do you know Indian doctors are as good as US doctors"--as good? On what basis is the default assumption that US doctors would be better and the Indian ones need to prove themselves? All I know of the US healthcare system is that it's ridiculously overpriced, but just like that $8 bowl of ramen (wat) someone mentioned upthread, doesn't mean it's better, it might even be worse.
This isn't quite right. If you want access to anything but a fly-by-night medical school, they're wanting hard science and most likely a focus in biology.