anesthesiologist in the Netherlands

[dr_bigmac]

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Hi,
I'm enrolling in a anesthsiology training program in the Netherlands next year. In about five to six years however I might want to return to the states.
(I'm planning to take my USMLE steps next year when I start anesthesiology)

Does anybody know what steps and tests I have to take to become an anesthesiologist in the states?
Would I have a better chance at a job had I received my anesthesiology training in the states?

Does anybody have any experiences?

 

[deleted50478]

Would I have a better chance at a job had I received my anesthesiology training in the states?

Your chance without anesthesiology training in the States is 0% since you won't be eligible for any jobs. If you complete training in Holland, you'll just have to start your training all over if you come back home.

 

[dr_bigmac]

The other day I found a job offer (university hospital in seattle) for an anesthesiologist (IMG) in which they offered a short (few months) residency before qualifying for a US medical certification for anesthesiology .

 

[cchoukal]

when I interviewed at UCSF, they handed out a lot of departmental newsletters and in each, they introduced new faculty. I'm pretty sure there were a fair number of these faculty whose residencies were in western european countries with no mention of subsequent residencies here in the states. Seems like if you can get a job at UCSF with a foreign residency...

 

[dr_bigmac]

when I interviewed at UCSF, they handed out a lot of departmental newsletters and in each, they introduced new faculty. I'm pretty sure there were a fair number of these faculty whose residencies were in western european countries with no mention of subsequent residencies here in the states. Seems like if you can get a job at UCSF with a foreign residency...

then why can't a anesthesiologist trained abroad practice in the states!
Thanks! I tried to find their site but it isn't accessible outside the US.
It's nice to know though that when I finish here I won't have to do it all again back home.

 

[deleted50478]

Everyone must complete at least one year of graduate medical education in the United States to be able to practice any type of medicine. In some states you can be a general practitioner (not an anesthesiologist) after one year of GME. It is unlikely (so unlikely that I can’t find anyone even addressing the question) that you can practice a medical specialty without training in that specialty. Certification in anesthesiology requires that all 4 years of training be completed through an accredited training program in the US or its territories. (http://home.theaba.org/materials/BOI-2005.pdf#page=16)

Just because you didn't hear any mention about their US residencies doesn't mean they didn't have one. IF, they avoided having to repeat residency training it was probably do to something like the Alien Physicians of Extraordinary Ability rule. ‘Such physicians must have sustained national or international acclaim, with extensive documentation of their achievements in the medical field.’
No offense, but it is unlikely that the OP will meet such requirements.

 

[dr_bigmac]

I just read the ABA information booklet (feb 2005). Thanks I didn't have this yet!
And you're right there doesn't seem to be any way into anesthesiology without completing the CA2-3 rotations. Even for an accredited anesthesiologist who received his training overseas.
Our training years are actually pretty much alike except we have to specialise for five years. In which the final year is devoted to a subspecialty.
I did some research and I found an anesthesiologist in the States who was in this predicement just recently and I read he did some rotations and some equivalency exams to get his US certifications.
So it seems there's some leverage.
I'll just have to be good enough for the ABA to break their mould!