Doctor who doesn't want to work in home country needs help

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Hello everyone!!

I am in my final stages of internship having completed my medical school, I am fed up with the lifestyle of my native country (India) and want to work and settle down in a better country.

I want to know the protocols for being able to work in another country. Do I need to give the licensing exam, do I need to repeat residency (assuming I have completed a residency in India) or do I simply need to apply to a hospital and flash my Indian medical license.

The only criteria that I am looking out for, is English speaking countries like UK, USA, Ireland, Canada, Singapore?, Malaysia?

I would really appreciate all the assistance you guys can put forth.

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A US residency is required to be licensed in the US.
Check out the ECFMG website for more information.
Yup, I looked into US, have applied and selected a date for step 1 and preparation is underway. I am trying to plan for the bad outcome where I don't get the field that I want
 
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Yup, I looked into US, have applied and selected a date for step 1 and preparation is underway. I am trying to plan for the bad outcome where I don't get the field that I want
Family Medicine is a better bet than most.
What were you hoping for?
 
Any surgical field. I have fallen in love with the OT, the peace, serenity and super clean environment
International grads are much less likely to match into a surgical field.
G-Surg or maybe Ob-gyn. There goes the super clean environment, though...
In my observation, those more likely to match chose a specialty that was not surgical. http://www.ecfmg.org/resources/NRMP...atch-International-Medical-Graduates-2014.pdf
For G Surg: 158 internationals (all non-US IMG's) matched, 150 did not (p.201).
For Ob-Gyn: 62 matched, 120 did not (p. 105).

860 Indian nationals matched into their preferred specialty. 1,346 did not.
 
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Hello everyone!!

The only criteria that I am looking out for, is English speaking countries like UK, USA, Ireland, Canada, Singapore?, Malaysia?

I would really appreciate all the assistance you guys can put forth.

Canada - Impossible without being a PR/Citizen. That's an absolute requirement to apply for a Canadian residency.
UK/Ireland - Improbable and nearly Impossible without being a EU citizen.
Singapore and Malyasia i can't comment on.
In terms of %, your chances of matching is the highest in USA but it depends on your step scores etc.

Hope that helped!
 
Canada - Impossible without being a PR/Citizen. That's an absolute requirement to apply for a Canadian residency.
UK/Ireland - Improbable and nearly Impossible without being a EU citizen.
Singapore and Malyasia i can't comment on.
In terms of %, your chances of matching is the highest in USA but it depends on your step scores etc.

Hope that helped!
That sure helped to put things in perspective. Would you know how it is if I were to do residency from India, become a surgeon and then look for a job in any of the aforementioned countries??
 
For Singapore,it is difficult to come straight to work as an IMG straight out from medical school.

Your university needs to fulfill the 2nd schedule:
http://www.healthprofessionals.gov.sg/content/dam/hprof/smc/docs/becoming_registered_doctor/Second Schedule - Registrable Basic Medical Qualifications.pdf

After applying,you get a provisional offer and are supervised for 4 yrs till you get full registration and have to work in public hospitals for at least 5 years before leaving the public sector.

During this period,you can choose to do your residency!! However,be warned it's the toughest to get admitted to(locals favoured first) and it is a really physically,mentally and emotionally draining field. Expect to work 80h work weeks or more and irregular working hours. It doesn't seem like much not but it is really insane....

Of course,if you have already done your residency,it will shorten to 2yrs of supervision till you get full registration,but you still have to work in public hospitals for at least 5yrs.

*If you want to work in Sg,do consider residency overseas/locally first before coming here. For some reason,specialist trainees here live an exact opposite of a lifestyle compared to specialist,save for psychaitry and a few other relaxed specialties.
 
Hi i am looking for residency training in singapore after acquiring a few years of clinical experience in hong kong.
Would anyone kindly advise me the steps required and whether it is difficult to get into anaesthesia residency training?

Thanks
 
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