International residencies

[trapeze_act]

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Hey guys,
I'm not starting my MSTP until next year, so I know this is early planning, but is there any chance of doing a residency abroad and still being able to practice in the US? My Australian SO is dying to get out of the country, and eight years in school is enough for him to handle without the added 3-5 years of residency. If you've heard of any special programs, let me know 🙂
Thanks,
Laura

 

[Scottish Chap]

It's very uncommon and I definitely wouldn't count on not having to retrain in the U.S. Before 1970, overseas training counted in the U.S. but those days are over. The U.K. and Australia have the same system of undergraduate and post-graduate medical education so their residencies are interchangeable (training in one country can count for credit in the other). The U.S. and Australia are just too different and therein lies the problem. That said, I know someone with a U.S. M.D. who moved to the U.K. and I know a fully-trained M.D. in the U.S. who was able to walk into an attending's position in the U.S. after only taking Steps 1-3. In the latter case, the person was an academic clinician and they were able to allow her (after great difficulty) in the 'back door' so that she could have hospital privileges as well as run her lab. By this crazy logic, I'm sure U.S.--->Oz--> U.S. must be possible.

 

[strangeglove]

This is generally only possible if you are a highly sought after senior person in some other country. Otherwise, you will need to repeat residency.