Internship abroad for EU student.

[KipiLV]

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Hello, everyone! I'm new user to this forum. I've read few articles in the forum and decided to create my own topic explaining my own circumstances.

I'm 4th year course student of Medicine faculty of Riga Stradins University, Latvia. Latvia is relatively small country in Europe, and it is part of European Union. English isn't my native language, therefore I apologies for grammar mistakes. : )

I'd like to study abroad when I finish 6 years University program in Latvia; we call it "residence" or "internship". In Latvia it is additional 4-6 years "internship" program where you are working as a doctor assistant. Only after this 4-6 years period you are able to work individually as a doctor. I think system is quite similar in other countries, but I'm not sure..

I would like to study "internship" in English, because I studied it in school. Therefore a good choice in my opinion would be Australia, Canada, USA or Europe with program in English. My priority is Australia, because I prefer warm countries J
I would be really thankful if you have any helpful information about cost of internship and apply criteria for internship program.
Another question is: Is it possible to apply for government loan to cover internship program?


My apologies if I post this topic in the wrong forum. If you have information about any Australia, Canada or USA medical forums please give me a shout 😉

Thanks everyone for reading 😉

 

[smq123]

Moved to General International.

 

[splik]

The good news is in the countries you mentioned you get paid to your internship and residency, you don't have to pay like in Latvia! The money is not bad (US probably pays the least).

The UK would be your best bet as you would not have to do any extra exams and you are more likely to get a job. Australia is not a good prospect anymore as they have more of their own graduates, and they don't like Eastern Europeans. US you have to do lots of expensive exams and you must study in US for some time during medical school. Canada is cold!

 

[KipiLV]

Thanks for quick reply!

I appreciate that you provided some information; however, do you have any links for more direct information? I mean: how much I can get paid for internship and residency? Or how expensive exams in the USA are?

It is rather difficult to find information for me, because I'm not related with any overseas web-sites and forums..



Thanks again for reply!

 

[ChrisJNZ]

Have you considered New Zealand? Its not too cold if you are in Auckland or elsewhere in the North Island. There are exams to sit but its not as laborious to get a job here as it is in the US, and training in New Zealand is recognised in Australia too - indeed the training colleges are the same across both countries.

 

[KipiLV]

Chris, if you reading this check inbox - I wrote you 2 messages )

The good news is in the countries you mentioned you get paid to your internship and residency, you don't have to pay like in Latvia! The money is not bad (US probably pays the least).

The UK would be your best bet as you would not have to do any extra exams and you are more likely to get a job. Australia is not a good prospect anymore as they have more of their own graduates, and they don't like Eastern Europeans. US you have to do lots of expensive exams and you must study in US for some time during medical school. Canada is cold!

The thing is that I don't like climate in UK.. I'd prefer Canada. But I read somewhere that it's also expensive.. ~100k$ to pay for residency.. Am I right?

The one exam I should definitely pass is IELTS to prove my knowledge of English and improve it!

Now I am searching about New Zealand, Hungary, Bulgaria. I am browsing some Russian forums.

If you have any information about this - please share your experience 🙂

 

[Giemsa]

I'd prefer Canada.

To match to a Canadian residency, you must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident.

But I read somewhere that it's also expensive.. ~100k$ to pay for residency.. Am I right?

Certain foreign governments have negotiated agreements with the Canadian government to train their medical students e.g. Gulf States. In other words, the foreign government must sponsor the student to train in the Canadian system. Individuals may not avail themselves of this. (And the price to the government is more like $500,000/resident.)