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Do anyone know the procedure to practice in Hong Kong with a MD degree from the United States? Is it possible to do half of my residency in the states and half of it in Hong Kong?
Originally posted by PatriciaNg
Do anyone know the procedure to practice in Hong Kong with a MD degree from the United States? Is it possible to do half of my residency in the states and half of it in Hong Kong?
Originally posted by PatriciaNg
Thanks for the info! I greatly appreciate it.
Originally posted by cleaner2
I think it's a bit arrogant to say that EVERYONE is vying for a US MD degree. There are people who've given up the chance to get an MD in the States and who've decided it was better for them to return to their home country to get their medical degree. I believe that the school you go to matters more, it's not just the degree. And there are fine med schools all over the world that cater to their own healthcare system. While HKU isn't perfect, it is still one of the top medical schools in Asia. Additionally, it is not as inflexible as you think. There are a few people every year here who take the USLME and go to the States for their training. I don't think it's any different than if you went to a post-grad program in Australia and applied for a program in the US. Plus, there is someone planning to go back to Japan to do his training.
Originally posted by ******
Just as residency training elsewhere doesn't usually qualify one to practice here in that same specialty, I doubt residency here in the US would allow one to practice elsewhere without additional training.
benjee said:It could be the person was born and raised in HK, received medical education in US, get board certified and wants to go back to HK to pratice b/c his /her family ,friends are all in HK.It does not have to be for more money and in fact, he/she will make less money compare to US.
benjee said:Kenneth, I guess Hk should be happy to have u practice after u complete the training .If they do not take u, it could be due to financial or political reason ie gov't have no money or they only take surgeons from mainland China.
benjee said:What about the MDs from China?Do they still need to take those lic.exams?Or they don't need to due to the policy of mutual recognization bet. china and HK.
http://www.takungpao.com/news/07/09/07/FYTX-791873.htm
How true is this??..The monthly salaries??..Are they referring in terms of US$ or HK$?
If its US$, its not just wow!!! its ooowow!!!
If its HK$, its less than what US docs earn.
Well, it refers to HK$. The amt on the surface is not that much but the malpractice fee and income tax are much less.anyway, it's difficult to compare solely the amount , i would consider other factors, like depreciation of currency, living conditions, political stability ( policy can be changed from time to time due to pressure from mainland)..etc.All these are in uncertainty.
yeah, probably so. The same here in us, it makes more in private practice if only based on income without considering any other factors .also remember this is the pay for a public hospital. the doctors who work in a public hospital in the US are likely to have a lower income than those who work at a private hospital.
i have a family friend who was practicing medicine in the united states. when he moved to hong kong, he had to do a 1 year internship despite being in practice for many years.