Residency advice

[ali ahmed]

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Hello guys,i am non EU national but just recently finished my M.D from Romania.
Now i want to do postgraduation but i cannot makeup my mind that which country should i go,,i dont want to give plab or usmle so my preference are european countries,,in most of Eu countries we should learn their language,,and to have good command over language i need to spend lot of money which unfortunately right now i dont have...so can you guys help me out any suggestion that which country should i choose for my postgraduation .,where i would be able to learn their language with less money.
thanks.

 

[bashwell]

Hello guys,i am non EU national but just recently finished my M.D from Romania.
Now i want to do postgraduation but i cannot makeup my mind that which country should i go,,i dont want to give plab or usmle so my preference are european countries,,in most of Eu countries we should learn their language,,and to have good command over language i need to spend lot of money which unfortunately right now i dont have...so can you guys help me out any suggestion that which country should i choose for my postgraduation .
thanks.

If you're from (1) a Romanian medical school, (2) you don't want to take the USMLEs for the US or the PLAB for the UK, and (3) you can't afford afford to pay money to learn other languages, then why not stay in Romania? Romania seems to be the most logical choice since you'd have been trained in the Romanian system, you're familiar with their medical system, they're familiar with your medical training, you presumably know how to communicate well in the Romanian language already, hopefully you wouldn't have any legal issues working in Romania if you're Romanian citizen, etc. That seems to make the most sense from the info you've provided.

 

[ali ahmed]

Thanks for response.
Actually to do postgraduation in romania i need to pay the fee thats why Romania is not an option

 

[NotAProgDirector]

I know nothing about the Romanian system. But chances are that whatever the "fee" is you have to pay there, it's less than the cost of learning a new language, interviewing for and trying to get a spot in a new country, taking that country's exams, and the lost wages of all of the time it takes to do this.

 

[tiedyeddog]

As others have said, Romania does seem to be your best bet....

What are the people who graduated in your class doing?

 

[Crayola227]

Whatever you do stay in Europe, don't come to the US, the residency eats you alive and the US doesn't know how to take care of its citizens. I just got finished talking to some friends in Europe that were talking about health benefits, maternity leave, etc. It depends. If a socialistic society that takes care if widows/orphans/pregnant/disabled/new moms and dads matters, US is not the place for you.

English is supposedly easy to learn to speak, wretched to read/write. I'm a big fan of romance languages, but same with French. I love Spanish. But that leaves you with Spain. One might consider Spanish and go to South America. While as a continent they are lacking the above benefits, they are in dire need of docs, are importing ones who speak Spanish from other countries, and pay well when you factor it all in.

 

[Crayola227]

While it is stupid hard to go from one country to another to practice, it's easier to train in US (not actually train, but move) and then go elsewhere, than it ever is to train elsewhere and come to the US. So if you want a residency training that will take you more places or allow you to practice in the US, then unfortunately you should do residency here.

 

[Crayola227]

You seem to know English OK now, so there's that.

Being doctor even in countries that have a more sane healthcare policy sucks, (like the UK and Japan), but maybe less than here I don't know. Policy isn't great in South America but the docs I know that practice there feel they do well for their education.

Ecuador is very proud of their healthcare system, they do better for their citizens than they do here, they have a lot of the evils of teenage pregnancy and low health literacy etc, but it's more a cultural battle than a lack of good policy.

 

[ali ahmed]

Thanks a lot for the response...i am planning to go to scandinavion countries.What is your opion about their health care system etccc

 

[Crayola227]

Gosh, I don't know how it is in Scandanavian countries. Except that as far as I know they're socialistic and workers there report satisfaction with the benefits their society provides them. I don't know how patients or docs like functioning in their health system.

As I understand it though, the training is more palatable, but I don't know what it's like practicing as an attending there. You could start a new thread specifically asking about practicing in those countries to try to catch the attention of people who know better.