Residency in Netherlands as EU citizen and US Resident

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I am an EU citizen and graduated Med. School in Europe, graduated my PhD in US, and hopefully I will also start my residency here for now.
However I am trying to get back to Europe and do my residency there.
Do you have any idea if this is possible?
Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
 
I was hoping for an answer...nobody even thought about going to back to Europe?
 
I don't think you should have a problem considering you're an EU citizen. However, I would like to have more info. regarding working in the Netherlands too. 🙁
 
I studied in Europe and returned to the US because I knew that the EU countries would recognize my US residency, but that it didn't work the other way around. My friends from medical school have all remained in Europe and their training seems to be at least equivalent to mine. I'm only telling you this to mention the most important pros and cons of training in Europe.
Having said all of that, I am not so sure how it works for the Netherlands but, if you can speak German, you could look on www.fmhjobs.ch for "assistenzarzt" jobs in Switzerland (probably the best residency programs in Europe). There may also be a similar site for Dutch docs.
 
Not all EU countries recognize the US residency programs it varies greatly.
In the Netherlands you have to be proficient in Dutch and the programs are extremely competitive. If you want to apply in Holland you can call the hospitals and ask there directly to the department and ask if they have openings.
If you have done your M.D in Europe and you plan on staying in Europe you might as well just stay in the country where you did your degree, chances are your needed in your own country...🙄
 
Well, in my case, I'm not an EU citizen but I'm studying in an EU country. Of course US is my first priority but I'm also considering a backup just in case it doesn't work out.
 
I was hoping for an answer...nobody even thought about going to back to Europe?
Last I checked, "Europe" is not a country.

Localizing the facts might make things a bit better to answer.
 
🙂 hi, i am medical graduate from an asian country , i want to undergo Holland's surgical residency program, can someone please guide me the procedure . i shall be grateful for that.
thanks
 
From what I've heard, getting into Netherlands not easy for a non-EU medical grad (because they have a lot of requirements to fulfill.) Secondly, you would need to apply for both a residence and a work permit (the latter is only given to those who have special skills that cannot be bound in the local EU market.)

You also have to be quite proficient in Dutch (you will most probably need to take the NT2 exam to document this proficiency). Once done, you will then have to register first and you will most likely be in the conditional register. You then have to take the Clinical Assessment exam comprising on 2 parts: Part 1 - dealing with medical knowledge, Dutch language and the Dutch medical system; Part 2 - specific clinical skills exam (where you rotate through through a set of stations, where you come across fake patients and you would need to come up with a diagnosis for each one of them. Communication and language skills are highly emphasized here. Both parts are in Dutch so you first need to take Dutch language courses up to the level of NT2 and then supplement it with a medical dutch course (offered by one of the universities).

I would recommend you to finish your postgraduate degree in your country and then apply because apparently that's a lot more favorable (it's a lot harder for medical graduates right out of school because of the number of limited spots and the competition among the local Dutch students and the EU students.) The order of preference is Dutch students > EU students, EU citizens > EU grads, Non-EU citizens > Non-EU grads, Non-EU citizens.

You can check out the following links to find out more:

1)http://www.umcutrecht.nl/subsite/in...s/Information_for_foreign_medical_doctors.htm
2) http://www.bigregister.nl/en/
 
From what I've heard, getting into Netherlands not easy for a non-EU medical grad (because they have a lot of requirements to fulfill.) Secondly, you would need to apply for both a residence and a work permit (the latter is only given to those who have special skills that cannot be bound in the local EU market.)

You also have to be quite proficient in Dutch (you will most probably need to take the NT2 exam to document this proficiency). Once done, you will then have to register first and you will most likely be in the conditional register. You then have to take the Clinical Assessment exam comprising on 2 parts: Part 1 - dealing with medical knowledge, Dutch language and the Dutch medical system; Part 2 - specific clinical skills exam (where you rotate through through a set of stations, where you come across fake patients and you would need to come up with a diagnosis for each one of them. Communication and language skills are highly emphasized here. Both parts are in Dutch so you first need to take Dutch language courses up to the level of NT2 and then supplement it with a medical dutch course (offered by one of the universities).

I would recommend you to finish your postgraduate degree in your country and then apply because apparently that's a lot more favorable (it's a lot harder for medical graduates right out of school because of the number of limited spots and the competition among the local Dutch students and the EU students.) The order of preference is Dutch students > EU students, EU citizens > EU grads, Non-EU citizens > Non-EU grads, Non-EU citizens.

You can check out the following links to find out more:

1)http://www.umcutrecht.nl/subsite/in...s/Information_for_foreign_medical_doctors.htm
2) http://www.bigregister.nl/en/
Goededag!

Hallo! Ik kom uit Asia, pardon Ik spreek niet zo goed nederlands. I am licensed doctor here in my country in Asia and I am interested in doing residency training in Netherlands. I want to know what are the specific subjects covered in the DMB and DKK exams? Is there a reviewer or reading materials for those exams for me study and do practice test?..Where can I avail those reviewers?....I already checked the websites posted -www.bigregister.nl they didn't mention the specific subjects covered for the exam.

I am looking forward for a reply. Hartelijk bedankt!
 
Hello!
I am a General Surgical Resident in Asia, I was wondering if there would be any opportunities for a second residency/fellowship program in Netherlands ? Can anybody please guide me if possible.
Thanks
 
latromantis, I recommend you call the Dutch medical council and inquire these details as they'll probably have the latest syllabus tested. The first part of the exam is based on clinical subjects and the 2nd, a practical based exam (like Step 2 CS/Plab Part 2), both in Dutch of course.
 
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