Work in Europe?

[Dr Gerrard]

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How hard is it for me to work in Europe?

I am looking at Austria in particular.
I am also interested in Scotland

 

[FutureDr8429033]

I'm guessing you were a Communications major?

 

[DrCoffeeBean]

You will have to pass medical exams of that country, plus language for Austria as well.

 

[Dr Gerrard]

haha i made that message kind of fast.

the reason i am asking is that a couple of my really good buddies and i have always talked about moving abroad. ever since i decided to go to medical school this has been looking like less and less of an option but i want to explore my options.

i have always heard that most people speak english in various countries, like czech republic, austria, netherlands, norway, etc.

are the licensing exams in these countries pretty reasonable? do i really need to speak the native language even though most people in the country speak english?

 

[rxlea]

You could try to work for the WHO, IOM, GlobalFund, UNAids, OCHA,UNICEF, World Vision, International Labour Organization, MSF, or any of the international health organizations in geneva, switzerland... that would be a good way in. You will want to be bilingual in at least 2 of the 6 UN languages though (spanish, english, french, chinese, arabic, russian). The languages that come up most at the WHO are french, english, and spanish.

 

[Gullain Barre]

Maybe doing an "away rotation" somewhere overseas and seeing if that's what you really want to do, would be a good idea.

And then if so, you can find out how to get the ball rolling on that while you're there.

 

[rxlea]

Maybe doing an "away rotation" somewhere overseas and seeing if that's what you really want to do, would be a good idea.

And then if so, you can find out how to get the ball rolling on that while you're there.

👍👍👍

 

[operaman]

I've generally been under the impression that you had to do a residency in a country to get licensed there. I've looked into it myself and didn't find much, but I kept coming back to issues such as this. Perhaps some of the organizations mentioned above would circumvent this requirement in some way.

From my own experience in my past career, working overseas also brings up issues of work visas which are often very difficult to get and involve a lot of money and paperwork. If you were a specialist or authority in some way that was in demand, you might be able to get past this but could otherwise face a lot of red tape.

All that said, I've spent a lot of time working and studying in Europe and they were some of the best years of my life, so if you can do it, do. Good luck!

 

[bambi]

How hard is it for me to work in Europe?

I am looking at Austria in particular.
I am also interested in Scotland

It will essentially be impossible for you to train in either of these countries if you have an American passport and went to med school in America. Once you are a board certified attending it may be possible. I know in the UK it is possible but there are a bunch of other things you would need to do, it's mostly just admin and hassle.

 

[sineapse]

i have always heard that most people speak english in various countries, like czech republic, austria, netherlands, norway, etc.

are the licensing exams in these countries pretty reasonable? do i really need to speak the native language even though most people in the country speak english?

I heard that most people speak Czech, German, Dutch and Norwegian in those countries. 😉

 

[sunset823]

You need German in Austria. And a taste for blood (aka love meat). I spent a summer in Vienna, it was wonderful. Beautiful country, though not terribly diverse.

However, practicing medicine in Europe is tough to nearly impossible if you're American. You could make a long term practice in the 'Third World' though, either through missionary groups or the many organizations a poster listed above.

 

[jhu1]

You will need a source of income 🙂

 

[Staradmiral]

Do you have EU citizenship? Do either of your parents have EU citizenship? Once you have that, you can work anywhere in the EU. you just need to pass that countries licensing exams in their language and then find a job.

Moving to the UK shouldn't be hard since they speak english. Even if you don't have citzenship, obtaining the equivalent of a 'green card' shouldn't be hard since many EU countries are begging for doctors. The most difficult barrier in the EU is langauge. if you speak the language, then your golden.

 

[bambi]

Do you have EU citizenship? Do either of your parents have EU citizenship? Once you have that, you can work anywhere in the EU. you just need to pass that countries licensing exams in their language and then find a job.

Moving to the UK shouldn't be hard since they speak english. Even if you don't have citzenship, obtaining the equivalent of a 'green card' shouldn't be hard since many EU countries are begging for doctors. The most difficult barrier in the EU is langauge. if you speak the language, then your golden.

If you aren't an EU citizen you will not be able to train in the UK, it is as simple as that. We have too many doctors and not enough jobs, not the other way around.