Transcript Studying and Working Abroad in Europe

Studying and
Working Abroad
in Europe
Jacco Veldhuyzen
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Archagothos moves
to Rome in 216 BC
Aesculapiades
moved from
Greece to
Rome to
practice
medicine
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Salerno (Italy)
11th century AC
Salerno, the
“first” Medical
School
attracted
people from all
over Europe
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Leiden (Netherlands)
17th century AC
Hundreds of
students from
all over Europe
attended
classes of
Boerhaave
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Studying Abroad:
Possibilities
• No clear data on number of
travelling students
• Many opportunities
• Following entire studies quite normal
• Part of studies
– SOCRATES
– university links
– IFMSA Exchange programmes
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Studying Abroad:
Difficulties
• Credits for courses abroad difficult
– Differences in education systems
• Expected improvements
– European Credit Transfer System
– Bologna agreement
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Working Abroad:
The world changes
• Increasing number of opportunities
– Regular Healthcare
– International Institutions
– Corporate world
– Increased co-operation between
European countries
– Globalisation
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Working Abroad:
Manpower distribution
 Unemployment
 Shortage
 No data
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Data PWG 1996 & CPME 2001
Working Abroad:
Manpower distribution
• Differences probably caused by:
– Restriction to enter medical school
– Decreased working hours
– Changed status of doctor in
society
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Working Abroad:
Manpower migration
• No good data available
• Indicators show migration is low
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Working Abroad:
Students view
• Workshop in Aalborg (DK) in 2001
• Survey about students opinion
– Working abroad is interesting and
challenging
– Few students really plan a career
abroad
– Lack of knowledge
– Too much effort
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Working Abroad:
Requirements
• Medical diplomas are mutually
recognised in EU and EFTA states
• Knowledge of the language
• Working permit (except for EU
member states)
• Get a job!
• Regulations will change in future
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Working Abroad:
Lack of information
• Difficult to find information about
– National registration of doctors
– National requirements for
Continuous Professional
Development (CPD) and
Continuous Medical Education
(CME)
– How to enter postgraduate
training (specialisation)
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Working Abroad:
“Fortress Europe”
• Colleagues in Central and Eastern
Europe excluded from EU and EFTA
benefits
• Also difficult to move from “west” to
“east”
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EMSA Working Abroad
Database Project
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• Available at the internet at
www.mediwork.info
• Information about
– medical demographics
– working conditions
– postgraduate training
– regulations and restrictions
– addresses
– tips and hints
• Still building, operational in 2003
Working Abroad:
Planning
• Learn the language
• Learn about the healthcare system
• Get in touch with doctors who did
move abroad
• Research regulations, possibilities
and limitations.
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Thank you!
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www.mediwork.info/medicovadis
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