Firstly, you can read the detailed article “๐ฉ๐ช Germany vs ๐บ๐ธ USA” because we mentioned there in details the main advantages and disadvantages of working in Germany.
If we are to compare Germany, the USA, the United Kingdom (UK), Canada and Australia:
| ๐ฉ๐ช Germany | ๐บ๐ธ USA | ๐ฌ๐ง UK | ๐จ๐ฆ Canada | ๐ฆ๐บ Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Generally speaking, how easy is it to get your dream medical specialty? | Easiest. This is the most important argument for choosing Germany ๐ฅณ | Very hard | Normal to hard | Very hard | Very hard |
| Can I start direclty my medical resdiency? | Yes | Yes | No, you need like 1 to 2 years doing preparation years. | No | No |
| Money you need to pay until your get your first salary | Least in the list | Highest | comparable to Germany | High | High |
| Hardness of exams | Easiest. Sometimes, even no medical exam needed, only medical language. Even the knowledge exam, mostly easy. | Very hard | Easier than USMLE | Easier than USMLE | Easier than USMLE |
| Salaries | Good | High | A little bit more | The highest | The highest |
| Weather | Cold, but not that cold like in Canada. No comparison! In the summer, it is wormer than the UK. | Every kind of weather there ๐ | A little bit colder than Germany | Very cold | Very hot |
| Life costs | cheap to moderate | moderate | moderate | cheap to moderatre | highest in this list (2-3x compared to ๐ฉ๐ช) |
| Discrimation against foreigers | Normal, like most countries in the world, but here, there are strict laws that protect the rights of foreigners! | Least in this list | Maybe a little bit more than the other countries in this table, but again, there are laws that protect everyone. | Least in this list | Normal |
| Recognition in the gulf area | Worst in this list. One needs three years experience after the German board in order to be recognized as a consultant in the gulf countries. The other boards are better seen. | You are immediately a consultant after getting the Board. | Like US | Like US | Like US |
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Why it is worst?I did not get this following point. {One needs three years experience after the German board in order to be recognized as a consultant in the gulf countries. The other boards are better seen.} The three years experience in Germany?
Thanks for the question. Yes, three years exerience in Germany. American board you are immedaitely a consultant
This comparison is not practical, learning german is much harder than USMLE, it costs time and money. In addition physician need to wait to long for Eingangsbestรคtigung, Bescheids, appointments, and should have about 15K USD to go first to Germany other than the costs of courses and exams.
Thank you for your opinion ๐ Some doctors cannot pass the USMLE, regardless how many years they study. Moreover, one should get very good scores in the USMle to be able to score. Not all doctors can learn the material for the USMLE. To learn German, on the other hand, is much easier and the scores are not important. One need simply to get a pass. Doctors who studied in English can get in 7 to 10 months the required b2 level.
Yes, the process in Germany could be complicated. Graduates from Jordan, on the other hand, has it extremely easy because they get “gleich”.
The interviews for the match in the USA costs at least 5 thousnd USD. Or what do you think?
Most important argrument for Germany, foreigners can get the popular specialties.
What is gleich? And which other countries got it ?!
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