• Introduction
In this article, we collect the names and websites of hospitals known to offer Hospitation for foreign doctors. A Hospitation is a German word and means a period of training in a hospital for medical graduates or medical students. It could be for one day or up to months. All details about what a Hospitation is and how to apply for one are in the following articles:
🇩🇪 What is Hospitation? (🇺🇸 medical training/observership/clinical attachment)
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• General notes
There are more than 1900 hospitals in Germany. Not all hospitals give Hospitationen for foreign doctors.
Generally speaking, for medical students, university hospitals are welcoming. Here is a list of them:
• Hospitals “very likely” to give Hospitation for foreign doctors
The following hospitals are known particularly to be welcoming for foreign hospitals. So, if you are a deep need of a Hospitation, send your application to them:
| Name of the hospital | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| St. Anna Hospital Herne | North Rhine-Westphalia | They have simultaneously ca. 30 foreign doctors in Hospitation, mostly in orthopedics. They usually offer food and accommodation plus German courses. |
| Celenus Klinik für Neurologie Hilchenbach | North Rhine-Westphalia | Only Neurology. Rehabilitation hospital but very large. |
| St. Elisabeth Hospital Iserlohn | North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| Evangelisches Krankenhaus Hagen-Haspe | North Rhine-Westphalia |
• Hospitals “likely” to give Hospitation for foreign doctors
The list of hospitals giving Hospitation for foreign doctors needs continuous updates and is still small. Can you help your colleagues with the names of hospitals? Please write a comment below.
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