• Recognition of the German board: In which countries?
After doing your medical specialization in Germany (🇩🇪 die Facharztausbildung), you can work with it in many countries in the world without the need for any further medical exams. 🥳 This article shows you in which countries in the world there is a recognition of the German board.
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• Recognition of the German board: In this table, we summarize your options
| Medical exams needed | Language certificate needed | Recognition as | Notes | |
| 🇪🇺 EU countries | No | Probably | Specialist at least | |
| 🇬🇧 UK | No | Yes, OET | Specialist at least | Very easy steps for application. Here is how to get GMC registration after the German Board. |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | No | No | Specialist at least | It is part of the EU, so easy procedures. No medical exams. |
| 🇺🇸 USA | Not recognized. You have to do all of their normal exams for foreign doctors = do the USMLE exams | No (USMLE alone) | – | Some say, in “areas of need”, one can work for 2 years under supervision, then German Board could be recognized. Not sure. |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | No (this pathway is called indirect recognition, full details here in an official government website) | Yes, IELTS | Specialist, no need to repeat residency | A little bit complicated with maybe letters of need and Employers’ references |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | No, but you/your spouse need EU/EFTA nationality | B2 in German, French, or Italian | Specialist or above | See our group: Doctors for Switzerland on Facebook & Telegram |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | Not recognized. You have to do all of their normal exams for foreign doctors. | ? | Not recognized | You need to do their exams from the beginning |
| The Arabic Gulf (UAE, Saudi Arabien, Qatar, etc.) | UAE: no exams after 3 years of experience in Germany as Oberarzt (Consultant/Senior physician) or 5 years as a specialist. In Saudi Arabia, exam is needed regardless of period of work in Germany. | No | • Graduates from English-speaking countries are preferred. |
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If you want to read an article about the differences about the medical residency, and working in General, between Germany and the USA then you can read this article:
The above article explains too the advantages and disadvantages of working in Germany.
The following article might be interesting too:
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Hello, i’ve read that there are prerequisites in order for the german specialty title to be valid in other EU countries. Do you know which prerequisites are? besides the language proficiency exam.
For Switzerland, most speicalties are immediately recognized, but to work in hospitals. TO work in clinics, other rules. In UK fully recongized. Other countries not sure. What did you find? 🙂
In Arabic Gulf like Sudan .is it Recognize?