Residency in Europe

[AnnaRaven]

I'm wondering if I can study medicine AND do residency (and potentially stay there to practice) in a European country. I'm interested in studying medicine in either Ireland, Belgium, or France.

 

I know that in France once you pass the general exam after 1st year, you're in the system and can practice residency later on there too.

 

Ireland is trickier though. From what I've heard, it IS possible to do residency in Ireland but more difficult if you're a foreigner (i.e. Canadian citizen). Can anyone shed light on how difficult it is? ALSO if as a Canadian citizen you get your degree from Ireland, can you do residency/practice medicine in another European country (i.e. not Ireland, since it's difficult to obtain positions there)? In other words, does the EU medical graduates right to practice med in any EU country also apply to Canadians studying med in EU?

 

Thanks!

[Edict]

I'm wondering if I can study medicine AND do residency (and potentially stay there to practice) in a European country. I'm interested in studying medicine in either Ireland, Belgium, or France.

 

I know that in France once you pass the general exam after 1st year, you're in the system and can practice residency later on there too.

 

Ireland is trickier though. From what I've heard, it IS possible to do residency in Ireland but more difficult if you're a foreigner (i.e. Canadian citizen). Can anyone shed light on how difficult it is? ALSO if as a Canadian citizen you get your degree from Ireland, can you do residency/practice medicine in another European country (i.e. not Ireland, since it's difficult to obtain positions there)? In other words, does the EU medical graduates right to practice med in any EU country also apply to Canadians studying med in EU?

 

Thanks!

 

I can answer your last question. if you are a non-EU citizen and you graduate from EU medical school you can't do your residency in other EU countries. Only EU citizens who graduate from EU medical schools can move around assuming they speak the language.

[AnnaRaven]

gotcha. Thanks. Do you have any websites/resources you can direct me to for this info? or is this common knowledge?

[millsy312]

I can answer your last question. if you are a non-EU citizen and you graduate from EU medical school you can't do your residency in other EU countries. Only EU citizens who graduate from EU medical schools can move around assuming they speak the language.

 

I don't know about this, I think if you do your 5 years of schooling in an undergrad medical degree. Since you've been in the UK for 5 years you can apply for citizenship, get a passport and be an EU citizen. Which would then make you eligible to work in the EU.

[Edict]

I don't know about this, I think if you do your 5 years of schooling in an undergrad medical degree. Since you've been in the UK for 5 years you can apply for citizenship, get a passport and be an EU citizen. Which would then make you eligible to work in the EU.

 

Millsy, where did you get your information from because you aren't correct. Your 5 years in school do not count towards citizenship and you most certainly cannot not get citizenship after only 5 years studying in the UK.

 

If after studying in the UK for 5 years you could get citizenship, the UK would have a few hundred thousand new citizens every year considering how many internationals they accept. I mean if you could get UK citizenship and by extension EU citizenship just by doing a degree in underwater basket weaving from the university of bolton for 5 years, the UK would have a massive immigration problem on their hands. The Tier 4 Visa (the visa you will be on when you are studying medicine in the UK) is not a immigration visa, it is similar to the US F1 visa, just a student visa. A Tier 2 Visa will allow you to stay for specialist training and afterwards you can get your citizenship.

 

http://www.nhscareers.nhs.uk/explore-by-who-you-are/international-healthcare-professionals/immigration-application-process-the-points-based-system/education-and-training-routes-(tier-1-to-5)/

 

In response to AnnaRaven it is sort of common knowledge, I'm sure you can find a website which states it but I don't know where. I do know that for the UK, they won't allow EU trained non-EU citizens to work in the UK, only UK trained non-EU or EU trained EU citizens. This makes sense because if they didn't place restrictions there would be a flood of people coming to the UK for work.