How can a foreign medical graduate join post graduation/ residency in Netherlands.How can he obtain a lisence?

Question

I am intersted in knowing about international medical graduates getting a job or post graduation (residency program like in USA). I wish to know if there are any exams and verification proceedures and are there any forums for foreign graduates in Netherlands.

Answer 1

How to get a residency permit - Netherlands

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Answer 2

The number of applicants for medicine in Holland exceeds the number of available places Therefore a selection from the eligible applicants is made by means of a lottery ('numerus fixus'). There is a quota for the number of places open to foreigners. This means that the chances of getting in are extremely small. Once past the numerus fixus hurdle, the application goes to a Placement Committee, which determines where the prospective student may study. The student may indicate a preference for a particular university, but the Placement Committee will make the final decision.

To be admitted, the applicant must have the appropriate prior education. For applicants from Western Europe, the rule of thumb is that diplomas giving access to medicine or veterinary medicine in the country of origin are also valid in the Netherlands, provided that the applicant's final exams included the subjects of physics and chemistry. Applicants who do not have the necessary diploma or the required subjects in their final exams must request permission from the Board of Utrecht University to take part in the lottery.

If you do not have the right diploma or the required subjects, you can still take part in the lottery if you are enrolled in a preparatory year at an educational institution in the Netherlands. Utrecht University can provide a letter stating that you can be admitted after successfully passing the exams in this preparatory year. The exams must be taken before August 15 of a given year, and the IB Group must be informed officially through a letter of admission from the University. This procedure is time-consuming, taking at least four months.

The address to apply for admission or send a request is:

Utrecht University

Admissions Office, Student Service Centre

PO Box 80125, 3508 TC Utrecht, The Netherlands.

A request for admission must include the following items:

An official request specifying the department to which you want to be admitted

A short curriculum vitae (preferably typed);

An authorized piece of identification (photocopy of passport) stating your name, place and date of birth, and nationality;

Certified photocopies of all diplomas and lists of grades. If your documents are not in Dutch, English, German or French, they must be translated by a sworn translator. In that case, you must send the certified photocopied documents and the certified translations.

The Admissions Office can do the authentication of your documents. You must bring the original documents as well as the photocopies with you.

You can get mroe information from the following agencies:

Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sports, PO Box 5406, 2280 HK Rijswijk Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone].

Royal Dutch Medical Association: Postbus 20051 NL 2501 LB Utrecht Tel: [phone] www.knmg.nl