Strategies for rural areas: The development of and initial experiences with a training course for physicians from third countries to prepare them for medical practice in Germany.

ABSTRACT: Aim: In Germany there is an increasing shortage of physicians, especially in rural areas. Strategies that make use of medical doctors from non-EU member states could effectively counteract this problem more rapidly than other strategies, including those that focus on education. Physicians from third countries must first demonstrate evidence of their professional qualifications on an exam. The failure rate in Schleswig-Holstein is approximately 50%. The specific aim of the 80-hour training course is to prepare third-country physicians for the practice of medicine in Germany and to provide exposure to the rural setting, regardless of whether or not these physicians have already taken an exam to receive formal recognition of their professional qualifications. Method: The need fo

SUBMITTER: Hahn K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6545610 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature