Countries which allow internationals to practice with local medical degrees

[LaFolia]

Hello,

I'm an international student hoping to practice medicine in a developed country- I do not care where.

I was initially thinking about Australia and Ireland/the UK, but I have a number of concerns. After reading about Australia's impending intern/residency crisis and Ireland/the UK's tightening of the amount of residencies available to international students I thought I might pose a somewhat simple question. I really do not want to spend $250,000 to return back to my home country.

What countries are not prohibitively difficult for international students to practice in, if they get their medical degree from a local institution?

If it is of any use, I am graduating shortly and have a 3.8 G.P.A in my bachelors degree in Business.

[Tipton]

What do you mean by "medical degree from a local institution"? If you want to practice medicine in any country you need to first be a licensed physician somewhere...

[LaFolia]

Sorry about the ambiguity! I'm aware that one needs to be a licensed physician, but what I meant was the following: suppose that you are an international student and you go to country XYZ and graduate from some medical school there- generally you need to do some sort of a residency, internship or rotation before you can actually get licensed (I think!) to practice.

For example, in Australia you usually graduate from medical school and then pursue an internship for a year and then a residency. In Ireland, I think that you also have to do internships after graduating if you want to be licensed.

A typical statement for internationals, at least what I've seen, is along the lines of an excerpt from RCSI's FAQ for Non-EU students:

"Under EU law, Internship posts must be offered to suitably qualified EU Graduates ahead of Non EU Graduates....As the number of EU graduates increase therefore, it will become increasingly difficult for Non EU Graduates to obtain Internships in Ireland. RCSI recommend that Non EU students come to Ireland in the expectation that they will return to their home Country after Graduation. "

Which of course leads to a great deal of uncertainty. I'm wondering what countries or education systems don't have such uncertainty as I don't want to "expect to return to my home country after graduation".

I apologize if I am still not getting my point across.

[bidiboom]

In Turkey there is a need for more MDs and with a recent development its officially allowed to practice for foreign MDs as well.

To have an idea about Turkey:
http://www.valuemd.com/relaxing-loun...cs-turkey.html

[Olaftin]

You never said anything about US and Canada, so don't know if your are interested.
I'm an internation student in the US, had my B.Sc in the US, applied for medical school did not get in because my MCAT scores were not good enough. Went to carribean medical school, came back to the US for clinicals. Worked my butt off for the USMLEs, did very well. Applyed for residency, got a prematch with H1B visa. Start residency July 1st, 2012. One thing the Americans apprieciate is hard work, does not matter where you are from, If you are willing to work hard and have the grace of God, you will succede in this country. Have alot of friends who are US citizens who did not get residency.

[keck]

If it is of any use, I am graduating shortly and have a 3.8 G.P.A in my bachelors degree in Business.