Dr Nick(well maybe)

EdgarAllenPoo

My sister is considering what she calls the Dr. Nick route into medicine(she's looking at going to Romania for six years because the points here are impossible to get).

Not that it would ever come up while you're having a prostate exam or anything but what would you think if you found out your doctor trained in a different country because they couldn't get a place at home.

I work in a hospital and I told her that 90% of the doctors didn't qualify in Ireland but still passed the exam to practice here but still what do you think?

hunnymonster

for me, it would depend on the country. If I felt the "training" country had a good standard of education and similar socio-economic background (and therfore similar medical conditions for the Doc to gain experience with) to Ireland, I would be fine with it.

DrIndy

If she wants to work in Ireland she then will have to do the TRAS exam for non-EU trained doctors - if passed, then she is as qualified as an irish doctor.

eth0_

DrIndy wrote:

If she wants to work in Ireland she then will have to do the TRAS exam for non-EU trained doctors - if passed, then she is as qualified as an irish doctor.

I honestly don't know why people would consider going to Romania or Czech republic to do medicine, I mean the course will be just as hard, in fact more difficult because although the theory and lectures are in English, you need to learn Czech/Romanian pretty much fluently by 2nd year when you come into contact with patients.

Then I you have to come back to Ireland and retrain and do the TRAS exam. It doesn't seem worth it.

Why doesn't she apply to a UK med school? There's one in London that is private and basically if you pass the MCAT exam and have the money you can get in. You do end up with a US medical degree but it seems like a nicer option, you're closer to home and speaking English and you have much better facilities.

EdgarAllenPoo

eth0_ wrote:

Why doesn't she apply to a UK med school? There's one in London that is private and basically if you pass the MCAT exam and have the money you can get in. You do end up with a US medical degree but it seems like a nicer option, you're closer to home and speaking English and you have much better facilities.

What's the name of the place?

eth0_

Well...if you did a search for "London private medical school" you would have found this:

http://www.londonmedicalschool.org/

Just noticed you need a primary science degree to apply...

EdgarAllenPoo

I actually did find it myself, they don't accept an Irish Leaving Cert though.