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July 24

Postgraduate education for medical doctors: specialization in Sweden

Hello,

I am an Italian medicine student, 3rd year, and after my MD I want to try to go to Sweden for my specialization. I already have some basic information about my topic, but I have three specific questions whose answers I'm really unsure about:

1) Are my final grade and age taken into any account during the selection?

2) How much time does paperwork (acknowledgment of my titles, language proficiency, etc...) usually take?

3) Which kind of specialization offers more chances to get a position quickly?

Thanks!

Muly

2.40.165.100 (talk) 17:11, 24 July 2017 (UTC)

A good plan is that you prepare a Curriculum vitae that states your achievements, capabilities and objectives. Send it with a covering letter that will bring it to the attention of a specific department (that you have already learned about) to each of these teaching hospitals:

Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm; Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg; Uppsala University Hospital; University Hospital of Umeå; Örebro University Hospital; Linköping University Hospital. They all have websites where you can learn more. Blooteuth (talk) 18:58, 24 July 2017 (UTC)

You mention language proficiency in passing. Your chances of getting a placement in Sweden will be better if you show you have considered this issue from various angles. Presumably your Italian will be of little use. Your written English is good; can you prove, when writing to prospective employers, that you have good spoken English too? E.g. mention qualifications (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages is handy for non-specialists, or IELTS) or time you have already spent in English-speaking countries. If your ideal job is in a lab, you might be able to get away without speaking (much) Swedish, but if your medical specialism requires you to deal with regular patients, you will need to speak to them in their language. Show the people hiring you that you have thought about how to handle this. Carbon Caryatid (talk) 08:46, 26 July 2017 (UTC)

Well, you talk like the most important thing is to get a good level of written and spoken swedish (and sure it is). But, let's say i'll be able to get a C1 (proficiency) level of swedish, how much will my final grade and age take into account? (I understand it depends on every single hospital, i'm just asking to know if there is any general rule about it).

Thanks for the answers. 95.247.136.51 (talk) 07:27, 29 July 2017 (UTC)