The U.S. Recognizes medical degrees from Syria. But, you have to do a US residency. For experienced doctors, it kind of sucks, but they are respected as senior doctors, they just have 3 years of lower pay. But, for someone just out of medical school, it's no loss.
Germany basically doesn't recognize foreign degrees. I feel so bad for the refugees arriving that think they can continue their education. Even starting as a child, children with a "migration background" are pretty much always put in the track that doesn't allow them to go to university...no matter how smart they are. I have never encountered a non-german doctor in Germany, even in Berlin. They are very xenophobic towards outsiders. They want to save them, but they don't consider them equal to Germans.
I think for a doctor or medical student considering a country, they should look at the cv/resumes of doctors at the best hospitals and see if they have degrees from foreign medical schools. In the us Cleveland clinic, Johns Hopkins (some of the best hospitals in the world) have MANY doctors from all over the world, but especially the middle-east.
Just wanted to make sure the poster considered the U.S. We have a doctor shortage and doctors from middle eastern countries have a really good reputation. Maybe it is tougher in Canada, not sure.
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The U.S. Recognizes medical degrees from Syria. But, you have to do a US residency. For experienced doctors, it kind of sucks, but they are respected as senior doctors, they just have 3 years of lower pay. But, for someone just out of medical school, it's no loss.
Germany basically doesn't recognize foreign degrees. I feel so bad for the refugees arriving that think they can continue their education. Even starting as a child, children with a "migration background" are pretty much always put in the track that doesn't allow them to go to university...no matter how smart they are. I have never encountered a non-german doctor in Germany, even in Berlin. They are very xenophobic towards outsiders. They want to save them, but they don't consider them equal to Germans.
I think for a doctor or medical student considering a country, they should look at the cv/resumes of doctors at the best hospitals and see if they have degrees from foreign medical schools. In the us Cleveland clinic, Johns Hopkins (some of the best hospitals in the world) have MANY doctors from all over the world, but especially the middle-east.
Just wanted to make sure the poster considered the U.S. We have a doctor shortage and doctors from middle eastern countries have a really good reputation. Maybe it is tougher in Canada, not sure.
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