1. Accreditation procedure:
Before engaging in medical practice, registration with the competent Province Medical Chamber is obligatory (LINK LANDESÄRZTEKAMMER).
The following documents have to be presented:
• Proof of nationality
• Medical certificate confirming fitness to practice
• Proof of sufficient proficiency of the German language
• Proof of medical education, equivalent to the “Doktorat der gesamten Heilkunde“ (which is usually equivalent to the completion of medical studies in an EU Member state)
• In the case of subspecialisation: proof of specialist qualification resp. evidence, that the doctor meets the necessary requirements for medical practice as a specialist
• Confirmation issued by the employer, embassy, etc. that the costs of training are assumed, including salary (if not a member of EU)
• Confirmation of an official representative about full legal capacity (upon attainment of the age of 19), as well as good character and repute -trustworthiness- (extract from the judicial records).
Specialist training, resp. subspecialisation training has to be confirmed by the “Rasterzeugnis“.
NOTE: This certificate constitutes no basis for claiming a medical license in the concerned specialty in Austria.
3. Differences in application procedure depending on country of origin:
Difference between EU and non-EU citizens
5. Does everyone who passes the medical license examinations gain a residency position in a hospital?:
Application is required and not always successful
7. Is there a waiting list for medical graduates who want to begin a residency?:
Yes, dependent on the desired Hospital
8. Countries, except this one, in which the medical residency title is recognized:
9. Requirements for international physicians to be able to work in this country after completing their specialization there:
Preconditions for obtaining a license to medical practice in Austria resp. in a Member State of the European Union
• EU Member State nationality
• Completion of medical studies in an EU Member State
• Specialist training, minimum duration 6 years (main course of specialisation plus compulsory complementary and optional complementary training), resp. subspecialisation training over 3 years undergone according to the present provisions of the Austrian Medical Training Regulations
diploma...
Hi
I would like to obtain residency in Austria, but I have graduated in a non-EU country. Recently I have accredited my diploma in my home country Romania...is my diploma considered fully EU or no?
thank you