Bosnia and Herzegovina
Section A. Residency System
1. Does this country accept international physicians for specialization in its hospitals?:
Yes
2. Specialties offered (name duration)::

Anesthesiology and reanimation 4
Cardiology subspecialization
Cardio surgery 4
Dermatology 3
Emergency Medicine 4
Endocrinology subspecialization
Family Medicine 3
Gastroenterology subspecialization
Hematology subspecialization
Immunology 3
Infectology 4
Intensive-Care Medicine 4
Internal Medicine 4
Legal Medicine 4
Microbiology 3
Nephrology subspecialization
Neurology 4
Neurological Surgery 5
Nuclear Medicine 3
Obstetrics and Gynecology 4
Oncology 4
Oral and face surgery 4
Orthopaedic Surgery 4
Otolaryngology 4
Pathology 4
Pediatrics 4
Pediatric Surgery 4
Pharmacology 4
Plastic Surgery 4
Psychiatry 4
Public Health 3
Radiology 4
Radiotherapy 4
Rehabilitation 3
Rheumatology subspecialization
Surgery-General 4
Thoracic Surgery subspecialization
Urology 4
Vascular Surgery subspecialization
Epidemiology 3
Hygiene and Health Ecology 3
Medical Physiology 3
Medicine of work 3
Sport Medicine 3
Medical Biochemistry 3
Pneumophysiology 4
School Medicine 3
Trasfusiology 3

3. Are there examinations during the residency? How are the residents’ evaluated?:

Yes,
By colloquium. Practical and oral exam.

4. How many hours of work per week are there?:

About 30 hours. Also shifts, the number of which is depended on the Hospital and the specialty.

6. Which languages are necessary for the medical residency?:

Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian and one foreign language.

7. References:

Ministry of Health of the Tuzla Canton.

Section B. Finance
1. A. Is there a tuition fee for the residency? If so, how much (in euro or usd)?:

No.

2. What is the annual salary (in euro or u.s.d)?:

About 1,500 € (euro) per year.

3. How expensive are the costs of living (average annual expenditure in euro or u.s.d)?:

About 500 € (euro) per month.

Section C. Application Procedure
1. Accreditation procedure:

The young doctor schould contact the Entity Ministry of Health, who will proceed the certification of the degree. The degree should be translated in the Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian language.

2. Other requirements:

A certicficate that he/she speaks Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian language.
The certificate that he/she pays the specialization fee.
The international aplicants should translate their degree and have a certificate about the knowledge of the domestic languages.

5. Does everyone who passes the medical license examinations gain a residency position in a hospital?:

Not everyone who passes the medical license examinations gains a residency position in a hospital.

6. Specialties in which it is most difficult to obtain a position:

Cardiology, Cardiosuregery, Ophtalmology, Obstetrics and Gynecology
In the city hospitals of Sarejvo, Mostar, Banjaluka and Tuzla.

7. Is there a waiting list for medical graduates who want to begin a residency?:

No.

9. Requirements for international physicians to be able to work in this country after completing their specialization there:

There are no special requirements for international specializants.

Section E. Other References
Other references:

FEDERALNO MINISTARSTVO ZDRAVSTVA
Maršala Tita 9 , Sarajevo, BiH

www.fmoh.gov.ba
www.vladars.net/sr-SP-Cyrl/Vlada/Ministarstva/MZSZ/Pages/Splash.aspx

Section F. Participant's Information
Name:
Emir Berberović
Country:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Contact info:
emir.berberovic@gmail.com nome@bohemsa.com