Estonia

Organisation Responsible for the Professional Recognition Process:
Entity name: 
Eesti Tervishoiamet (Estonian Health Care Board)
Address: 

Gonsiori 29
15157 Tallin
Estonia

Phone: 
+372 6509 840
Fax: 
+372 6509 844
Web url: 
http://www.tervishoiuamet.ee/index.php?page=158
Contact Person: 
Evi Lindmäe
Contact Person's email: 
info@tervishoiuamet.ee
Documents needed/Requirements for Recognition
Other Requirements: 

The EU; Norway and Switzerland citizens can work without special permission, the citizens of other countries have to prove their medical education is conformed to European standards and the employer have to make applications when hiring specialists outside EU. No special language skills are demanded, but all the documents have to be in Estonian

Deadlines and Duration
Deadlines: 

There are no deadlines

Existent Medical Dedrees
Medical Degrees: 

Officially there are no special degrees for doctors, every hospital can impose their own regulations differentiating doctors between different medical experiences and education

Organisation Responsable for Postgraduate Medical Training
Entity: 
University of Tartu
Address: 

Ravila 19,
50411 Tartu
Estonia

Phone: 
(+372 ) 7 375 326
Fax: 
(+372) 7 375 320
Web url: 
http://www.med.ut.ee
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All the information about training positions, timelines and conditions are on the medical faculty´s web page

Enrollment requiments: 

The preconditions to enter residency training in University of Tartu are:
Degree in medicine, equivalent to the program in University of Tartu
Internship
If graduated university before than in 2003 knowledge of Estonian language
Working permit or permanent living permit, if foreign resident
Document which certifies the registration in Estonian Health Care Board as a physician or dentist
Applicants need to compete on residency examination, which are written and oral examinations.
Examinations are in June once a year

Selection Process
Selection Process Description: 

Applicants can apply for two different specialities . After succesfully completing the residency examination the applicant needs to assemble the residency plan for one year, cooperating with the general instructor of the speciality, the applicant has to decide, where and when the applicant wants to accomplish the residency plan

Working Conditions
Payed Overtime: 
No
Type of Contracts: 

The junior doctor salary per hour is the minimum salary for doctors arranged between the Estonian Medical Association and the Estonian Hospitals Association. Officially the week has 32 hours for doctors in specialist training programs, practically the weeks are longer. The salary at the moment is 15.125 estonian crownes (15,65 EEK= 1EUR

Sick Leave: 
Yes
Payed vacation: 
Yes
Vacation info: 
28 days per year
Maternity leave: 
Yes
Other Information
Acceptance of foreign trainees for short term: 
Yes
Mandatory Insurance : 
No
Perspective towards migration of Helthcare Professionals and additional information: 

Immigration is seen in a positive way, if the trainee is able to work in Estonian language environment
There is large number of people emigrating this can be a problem to health system sustainability

Organisations witch can provide legal help: 

Estonian Medical Association, Estonian Junior Doctors Association, medical chambers of specialities