Netherlands

Organisation Responsible for the Professional Recognition Process:
Entity name: 
MINISTERY OF HEALTH CARE
Address: 

 PO Box 20350 
2500 EJ Den Haag

Phone: 
+31 70 3407911
Fax: 
+31 70 3407834
Web url: 
WWW://MINVWS/NL/CONTACT
Documents needed/Requirements for Recognition
Other Requirements: 

  Doctors with foreign qualifications can apply for a declaration of professional competence at the Ministery of Heath Care. There is a possibility to submit electronical through the BIG register. www: ribiz.nl/en/registration/. RIBIZ maintains the BIG register and processes requests for the recognition of foreign qualifications and is part of the Ministry of Health Care. Doctors can call to +900 899 8225.
In many cases the signature on the declaration must be “legalised” (validated) by the ministry of Foreign affairs.                                                                                                                                      When   the doctor is not an EU citizen you may need a work permit before you can take up employment in the Netherlands. Further information is available from your local Centre for Work an Income an on the CWI website. http://www.werk.nl/You

Deadlines and Duration
Deadlines: 

 

Existent Medical Dedrees
Medical Degrees: 

 Physician (after finishing Medical School at one of eight universities); medical specialist (we have 32 recognised specialities), including general practitioners and occupational health.   
You need a high school degree that grants you access to a university. Then you need to enter Medical School either by high notes, a special selection program or by a lottery system. After finishing medical school you need to apply for a training post.
 
After successfully finishing your postgraduate training you have to registered as a medical specialist by one of the registration committees of the Royal Dutch medical Association.            

Additional Information
Recertification Information: 

  There is not an examination for the recognition of diploma’s from other EU member states and  there is an examination when it concerns a diploma from a non EU country.

Organisation Responsable for Postgraduate Medical Training
Entity: 
ROYAL DUTCH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION FOR POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
Address: 

 Mercatorlaan 1200
3528 BL Utrecht

Phone: 
+31 302823911
Web url: 
WWW.KNMG.NL
Training Program Advertisement:
Advertisement: 

 national medical journals

Enrollment requiments: 

 

Deadlines
Application Deadlines: 

 No.

Selection Process
Selection Process Description: 

For some specialties there is a national application system.
For other specialitities you apply directly for a training post in a hospital or specific department of medical specialists.

Working Conditions
Salary: 
Yes
Type of Contracts: 

Between  2.900,-- euro and 4.000,--  euro a month + 8% holiday fee and 4.5% fee at the end of the year over the year salary.                                                                                                               
In the private sector  and the university hospitals there is additional payment for overtime and on call duties.

Work Hours: 
48
Sick Leave: 
Yes
Payed vacation: 
Yes
Vacation info: 
24 days a year
Maternity leave: 
Yes
Maternity leave info: 
16 weeks
Voluntary Work: 
yes.
Other Information
Drop Out Rate: 
15%
Acceptance of foreign trainees for short term: 
Yes
Perspective towards migration of Helthcare Professionals and additional information: 

 

Organisations witch can provide legal help: 

 

 

Submitted by Claudia on Sun, 10/24/2010 - 13:30.

 

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