Germany – Small Cities with a lot to offer!

As a healthcare recruiting firm, we often come in contact with young candidates willing to relocate in Germany but mostly target large cities such as Munich, Berlin, Cologne, Stuttgart, etc. and refuse to even think about settling in a smaller city.  Coming from eastern Europe, it is understandable that some people think that smaller towns = no opportunities…

France – Self-employed VS fixed salary – What foreign doctors should know

  As a healthcare recruiting company, here at EGV Recruiting, we have constantly dealt with medical specialists eager to obtain a well-paying job as a specialist doctor in France, but on the other hand reluctant about working as a SELF-EMPLOYED in a private practice. We are not here to judge the priorities of certain candidates…

National premiere in Romania! Press-Fit Orthopedics intervention conducted in Targu-Mures

In mid April 2014 Romania took a big leap forward in the field of orthopedics by performing for the first time the Press-Fit procedure in the Emergency Hospital in Targu Mures. The Press-Fit method is a biological alternative to implantation of metal screws in the bone by connecting two bone fragments with the femural tendon.…

What does it mean to be a doctor in the field of Psychosomatic Medicine?

    Being a healthcare recruiting agency with a lot of vacant positions in the field of Psychosomatic medicine and Psychotherapy in Germany we are often asked by our candidates: “Is this specialty similar to other specialties in other countries?” “What does a doctor do if he chooses to start his residency program in the…

Denmark’s idyllic countryside

Well-known for its cosmopolitan capital, cutting edge contemporary design and the timeless fairytales of Hans Christian Andersen, Denmark’s stunning coastlines and rolling countryside must be equally revered. With mile upon mile of pristine coastline complemented by an unspoiled interior of forests, heaths and rolling farmland, the Danes love nothing more than getting out into the…

Weird stepstones into modern medicine

Browsing trough the internet we stubled upon an interesting blog posting interesting and disturbing pictures of early medical devices, strange medical conduct (according to today’s standards) and things that for today’s doctors would just seem weird and creepy.     Regardless, these pictures represent evolution. Who knows, maybe in 100 years, people looking at pictures…

Hermann Gröhe, Germany’s Minister of Health, – “No other country offers faster medical care from qualified specialist doctors than Germany.”

Hermann Gröhe, the German Health minister, announces publicly his wish to enforce a larger medical coverage of Germany’s rural areas. “Young doctors should commit themselves to take over a practice in rural areas. Of course, such actions should also be stimulated with some advantages such as better access to further and constant training or other…