Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: A German state with a lot to offer!

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern  is a federal state in northern Germany. The capital city is Schwerin. The state was formed through the merger of the historic regions of Mecklenburg and Vorpommern after World War II, dissolved in 1952 and recreated prior to the German reunification in 1990. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is the sixth largest German state by territory, and the…

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…

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…

Germany wants the best General Practitioners

Support for the training of general practitioners   In 2010 Germany implemented a training program for General Practitioners, with the pure goal of constant further training for physicians and a good collaboration between the hospitals and private practices.   Berlin 04.04.2012 The leading associations of statutory health insurance (SHI), the German Hospital Union (DKG) and…