The free state of Thüringen is located in the central part of Germany. From the northwest going clockwise, Thüringen has borders with the states of Lower Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Sachsen, Bayern and Hessen. Thüringen is the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany´s sixteen states. Its capital city is Erfurt. Erfurt…
Yep, part three of “What makes the UK uniqueâ€! 7. Visit London for a day: London is one of the most visited cities in the world and is renowned for many things, obviously the House of Parliament, Big Ben, the London Eye, the Tower of London…. Another thing that puts London in the center…
What do you think makes the United Kingdom special? Over the course of the next few months we will bring to your attention several interesting things one can do in the United Kingdom. So let’s get started: 1.      Take a royal trip to Buckingham palace: It is safe to say that most of you know…
 The patients, who have suffered a surgical intervention by an experienced surgeon, have a rate of mortality on long term with 22% inferior to those who have been treated by surgeons with a lower volume of surgical interventions in their list of achievements. According to which criteria should one chose his/her doctor or surgeon…
Starting with March 2013, Romanian patients will have to pay for part of the services guaranteed by the hospitals, exceptions are the emergency services. “In order to solve financial imbalances in the health sector, we are determined to apply the following measures: in March 2013, we will start introducing co-payment, representing a modest fixed amount…
Once Romania entered the European Union in 2007, significant advantages for the highly skilled and educated were created with the liberalization of the labor-market. Gabriel B. lives in Germany since 2007, and is currently in the 5th residency year as a General Surgeon. After graduating medicine in 2007, Gabriel moved to Nordrhein-Westfalen in a city…
Sofia 4 September 2012. Bulgarian parliament passed Tuesday the amendments to the Medical Products in Human Medicine Act. The draft bill for amendments and supplements to the act, filed by the Council of Ministers, was adopted with 91 votes “forâ€, 2 votes “against†and 18 abstentions. The amendments proposed by MP Vanyo Sharkov with the…
The introduction of co-payment in the Romanian health system was postponed by the Government till further notice. The co-payment was one of the agreements struck by the Romanian government with the IMF, the European Committee and the World Bank. The postponement was adopted in consensus with the IMF. “The co-payment will be negotiated with the…
The German parliament has voted to make it easier for skilled workers from non-EU countries to work in Germany. The Blue Card, an EU-wide work permit, allows highly skilled applicants to seek work across the bloc. In the future there will be fewer bureaucratic hurdles for skilled workers seeking employment in Germany. The new legislation…
Due to the fact that most of our candidates apply for medical careers in Germany, we have decided to post on our blog a short article about the importance of constant training and learning. At the end of the article you will also find the Fort- und Weiterbildungskalender for 2012 in Germany. The…