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Physicians educated incountries outside the EU/EEATraining and Labour Market in Sweden
2010
Swedish Medical AssociationSwedish Society of Medicine
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Medical Education and Training
in Sweden
Undergraduate medical education in Sweden is
o fve and a hal years duration. Undergradu-
ate Medical Education leads to ”Läkarexamen”
which is the equivalent o a Medical Degree(M.D.). In order to be authorised to practice
as a doctor, a registration license, ”Läkarlegi-
timation” is required. Registration is obtained
ater successul completion o a compulsory
preregistration training programme ”allmän-
tjänstgöring (AT)” o minimum 18 months
and ater passing an oral and written examina-
tion. The pre-registration period (AT) is un-
dertaken ater obtaining the Medical Degree.
The dierent country councils (Landsting)
which are the regional administrators o health
care in Sweden decide upon the number o
preregistration posts. The Swedish Parliament
has decided that the number o pre-registration
posts shall be sufcient to match the number
o Swedish medical graduates as well as doctors
with oreign qualifcations.
Ater obtaining ull registration the doctor
applies or a Specialist Training Post (Specialist-tjänstgöring – ST). Specialist training takes a
minimum o fve years and results in a Certi-
fcate o Specialist Qualifcation. In Sweden
there are at present 57 recognised medical
specialties.
Non- EU/EEA Medical Degrees
How to get a Swedish registration?
For doctors with a medical degree obtained in
a country outside the EU/EEA complemen-
tary training is required in order to be able to
obtain ull registration in Sweden. This com-
plementary training is described in the picture
on the next side.
Application to obtain ull registration in Swe-
den is made to The National Board o Health
and Welare (Socialstyrelsen). (1) The National
Board o Health and Welare (NBHW) asses-
ses the applicant doctor´s clinical competence
in every case and decides on the conditions or
obtaining ull registration. An application ormand inormation on the process o additional
training can be obtained rom the NBHW
(www.socialstyrelsen.se).
Following the assessment o clinical competen-
ce by the NBHW the applicant doctor must
present evicence o sufcient knowledge o
the Swedish language. For more inormation
contact the NBHW. (2) A variety o courses
(3) on dierent levels are available in dierent
parts o the country. Additional inormation
about courses may be obtained rom the local
employment agencies.
Having presented evidence o sufcient know-
ledge o the Swedish language the applicant
doctor shall complete either:
• anexamtestingmedicalknowledgeandskills
(4) or
• aprobationaryperiodofclinicalserviceof
six months. (5)
The most common requirement or non-EU
doctors with no specialist qualifcation is to do
the exam testing medical knowledge and skills.
Qualifed specialist doctors with considerable
working experience usually has to do the six
month period o probationary work. The
decision however rests with the NBHW alone,
which assesses each applicant individually.
A avourable decision on an additional edu-cational programme or recognition by the
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The National Board o Health and Welare
decides on complementary training (1)
Evidence o sufcientknowledge o the
Swedish language (2)
Doctors without
specialist training
Doctors with
specialist training
Test o medical know-
ledge and skills (4)
Probationary period o
six months (5)
Pre-registration training
(AT) (6)
Test on medical laws and regulations (7)
Non EU/EEA Medical Degrees
A ormal application to obtain ull
registration as a doctor (8)
A ormal application to obtain an ofcial
specialist certifcate. (9)
National Board o Health and Welare does
not bring an automatic permit to study, work
or otherwise stay in Sweden. Inormation on
regulations or residence and work permits in
Sweden is provided by the Swedish Embassy,the Swedish Consulate or by the Swedish Mig-
ration Board. (www.migrationsverket.se)
Ater successul completion o the exam testing
medical knowledge and skills, (a maximum o
two retakes are allowed) or approved proba-
tionary work period, the NBHW will state
the conditions or obtaining ull registration
or each individual applicant. The most com-
mon case is that the applicant doctor who has
been required to do the exam testing medialknowledge and skills must thereater complete
the pre-registration training (Allmäntjänstgöring –
AT). (6) However, even applicants who have been
required to do the probationary work period might
be required to complete additional training.
The decisions o the NBHW on the require-ments or obtaining ull registration in Sweden
may vary to a great extent between individual
applicants. This is due to the act that the
results o the exam testing medical knowledge
and skills, as well as the probationary work
period, may dier considerably, and also to the
act that the applicants possess dierent qualif-
cations and experience in general.
In addition every individual is required to dotraining in and successully complete a test on
medical laws and regulations. (7)
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Ater completed test a ormal application is sent to
the NBHW, to fnally obtain ull registration as a
doctor. Now the doctor has reached the goal and is
able to start working as a doctor in Sweden. (8)
It is possible to include relevant practice when app-
lying or a Swedish specialist certifcate. (9)
Looking for employment
Advertisements or available posts are mainly
ound in Läkartidningen, the Swedish Medical
Journal (www.lakartidningen.se). Läkartidningen
is published weekly. Advertisements or medical
posts are also ound in Moderna Läkare and
Landstingsvärlden.
Medical vacancies are also advertised at ”Arbets-
örmedlingen” (www.amv.se), which is the natio-nal employment ofce. The ofce-o-contact is
determined by one´s home address. At the time
o registering with Arbetsörmedlingen it is im-
portant to make sure that all inormation about
one´s skills and competence is registered in the
organisation´s databank, or example specialist
training certifcates. This will ensure the best pos-
sible match between applicants and vacancies.
Become a member of the SwedishMedical Association (SMA)
It is very important that you become a member
o the Swedish Medical Association. We can help
you with questions concerning your education and
the proession.
The SMA membership entitles you to a number
o benefts including:
• Counsellingandsupportinquestionsrelating
to your education, proessional role and work
situation.
• Helpwithsalarynegotiationsthroughaccess
to up-to-date salary statistics, and guidance in
employment matters.
•Adviceandsupportinquestionsrelatingto
contract, insurance and pension.
• Legaladviceindisciplinematters,labourlaw
and medical law.
• Accesstorelevantofcialreportsandpolicy
documents.
The membership application orm can be accessed
through the SMA website www.lakarorbundet.
se/membership, or be obtained on phone +46 8
790 35 70.
The Swedish Society of Medicine
• IsthescienticorganisationoftheSwedishmedical proession. Its aim is to promote
research, education and development in the
healthcare sector.
• ContributesmorethanSEK25millionto
medical research every year.
• HoldsanannualNationalConventionfor
doctors.
The Swedish Society o Medicine is responsible,
with the support o its 62 sections, or the advancedtraining o Swedish physicians.
An application orm or membership o the Swedish
Society o Medicine may be obtained through
www.svls.se or phone +46 8 440 88 60, ax +46 8
440 88 99.
For further information
For more inormation, please visit the website:
www.lakarorbundet.se and look under the English
section o the website.
Swedish Medical Association (Sveriges läkarförbund)P O Box 5610. SE-114 86 Stockholm. Visit: Villagatan 5
Phone + 46 8 790 33 00. Fax: +46 8 20 57 18e-mail: [email protected] www.lakarforbundet.se
Swedish Society of Medicine (Svenska Läkaresällskapet)P O Box 738. SE-101 35 Stockholm. Visit: Klara Östra Kyrkogata 10
Phone + 46 8 440 88 60. Fax: +46 8 440 88 99e-mail: [email protected] www.sls.se
