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The fact that Swedish medical training changed in 2021 is the most probable cause why fewer Swedes now go to study medicine in Poland, Martin Macek tells the Nordic Labour Journal. He is the spokesperson for the student chapter of the Swedish Medical Association.
“It is now 12 semesters where it used to be eleven. After medical school, you can straight away apply for a license to practice with the National Board of Health and Welfare. The same applies if you study medicine in Latvia.
"If you study in Poland, you won't receive your license after 12 semesters, and it's currently uncertain if you can complete your internship (AT) in Sweden. However, you can undertake a so-called internationalised internship in Poland, but that assumes you are proficient in Polish and can communicate with patients there,” he says.
Rīga Stradiņš University is one of two universities in Latvia that offer medical training. This year, 122 medical students from 75 countries will graduate – most of them from Germany and the Nordic countries.
Latvijas Universitāte, the University of Latvia, also offers medical training for foreign students. Its medical faculty is also in Riga.
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