MBBS In Slovenia
The manifold increase in the price of a medical seat in India has made it difficult and unaffordable for students to pursue the MBBS degree. Similarly, it is prohibitively expensive to get admission for an M.D program, which is a must if you intend to become a specialist or teach medicine. The cost of the MBBS in India is anywhere from 80 lakhs to 1 crore, while the M.D program can cost you upwards of Rs.2 crores. Rather ironic for a rapidly multiplying population, which needs at least one doctor for every 600 persons and yet, the shortfall is phenomenal. Access to quality healthcare in rural areas remains a dream as the prices rise continuously for the much prized degree. In recent times, students have begun considering to study abroad in the countries like Russia and Slovenia for pursuing higher studies in medicine.
An MBBS at the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia will cost you 90,000 EU for a course period of six years. For admission to the Department of Medicine’s MBBS program, you need to have completed your 12th grade with a minimum score of 60 % or above with core competency in Physics, Chemistry and Biology. The Slovak
Medical University in Bratislava is the only university in Slovakia that provides monothematic education for healthcare professions in all three degrees of higher education, and at the same time, the only institution that has guaranteed complex education of healthcare workers in Slovakia under various names since 1953.(For more details on fees, course structure etc., please follow the link, http://www.uni-lj.si/study/bachelor/mf/.)
However, there is one important aspect to keep in mind for admission to Slovenian medical universities. They require that the High School Certificate equivalence be issued by the District Office in Bratislava, Section for Education, Tomášikova Street 46, Bratislava. Also, the prospective student must appear for a Slovenian medical entrance examination, similar to the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) to secure the admission. All the documents must be translated into the Slovenian language for submission to the university. It is also mandatory to submit the syllabus of completed courses or Course Information Sheets (ECTS) for the qualifying exam, 11th and 12th grade at the time of submitting the application to the university. The student must also furnish a medical fitness report to show that he/she is fully able to handle the rigors of medical school. After fulfilling all these conditions, the prospective student is ready to begin studying at Slovenia.
After the completion of the course, be it an MBBS or an MD, a medical professional would prefer to be licensed in his home country as well as country of naturalisation. For an Indian doctor, the Medical Council of India (MCI) is the licensing and governing authority for all medical professionals in the country. You must be certain that the university that you have chosen is on the approved list of equivalence degrees as authorised by MCI. Pavol Jozef Safarik University Kosice is the university listed in Slovenia as approved by the MCI.
Besides practising in India,, there are several other recognitions that form a gateway to practicing in other countries like the US. The link https://www.faimer.org/resources/world-directory.html shows that the Faculty of Medicine at University of Ljubljana as well as the University of Maribor are recognised by FAIMER and the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME). Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates Certification (ECFMG) is a mandatory certification for graduates seeking licensing in the United States. Since the two universities in Slovenia are listed in the WFME registry, their graduates may apply for the exam. The minimum requirements to qualify for writing the ECFMG exam are that applicants pass USMLE steps required for ECFMG Certification within a 7-year period. All international medical graduates (IMGs) should have had at least 4 credit years of medical curriculum at a medical school listed in the IMED. Applicants for ECFMG Certification must document the completion of all requirements to receive the final medical diploma.
According to a recent article in Forbes, the US is facing a resource crisis with fewer physicians for its growing population so there would be great scope for foreign medical graduates to seek and receive employment in the United States under the J-I category. Please read the article carried by the NY Times https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/06/upshot/america-is-surprisingly-reliant-on-foreign-medical-graduates.html. This opens up several avenues of career opportunities for students who opt for the strenuous medical programs. The average pay for a medical graduate varies between USD 100,000 to USD 150,000 depending on his work profile. Similarly for a medical post graduate, the average pay varies between USD 180,000 to upwards of USD 250,000, depending on the specialty.
The plethora of opportunities for medical graduates with lucrative benefits beckons you to pursue your studies in Slovenia. Apart from these benefits, Slovenia’s small size means that it’s perfectly possible to ski or hike in the mountains in the morning and sunbathe at the coast in the afternoon (or vice versa if you prefer!). Not only that, but you can also easily reach any of the four countries which have borders with Slovenia; Croatia, Austria, Italy and Hungary. Therefore, there are endless possibilities for travelling both within, and outside of, Slovenia, as a student, in the beautiful country.
So look no further to achieving your dreams of becoming a doctor or medical specialist. Visit our study abroad counseling centers for getting more information on pursuing your medical education at Slovenia.
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