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The legislature upheld by the Health Ministry in your country or state is unique. We are unable to provide updated records on which country or which state accepts the qualification received in Romania as regulations are changing so often.

In the United States for example, California all the universities we work with (http://www.medbd.ca.gov/applicant/schools_recogniz...), so do Texas and New York. As you see it varies from state to state and country to country.

We ensure that all the universities we work with are WHO listed and listed on the United States (Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates) ECFMG database as well as the General Medical Council (GMC) of Britain. The universities we work with are all accredited by the respective country's health and education authorities.

There are unlimited opportunities abroad for qualified medical professionals, however we advise our clients to have a realistic idea of what they want to do after qualifying and where they want to do it.

For students from Economic European Area different regulations will apply with GMC protocol and registering in U.K to work. For U.K nationals it will be much easier to find an employment position in the medical industry, however they will have to go through various registration procedures.

For American and Canadian nationals, registering with the ECFMG and completing the USMLE holds more opportunities in comparison to a foreigner who does the same. Yet it should be noted that over 25% of health care professionals in the U.S have qualified abroad. The U.S has favorable immigrations policies for foreign medical graduates, who qualify in recognised medical universities.

"The U.S. Government welcomes foreign doctors under liberalized immigration policies. Hospitals, which have thousands of internships and residencies going begging every year, welcome them to fill their staffs. In most cases these are hard-pressed or smaller hospitals, which cannot give the arriving doctors the extra training they need, and may exploit them as cheap medical labor." Source - www.time.com

In South Africa students complete the local board exams and are required to do 2 years of community service.

The best way to get a clear answer on this question is to do some investigation, consult the relevant authorities and then make a decision.

Remember a graduate with outstanding results and unfailing enthusiasm will be welcome anywhere.

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All Romanian Medical faculties offer a 6 year medical school program. There is no internship required as this is included in the 6 year course in the form of clinicals. After completing the program the student will be required to write the license exam and will then receive their Bachelor of Medicine(MD/MBBS) degree after passing the license exam.

Sometimes, there are students who are unable to complete the academic year or don't have sufficient credits to qualify them to move to the next academic year. In such cases the program can take longer.

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The university fees for undergraduate studies towards a Bachelor of Medicine is $3600 (USD) per year. This includes all lab, practical/clinical and tuition fees. Books, accommodation and other expenses are the responsibility of the student.

At the end of the 6year program, students are required to write the Romanian license exam which costs $1000 (USD - 2007).

E.U. citizens pay between €1200 and € 4000 for tuition fees due to agreements amongst E.U. member countries. Some faculties have an entrance exam for E.U students after which the successful completion of, will allow the candidate to receive a small reduction in tuition fees.

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Yes transfers are possible however a little more complicated.

Students transferring from other European universities will benefit if they are part of the ERASMUS, SOCRATES and ECTFS systems.

Students transferring from Universities outside of Europe will have a little more complications with the different methods of course structure and credit systems, yet it is still possible.

MSA has successfully placed transfer students from South African, Chinese, Russian, Caribbean and Hungarian medical schools into the 2nd, 3rd and 4th years of the medical program.

Transfer students are evaluated on an individual basis by a committee at the faculty to which the student is applying.

Transfer students apply to the Ministry of Education in Romania like any other student in order to get the acceptance letter. 

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The fees at all state funded Romanian medical schools are $3600 (USD) per year. Will these fees increase?

This is a difficult question to answer. The fees have not changed for many years. It was $3600 when we first began working with Romania in 2001. The university have not given any indication of a fee increase. We would advise students to budget for a 10-20% increase during their 6 year program (worst case scenario!).

European Union member country students pay €1200 per year and have to write an entrance exam.

Nonetheless the current tuition fees of $3600USD charged by Romanian medical universities is one of the lowest we have found. E.U member state students pay €1200 per annum due to agreements between the various E.U member countries.