<p>I am a tri-citizen. American, British and Irish. Because I am in the European union I can live in europe and many other areas around the world. I am considering becoming a surgeon. But I want to live abroad. I dont see myself living in the US in my life, but I will likely go here for college. I think that being a surgeon would be very interesting, but I want to be able to travel.
My question is, what countries around the world have good hospitals, similar to the US, accept med students from the US. I am in the european union so please list any countries.
My ideas are Ireland, Austrailia, Germany, Singapore, New Zealand, UK
Secondly, are there any countries that you can be a surgeon and not work 60 hours a week, but maybe a normal day. Salary is not very important in my decision</p>
<p>You may not think Salary is important, but it is. Travel is not cheap. You would do well to live in either the US or Middle East. Anywhere with evil Socialist medicine is going to screw you.</p>
<p>You could go to a Polish med school accredited in the US… not sure what it’s worth though.
<a href=“https://applicant.ump.edu.pl/requirements/”>https://applicant.ump.edu.pl/requirements/</a>
American MD’s enjoy great respect so you could potentially work elsewhere as long as you can pass their medical verification boards. I know many rural areas in Europe are looking for doctors, so if you were willing to work in small towns you could have quite a nice life (yes, including along the Atlantic coast, for instance).
You could try to study medicine in European countries. I believe that there’s no tuition in France and Scotland for European 'non-English) citizens, minimal tuition in Wales, Belgium, and Germany. Spain is in flux and I don’t recall what was decided. In Great Britain, most students prepare for a year before applying (Oct 15). Deadlines for other countries are later (Jan20-Apr 20 in France, for instance). Med school starts right after secondary school but you’ll be expected to score high on specialty exams in Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Calculus and generally the country’s language, with an overall high score for all subjects. In the UK, you’re expected to have interned/worked/shadowed someone in the medical field by the time you apply.
I don’t know whether there are many countries where surgeons don’t work 60 hours a week. Perhaps in France?
Finally, regardless of where you decide to study medicine then specialize, it means about 12 years of university so you have to be ready for that. </p>