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Working in turkey For Medical students, New

MD Guidance — Sat, 19 Mar 2022 12:22:39 +0000

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Working in turkey For Medical students, New

Written by: Mohammed Alkahlout, Reviewed by: Dr.Khaled Shatat, Edited by: Majed Jaber

Working in turkey For Medical students

Here we harvest the fruits, and our hard work pays off.

Working in turkey

Here ends the hard work and the comforts come for you. After you have taken the TUS exam and finished your specialization period, you become a specialized doctor who can work in every hospital in turkey either governmental or private. Unlike the doctor who only passed the STS exam, he can only work in the private sector.

The salary for a general physician in private does not exceed more than 1500 US dollars, and it is double for a specialized doctor.

Working in turkey with a specialization out of turkey

A specialist or consultant doctor can work in Turkey, provided that he passes the equivalency exam, STS. And you have to go through the same process that we mentioned before.

To work in turkey after you passed the STS, you need to submit the following documents:

1- Your Equivalency Certificate

2- Your passport translated to Turkish

3- Your Specialization certificate

4- Document that shows the period you made the specialization in.

5- Document shows that your organization has an educational and training license to give certificates.

After you submit these documents, the ministry will assign you to a university hospital to work for 2-3 months in your field, and finally, pass a verbal exam. Then your specialization certificate will be valid in all Turkish hospitals, Congratulations.

As this is our 7th article regarding MEdical Turkish hathaway, Don’t miss the other articles:
https://mdguidance.com/category/turkey-pathway/

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Turkish Language Test and Specialization Exam, New

MD Guidance — Thu, 17 Feb 2022 18:01:50 +0000

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Turkish Language Test and Specialization Exam, New

Written by: Mohammed Alkahlout, Reviewed by: Dr.Khaled Shatat, Edited by: Majed Jaber

Now, you have followed us to the specialization stage. We know it is a long process, but hopefully, it is worth it.

Turkish Language Test

Turkish Language Test and Specialization Exam

Before the specialization exam, you must pass a language test with a score of 50% or higher. This exam is done twice a year, in April and September. It must be in one of the three languages (English, German, and French).
The exam costs 90 Turkish lire and consists of 80 MCQ that you must answer in 150 minutes, and if you have a valid TOEFL certificate, it can exempt you from the language test.

Specialization Exam

Turkish Language Test and Specialization Exam

Here comes the big boss, the specialization exam, TUS. Registration for the test is done by the Ministry of Higher Education in Ankara and is called in the Turkish language YOK< but you can take the exam in Ankara, Istanbul, or Izmir. The application must be submitted by the student himself and the applicant must not be older than 35 years old. Same as STS, the exam is done twice a year, in April and September, and the health ministry gives 150-200 seats for foreign doctors each round, so you have to register at least one month before the exam date.

The exam costs 375 Turkish lire which is approximately 42 American dollars, and it has two stages, basic and clinical. The exam questions are divided in the following way:
10 MCQ anatomy
10 MCQ physiology – histology – embryology
20 MCQ biochemistry
20 MCQ Microbiology
20 MCQ pathology
20 MCQ medicine
20 MCQ pediatric
20 MCQ general surgery
15 MCQ Obstetrics and gynecology
15 MCQ Minors

The score comes out after two weeks of the date you take the exam, and you must get 45% or higher to pass the exam. The available options for specialization in turkey are:

Emergency Medicine 4 years
Forensic 4 years
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery face 5 years
Family Medicine 3 years
Anatomy 3 years
Anesthesiology and Reanimation 4 years
Military Health Care 3 years
Neurosurgery 5 years
Pediatric Surgery 5 years
Child Health and Diseases 4 years
Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Diseases 4 years
Skin and Venereal Diseases 4 years
Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology 5 years
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 4 years
Physiology 3 years
General Surgery 5 years
Thoracic Surgery 5 years
Pulmonary 4 years
Ophthalmology 4 years
Public Health 4 years
Air and Space Medicine 3 years
Histology and Embryology 3 years
Internal Medicine 4 years
Obstetrics and Gynecology 4 years
Cardiovascular Surgery 5 years
Cardiology 4 years
Otolaryngology 4 years
Neurology 4 years
Nuclear Medicine 4 years
Orthopedics and Traumatology 5 years
Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery 5 years
Radiation Oncology 4 years
Radiology 4 years
Mental Health and Diseases 4 years
Sports Medicine 4 years
Underwater Medicine and Hyperbaric Medicine 3 years
Medical Biochemistry 4 years
Medical Ecology and Hydro 3 years
clinical Pharmacology 4 years
Medical Genetics 4 years
Medical Microbiology 4 years
Pathology 4 years
Urology 5 years

Turkish Language Test and Specialization Exam

Your chance to enter the specialization you want is determined by your score and what other doctors choose. For example, if you are the 30th on the list and you want to specialize in cardiology, but those who scored higher than you also want to specialize in cardiology, then you will not have a very low chance.

One week after the results, you will have one week to send your specialization choices to the ministry. Then, it will take one week for the ministry to announce the available specialization options for each doctor according to his result and what other doctors chose.

Turkish Language Test and Specialization Exam

While in the specialization, the ministry gives nothing to the doctor. The salary is decided by the hospital, and it is agreed on that the doctor while specialization takes 700-900 dollars per month.

Don’t forget to read our article about WHAT ARE THE TURKISH EQUIVALENCE EXAMS? STS:
https://mdguidance.com/what-are-the-turkish-equivalence-exams-sts/

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What are the Turkish Equivalence Exams? STS, Latest updates!

MD Guidance — Thu, 23 Dec 2021 19:09:40 +0000

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What are the Turkish Equivalence Exams? STS, Latest updates!

Written by: Mohammed Alkahlout, Reviewed by: Dr.Khaled Shatat, Edited by: Majed Jaber

Congratulations, You have come this far to the equivalence exam STS. In this article, we will dive into every detail you need to pass the exam with the highest score possible.

Turkish Equivalence Exams

Regarding the preparation for STS and TUS exams, Turkish medical students start the preparation for the TUS exam during the last 2-3 years of medical school. Some go to private preparatory courses supervised by experienced doctors at each branch. Another group studied at home using the books of old exams like Tüm TUS Data, TusTime, and other books, which are about 11 books.

where can you take the exam?

The exam has two dates in February and August in the capital of Turkey, Ankara. You have to register in the Turkish measurement and evaluation center at least one month before the date of the exam. You can find the dates on the website of the center:
http://www.osym.gov.tr/ana-sayfa/1-0/20150828.html
You can take the exam more than one time, but each time costs you 500 Turkish lira recently. We have to be more careful due to the fast decrease in the value of the Turkish Lira in comparison to the US dollar.

The structure of the exam

The Turkish equivalence exam, STS, is the same as the clinical stage of the Turkish specialization exam, TUS. It consists of 120 MCQ in a duration of 2 hours and a half. The passing percentage is 40%, but you have to take care that every 4 mistakes delete one correct answer. So if you do not know a question, do not guess.
The 120 MCQs are divided in the following way:
1- 35 MCQ medicine
2- 30 MCQ pediatric
3- 30 MCQ general surgery
4- 12 MCQ Obstetrics and Gynecology
5- 10-20 MCQ minors

The scores come out in a month after the exam, and here comes the next step: Mandatory training.

We have to take care that the mark of the exam is the only determinate of your specialty. You have to know that minor surgical branches, dermatology, and radiology are more preferred. So that you should get a high mark to get a branch of them. İn addition to the branch, according to your mark, your city and hospital will be identified. Due to some legal regulations, doctors nowadays do not prefer major surgeries like general, orthopedic, .. etc. So, these branches have a low mark to start in.

The mandatory training

Starting from the beginning of 2018, the Turkish government stated that the foreign doctors who want to work in turkey need to have a training period that ranges from 6-12 months in the Turkish hospitals.
It aims to get the foreign doctors familiar with the Turkish system and to practice the Turkish language. Some doctors get 6 months of training, others get 9 months of training, and few ones get one-year training. It depends on the decision that takes the specialized commission in the higher ministry of education. The decision varies depending on your bachelor’s courses and the training you got in your bachelor.

You will be asked to choose three governmental hospitals for your training, and the ministry of higher education chooses one of them for you to take the training in. but there are a few things you have to notice.

There is no salary nor holidays in the training period. Second, some hospitals take fees for the training period, so make sure that the three hospitals you choose do not apply fees on the training.

Don’t forget to read our article about the EQUIVALENCY PROCESS in Turkey:
https://mdguidance.com/medicine-in-turkey-equivalency-process/

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Way to Medicine in Turkey, Equivalency Process, Last Updates!

MD Guidance — Sat, 27 Nov 2021 10:26:34 +0000

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Way to Medicine in Turkey, Equivalency Process, Last Updates!

Written by: Mohammed Alkahlout, Reviewed by: Dr.Khaled Shatat, Edited by: Majed Jaber

You have done all the previous steps from the visa to the language and all the paperwork, now we will get to the serious work.

Equivalency Process

MEDICINE IN TURKEY

First, you may ask who needs to take do this process? 5 Equivalencies exempt you from the Turkish Equivalency Process which are:
1-USMLE Step 3
2-PLAB Part 2
3- AMC-clinical Examinations
4- MCCQE-part2
5- Arztliche Prüfungen (3 AP, Staats Examen)

If you do have not any have of those, you have to go through the process, but do not worry we are going to guide you in every step.

First, you have to know that the Turkish medical Equivalency Process consists of three parts:
1- Paperwork
2- Equivalency Exam (STS)
3- Mandatory training

Paperwork is boring and takes a lot of time but there is no escape. There are 8 documents needed for the equivalency:
1- Your bachelor certificate is certified from the ministry of foreign affairs in your country and translated to Turkish and certified from the “noter” is. ( the noter is an office subordinate to the Turkish government and authorize to certify official documents).
2- your university transcript grades were translated to turkey and certified from the noter.
3- your university course description translated to turkey and certified by the noter
4- your high school certificate certified from the noter and equivalized to the Turkish system
5- your passport translated by a sworn translator
6- initial work contract
7- a copy of all the previous files
8- receipt of application fees

Note: to equalize your high school certificate to the Turkish system, you must be in turkey and go to the Main Directorate of Education in the city you are in.

The process takes from 1-3 months. You must submit the following documents:
Equalizing application from the Directorate
1- a copy of your passport
2- a copy of your Turkish residency
3- a verified high school certification from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
4- a copy of your verified high school certificate
5- a copy of your certificate

After you have gotten all the needed documents, you need to submit to the Turkish ministry of education through a website. First, you have to get a e devlet account. To do so, you have to go to any Turkish post office with your Turkish residence, your passport, and 2 Turkish lire.

After that, go to your e delvet account and click on e-delvet kapisi. There You will find “edit your certificate” button. Click on it and go to edit your diploma, and fill your information.

Important note: You must to go to one of the ziraat banks in your city, and pay application fees of 150 Turkish lire. Then, take the receipt and attach with your application on e delvet website.

On the e delvet website, you will be asked to fill the date on which you paid the money. After that, you will be taken to a page to fill in your information. You finish filling in your information you will be asked to upload the following documents:
1- a copy of your passport
2- a copy of your university certificate
3- a translated copy of your certificate
4- your university marks transcript
5- a translated copy of your university marks transcript

After finishing uploading these documents, you will be given an URL to download a document to print and sign, then upload it to the website.
when you finish all these steps, the website will give you paper proof that you have finished all steps. You should take it with the documents mentioned above and the receipt, and go to the ministry.

important note: there is a form called “ başvuru formu” that you take from the ministry, but it is preferable to download and fill it before you come to the ministry to save time. You can do so from the website of the high ministry of education.

After you have done all these steps. You are finally free from paperwork. You can go to the ministry to check the status of your work since that shortens the process, a little bit.
The process of paperwork takes too much time which is from six to nine months.
Of course, in this time you will not just sit and wait. We will start preparing for the equivalency exam STS.

Don’t forget to read our article about your first step in Turkey:
https://mdguidance.com/the-first-steps-in-turkey/

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The First Steps in Turkey: Medical Residency Permit & Language

MD Guidance — Sun, 21 Nov 2021 13:53:58 +0000

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The First Steps in Turkey: Medical Residency Permit & Language

Written by: Mohammed Alkahlout, Reviewed by: Dr.Khaled Shatat, Edited by: Majed Jaber

Now that you are in Turkey, and do not know what exactly to do. Do not worry, we will guide you through the process step by step.

Medical residency permit in Turkey

Before anything, you have to book a visa appointment which can be done online or through the offices in Istanbul such as the almanac office.

There are five documents you need to get your residency:
1- Residence permit application form (you get it when visiting one of the residency permit offices)
2- A copy of the first page of your passport, in addition to a copy of your Turkish visa.
3- Four Photographs with white background
4- Your health insurance
5- A copy of your translated passport to Turkish
6- A lease certified from the “noter” (noters are offices subordinate to the Turkish government and certify different kinds of documents)

The last three documents are obtained through one of the offices specialized in residency permit work.

This paperwork process should not take much time. When you get all your documents, you go to your residency interview and pay approximately 80 dollars per year as residency fees. It will take you from two weeks to two months to get your residency.

Of course, during this time we will not sit and wait. We will go to the next step.

Also, Need to mention the expected period to start a residency program from the onset of arrival to Turkey. At least 2 years will last this process once you pass the exams for the first time successfully. Take care that these exams are done 2 times only in a year. In addition, there are many friends who came to Turkey to start residency here but due to the COVID 19, their paperwork has lasted too long in the Turkish higher ministry of education. So, we have to take care of that.

Neet to explain about residency programs here. It is very hard starting every day at 7:00 AM with an inpatient round. Then at 8:00 AM, every resident goes to his or her department, outpatient clinic, emergency room, operation room … etc. At 16:00 PM, preduty round is done again. Duty residents continue to the next day.

Turkish language

The Turkish language is difficult but you have to take it. Why? Because you are a doctor who will get in touch with dozens of patients in a single day, and most Turkish people only speak Turkish, and all the exams you will take are in turkey. Furthermore, you must have a B1 certificate from a Tomer institute to pass the specialization process. Moreover, having good Turkish language skills will gain you the respect of senior doctors in hospitals, and make communication easier in general.

Where to learn the language?

To get the visa, you may have already registered at a Tomer, which is a language institute subordinate to a Turkish university, and this is great and will save you time and effort since you will do the visa and the language at one step.

If you have not done so, you can go to any Tomer in your city. There is one every big university There are 7 levels, every level takes 7 weeks and costs 200-300 dollars, it varies from one Tomer to another. Lastly, getting in touch with Turkish is the most important part of learning the language, and it will boost your learning and save you a lot of time.

We hope this article helps you well! Don’t hesitate to read our next article about EQUIVALENCY PROCESS:
https://mdguidance.com/medicine-in-turkey-equivalency-process/

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Your next step to Turkey, Turkish VISA & Paperwork!

MD Guidance — Sun, 14 Nov 2021 18:45:33 +0000

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Your next step to Turkey, Turkish VISA & Paperwork!

Written by: Mohammed Alkahlout, Reviewed by: Dr.Khaled Shatat

After a long search, You have chosen turkey to continue your medical career, but you are lost and have no idea where to start? This article is going to put you on the road and end your wandering.

First Step: Turkish VISA

First, you have to get a Turkish visa so that you can reach turkey and start your medical degree equalization. There are three ways to get a visa. Here are the types of visa you can get:

Tourist visa

You can make it through many offices in Gaza but it is expensive and risky since it usually gets rejected by Egypt when traveling from Gaza through the Rafah crossing.

University visa

You get this type of visa through having a Turkish University admission, which can be obtained through an office in Gaza. This will cost about 800 dollars, or you can get in a cheaper price through your relatives and friends in Turkey.

Language Visa

Visiting any Tomer website is the first step, which is a language institute subordinate to a Turkish university, fill the application which costs about 600 dollars (this includes the cost of the first level at the institute) then get the acceptance letter and the fees receipt. Finally, contact the Turkish consulate in Jerusalem or an office in Gaza to get a visa.
If your visa gets rejected, do not worry, you will not lose the money. You can contact the Tomer and get 400 dollars out of 600 back.

Now you have to wait about 90 days to get your visa.

Second Step: Paperwork

Waiting is BORING, so in the time till you get your visa, you have some paperwork to do.

There are many documents that you will need to certify and translate to Turkish before you leave your home country. Can you do it in turkey? Of course you can, but to save time and money, do it in your home country.

FIRST: Get a copy of your certificate and university transcript. SECOND: Send them with the original ones and with your university Courses Description through an office to the Turkish council in your country. THIRD: The office will certify them from the official institutions in your country, translate them to Turkish, and verify them from the Turkish consultant in your country. FOURTH: you are done

What is a university courses description?

It is a description of all the courses you took at medical school stating what are the topics and outlines learnt at each course.

Having these documents before you travel will save time since you will be able to start your medical certification process faster when you reach turkey. So, you are on the right track.

Follow our next posts for more information and steps for your medical residency in Turkey

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Specialty Training in Turkey, An Overview.

MD Guidance — Sat, 06 Nov 2021 13:40:41 +0000

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Specialty Training in Turkey, An Overview.

Written by: Mohammed Alkahlout, Reviewed by Dr. Khaled Shatat, a medical doctor in Turkey, Revised by Majed Jaber.

Thinking about possible destinations for your medical residency, but do not know where exactly to go? In this article, we will accompany you in a journey throughout Turkey, and explain why and why not to specialize in Turkey.

The Turkish Healthcare System

Specializing in Turkey

You will have a specific program for lectures in the university and rotations in hospitals, which helps making things clear and comfortable for you as a trainee.

Your medical seniors

In the first two years of specialization, you will receive education mostly from older residents in your specialty since attending doctors (that is, those who finished the whole residency program) prefer to teach residents who have already gone a long way in the specialty. In fact, this is so much better for you, because fellow resident doctors are usually kinder, understanding and willing to help you depending on your needs and mindset.

Tests and daily life as a resident

Specializing in Turkey, you will be tested every day; specialists and older senior doctors will bug you with many questions about cases you encounter in hospitals, forcing you to prepare for each and every minute detail. At first, they will provide you with small tasks, and if you accomplish them successfully, you will be entrusted with bigger ones.

Making AN iNCOME in Turkey

And here comes the MONEY, what we all strive for. Turkey is the world’s top destination for cosmetic surgery, plastic surgery, and orthopedic surgery due to its competitive prices compared to Europe and the USA. Working in such fields in Turkey will guarantee you many high-paying job offers with salaries going up to 100,000 NIS a year.

Transportation options in turkey

Istanbul metro, M6.

During specializing, your salary will not allow you to afford a car, so you will have to take public transportation. Luckily, though, Turkey has a highly sophisticated transportation system. Most of cities are within public transportation’s reach. Be it buses, trains or metros, the public transport system is dirt-cheap, making it the most viable option, financially speaking.

Daily life in Turkey

The ancient Greek city of Priene,Turkey.

In Turkey, you will find a vibrant culture in all life’s aspects. Turkey has a rich history with many historical sites to discover. Moreover, Turkey has a culture very akin to Arab cultures and that is for two reasons: First, it is a Muslim country; you can find mosques everywhere and hear the adhan five times a day. Second, in Turkey you will meet many Arabs who are kind and loving, unlike what is portrayed stereotypically. Moreover, you will find a wide variety of food including Arab food, which is quite hard to find in Europe or the US.

So why not go to Turkey?

Turkey has many ongoing political issues with the US, inflicting many harms to the state of affairs. Turkey’s economy, for example, has plummeted steeply downwards, so much so the Turkish lire equals a tenth of the US dollar, as of today. However, this does not seem to be greatly affecting the cost of living inside of the country.

Do you like Turkey?
Here is our next post for you: https://mdguidance.com/the-first-steps-in-turkey/

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