Immigrant doctors - a Swedish healthcare resource
is an action programme from the Swedish Medical Association and the Swedish Medicial Society. It identifies various problem areas and on this basis proposes measures making it easier for immigrant doctors to obtain Swedish registration and to enter and become integrated into the Swedish health services.
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In order to be able to work as a physician in Sweden there are different rules depending on if you have a qualification from a country outside of the EU/EES or from a country within the EU / EEA . Please see each heading in the left column.
Swedish Medical Association – Information for Doctors with non Nordic qualifications
is an information folder about working conditions in Sweden, how to apply for employment, what is included in a contract of employment, what kind of security of employment you have and information about the Swedish health care culture. It also describes briefly, what the Swedish Medical Association stands for and how we can protect and assist our members.
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