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Working in France
posted at 6/10/2009 1:05 AM BST
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Hi, I am an FY2 currently working in paediatrics. I have not yet completely decided about specialty training (though I am interested in GP), and would like to spend a year working abroad after finishing my foundation jobs. I am particularly interested in working in France (I have learned french on and off for a long time, and did some placements in francophone countries whilst at medical school). I have heard about foreign doctors finding temporary jobs in France as 'faisant fonction d'internes' - which sounds a bit like locum JHO/SHO work - but I'm not sure. I was hoping that if I was just doing a temporary 'interne'-type job for a year (rather than actually starting specialty training) I wouldn't need to do any exams, but I'm not sure if this is the case. Any extra information / advice about this (or pointers on where to find it!) would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Helen, Glasgow
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Re: Working in France
posted at 6/10/2009 2:27 PM BST
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I think it is great that you are choosing an alternative option for a while rather than directly entering into specialty training. I think it has become easy to be drawn into a programme that may not be for you and seems quite difficult to back track towards a different specialty without losing ground in your training. A good starting point might be the BMJ careers pages online. I also thought about different options prior to specialty training and found the pages really helpful. There is an article by a doctor who used to work in Paris as part of an exchange scheme that may help. Good luck with finding something. Kate. null
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Re: Working in France
posted at 19/10/2009 4:16 PM BST
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Dear Helen, Good timing. The upcoming issue of BMJ Careers (24th October) contains two features about working in Europe. One looking at practicalities and the other at cross-European organisations for junior doctors. You may want to take a look when it hits your doorstep this week.... Ed. |
