2023-07-05 18:00:59
Germany currently has a deficit of 10,000 doctors but it could increase to 35,000 in the coming years.
To attract health professionals from other countries, it offers multiple facilities, especially for those from Latin America.
For 12 years, the Mexican doctor Mariana Solórzano has lived in Germany and to share her professional experience she wrote a book.
The search for better job opportunities led to a mexican doctor to continue their studies abroad. While there are thousands of general practitioners who each year take the National Examination for Applicants for Medical Residency (ENARM), she decided to broaden her vision and reached Europe.
In that sense, according to the Federal Institute for Vocational Training in Germanythe country has a shortage of approximately 10,000 doctors, which could increase to more than 35,000 in the coming years.
Why is it worth studying in Germany?
Due to the above, the nation is in constant search of health professionals from other parts of the world. Some of the benefits that it offers to all interested parties are the following:
Better salaries, a resident doctor without experience receives up to 3 thousand euros free. Greater benefits such as maternity leave, leave for birth (fathers and mothers) and economic support for children. Freer hours, because you don’t work on weekends. Possibility of accessing nationality.
Such is the case of the Dr. Mariana Solórzano, a Mexican woman who decided 12 years ago to venture out and move to Germany in search of other opportunities as a health specialist. Her story is one of resilience, work and learning, because being a woman, a single mother, a doctor and a survivor of a shooting in a country like Mexico, she decided to expand her horizons and seek a better quality of life for the family she had formed.
After years of apprenticeships, falls and a lot of strength, Solórzano decided to write “The life of a Latina doctor in Germany”. It is a book where, in addition to recounting her experience and personal challenges, she also shares the keys that have led her to change her life in the European country.
With the aim of helping Mexican doctors, he also developed the Doctors Program in Germany. It is the first directed by a Mexican doctor and which provides advice on approval procedures, profile review and accompaniment to know all your options, as well as the Institute specialized in language teaching, where they help learning for certification in German to Latino professionals looking to follow the same path.
In accordance with Mariana Solorzanoa Mexican specialist in Internal Medicine for Germany, the possibility of finding professional opportunities in this European country is becoming more and more real for thousands of Latin American doctors and professionals.
“One of the most important factors is to recognize that the talent and preparation of professionals in Mexico also gives us the tools to compete and collaborate with European talent.”
According to the specialist, some essential aspects for any professional to find a job in Germany are:
Language is essential: To develop a successful professional career it is important to know the German language or the region you plan to move to, as this will not only eliminate barriers to understanding, but is also a professional requirement. Various professional areas require knowledge from the B2/C1 level. Search for professionals: Many of the professional opportunities in the European country demand prepared people who have licenses or professional titles that support their knowledge. For this, it is necessary to take homologation and general knowledge exams, so keeping this learning active is of the utmost importance. Security and firmness: One of the cultural shocks experienced in Germany is that their uses and customs lead them to be direct and firm people, so it is important to develop these qualities from now on, this will give a plus when conducting interviews and deal with patients or clients. Talent is the most sought after quality, beyond physical appearance. Work visa: As in any foreign country, it is necessary that, after a certain time, the German work visa be processed, since this document will prove that you have the permit, contract and capabilities to carry out the work in the European country.
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