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In
contrary to previous years, the situation for physicians in the German
labour market has changed. Because of the uncontrolled intake to medical schools
there is a resultant surplus of physicians. Unemployment
has become a problem within the profession.
The unemployment rate
is currently 2,3 percent (Ärzteblatt 98, Heft 21 vom
25.05.01). As a result many German doctors have gone to
countries such as Norway, Sweden or UK, which actively recruit Physicians from
Germany.
It is difficult to
undertake a medical postgraduate training for both
German and foreign physicians.
After finishing medical school the medical graduates begins
their post-graduate training with the so called "Arzt im
Praktikum", AIP (pre-registration
period). AIP lasts 1.5 years.
In Germany a
physician has to complete his postgraduate training,
before he is allowed to establish himself in a outpatient practice. In
addition there are regional restrictions for setting up a medical
practice with compulsory health insurance based on overall levels of
demand and supply. State
Associations
of Compulsory-Health-Insurance (Regionale
Kassenärztliche Vereinigungen) are responsible for the authorisation
of the outpatient medical practise with CHI.
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