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| US Doctor wants to work in Uruguay As much as i can find from contacting UY embassy and other blogs, to obtain medical license in UY, you need to contact La Universidad de Medicina, tel no: 598-2924-3414, web site:www.fmed.edu.uy or www.mec.gub.uy, email: centrod einformacion@mec.gub.uy. I have called and emailed multiple times but did not receive any reply and only busy signals with phone calls. Someone told me that I have to go to the university in person to get anything done. I was told that in Nicaragua, Italy and Spain, one needs to show proof of education (i.e. your medical degree), verification of courses taken and training to the Uni Med. There is no medical board in the countries mentioned above. I have a feeling that UY is very similar. Getting a license to practice is not difficult, but getting a job is. Because in UY and most other countries, healthcare is state-run, to work as a physician means working for the government. And the governments in these countries are not likely to hire foreigners. I am thinking of opening my own clinic in UY operating as a small business. I heard that UY is business friendly with not much regulation. Everything I've written here has not been confirmed and is based on my assumptions. If there is anyone with first hand experience, their knowledge and info would be more reliable. When the time comes, I will hire an interpreter to help me obtaining a license and work permit. This will not be until I'm actually in Uruguay. |
| "Interpreter"
Uruguay has lots of doctors.I would think a very relevant question is if you need an interpreter to get a permit to practice, how are you going to manage to practice without mastery of the language. Most people in Uruguay have no English or very little. Expert Page: House Sitters for Uruguay |
| "State-run?"
"Because in UY and most other countries, healthcare is state-run, to work as a physician means working for the government."That's interesting, I thought health care here was mostly private, individuals buy health insurance from private companies and go to whichever doctor accepts their insurance. There are government doctors and hospitals for those who cannot afford health insurance, but most medical care is private. Am I wrong? If health care is completely state-run, how would you be able to open a private practice? |
Comment #301/24/12 11:32Rural east Colonia departmento | "You're right Jerry"
The gov via the Ministry of Public Health (MSP) does employ medical staff but most of the healthcare here is provided by mutualistas (health co-ops) each with its own full and/or part-time staff, visiting specialists, surgeries, polyclinics and hospital(s).Dr Maleplate (my favourite local general practitioner) works for CAMEC (the local mutualista) from Mondays to Fridays and also works at the Italian hospital in Buenos Aires two weekends out of three. Doctors don't get the sort of generous salaries you find up North and he has alimony to pay so he's drives a clapped out Fiat Panda and works long hours. |
| "80$ FOR A VISIT?"
Wow, that's a pretty good fee even in the US. My idea of opening an office in ROU is to provide affordable care to anyone without insurance (private or governmental). I'm thinking more like 20$US flat fee per visit. (BTW, the posting i submitted was in response to another doctor's query about working in ROU.) |
| "Intepreter"
I do speak Spanish with all my hispanic patients here in the US. I was told that even with fluency, a foreigner should obtain service of an intepreter when dealing with governmental agencies and obtaining legal documentations. |
Comment #701/25/12 11:38Rural east Colonia departmento | "Very poor people"
Being a socialist sort of place, we do have methods of providing free healthcare for the very poor and destitute. |
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