Estimate says, there will be around 1.5 lac medical professionals required by the year 2021!! And this is the time to grab the opportunity, as there are skill shortages in healthcare sector in Germany.

Why Indian Doctors should Work in Germany?

Doctors, Dentists, Vets and Pharmacists, Psychological, Psychotherapists; and Child/Adolescent Psychotherapists from India can have many advantages to choose medical residency process in Germany as compared to other developed countries: :

  • Easy Access to Residency: Getting direct work and residency options are open in Germany while it is not possible in USA/ UK/ Australia/ Canada etc.
  • Assistantship Jobs: Doctors can work and earn (as assistants) in Germany even before they are licensed unlike in other countries where one cannot work until they pass the qualifying exams.
  • Language Advantage Learning German is comparatively easier due to English script and it enables the Doctors to be employable in many European countries and other nations too making them linguistically adaptable and in demand.
  • Licensing Exam Competitiveness Passing the medical license exams in Germany easier to passing the USMLE/ UKPLAB or any other medical licensing exams in other developed countries.
  • Low cost While Indian Doctors have to shell out large sum of money whether it is for post graduate studies/ PHD or residency in other developed countries, the same is completely free in Germany.
  • Excellent Job Prospects Doctors can earn better and can lead a hassle free life as compared to the cumbersome working conditions and mediocre salary packages in India. They can even earn salary 4000-6000 euros per month while pursuing the PG degree..

How HeadStart Helps:

  1. Arranging for German language skills: HeadStart has an excellent German language-learning platform for students in India as well as in Germany
  2. Assistance in Admission & visa assistance:HeadStart helps your application to various German universities (no tuition fee) and get long term study visa for non-clinical Masters program in Germany
  3. Licensing Exam Guidance: We help Doctors prepare for the test which is a clinical-practical test with patient presentation that takes between 60 and 90 minutes
  4. Registration/ certificate recognition/ approbation to German Health Authorities: We assist Doctors find work as assistant physicians in university clinic hospitals/ medical centers in Germany
  5. Assistance in temporary license /'Berufserlaubnis': We help them understand German health system better while they can earn stipends worth 1000-4000 Euros per month
  6. Qualification Recognition Support: We help Doctors by processing their qualification certificates to the appropriate authority, who will compare their degrees with the corresponding German qualifications
  7. Superspecialization: HeadStart helps get license/registration with state health authority to work as foreign medical specialists with excellent salary package.

HeadStart is an exclusive representative of F+U Academy of Languages, Heidelberg. It is the largest language schools in Europe with over 10,000 language learners and exam candidates participating every year in the language courses and examinations; learners from over 100 countries take part in the German courses. It has won the ST Star award as the most popular German language institute since many years.

As an international test centre, the Academy of Languages stands for exceptional quality in language teaching. Alongside the best known assessments such as TOEFL® and TestDaF (Test Deutsch als Fremdsprache), the language institute offers the following examinations: telc (The European Language Certificates, including C1 Hochchule, Zertifikat Deutsch, Zertifikat Deutsch für den Beruf), TOEIC®, LCCI (London Chamber of Commerce and Industry) exams, ECDL (the European Computer Driving Licence), TestAS (aptitude assessment for international applicants for higher education), WiDaF (Test Deutsch in der Wirtschaft), OnSet (online placement test for German and English).It provides accommodation (more than 500 rooms) for participants of our language courses and round-the-clock care for students. It also guarantees year-round German courses for all levels of language proficiency.

With government recognised degree programmes, language courses, exam preparation higher-ed counselling and ranked university admissions, HeadStart gives Doctors and Medical professionals from India a full head-start for their future career!.


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HeadStart - PG Medicine Career Options in Germany
HeadStart - PG Medicine Career Options in Germany