Specialist training of Saudi Arabian doctors in Sweden 2015 Sweden- GENERAL FACTS  Sweden is the third-largest country in the European Union by area, total population of about 9.7 million.  Sweden is a unitary state, currently divided into 21 counties and 290 municipalities.  Sweden maintains a Nordic social welfare system that provides universal health care and tertiary education for its citizens.  has the world's eighth-highest per capita income and ranks highly in numerous comparisons of national performance, including quality of life, health, education, protection of civil liberties, economic competitiveness, equality, prosperity and human development. The Swedish Higher Education System  Sweden has a system of credits (högskolepoäng); a normal 40-week academic year corresponds to 60 credits. The system is compatible with ECTS credits.  In the Swedish higher education system there are generally no intermediate qualifications.  All qualifications are regarded as final, even if there is a possibility to continue studying. There are three categories of qualifications: 1. general, 2. in fine, applied and performing arts and 3. professional qualifications.  There is no national grading system in Sweden. The higher education institutions may determine which grading system is to be used. 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The Swedish Higher Education System First Second Third cycle cycle cycle Högskoleexa Kandidatex Magisterexa Masterexam Licentiatexa Doktorsexa men amen men en men men (Degree of (Degree of Licentiate) Doctor) requires requires at least Higher Education Degree of 240 credits Degree of Master Degree of Master 120 credits Diploma120 Bachelor including a thesis (60) credits (120) credits including a thesis credits 180 credits of at least 120 of at least 60 credits credits County councils & University hospitals County University hospital City Medical Residency Certificate council education training 1 Skåne läns Skånes Lund, Malmö Lunds universitet Skånes Skånes Universitetssjukhus landsting  Universitetssjukhus Universitetssjukhu (Lund University) s 2 Stockholms Karolinska Stockholm Karolinska Karolinska Karolinska läns landsting Universitetssjukhuset   institutet Universitetsjukhus Universitetsjukhuset       et Danderyds sjukhus Karolinska   Universitetsjukhuset Södersjukhuset Karolinska Institutet 3 Uppsala läns Akademiska sjukhuset Uppsala Uppsala Akademiska Akademiska sjukhuset landsting universitet sjukhuset (Uppsala University) 4 Västerbottens Norrlands Umeå Umeå universitet Norrlands Norrlands läns landsting universitetssjukhus universitetssjukhus universitetssjukhus (Umeå University) 5 Västra Sahlgrenska Göteborg Göteborgs Sahlgrenska Sahlgrenska Götalands läns Universitetssjukhuset universitet Universitetssjukhu Universitetssjukhuset landsting  set 6 Örebro läns Universitetssjukhuset Örebro Örebro Universitetssjukhu Universitetssjukhuset landsting Örebro University set Örebro Örebro (Örebro University) 7 Östergötlands Universitetssjukhuset i Linköping Linköpings Universitetssjukhu Universitetssjukhuset i läns landsting Linköping universitet set i Linköping Linköping(Linköping University) County councils & University hospitals Norrlands University hospital Akademiska University hospital Karolinska University hospital Örebro University hospital Linköping University hospital Sahlgrenska University hospital Skånes University hospital Skåne University Hospital  SC is a part of the public Swedish healthcare sector and organized directly under the regional council of Skåne, with the first governor of Skåne as the acting principal. Skåne Care represents all public hospitals in the region.  SC services range from catering to the individual or groups of patients who desires to travel to Sweden for treatment, to education programs as well as consultancy services in a broad range of areas such as research, management and organisation. Specialist Medical Training at Skåne Care  Specialist Medical Training curriculum follows the National Board of Health and Welfare guidelines for the Swedish specialist training.  International Candidates that have completed specialist Medical Training will receive a certificate from Swedish health care authorities, in this case Skåne University Hospital. The medical training provided to the Saudi physicians is equal to that provided to the Swedish counterparts.  Specialist Medical Training has a standard duration of at least six years. In addition to the Swedish five-year program, international students go through an initial year, Year 0, for the training in the Swedish Language and the Swedish health care system modalities  During the last three months before training at the clinic starts, the candidate will be introduced to the clinical setting. Before starting Specialist Medical Training at the clinic, the candidate needs to speak Swedish fluently so as to be able to interact with patients.  The specialist Medical Training for an individual candidate can be extended by more years if there is a need of further training in other medical fields.  Similar to Swedish doctors undergoing specialist training, candidates might rotate among different hospitals within the region, depending on the hospital´s specialist competence and the educational plan set to fulfill targets in the Curriculum General Requirements To be able to apply The candidate needs to have a relevant medical degree and certificates in English to prove that he or she is authorized to practice medicine. The documentation needs to be recognized by the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare, the Swedish universities and the Swedish hospitals authorities Need to be a fluent speaker in English and/ or Swedish