Taiwan is a tropical island country about the size of Maryland and is home to beautiful scenery, friendly people, and awesome food such as beef noodle soup and pork dumplings. It was also has one of the best healthcare systems in...
Practicing Medicine in Countries
Practicing Medicine in the Netherlands: Work Culture, Salary, and Immigration
The Netherlands has been ranked among the top 5 happiest countries, known for a bike- and family-friendly lifestyle. Understandably, many American-trained physicians would be interested in living here. This is the last part of a four-part series on the Ultimate Guide...
An American Doctor in Ireland
https://youtu.be/lbWiR8dIPCc "You and your patient, in the hospital or in private practice, you decide your care of plan. Insurance companies are not part of that...the management plan I want for my patient is what I can get for my patient based on logistics and...
The Netherlands: Specialty Medical Recognition and Finding a Job
The Netherlands has been ranked among the top 5 happiest countries, known for a bike- and family-friendly lifestyle. Understandably, many American-trained physicians would be interested in living here. This is the third part of a four-part series on the Ultimate Guide...
An American Doctor Moves to Cyprus
https://youtu.be/Wajs_pG__oo "We didn't really know much about Cyprus, but it sounded interesting and exciting...we decided to do it for the adventure of it," Dr. Maria Cecilia Mosquera beams. After working long hours in the midst of a measles epidemic, Dr. Maria...
8 Steps to Dutch Professional Recognition for an American Doctor
Living among tulips, canals, cheese, and a thriving coffee culture might be appealing to many American-trained physicians looking for a modern society with cultural and historical significance. That said, the medical licensure process in the Netherlands is long for...
An Introduction to the Dutch Healthcare System
The Netherlands has been ranked among the top 5 happiest countries, known for a bike- and family-friendly lifestyle. It also boasts famous artists, such as Van Gogh and Rembrandt, as well as famous physicians and scientists, including Boerhaave, Roentgen, and van...
An American Psychiatrist’s Adventure in New Zealand
I am a psychiatrist who spent many years in private practice in New York City. That was fulfilling, but there was always a part of me that wondered what it would be like to leverage my skills and get paid to travel. Every year at the American Psychiatric...
The Becoming of Our Hippocratic Adventure
I glanced at the house one final time. The 4-bedroom, 2.5-bathroom colonial house, painted in Traditional Yellow by Benjamin Moore, boasted an attached garage and a small yard with barren trees and a lawn frosted over by the New England winter. The location was...
