Swedish journey of a Pakistani doctor > UK

I applied for this course in April, got the interview call for May, and received the news in mid June that  I have been given one of the 16 places at Gothenburg university. Classes started on August 25th. It's going great for the most part. The teachers are really helpful. The most helpful part till now was the history taking and examination practice that we had in the first few weeks. Here we can have an advantage over those jumping directly into the system. The funniest thing is, this one year course seemed SO long before, but now it seems like it's too little time to read each of the subjects we have. I'm forced to think how could I imagine preparing for TULE within 4-5 months. The best thing I've heard from a teacher till now is that we are going to be tested at the same level as other medical students in Sweden. It's been a month here and mostly theory classes. The next month is going to be at vårdcentral, akut, medicine and geriatrik. Let's see h...

Just came across this on the internet somewhere and it sank my heart. " om du är duktig, kompetent och haft en bra utbildning kan du klara provet utan problem" To all of you who are trying or have tried or find yourself in any similar situation, I want to say: Keep trying, don't lose hope and don't listen to negative comments. Just one test can not measure your medical knowledge, experience or your personality.

Judged by the fact that the traffic on this blog has increased, I want to propose that all of those who come across it kindly take some time and leave some information about their experience till now of getting into the Swedish medical system (irrespective of where you stand in the process). This could become a place where others can benefit from our first hand experiences, God willing. Please feel free to share in the comments anything that others might find helpful. Here are a few suggestions: 1. Which country do you belong to and how do you come to Sweden (on what status)? Did your visa status affect you in any way during the whole process? 2. How long was your medicine degree? Did you have any work experience or specialization?  3. What was your major source of information or help? 4. How long did it take to clear the Swedish language requirements? What kind of courses did you take? Would you say it's easy? 5. Did you do 'praktik' or probational training (o...