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Kompletterande utbildning för läkare med utländsk examen (KUL) - Gothenburg

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...

On perceptions

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.