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 how that goes. We are supposed to have a handläggare at vårdcentral and we are supposed to see 4 patients a day. I'm nervous and excited. Here in Gothenburg they take test after teaching every subject, not a huge test at the end of termin (semester) like Linköping and Stockholm.
So anyway, that is happening, and I'm finding it really hard to study. It seems to be the study-technique that wasn't good enough with TULE. Plus repetition of the matter would have helped memorize it better. I'll try to make the most of this great opportunity insha'Allah. Hope I never again have to say that I'm not good enough at clinical knowledge.
Last but not least I'm a mummy now. So let's see how all this works. If I clear this year I'll definitely come out stronger and better than ever.
Salam brother. Thank you for everything. I am here in Sweden as a Syrian refugee. I graduated from general medicine this year. Can you add me in whatsapp please? I am really lost. +46765755520
ReplyDeleteI would also like to be added on whatsapp. Planning my move soon to Sweden.
ReplyDeleteOh, and congrats on your baby!! You know all along , reading your blog, I assumed you were a man. Lol
ReplyDeleteThanks. I'm really curious about the reason behind this assumption!
DeleteThanks. I'm really curious about the reason behind this assumption!
DeleteHonestly, I don't know why I made the assumption. LOL.
DeleteI guess maybe your writing tone or something. *shrug*
Nosheen Behan!Congrajulation on becoming mamma and getting kompletering.SAS 3 or SAS B(old system) is college level Swedish,dont undermine your achievemnet.
DeleteWe are from Pakistan and settled in Stockholm.My wife is also preparing for TULE and she wants to seek tips from you, can you please reply us on 0700917318 between 1200 hrs to 1700 hrs.
Nosheen, May I ask how much are the fees for " Kompletterande utbildning för läkare med utländsk examen " ?
ReplyDeleteare there any chances for being exempted ?
Hi, anyone with a right to live in Sweden is exempted. All education is free for them. So I have no idea what the fees are.
DeleteIt's a degree entirely in Swedish and has pre-requisite for application that one has completed Swedish language upto high school level. So it's not easy that someone without living in Sweden would apply for it.
Even language classes are free for those living here.
Plus all Swedish students get paid by the government during their studies, for support, since they can't work during that time.
Thank you so much...
Deletegood that holding a Sweden residency card allows its holder to study without paying any kind of fees.
so will the government pay monthly financial aid to those who are non EU students who are already exempted and not working either during language course or during training program ?
I think it's a bit confusing but I'll try to explain. Those with a permanent residence permit or Swedish nationality are exempted from all kinds of fees and get CSN during studies (if they haven't already taken it).
DeleteThose with work permit are exempted from fees but don't get paid.
Those coming here as students have to pay for tuition fees.
Thank you so much for your kind reply Nosheen.
DeleteI have another question regarding assessment step.
why does it take long time to take a decision " 8 months " ?!!
during that 8 months, shall I call my medical school to check if National Board of Health and Welfare send an email or not ? because in Egypt mostly or close to impossible that any one will check inbox, sometimes no valid email address !!
so how they verify our certificates ? and for how long it takes in average ?
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ReplyDeleteI have completed medicine from a non-EU country,started on the Swedish intensive course. I am working towards applying for Kompletterande utbildning.
I have a few questions, and i hope you will be able to help me here:
- Do you know how many students in total apply for the places available in all 3 universities combined ( Linkoping,Karolinska,Gotenborg) and total number of places available ? Just want to get a feel of what are the odds of getting selected.
- I have good academic results, and a couple of years of medical practice after under graduation. Question is, how to improve the chances of getting selected for an interview ? Any tips on what can be done to improve my chances.
3) I know every case might be different, but would you mind sharing on what you have done to create the differentiation, and/or the extra value add, to get chosen for the interview. Would be very interesting to learn about your success story.
Thank you in advance,
Hi, I have an idea about 100 people applied for Stockholm, 33 were called for interview and 16 were selected. They had some sort of point system for the preliminary decision. No one know the exact criteria.
DeleteI'm assuming it's the same kind of numbers in Linköping and Göteborg as well.
As I said no one I know has any idea why they got selected or rejected. I thought I'd taken TULE all three times, that's why they selected me. But half the people in my class have never attempted TULE. They range from being born in Sweden to living here for 2 years. And from having Swedish as mothertongue to quite shabby language skills. Some thought they were not assessed as to their medical knowledge. So what I'm saying is, we haven't been able to identify one deciding factor.
I did notice we have 8 males and 8 females, that could be intentional as per jämställdhetsprincipen.
Another thing I wanted to say is, i Göteborg we have separate exam for each subject, while in the other places, they have combined exam after each semester(termin).
Good luck!
I wish you a happy & successful 2015.
DeleteI have read most of your blogs, its a pleasure reading them. I envy your writing skills. :-)
Pls correct me here, it is my understanding that a candidate can apply for a place on this programme at all 3 possible universities simultaneously, but have to set a preference priority ?
If my above assumption is correct, based on this, and your figures for applicants for stockholm, the total number of applicants for all three universities is closer to 100, than closer to 3 times that number ?
Thanks a lot, in advance.
Hi,
DeleteThanks a lot and same to you!
Yeah that's right. It's a common website that handles all admissions (antagning.se) so I applied through it and prioritized my choices. Good thing is, I had to send documents to antagning.se only and they were validated and available to all three universitiea through them.
About the number, yeah I assume so. It might be a lower number in Gothenburg and Linköping, but roughly the same.
This degree started in 2009 and was not well known until recently. Now I'm seeing increased interest in it. That's why it might be harder to get in than the time it was new.
Good luck to you!
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ReplyDeleteThanks for the response Qamar,
DeleteDo you know how many qualifying students in total applied, last time ?
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