av Nils » 11 maj 2016, 12:07
A new article in Swedish:
https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.a ... el=6422644
Quick translation:
New knowledge tests for foreign physicians are being developed. The idea is that the new tests will shorten the process for foreign medical graduates to enter the Swedish labour market. However, a test that is to be both fair and comprehensive will be a challenge to design and implement.
– The big challenge is designing a test which covers the big width of the medical degree program. It is very difficult to condense the 5.5 years of the Swedish medical education, so this will probably be a very difficult test, says Magnus Hultin, Umeå University, who is in charge of the new tests.
The National Board of Health and Welfare (NBHW) recently tasked Umeå University with developing the new tests. The current TULE test for foreign medical graduates tests their knowledge up to graduation level, after which the foreign medical graduates have to complete the 18-month AT service to get their licenses. However, many have gotten stuck in the process because of a shortage of AT positions.
The new tests will instead measure the physician's knowledge up to license level, with AT service-level knowledge included. This is a way to reduce not only the demand for AT positions but also the need for documentation from the country of education, says Erik Magnusson at the NBHW.
– For refugees, it is a matter of luck whether they get to bring their documents, which means that people with the same abilities currently face different levels of difficulty in getting their licenses, says Erik Magnusson.
The Swedish Medical Association (SMA) welcomes the new tests but also calls for better cooperation between universities, employment services and county councils, so that the physicians will get the proper conditions for taking the test, otherwise it could become more of an advanced test of the Swedish language rather than medical knowledge.
– It is important that the test measures the actual knowledge and not how good your opportunities to learn Swedish or experience Swedish health care have been, says Sofia Rydgren Stale, chairman of the SMA committee for education and research.
The knowledge test will, according to Magnus Hultin at Umeå University, be given in two parts - theory and practice. The theoretical part will probably be similar to the Swedish SAT (SweSAT; högskoleprovet) in its design and can be done in a day. After passing it, the physician will be allowed to take the practical test according to a random sample principle. It may involve fictional healthcare situations with actors as patients where teachers of the medical degree education are present.
After completing the knowledge test, the foreign physician will do an internship for six months. The test will be done in Swedish.
A new article in Swedish:
[url]https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=83&artikel=6422644[/url]
Quick translation:[quote]New knowledge tests for foreign physicians are being developed. The idea is that the new tests will shorten the process for foreign medical graduates to enter the Swedish labour market. However, a test that is to be both fair and comprehensive will be a challenge to design and implement.
– The big challenge is designing a test which covers the big width of the medical degree program. It is very difficult to condense the 5.5 years of the Swedish medical education, so this will probably be a very difficult test, says Magnus Hultin, Umeå University, who is in charge of the new tests.
The National Board of Health and Welfare (NBHW) recently tasked Umeå University with developing the new tests. The current TULE test for foreign medical graduates tests their knowledge up to graduation level, after which the foreign medical graduates have to complete the 18-month AT service to get their licenses. However, many have gotten stuck in the process because of a shortage of AT positions.
The new tests will instead measure the physician's knowledge up to license level, with AT service-level knowledge included. This is a way to reduce not only the demand for AT positions but also the need for documentation from the country of education, says Erik Magnusson at the NBHW.
– For refugees, it is a matter of luck whether they get to bring their documents, which means that people with the same abilities currently face different levels of difficulty in getting their licenses, says Erik Magnusson.
The Swedish Medical Association (SMA) welcomes the new tests but also calls for better cooperation between universities, employment services and county councils, so that the physicians will get the proper conditions for taking the test, otherwise it could become more of an advanced test of the Swedish language rather than medical knowledge.
– It is important that the test measures the actual knowledge and not how good your opportunities to learn Swedish or experience Swedish health care have been, says Sofia Rydgren Stale, chairman of the SMA committee for education and research.
The knowledge test will, according to Magnus Hultin at Umeå University, be given in two parts - theory and practice. The theoretical part will probably be similar to the Swedish SAT (SweSAT; högskoleprovet) in its design and can be done in a day. After passing it, the physician will be allowed to take the practical test according to a random sample principle. It may involve fictional healthcare situations with actors as patients where teachers of the medical degree education are present.
After completing the knowledge test, the foreign physician will do an internship for six months. The test will be done in Swedish.[/quote]