If you go to university in Italy and become an M.D. are you only qualified in Italy?
I'm a Canadian girl who's going into grade 12. I love Italy and I speak Italian, and I would love to live there someday. I don't know exactly how the Italian university system works, but assuming it is along the same lines at North American universities, if I get my Bachelor of Science in Italy, and attend medical school, go through residency, etc., and became a doctor in Italy, does that mean I'd be able to be a doctor ONLY in Italy? If for some reason I wanted to move back to Canada, would my qualifications no longer be sufficient in Canada? And the same goes for if I did all my schooling in Canada. Would I be able to be a doctor in Italy (assuming I spoke Italian well enough)? Thanks.
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You're in Canada, so I don't know the specifics. In the US, you'd have to get your non-US degrees evaluated and declared equivalent to regionally-accredited ones of similar designation in the US; and you'd have to take some exams -- maybe some additional courses -- and do some internship and residency... ...but, after passing at least one medical licensing exam after all that, you could become a physician in the US if you were once one in Italy. It's just a MAJOR (and costly) pain in the rear. I presume Canada is the same, but some Canadians here who know will need to chime-in. Hope that helps.
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