1. MBBS JOB PROSPECTS
Due to China’s large population and a fast growing medical market, many
hospitals offer job opportunities for international MBBS students. There are
medical groups within China that employ foreign doctors including general
practitioners and specialists. Job prospects in China or in student’s respective
country after MBBS are very great but it depend on several conditions. The
degrees awarded by the accredited universities published by Ministry of Education
of the People’s Republic of China for English-medium MBBS programs
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wide variety of countries across the globe. However, if you would like to be a
doctorin a Chinese hospital, you have to deal with two matters at first: pass the
medical license examination in China and be good at communicating in Chinese.
For international MBBS graduates who can’t speak Chinese but still wish to work
in China can still do so in foreign resident hospitals and clinics.
As in any other country, each province, however, carries out licensing within
China, and foreign doctors canwork within China if they fulfill the licensing
requirements. Forexample, Beijing’s licensure exam is conducted in English and
consists of a two hour written exam of 100 general medicine questions very similar
to Step 3 of the USMLE boards;the second part is a 20-minute oral presentation in
English of a sample patient. First reading the case after which you discuss your
assessment does this and treatment plans in front of a panel of top-notchmedical
practitioners.
For MBBS international students returning home to practice also have to take their
respective country’s medical licensing examination to be able to practice as
doctors. Mostof these exams are taken twice in a year and it is important for
respective students to know the standards and requirements of the examination.
Some of these licensing boards are Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Pakistan
Medical and Dental Council (PMDC), Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council
(BMDC), Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) and several other
several licensing boards.
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In general, it is easier to get employed as a general practitioner than as a specialist
due to the nature of practice, although this varies depending on location and
2. staffing needs. Most of these job prospects are located in the large cities in China
such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Chengdu etc.
