von Anna Cho. Anmeldung Die Anmeldung für meine zweiwöchige Famulatur im „Pusan National University Hospital (PNUH)“, in Südkorea erfolgte per Mail. Ich habe mich für dieses Krankenhaus entschieden, da ich in Pusan/Busan geboren und aufgewachsen bin, weshalb ich neben dem österreichischen System auch das Gesundheitssystem meiner Heimatstadt kennenlernen wollte. Ich […]

19. März 2020, Wien, Österreich. Die noch junge Forschungsrichtung der Medical Humanities widmet sich den kulturellen Prägungen medizinischer Praxis. Eine interdisziplinäre Tagung an der ÖAW diskutiert die Herausforderungen für ein modernes Gesundheitssystem, das alle Menschen hierzulande – unabhängig vom kulturellen Background – mit der nötigen Sensibilität zu behandeln sucht. In […]

by Lilian van der Ven, MD, Amsterdam UMC In the Netherlands, a physician who has passed the final examinations in medicine can pursue training in an area of medical specialization. There are four types of specialist training: General Practitioner: 3 years; Specialist: 4-6 years; Public Health Specialist: 2.5-4 years and Nursing Home […]

Communication tips by Nursing on the Move. Are you a medical professional who uses a foreign language at work? Do you have a friend who speaks a foreign language at work or has a cultural background different from colleagues/customers? In most cases, nonverbal behaviour supports verbal behaviour. In other words, we […]

by Raphael Reinecke Students of the Medical University of Vienna (MUV) have the possibility to do electives abroad in their 5th and 6th year of study in the maximal extent of one and a half years in total. There are two options: one can apply for a EU-subsidized ERASMUS+ program […]

Communication tips by Nursing on the Move. Are you a medical professional who uses a foreign language at work? Do you have a friend who speaks a foreign language at work or has a cultural background different from colleagues/customers? Boost your professional interactions by trying the following tips. Verbal Encouragement: Paraphrasing […]

Communication tips by Nursing on the Move. Are you a professional or a pre-professional? Do you use a second or foreign language at work? Do you have a friend who speaks a foreign language at work or has a cultural background different from colleagues/customers? Understandable language uses simple, recognisable and clear words […]

Communication tips by Nursing on the Move. Are you a professional or a pre-professional? Do you use a second or foreign language at work? Do you have a friend who speaks a foreign language at work or has a cultural background different from colleagues/customers? During a consultation, you ask questions to […]

Communication tips by Nursing on the Move. Are you a medical professional who uses a foreign language at work? Do you have a friend who speaks a foreign language at work or has a cultural background different from colleagues/customers? Honest language is above all truthful. Medical professionals always have to be honest […]

by Heather Phillips. I am a nurse from California, United States. I grew up in Los Angeles and went to nursing school in San Diego. I always knew that I wanted to live and work abroad for a period of my young adulthood. I chose to work in the UK […]