Bavaria Promotes Medical Studies Abroad

Bavaria aims to attract more doctors to rural areas with a new funding program. Health Minister Judith Gerlach presented a program on Thursday that enables up to 100 students to study medicine abroad in the EU. The prerequisite is that they subsequently work as specialists in rural Bavarian regions for at least five years. Funding amounts to up to €10,000 per semester to cover tuition fees at selected foreign universities. Prospective medical st…

The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Cantabria (UC) has obtained the International Quality Seal (SIC), awarded by the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) through the evaluation process led by the National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation (Aneca), which certifies that its training program meets the highest international standards and enables its graduates to practice medicine in virtually any country in the world.…