In Australia, medical graduates must complete one year in an accredited hospital post before they receive full registration.
In this internship students complete at least three rotations in surgical and non-surgical specialties before they finish medical school.
After graduation and before starting residency, new doctors must complete a 9 months long "Basisausbildung" (literally translated: basic training).
Only after successfully completing residency or the "Turnus" and subsequent board-certification, doctors are allowed to practice medicine unsupervised.
On conclusion of the internship, the student becomes a doctor and may work unsupervised or enter a residency program to gain a specialty.
Those with an associate's degree are allowed to participate after two years of internship in primary care using an assistant physician's license.
Interns have reported long hours, poor pay, repetitive work, and a lack of respect under this system, with a wave of suicides in January 2024.
Internships minimally include the four basic specialties (internal medicine, general surgery, gynecology and obstetrics, and pediatrics).
[citation needed] Many hospitals employ Doctors prior to their full registration with the medical council (CNOM).
Additionally, a doctor must complete one year of community medicine to obtain a medical register and license from the Public Health Ministry (MSP).
During this year, a graduate must complete two-month rotations in each of general surgery, internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics-gynecology and emergency-anesthesiology.
However, they cannot enter private practice or work unsupervised until they receive a full board certification (Facharzt) in their chosen specialty.
During this period the houseman (intern) holds provisional registration status with the Ghana Medical and Dental Council.
After the student successfully completes the housemanship, they receive full registration status and the rank of Medical Officer (M.O.).
A full registered doctor can practice as a general practitioner or pursue postgraduate education for a specialty and sub-specialty.
On completing the internship, a person may work independently as a Medical Doctor (MD) or take the National Comprehensive Residency Exam and continue studies in a specialty.
If they decide to work as a General Practitioner, they must first complete compulsory service in areas the Iranian Ministry of Health has designated as under-served.
[9] In Israel, medical graduates must complete a one-year internship in an accredited hospital before they receive full registration.
The Beirut Arab University (BAU) on the other hand, follows a six-year program like in Europe, with an internship as a post graduate 7th year.
Consultants in this country, largely, refers to a doctor with completed specialty and sub-specialty training and a Master or PhD degree, approved by the council.
Only after registration with the NMC is one licensed to practice medicine or dentistry as a primary care doctor or dental surgeon.
The Netherlands historically had a four-year pre-clinical phase leading to a master-equivalent pre-doctoral degree (doctorandus), followed by a two-year internship with responsibilities similar to a U.S. intern.
During this period, they must have a provisional license from the Nigeria Medical & Dental Council to practice, temporarily with little or no supervision.
degree through a four-year post-baccalaureate program, medical graduates are required to complete one year of internship in authorized hospitals and health centers.
[14] The program is supervised and monitored by the Association of Philippine Medical Colleges (APMC), and its completion is a requirement for the Physician Licensure Examination (PLE).
Completing the internship is a condition for taking the professional medical exam, passing which earns a doctor a license to practice medicine in Slovenia and apply for a specialty.
The Swedish equivalent to an internship is the allmäntjänstgöring (AT, "general practice"), which is required for obtaining a medical license.
After the allmäntjänstgöring, the students must complete a test from the National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen), to receive a medical license.
[17] Preliminary internships are often specific for advanced internal medicine or surgical residencies, though they can be utilized for other specialties such as anesthesiology.
After a physician completes an internship and Step 3 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination or Level 3 of the COMLEX-USA, they may practice as a general practitioner,[21][22] though they are not yet board certified.