The process for recognizing of foreign medical degrees in Costa Rica: a statistical survey for the past 15 years

This article presents the most important developments in the recognition process of foreign medical degrees in Costa Rica over the past fifteen years. Most applicants received their medical degrees in Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua and Mexico. By far the most numerous group completed their studies in Cu...

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Autores principales:	Salazar Sánchez, Lizbeth, Cordero Solis, Juan José, López Dávila, Alfredo J.
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Publicado:	German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 2021
Materias:	medicine final recognition central america caribbean costa rica state examination Special aspects of education LC8-6691 Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f6916a57c49f4c7d89741035b77615272021-11-25T07:17:01ZThe process for recognizing of foreign medical degrees in Costa Rica: a statistical survey for the past 15 years2366-501710.3205/zma001517https://doaj.org/article/f6916a57c49f4c7d89741035b77615272021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/zma/2021-38/zma001517.shtmlhttps://doaj.org/toc/2366-5017This article presents the most important developments in the recognition process of foreign medical degrees in Costa Rica over the past fifteen years. Most applicants received their medical degrees in Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua and Mexico. By far the most numerous group completed their studies in Cuba, followed by graduates from Venezuelan and Nicaraguan universities, the number of which has increased in the last five years. The pass rate of the written examination used in the recognition process is 23.9% with relatively large fluctuations between graduates of the individual countries, especially between the countries with the lowest numbers of graduates. The main goal of the recognition process is to ensure that graduates from different study conditions and curricula as well as from diverging areas of specialization of the faculties abroad have competencies and knowledge comparable to those of medical graduates in Costa Rica. The focus is on the safety of the patient, as is the case with state exams in many countries.Salazar Sánchez, LizbethCordero Solis, Juan JoséLópez Dávila, Alfredo J.German Medical Science GMS Publishing Housearticlemedicinefinal recognitioncentral americacaribbeancosta ricastate examinationSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691MedicineRDEENGMS Journal for Medical Education, Vol 38, Iss 7, p Doc121 (2021)
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spellingShingle	medicine final recognition central america caribbean costa rica state examination Special aspects of education LC8-6691 Medicine R Salazar Sánchez, Lizbeth Cordero Solis, Juan José López Dávila, Alfredo J. The process for recognizing of foreign medical degrees in Costa Rica: a statistical survey for the past 15 years
description	This article presents the most important developments in the recognition process of foreign medical degrees in Costa Rica over the past fifteen years. Most applicants received their medical degrees in Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua and Mexico. By far the most numerous group completed their studies in Cuba, followed by graduates from Venezuelan and Nicaraguan universities, the number of which has increased in the last five years. The pass rate of the written examination used in the recognition process is 23.9% with relatively large fluctuations between graduates of the individual countries, especially between the countries with the lowest numbers of graduates. The main goal of the recognition process is to ensure that graduates from different study conditions and curricula as well as from diverging areas of specialization of the faculties abroad have competencies and knowledge comparable to those of medical graduates in Costa Rica. The focus is on the safety of the patient, as is the case with state exams in many countries.
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title	The process for recognizing of foreign medical degrees in Costa Rica: a statistical survey for the past 15 years
title_short	The process for recognizing of foreign medical degrees in Costa Rica: a statistical survey for the past 15 years
title_full	The process for recognizing of foreign medical degrees in Costa Rica: a statistical survey for the past 15 years
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The process for recognizing of foreign medical degrees in Costa Rica: a statistical survey for the past 15 years

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