Doctor of Medicine educated outside the EU and EEA
1. Apply for a licence to practise
Start by applying for a Swedish licence to practise. Only after you have received your medical licence can you start your doctors’ medical specialty training (ST).
2. Complete a doctors’ medical specialty training residency (ST)
When you have received a Swedish licence, you should contact a Swedish hospital or a Swedish healthcare provider to apply for a doctors’ medical specialty trainingplace.
Learn more about doctors’ medical specialty training
3. Apply for Certificate of specialist expertise
Once you have completed your doctors’ medical specialty training, you apply for a Certificate of specialist expertise according to the same rules that apply to doctors educated in Sweden.
Apply for a Certificate of specialist expertise
4. Frequently asked questions
Do you have questions about how to apply?
Telephone: 075-247 30 00
Telephone hours: Tuesday–Friday, 9–10
E-mail: fragoromansokan@socialstyrelsen.se
Do you have questions about your application?
If you have submitted an application and have questions about your application, you can contact us. Always state your case number (diary number). During the summer, we have lower staffing, which results in longer response times to incoming questions.
Telephone: 075-247 30 00
Telephone hours: Tuesdays and Tuesdays, 9–10
E-mail: socialstyrelsen@socialstyrelsen.se