Exchange Conditions of bvmd

Working Conditions
Languages
Englisch
(Excellent)
Required
German
(Good)
Not Required
Languages Remarks
The required language in our hospitals is English or German,
BUT the spoken language in our hospitals is German.
Please note that you have to speak B2 level German (certified) in case you want to work in departments such as paediatrics, neurology or psychiatry. Sometimes a specific department in a city might require German skills as well. Please check the LC pages for those requirements. Also be reminded that these requirements are made by our tutors and not by bvmd Germany.
Clerkship Type
- Clinical Clerkship
A clinical clerkship is defined as the rotation of a student in a clinical department of a hospital or clinic, such as Dermatology and Pediatrics.
Required level of studies
We only host clinical students, not preclinical ones. If you have a system that differs from the typical preclinic/clinic system, please approach us to see what can be done.
Graduated students allowed
No

Even if accepted by the hosting country, students must be still enrolled in university by the time the Application Form is sent.
Clerkship Duration
4 weeks, 8 hours a day, 5 days per week
Dress code
Casual
What to Bring
- White coat
- Stethoscope
Academic Quality
Full status, we take Academic Quality very seriously and expect you to work in the hospital as a full member of the clinician's team. In germany, especially in the university hospitals, doctors are unfortunately usually very busy and always on the move, which sometimes makes them seem unapproachable. In that case we encourage our exchange students to actively ask their tutors a lot of questions so that they make the most of their stay, and also approach the other german students who are doing their residency in the departments.

Nightshifts
No
Special Remarks
Hospital attendance required: 100 %
You may take 10% off, if you reach a prior agreement with your supervising doctor.

Towns
Calendar

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Cities Remarks
1. Be aware that the desired city is only a list of preferences and that we can NOT guarantee that you will be placed in one of those desired cities.

2. Please choose 3 different LCs.

3. Incomings can only choose one of the following Local Committees:
- Berlin
- Heidelberg
- Munich
(choosing one of those LCs is not mandatory)

4. We do not place couples/friends in the same city.

5. Please be aware that the chart above does not necessarily reflect the monthly hosting capacities of the cities, since it heavily depends on whether they can find accomodations. In Germany our biggest struggle when organizing the exchanges for the incomings is finding accomodation for them, so the LEOs can only tell me shortly before I do the distribution if and how many incomings they can receive depending on whether they found places to accomodate them or not. Even still, each LC can only host a small number of incomings and since I do the distribution on a first come first serve basis, getting into the popular LCs is quite low. Therefore I would recommend for all Incomings to thoroughly research all cities and maybe apply for smaller cities since the chance of getting them is much higher.
Calendar Remarks
Please note that we only provide clerkships by FULL CALENDAR MONTHS.
We expect the students to arrive the first day of a month and stay until the last day, clerkship usually starts on the following working day. Accomodations are also only available for that time period as well.
Exceptions may apply for the month of January. Please contact us for further information BEFORE sending the application form.
Disciplines
Disciplines

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Disciplines Remarks

1. Please choose 4 different departments.

2. If you don't speak German please choose at least one surgical department.

3. Please note that you have to speak B2 German level in case you want to work in departments such as paediatrics, neurology or psychiatry. You will be asked to provide a certificate of your language skills. Sometimes a specific department in a city might require German skills as well. Please check the LC pages for those requirements.

4. If you wish to do a clerkship at a GP, please contact us beforehand as only very limited spots are available and cannot be guaranteed.


If you are applying for a Public Health Exchange, please check the Public Health Exchange Internship Database with our internship proposals: CLICK HERE.

General
Pocket money
0 EUR
Boarding
- Hospital
- Pocket Money
Lodging
- Student hostel
- Host family
- Student flat
- Dormitory
Social Program
We like to offer Social Program to our incomings all year round. The extensivness may vary according to LC and month. Please acknowledge that our LEOs do this work voluntarily in their free time and do not get paid. We encourage you to activly seek out your opportunities to experience Germany. Your CP will be happy to recommend you acitvities and travel destinations. For information from former incomings or advice from LEOs from other cities you are welcome to post questions in our national facebook group.
Student with disabilities
Yes
Couples
No
Link to ExPlore Page
Germany (bvmd)
Special Remarks
We accept students with disabilities. We do, however, need more time to make sure eveything is organized. Please send the AF at least 6 months earlier. Please also write us via neo@bvmd.de what extra things need to be organized. We cannot provide care-takers/nurses with additional invitation letters.
Application Form
Deadline
4Months
Unilateral fee
540 EUR
Payment details for unilateral fee
The unilateral fee is to be transferred to bank account at least two months before the beginning of your clerkship. After receiving your complete Application Form, we will inform you via email about the payment details. If the fee isn't transferred in time, the exchange will not be possible.
Visa requirements
For further information about visa regulations please contact the German Federal Foreign Office or the German embassies directly.
You may find more information on their website: https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en/einreiseundaufenthalt/visabestimmungen-node/staatenlistevisumpflicht-node
For most students a tourist visa shall be sufficient as we apply for the work permit of our incoming students. This, however, may be up to change and cannot be guaranteed by bvmd Germany. In case of uncertainty, please refer to the german embassy directly to inquire which kind of visa is needed.
Once the student has started the application process we can provide additional documents that are required by the German embassy upon request by the sending NEO-Out.
Link to Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ website (or any other website that provides official information on visa)
Click here
Special Remarks
Many of our students get placed in shared flats. In such cases, it is possible, that you will be sharing the flat, the bathrooms and the kitchen (not your room) with people of the opposite sex. If you have any problems regarding this, please state so in your AF. We sign contracts for the flats as soon as possible, so if you request at a later point, you will have to provide for the extra expenses of a new flat or hostel room).

Card Of Documents
Standard documents
- Motivation Letter for Department 1(*) These documents are required to be sent with Application Form
Format
- Card of Document
- Passport copy(*) These documents are required to be sent with Application Form
Format
- Card of Document
- Proof of Enrollment(*) These documents are required to be sent with Application Form
Format
- Card of Document
- Curriculum Vitae(*) These documents are required to be sent with Application Form
Format
- Card of Document
- Language certificate(*) These documents are required to be sent with Application Form
Format
- Card of Document
- Motivation Letter for Department 2(*) These documents are required to be sent with Application Form
Format
- Card of Document
- Motivation Letter for Department 3(*) These documents are required to be sent with Application Form
Format
- Card of Document
- Motivation Letter for Department 4(*) These documents are required to be sent with Application Form
Format
- Card of Document
- SCOPE Terms and Conditions(*) These documents are required to be sent with Application Form
Format
- Card of Document
- Other
Format
- Card of Document
Special documents
- Proof of funding(*) These documents are required to be sent with Application Form
Format
- Card of Document
- Immunisation Form(*) These documents are required to be sent with Application Form
Format
- Card of Document
Upon Arrival documents
- Health Insurance
Format
- Paper
- Vaccination Card
Format
- Paper
The standard documents are the basic documents that the students are asking for and the special documents are less important, as only some Local Committees ask for them. So it's mandatory to upload the standard documents, but not the special ones. (Students do it when asked for by the LEO/NEO.)
The upon arrival documents are hard copies documents that the students are requested to take with them in the host country.”
Immunization requirements
Please note that you will need to provide us with the filled in Health Form when sending the application. It includes the confirmation of sufficient protection/vaccination/status of the following diseases: Hepatitis A, B and C; Pertussis, Measles, Mumps, Rubrella, Varicella, Tetanus, Poliomyelitis and Pulmonary Tuberculosis. You can find the Health Form here: https://bvmd.bitrix24.de/~ecXSp

Also please be prepared that some surgical wards may ask you for a HIV serology.

Insurance
Health insurance, Professional Liability and Malpractice insurance* are mandatory.
In addition to that, we recommend a private liability and accident insurance.

*We are buying a professional malpractice & liability insurances for all incomings. Consequently you are not obligated any more to organize these insurances by yourself. The health insurance is still on your own responsibility.
Your Local Commitee will help you buy the Health Insurance and Accident Insurance if you wish to purchase them in Germany.

Deadline
8 Weeks

Special remarks
1. Due to a recently passed law the German government requires and ONLY accepts the following Proof of enrolement. You can find it here: https://bvmd.bitrix24.de/~zaK4Y . It has to be filled in, signed and stamped/sealed by your university. Please use the official template only.

2. Please upload 4 different letters of motivation. We need them to place you in the most suitable department, so please take some time to write them. Tutors may make their intern selection based upon them.

3. Your Card of Documents has to be complete when sending the Application Form. Applications without the required documents will NOT be considered.

4. You can download the SCOPE Terms and conditions here:https://bvmd.bitrix24.de/~H710R

5. Due to legal immigration issues all Incomings from beyond the European Union have to hand in a proof of sufficient financial funding, which has to be accessible during their exchange period. The total amount of money needed as a proof has to be 195€.

As proofs we will accept one of the following:
  • Personal Funds: Bank Letter or Bank Statement in your name
  • Private Sponsor (Family Member or Friend): Bank Letter or Bank Statement in the name of your sponsor and a letter of financial support of your sponsor.
  • Scholarship: Award Letter
  • Government Sponsorship: Award Letter / Financial Guarantee
In our Exchange Conditions you can find two different samples. One of these has to be filled out and has to be added in the CoD. Even students, who already applied and received a card of acceptance should send the proof to our office at buero@bvmd.de. For further information and for printing the samples please refer to https://bvmd.bitrix24.de/~A4NLM


Card of Acceptance
Deadline
8 Weeks
Special remarks
Please be aware that the department may not be definitive by the time of sending the CA.  Dates on the CA are mandatory! If you have any special requests that can be justified, please do so BEFORE we issue the CA. Afterwards we expect you to attend to the exchange exactly as we stated it.  We cannot agree to postpone a contract if the sending NMO cancels the exchange after receiving the CA.

We only accept students for one month and don't accept two Application Forms for just one student.

Card of Confirmation
Deadline
4 Weeks
Special remarks
CC must be sent to us at least 4 weeks before start of the exchange or we might cancel it!
Cancellations
Deadline
4 Weeks
Special remarks
In case of cancellation no money will be refunded, if not specified in the SCOPE regulations.
Substitutions
Deadline
0 Weeks
Special remarks
EU country: 4 weeks
non EU country: 4 - 8 weeks

We usually accept substitutes, but only in agreement with our NEO-In.

Additional Information
Update Date
12/29/2018 23:44
Validation Date
07/15/2018 00:00
Special remarks
Graduated students are not allowed to participate in our program and will not be accepted. If the student is close to graduating, please make sure that the student is still enrolled in university during the time of the exchange.

Our Local Committees offer rather few places at once. Therefore the chance of getting one of your choices might be small if you only choose the very popular choices (Berlin, Munich, Hamburg...).
Be also aware that not every Local Committee accepts students at all times, what could be a reason for placing you in another place. We try very hard to put you in the desired place or at least close to it, but please understand it isn't always possible.  On the other hand, every Local Committee offers a high quality exchange. In fact, smaller cities tend to offer even better exchange experiences! Germany is also not that big, so you can easily travel at all times :)

Due to prior experiences, we kindly ask you to respect our conditions and German regulations and habits. Even as an exchange student you are expected to attend all required classes and to work in the hospital like everyone else (standard: 8 hours).
Punctuality is crucial. Non-compliance is considered rude and impudent, and we reserve the right to send students home if we receive complaints from the hospital and the doctors in charge, or your accommodation and contact person. 

Incomings must not host friends or family members in their apartments.