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Comparison of education in plastic surgery in the Czech, Germany and U.K.

Published: 2007-07-02. Updated: 2007-10-31

Compare education and qualification of cosmetic surgeons specialist from different countries. Find answer to your question, "Is he a real expert?" We did the research for you.

'Yes, he has', concerning the Czech plastic surgeons at least. Detailed information about plastic surgery in Czech.

The Czech medical graduate student who chooses plastic surgery specialization must have a lot of patience and determination to manage a multiyear demanding training. In this period he must absorb a huge amount of knowledge and practical skills to be able to and practice independently. His colleagues from neighboring Germany or Great Britain have the same possibility. Especially in Great Britain that is boasting excellent reputation of local surgeons, the candidate for this profession must wade through immense quantity of surgeries and have knowledge of medical examinations and diagnostics. However, the postgraduate studies there last longest.

Obviously, education in plastic surgery is not finished when the candidates have reached the certificate required to practice independently. Still there is possibility to increase qualification not institutionally, but individually and get some reward. The physician in this country can receive Esthetic surgery Association Certificate, where membership is an honor and a matter of pride, showing evidence of high proficiency. Esthetic surgery is in fact cosmetic surgery.

The following table giving the basic information about the course, lengths and particular phased of the study has been processed for those of you interested in education system in plastic surgery in the Czech Republic and two key countries in this area. Detailed information the interested persons need should be easy to find in the following Web pages:

Plastic surgery in the Czech Republic info

www.ipvz.cz (Institut postgraduálního vzdělávání ve zdravotnictví)

Plastic surgery in Germany info

http://www.portal-der-schoenheit.de/

http://www.vdaepc.de/ (Vereinigung der deutschen ästhetisch-plastischen Chirurgen)

http://www.schoenheit-und-medizin.de

http://aekb.arzt.de (Ärztekammer Berlin)

http://www.deutsche-medizinerauskunft.de/ (Deutsche mediziner Aukunft)

http://www.bundesaerztekammer.de (Bundesärztekammer)

Plastic surgery in the U.K. info

http://www.bapras.org.uk/ (British Association of Plastic Reconstructive Aesthetic Surgeons)

http://www.jchst.org/ (The Joint Committee on Higher Surgical Training)

http://www.rcseng.ac.uk/ (The Royal College of Surgeons of England)

http://www.iscp.ac.uk (Intercollegiate Surgical Curriculum Project)

LandCzech Republic
GermanyGreat Britain
Length of postgraduate studies

2-year practice – surgical basis
4-year practice – specialist training

Specialist training is held at the so called accredited workplaces. These are some clinics of plastic surgery in Czech and Moravian hospitals. Depending on medical equipment, number of physicians after attestation, number of beds etc., the hospitals are classified to four types.
There are two accredited workplaces type I in the Czech Republic: Clinic of plastic Surgery of the Teaching Hospital Kralovske Vinohrady Prague and Clinic of plastic and esthetic surgery of the Teaching Hospital Brno.
Every plastic surgeon in the training has to work at one of them at least one year of specialized practice.

2-year practice – surgical basis
4-year practice – specialist training at the accredited workplace

It is possible to pass one year of the total number in another specialized surgical field of URL, head surgery or 6 months at the department of anesthesiology, gynecology and childbirth or pathology.

2-year practice – surgical basis
4-year practice – specialist training

Specialized training at two or more accredited workplaces.
Postgraduate education is divided to three degrees: ST1-ST2 – the selected candidates proceed further to ST3-ST6, followed by ST7-ST8, only after that they are qualified to pass the final examination.

Aim of postgraduate studies

Perform/assist at over 600 surgeries in the set count

Obligation to pass one-week intership and coursed (Course of basic surgical procedures – final text at the end of the course is passed).

Perform over 600 Surgeries

Obligation to pass courses and seminars.

Perform over 600 surgeries

Master a wide range of special, examination and diagnostic knowledge (examiners insist on this area).

Final examination

Three professional tasks

Surgery (performed at the clinical workplace of the Institute for medical postgraduate education).

Examination “Fachartztprüfung” at the sector national medical chamber

(the candidates will receive the only official title Specialist physician for plastic and esthetic surgery)

Matter of interest: Basically, every physician may offer esthetic surgeries without limitation.

Exam Intercollegiate Examination; the candidates will receive certificate about finishing the training and they will become members of the prestige organization Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons.