Residency is a specific program for specialized postgraduate training, intended for licensed graduates of the faculty of medicine, dental medicine and pharmacy. The residency program provides the theoretical and practical training necessary to obtain one of the specialties included in the Nomenclature of medical, dental and pharmaceutical specialties for the healthcare network.
The residency training is conducted exclusively in Romanian and is carried out in a health unit accredited to conduct postgraduate education for obtaining the specialty, under the guidance of the coordinator professor of the program.
The residency training activity is carried out under the authority of the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education.
For each specialisation, the residency program is carried out according to a training curriculum and a scale of skills, procedures, diagnostic and therapeutic techniques, mandatory and unique at national level for Romania, established and approved by the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education. During residency training, 20-30% represents didactic and theoretical activity, and 70-80% represents practical activities and individual study.
The duration of residency training is established by order of the Minister of Health and is between 3 and 7 years, depending on the specialty. Residency training begins on January 1st of each year. The specialisation is done respecting the duration and training curriculum provided for the residency in the respective specialty in Romania.
The residency training program is completed by taking the exam for obtaining the title of specialist doctor, specialist dentist and, respectively, specialist pharmacist, which is held during the sessions organised by the Ministry of Health at the national level (two annual sessions, March and October) after a methodology of the ministry that is published before the exam. The exam can be taken within a maximum of 5 years from the date of the end of the training program.
Citizens from member countries of the EU, EEA and the Swiss Confederation can register in the residency training program under the same conditions as Romanian citizens, in accordance with Law 316/2006.
Romanian citizens can access the residency program only by participating in the national residency admission exam for the fields of medicine, dentistry and pharmacy.
The national residency admission exam is organised by the Ministry of Health, based on a methodology approved and published on the ministry’s website before the exam. The number of places available through the national admission exam are established annually by the Ministry of Health for each residency specialisation .
The national residency admission exam usually takes place in the fourth quarter of each year (November) and is held in Romanian, according to a theme and bibliography established by the Ministry of Health.
The registration of candidates for the national residency admission exam is carried out in one of the university centres accredited to conduct specialisation programs through residency, at the choice of the candidates. When registering, citizens from member countries of the EU, EEA and the Swiss Confederation must present their residence registration (certificate of registration) to the territorial formations of the Romanian General Inspectorate for Immigration (IGI).
Candidates declared admitted following the national residency admission exam are assigned to residency training centres by the Ministry of Health, according to the chosen specialisation and available places.
For more information about the national residency admission exam you can access the website of the Ministry of Health.
According to Law no. 299/2007 regarding the support granted to Romanians everywhere, republished, with subsequent amendments and additions, Romanian ethnic candidates can register in the Residency training program under the same conditions as Romanian citizens, but they compete on separate places published by the Romanian Ministry of Education, which will distribute these places to the university centres for residency.
Candidates that opt for the places allocated by the Ministry of Education, register and participate in the national residency admission exam, organised by the Romanian Ministry of Health, in the same period and under the same conditions as for Romanian citizens, according to the methodology regarding the organisation of the national residency exam, developed annually by the Ministry of Health and approved by order of the Minister of Health.
For more information about the national residency admission exam you can access the website of the Ministry of Health.
Citizens from countries that are not part of the European Union, the EEA and the Swiss Confederation, graduates with a bachelors’ degree from the faculties of medicine, dentistry and pharmacy can enroll in the residency training without taking an entrance exam, on fee-paying places, on their own currency account.
To be eligible, non-EU candidates must cumulatively meet the following conditions:
- have documents certifying citizenship and residence in a third country of the European Union, the EEA and the Swiss Confederation;
- are graduates with a bachelor’s degree in human medico-pharmaceutical profile or a degree equivalent to it in terms of structure, duration and a number of credits at least equal to those in Romania.
Non-EU candidates can register for residency in any specialty accredited by the Romanian Ministry of Health and for which Titu Maiorescu University in Bucharest has a residency training coordinator.
Admission to residency without an entrance exam depends on the number of places available in the respective specialisation in the academic year in which enrollment is made. The number of residency training places is determined by the residency coordinators for each specialty.
In the situation where the number of applications exceeds the number of training places, the Department for Training through Residency Programs, according to its own criteria, may take into account the academic performance of the graduates during the study period, the results obtained in the relevant subjects for the residency specialisation, the undergraduate average, the average for the years of study, the scientific activity proven through articles and/or relevant scientific publications, during or after the studies, the level of knowledge of the Romanian language, the certificate of free practice for the field of dental medicine. According to these criteria, the Department for Training through Residency Programs establishes the hierarchy of candidates for the available places in each residency specialty.
The duration and training courses are the same as for Romanian citizens. The education plan is established together with the residency coordinator professor.
Admission to residency for non-EU citizens is done in two sessions: November and January. The January session is held only if there are available places after the November session.
Enrollment files can only be submitted in person, to the Department of International Relations directly by the candidate or by another person on behalf of the candidate, by proxy (power of attorney to represent the candidate).
Documents that are not in Romanian or English must be translated and legalised in Romanian,, except for the passport and the language cetificate.
- Diplomas from countries that are members of the Hague Convention request a Hague Apostille from the authorities of the country that issued the document.
- Diplomas issued in countries which are not party to the Hague Convention must be authenticated. There are two ways to do the authentication of the diploma:
- by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the issuing country, the Romanian Embassy / Consular Office in that country and the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
or
- by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the issuing country and its Embassy / Consular Office in Romania and the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- For countries where there are no diplomatic missions of Romania or that do not have diplomatic missions in Romania, the study documents will be authenticated with the stamp from the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the issuing country.
- Graduation certificates must also have the Hague apostille or authorization stamps on them (in the case of candidates that did not receive yet the high school diploma)
- Check the list of countries that need legalisation here.
Doctors with non-EU citizenship can register for residency, in any specialty, established by the Ministry of Health for Romanian doctors, based on the acceptance of the residency coordinator, the acceptance of the University management and the approval of the Ministry of Education.
The approval of the Ministry of Education (the letter of acceptance to studies) is issued after the verifications made by the university and the Ministry of Education of the application files, submitted by citizens from non-EU states.
The letter of acceptance is only valid for the higher education institution for which it was issued, starting with the academic year for which it was issued and for the respective academic cycle. Any change during the academic course, which contradicts the documents in the initial acceptance letter, will be regulated by the Ministry of Education issuing a new acceptance letter, at the request of the university.
1. Birth certificate
copy for documents issued in Romanian, English
certified translation into Romanian for other languages
2. The document certifying permanent residence abroad
copy for documents issued in Romanian, English
certified translation into Romanian for other languages
3. Passport
4. Proof of name change (marriage certificate, divorce certificate, court order, etc.) – if applicable
copy for documents issued in Romanian, English
certified translation into Romanian for other languages
5. High school diploma or its equivalent, authenticated with the Hague Apostille or superlegalization, depending on the issuing country
original + certified translation into Romanian
6. Bachelor’s diploma or its equivalent, authenticated with the Hague Apostille or superlegalization, depending on the issuing country
original + certified translation into Romanian
7. Transcript of records for all the years at university / diploma supplement
copy for documents issued in Romanian, English
certified translation into Romanian for other languages
8. Certificate of completion of the Romanian language year/ language proficiency certificate for Romanian*, minimum level B2. Candidates who graduated from medical and dental undergraduate study programs in Romania are exempt
9. Medical certificate
copy for documents issued in Romanian, English
authorized/ certified translation into Romanian for other languages
10. Certificate of free practice in Romania/ in the country of origin/ in the country where the candidate had graduated from the faculty
copy for documents issued in Romanian, English
certified translation into Romanian for other languages
11. Notarial declaration regarding the choice to carry out residency studies on his/her own currency account;
copy for documents issued in Romanian, English
certified translation into Romanian for other languages
12. Letter of acceptance to undergraduate studies (only for candidates graduating from a faculty in Romania)
13. Updated CV (Curriculum Vitae) in Romanian, detailing professional experience and scientific activity
14. Application for enrollment in postgraduate residency studies, Information note and consent for the processing of personal data (to be completed when submitting the files)
15. Residency coordinator’s approval (the form is received when submitting the file)
16. Application form for the Letter of acceptance to studies (to be completed when submitting the file)
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* The language certificate for Romanian language must be issued by higher education institutions in Romania that have accredited the study program Preparatory Year for Romanian language for foreign citizens, by pre-university education units accredited for the Romanian language introductory course, the Romanian Language Institute or the Romanian Cultural Institute. Candidates who present Romanian study documents (diplomas and certificates) or study documents, school reports attesting to at least three consecutive years of studies followed, in Romanian, in high shool or higher education institutions from the national system in Romania are exempt from this requirement.
The list with coordinator professors for resident specialities at Titu Maiorescu University, Bucharest is published on the website http://www.rezidentiat.ms.ro/rr/afisares/coordonatori.
The training modules, by specialty, are included in the Training Curriculum and are posted on the website http://www.rezidentiat.ms.ro/curricule/_curricule.html.
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