how do you check an overseas doctors accreditation's that is comparable to the states?
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What country are you trying to seek medical attention?  Places like France, Northern Italy, Ireland, England, India\n\nDid you know Medical Tourism is big...especially in Europe?\n\n\nTo compare the accreditation, check out the websites I found below, because some doctors who come over here from overseas usually need to pass our medical boards, but I know they have National Schools in Europe and other places, so maybe they have the same/similar curriculum and accreditation now...I would start with these websites anyway.\n\n\nWhat's the focus, is it for surgery or other specialization, like Acupunture?\n\n\nAre you going overseas particularly for this medical reason? Is it something they won't do in the US?  Are you waiting or is it too expensive here?\n\n[SOMETHING I READ AND TO THINK ABOUT- IT'S ABOUT PS, BUT COULD APPLY TO ANY KIND OF MEDICINE]\nGetting your  plastic surgery done in another country (where costs are lower than where you live) is no longer a big deal. While I believe that some medical fraud exists in the United States and any other developed country, it is somewhat more prevalent in countries that offer cheap plastic surgery. It does not mean that you should not travel abroad for plastic surgery - it just means that you must do your homework and be careful. “It’s important to do it right with careful planning from the start. A medical traveler is almost always on a tight time schedule, with no spare hours for delays or changes,” says Julie Munro, CEO and Chief Medical Concierge of Cosmetic Surgery Travel. She also has ten excellent tips for you if you are considering  plastic surgery in a different country.\n\nHmmm...let me know if there's more info...ok?\nHTH.  God speed with your health (or loved one's).\nTake care.
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Go to any eyeglass shop. Some do it for free (or a nominal charge) to help sell glasses. Take your old prescription with you  (if the new prescription is very different from your old one, just go to another shop, just to be sure..make an excuse to get  their prescription: I left my travelers checks at my hotel I'll be back tomorrow). \n\nYes, all throughout Asia it is common to have your eyes examined at the shop that sells the glasses (usually by an optometrist). Do not be concerned most are very qualified and do an excellent job. In America it's all about how much money they can extract from you. \n\n I have all my glasses and exams done in India and I pay less than 10% of what it would cost in the USA. I got anything you can get in USA (I.E., titanium frames, photo gray, ant-scratch plastic, etc) and I see just fine, and the quality is just as good.
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For English-speaking doctor referrals try Unidad Medica Angloamericana, a private medical center\n\nUnidad Médica Angloamericana (Conde de Aranda 1, Salamanca, Madrid, Spain. PHONE: 91/435-1823).
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They have to go through a rigourus testing process .You might be a top notch surgeon in your own country but you will have to prove your worth here by starting at the bottom of the ladder
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In USA.  Portsmouth VA\nhttp://www-nmcp.med.navy.mil/nmcphist/nmcphist.asp
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For example: \nDental Hospital\nSukhumvit Soi 49\nBangkok\nTel.: + 66 2 260 50 00\nwww.dentalhospitalbangkok.com\nemail: dental@loxinfo.co.th\nI do not know if there exist a rating system for dentistry here. But I can confirm that they are good and much cheaper than USA/Europe. If you come for limited period in Thailand, you can ask them in advance for a short (intensive) program.
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Depends on your provider .. for example in Canada , Fido allows you to check them online after registering in the website, u should check ur provider homepage.. but im sure there is other ways
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go to AMA online. there put in the dr.'s name and last known address.
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I would suggest you check with organizations like the American College of Healthcare Executives, the American Hospital Association, and the American Medical Association as a start
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Try checking out http://www.healthgrades.com to see if a particular doctor you have in mind has any blemishes on his or her records. The Quackwatch site also has a lot of helpful info on how to check out a doc's background. See the page at:\nhttp://www.quackwatch.org/04ConsumerEducation/QA/mdcheck.html\n\nHope that helps, and good luck.
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well i think you should start by going onto some US hospital websites.\n\nhave a look there. there are are normally staff contact lists and stuff like that, giving details of tel numbers, email addresses etc..\n\nhope that helps
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American Medical Association.\nInformation about a doctor's training and experience can usually be obtained from the doctor's office, a local medical society (a the doctor is a member), a local hospital (if the doctor is on staff), or an HMO to which the doctor belongs. A few state licensing boards issue information about disciplinary actions, but getting it may be cumbersome. Several online organizations provide easy access to various amounts of information. Internet Health Pilot has a handy listy of the medical and osteopathic licensing board Web sites.\n\nThe American Medical Association's AMA Physician Select provides limited information on the training and certification status of all of the more than 690,000 medical and osteopathic physicians currently licensed in the United States. It does not list disciplinary actions. Searches can be done only one state at a time. This service is free of charge.\n\nThe American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) CertifiedDoctor Verification Service can be used to check whether a doctor is certified by one of the 24 recognized specialty boards. The searches yield no other information. All states can be searched simultaneously. This site is primarily useful for checking the certification status of a doctor whose location is unknown. Registration at the site is required, but this service is free of charge.\n\nHealthGrades maintains a searchable database of medical and osteopathic physicians. Its reports cover education and training; specialties; board certification; disciplinary actions. and several other characteristics. Searching, which costs $7.95 for the first search and $2.95 for each additional search, requires the physician's last name and state of practice. The resultant information includes whether the doctor has been sanctioned within the past few years, but no details are provided. People seeking a new doctor in their own community can get a report that compares up to 20 of them for $9.95. Reports are also available for hospitals and nursing homes.\n\nThe most comprehensive database is ChoiceTrust, which charges $9.95 for a credential history and $19.95 for a one-day pass.\n\nPublic Citizen's Health Research Group, which operates the Questionable Doctors site, has stopped updating its database of disciplinary actions and is no longer accepting new subscribers.\nGovernment Sources\n\nMost states have Web sites with searchable databases, but the amount of information varies considerably from state to state. With respect to disciplinary actions, some provide brief summaries, some provide extensive documentation, and others simply say whether or not a disciplinary action has taken place. A few state boards provide information about malpractice suits and criminal convictions, but research at relevant courthouses is more likely to yield results. Searching Google may also yield such information. Internet Health Pilot provides a convenient list of the medical and osteopathic boards that maintain Web sites.\n\nThe U.S. Office of the Inspector General administers two databanks that collect adverse information about physicians and other healthcare providers. The information is not available to the general public but can be accessed by government agencies, credentialing organizations, and certain other parties.\n\n    * The National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB, which began operating in 1990, is intended to hinder the movement of "problem practitioners" from one facility or state to another. Licensing boards are required to report all actions that revoke, suspend, or restrict a license for reasons related to the practitioner's professional competence or conduct. Professional societies must report all professional review actions that adversely affect the membership of a physician or dentist. Hospital administrators must report disciplinary actions that negatively affect a doctor's clinical privileges for more than 30 days and must query the Data Bank w
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no, you can google the name, perhaps that would help. I know if you are looking for a doctor in the UK, you can use yellow pages, or a dentist, you can go the the general dental council website.
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I have already answered a similar question and this is a repeat of my earlier Best Answer.\n\ncheck the following site for\nMedical Education in the US and how foreign doctors can work in USA.\nhttp://www.fulbright.co.uk/eas/studyus/s...\nI have worked with Indian doctors wanting to go to USA.They adopt the following strategy:\n1.They take USMLE part 1 and part 2 exams in India.\n2.For the 3rd part they have to go to USA as the exam is conducted there only.\n3.Normally visa for doctors is discouraged and as such they go for a MPH or other allied graduate programs in USA.\n4. They have to take GRE/TOEFL for getting admission in these programs.\nYou may contact me admit2003atrediffmail.com\nNBS\nAdmission Source\nSCO 139-141\nSector 17C\nChandigarh\nIndia
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Call your family physician in usa and have them fed-ex you some to a doctor there.....just an idea for you......thats if they allow it.If not find a physician there and have them consult with your family physician or primary care. The most i could find as information is the link below. In the center of link is location in abbreviation.Vic for victoria.....qld for queensland and so on.....choose one link and find the hospital nearest you....there should be a phone number there you can call by looking for ....contact us....
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for any university,you should check it to see if it is accredited or not.\nso...go to department of education site,or in many countries\nthey have the list of accepted foreign universities.
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check Medical websites