r/medicalschoolEU

It seems like every residency path in the EU is apparently closed or extremely hard to get into according the posts I see here quite often. 'UK is closed' 'Germany is done' 'France is incredibly competitive' 'Ireland is impossible.' What I mentioned was in virtue of EU graduates, let alone IMGs whose only hope was the UK.

Is this actually the case? All of this seems unrealistic provided that Europe has a very high rate of healthcare retirement and high percentage of elderly people which should incentivize governments to hire more medical professionals. Also, is this trend - provided it is real - expected to change in the next few years?

I hope to get factual answers instead of the usual vague comments. Much appreciated.

Im not from the EU and im interested in doing my residency from Germany . Saw a post here quite a while ago quoting because of the reforms it ll get much harder to get into residency . I preferably want psychiatry but kind of anything works for me . Im pretty geographically flexible as well . Dont mind living in towns or villages . So , shall i pursue the pathway or its practically over for mee