Youngest Heart Surgeon in Taiwan

Out of curiosity just wondering who is the youngest heart surgeon in Taiwan.

How many years of residency or training must a medical doctor go through in order to become a certified heart surgeon in Taiwan?

Can an Aussie or Kiwi with a basic bachelor of medicine from Oceania Universities become a certified heart surgeon in Taiwan?

Thank you :pray:

That seems like it would be a difficult question to answer.

Can an Aussie or Kiwi with a basic bachelor of medicine from Oceania Universities become a certified heart surgeon in Taiwan?

I think this is the governing law, see Article 20

https://law.moj.gov.tw/ENG/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?pcode=R0040001

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This is a regulation on doctor’s licence.
專門職業及技術人員高等考試醫師牙醫師中醫師藥師考試分階段考試規則

After you get a doctor license, you need to get a certificate of specialized surgeon. You need four years of training for surgeon.
外科專科醫師甄審原則

Then you need to take 2 years of training for heart surgeon to get a certificate of specialized heart surgeon.
胸腔及心臟血管外科專科醫師甄審辦法

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Hi if an Aussie and/or Kiwi obtains a doctor’s license in their own country, can they still apply for the surgeon’s certificate in Taiwan?

if you already have a foreign doctor’s licence and it is accredited by taiwan, you can apply for the doctor’s licence exam without going to medical school in Taiwan.

After you get a doctor’s licence of Taiwan, if your foreign certificate of specialized surgeon is accredited by taiwan, you may skip the four year training for surgeon. You can apply for the exam for specialized surgeon without the training.

Thank you tando that is a pretty clear explanation on the certification requirements.