“A lot of us foreign doctors have huge experience from outside but we can’t use that experience here if we’re not progressing. The Irish system is wasting a lot of talent.”Specialist medical training programmes are currently allocated with first preference going to Irish citizens followed by EU nationals. Photograph: Dylan VaughanDr Yousaf admits he’s started losing faith in the Irish training system. You can’t get on to the BST (Basic Specialist Training) or HST (High Specialist Training) because of the preference system.”Dr Yousaf is considering moving to the UK for work. The Irish system is losing experienced doctors because of this.”

Source: The Irish Times October 10, 2020 03:56 UTC