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B2. SELECTED SURVEY RESULTS
THE FOREIGN EXPERIENCE, LANGUAGE SKILLS AND
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION OF THE SURVEYED DOCTORS
Prior Academic or Working Experience Abroad
In the last 15 years almost 30% (28.9%) of the surveyed doctors studied or worked legally
abroad. Study sojourns (52.3%) prevailed slightly over working activities for doctors who
had stayed abroad during the specified period.
More than one fifth (21.6%) of the approached doctors attended graduate studies, roughly the
same number (19.5%) of the doctors attended post-graduate studies abroad and roughly every
eighth doctor from the selected sample studied languages abroad.
In territorial terms the study sojourns were primarily oriented on Germany and other
unspecified EU countries. The overseas countries of the USA and Canada figured more often
for graduate studies and even Asian countries figured in post-graduate studies. English played
the primary role in language studies abroad; most of the surveyed doctors had taken part in
language studies in Great Britain, the USA or Canada.
The length of the professional studies ranged on average from one half to one year, while the
language studies abroad were relatively short (roughly four months on average).
Longer stays abroad by doctors were connected with employment stays. The average length
of a stay abroad for work in the field amounted to more than two years (26 months) and
almost one year (11 months) for work outside of the field. Only working relations as part of
student stays were shorter in time - they lasted four months on average.
Doctors worked most often in Germany, Great Britain and Ireland and mainly in the USA and
Canada for overseas countries, though also in Australia, New Zealand and unspecified Asian
countries. The objective of the short-term working stays in the framework of student activities
was most often America and Canada.
Language Skills
The knowledge of international languages plays a special role in relation to finding
employment on a foreign labour market. Similarly as for the Czech population, the knowledge
of three international languages (English, German and Russian) was also highest among
doctors.
In accordance with the current trends, an overwhelming majority (94%) of the surveyed
doctors knew the English language on various levels. English is also the language that
showed the greatest level of knowledge. According to their own assessment, almost 70% of
the questioned doctors know English on a communicative level (the fluent and active
knowledge of the language).
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