Specialist doctors and specialist dentists

Nationals of Member States of the European Economic Area and Switzerland

A specialist doctor or specialist dentist, national of a Member State of the European Economic Area or Switzerland, shall gain qualification for independent practice if a decision on the recognition of qualification to practice the regulated profession of a specialist doctor or specialist dentist has been delivered in accordance with the regulations on the qualifications recognition procedure for nationals of Member States of the European Union for practicing regulated professions or regulated professional activities within the Republic of Slovenia.

Compulsory enclosures with the application:

• a signed membership application for the Medical Chamber of Slovenia,
• the decision on the recognition of qualification to practice the regulated profession of a specialist doctor or specialist dentist, with enclosures, based on which the decision was issued; provide the original for inspection (the issue of the decision is under the authority of Ministry of Labour, Family and Social Affairs, Ljubljana, Kotnikova 5),
• a certified translation of the evidence on clear criminal history record, not older than 3 months from the date of issue (issued by the ministry of justice in the country of residence or the competent court in the country of residence),
• a certified translation of the evidence on good character and good repute, not older than 3 months from the date of issue (issued by the competent medical chamber or other competent authority),
• curriculum vitae with an account of professional work and bibliography in Slovene.

A complete application should be submitted to the following address:
Medical Chamber of Slovenia
Department for legal and general procedures
Dunajska cesta 162
p. p. 439
SI-1001 Ljubljana

Form: Licence application (EU) (PDF; size: 110 kB)
Additional information: Ms. Lidija Janškovec

Third country nationals and nationals of former Yugoslav republics

A specialist doctor or specialist dentist, third country national, shall gain qualification for independent practice if a decision on official recognition or decision on equivalence of foreign title with the Slovenian professional title doctor of medicine or doctor of dental medicine, has been obtained within the procedure of recognition under a special act and if the person has passed the professional exam in the Republic of Slovenia and has acquired a decision on the recognition of specialist title, obtained abroad.

A specialist doctor or specialist dentist that has completed the studies at the faculty of medicine, finished the internship, passed the professional exam and completed specialisation before 25 June 1991 in one of the former Yugoslav republics, shall gain qualification for independent practice on passing the professional exam in Slovenia.

Compulsory enclosures with the application:

• a signed membership application for the Medical Chamber of Slovenia,
• the original or a certified copy of official recognition of a foreign medical university degree (official recognition is not necessary for degrees obtained within the former Yugoslav republics before 25 June 1991, in such case provide a certified translation of the degree), or a decision on equivalence of foreign title with the Slovenian professional title obtained within the procedure of recognition under a special act (under the authority of Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Trg OF 13, Ljubljana),
• decision on the recognition of specialist title, obtained abroad (not necessary when the specialist title has been obtained within the former Yugoslav republics before 25 June 1991, in such case provide a certified evidence that professional examination has been passed) – specialist title is recognized by the Medical Chamber of Slovenia – Department for training and expert supervision, p.p. 1630, 1001 Ljubljana,
• the original or a certified copy of evidence that professional examination has been passed,
• the original or a certified copy of evidence that additional professional exams has been passed – for the cases where the professional qualification has been obtained within the former Yugoslav republics before 25 June 1991 (under the authority of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Slovenia),
• the original or a certified copy of evidence on the knowledge of Slovene (secondary school certificate or certificate of an educational institution – The Centre for Slovene as a Second/Foreign Language at the Faculty of Arts in Ljubljana),
• curriculum vitae with an account of professional work.

A complete application should be submitted to the following address:
Medical Chamber of Slovenia
Department for legal and general procedures
Dunajska cesta 162
p. p. 439
SI-1001 Ljubljana

Form: Licence application – specialists (outside the EU) (PDF; size: 112 kB)
Additional information: Ms. Simona Peklaj

Should there be any reason to doubt the professional competence of the doctor within the specific area of expertise on the basis of the submitted documentation or their practice to date, the Medical Chamber of Slovenia can impose on them the following:

1. emergency medicine exam for doctors required reading (PDF; size: 70 kB)
   Form: application form for emergency medicine examination (PDF; size: 78 kB)
   Additional information: Ms. Simona Peklaj,
   
   
2. a training of no less than three and no more than twelve months at the appropriate university clinic or clinical department with the final opinion of the mentor.
   Additional information: Ms. Simona Peklaj,
   
   
3. aptitude test.
   Form: Aptitude test application (PDF; size: 93 kB)
   Additional information: Ms. Sonja Kočar.