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Medical Doctor

Persons whose medical training has been outside Denmark (including those from the Nordic countries and the EU/EEC countries) must hold Danish authorization to be able to practise medicine in Denmark, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands.

As a result of international agreements, different rules govern the recognition by Denmark of medical qualifications obtained abroad, depending on the applicant’s country of citizenship, and where the training took place. For this reason, applicants are divided into four groups:


To learn more, click on one of the above categories.

Please be informed that the National Board of Health passes on information regarding name, address and Danish social security number (cpr.nr.) to the University of Copenhagen, Danish Immigration Services and The Danish Medical Association.

In connection with the administration of an application, all information including personal data is processed electronically by the National Board of Health. Pursuant to the Personal Data Act (persondataloven), all parties involved  - with some exceptions – have e.g. a right to access to the information that is processed. For further information see www.datatilsynet.dk.