Recruiting skilled professionals for healthcare
How ibu creates new opportunities for doctors, including across state borders
Recent coverage by NDR and Nordkurier reflects what we put into practice at ibu every day: Tackling the shortage of skilled healthcare staff takes more than good intentions. It takes effective approaches, networks and a genuinely welcoming environment.
Two media outlets, one message:
While Nordkurier examines the bureaucratic hurdles facing international doctors seeking recognition, NDR uses Ludwigslust as an example of how targeted outreach to doctors in Hamburg opens up new possibilities, and how our work at ibu plays a key role in making them accessible.
Integration needs structure and experienced partners
As an education partner of organisations including ASKLEPIOS Hamburg, and through close cooperation with the town of Ludwigslust and the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, we support sustainable integration through training. Our “Developing basic skills” course provides international doctors with specialist, language and intercultural support as they work towards a career in German healthcare, with targeted practical learning and individual guidance.
A successful approach with wider impact
On 17 July, we welcomed 18 international doctors from Hamburg to Ludwigslust for a visit that offered more than information: it opened up new perspectives. Close cooperation between ibu, the local authority and healthcare organisations helped us create an environment in which people could arrive, understand and contribute.
Creating opportunities together
The Nordkurier and NDR reports show that the need exists, and so does a way forward. ibu stands for education that creates opportunities for people from international backgrounds and for regions that need skilled professionals.
Find out more about our training programmes for international doctors here:
