Each member country takes part in EuroNet MRPH through its National Commission, which can tell you more about public health training there. For a placement abroad during your own residency, see Internships.
Member countries
Since 2011
France
Represented by CLISP. Four years after the national exams (EDN and ECOS), mostly in six-month placements.
Mobility
One or two consecutive six-month placements abroad are possible.
Residents trained in another EU country take the same national exams and matching.
Checked in October 2026: arrêté of 12 April 2017, art. 52; arrêté of 19 April 2022, art. 7.
Since 2014
Ireland
Represented by APHRI. Four years of Higher Specialist Training with the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, after national recruitment.
Mobility
Up to 12 months of approved training abroad can count, after the third year.
Doctors eligible for registration with the Irish Medical Council can apply, with proof of English.
Checked in October 2026: RCPI, Out of Clinical Programme Experience; RCPI, training policies.
Since 2011
Italy
Represented by the Consulta degli Specializzandi of SItI. Four years, entered through the national competition.
Mobility
Residents can spend up to 18 months in all outside the school’s training network, in Italy or abroad.
EU citizens sit the same national competition, with Italian at level C1 and a recognised degree.
Checked in October 2026: Ministry of University and Research, call of 21 May 2026; decree 402/2017.
Since 2015
Netherlands
Represented by LOSGIO. Public health (Maatschappij en Gezondheid) takes two plus two years, entered through a profile.
Mobility
Part of the training may be done abroad, with the approval of the registration committee (RGS).
Doctors trained in another EU country first register in the BIG register, with Dutch at level B2+.
Checked in October 2026: BIG-register, Dutch language level; framework decree of the specialists’ board (Kaderbesluit CGS).
Since 2012
Portugal
Represented by five regional committees of residents. Four years, after the general year (Formação Geral) and the national exam (Prova Nacional de Acesso).
Mobility
The three-month optional placement can be taken at an institution abroad.
Doctors trained in another EU country register with the Ordem dos Médicos, with Portuguese at B2, then sit the national exam.
Checked in October 2026: programme of the residency, Portaria 141/2014; Ordem dos Médicos, doctors with foreign degrees.
Since 2016
Slovenia
Represented by its residents’ association. Four years in two parts, after a public call of the Medical Chamber, where an interview weighs most in the selection.
Mobility
Up to 12 months of the programme can be done in another country, on the main mentor’s proposal.
Doctors with a recognised EU qualification can apply, with Slovenian at C1 for speaking and B2 for writing.
Checked in October 2026: rules on specialisations of doctors (2026), art. 4 and 8; Medical Services Act, art. 11.
Since 2011
Spain
Represented by ARES-MPSP. Four years after the national MIR exam, starting with a nine-month public health course.
Mobility
Rotations abroad are possible, up to four months a year and 12 in the whole residency.
EU nationals sit the same MIR exam with a recognised degree and, if not Spanish speakers, Spanish at C1.
Checked in October 2026: Royal Decree 183/2008, art. 21; Order SND/854/2026.
Since 2023
Turkey
Represented by HASUDER. Four years in Turkish, at universities with six months of field training, after the national specialty exam (TUS).
Mobility
Residents can train abroad for up to a year, with the approval of the trainer, the institution and the Ministry of Health.
Foreign doctors enter on a quota for foreigners, through the entrance exam, and prove their Turkish within a year.
Checked in October 2026: regulation on specialty training in medicine (2022), art. 14 and 18.
Since 2011
United Kingdom
Represented by the Faculty of Public Health’s Specialty Registrars Committee. Usually five years, open to non-medical candidates.
Specialty Registrars Committee
Mobility
Placements abroad go through Out of Programme, with at most 12 months credited for each.
Medical applicants need full registration with the General Medical Council and the right to work in the UK.
Checked in October 2026: Faculty of Public Health, Out of Programme; NHS England, person specification 2026.
Former member countries
Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Malta, Moldova and Poland were members in earlier years. Residents of these and other countries can join as individual members: see Get involved.