Belgium: One Quarter of Newly Approved Doctors Hold Foreign Diplomas

Belgium reports that one quarter of newly approved practitioners hold foreign diplomas. Federal health agency data covered professional licenses from twenty twenty to twenty twenty-five.

Officials said twenty-five point five percent of licenses went to foreign-trained applicants.

Among general practitioners and specialists, roughly twenty-two percent held foreign basic diplomas. Dentistry showed a higher share, nearly forty-five percent holding foreign master's degrees.

Romania, Netherlands, and Italy were the leading foreign medical training countries overall. License holding does not guarantee that doctors actually practice within Belgium's borders.