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Icelandic Language Barrier Limits Job Opportunities for Foreign Doctors

By Michael Chapman

Foreign doctors seeking work in Iceland’s healthcare system often struggle to secure positions due to insufficient Icelandic language skills, according to a senior physician at Landspítali. Speaking to RÚV about recruitment challenges, pulmonologist and chief physician of specialist basic training Inga Sif Ólafsdóttir said that language proficiency is the primary obstacle preventing qualified overseas doctors… The post Icelandic Language Barrier Limits Job Opportunities for Foreign Doctors ap...