Opening a private clinic / self employed

Hi jenny,  glad you are enjoying your stay.

To practice medicine here in any form will require you to jump through a bunch of hoops. One of our members Bob, is a doctor and he can tell us more.

You will need residency at the very least to work here in any capacity.  That process starts at home. 

You will want to work via a corporation and set things up properly.

Its all doable but won't be easy to get all this done. I will see what I can find about  qualifying here medically.

You will need every document you have from your education including courses you did.  That will all have to be submitted and approved. Then you have to do additional courses here that you will not have taken. 

That is what I know so far.

Thanks planner!

Its probably just better to do it and dont mention it to anybody but your gringo patients. We see suchlike all the time.

Thanks for view MXT.
I wonder do other professional expats; e.g. Osteopath, counsellor, psychotherapist, personal trainer, message therapist (not happy endings massages 😉) also need to get re-certified?
Or do their clients recognize their USA/UK credentials?

Many of those professions cannot operate here legally without recertification! 

Some are not regulated at all.

Doctors are. Get caught practicing medicine illegally and you go to jail!  And I guarantee that you will be reported and quickly!

It does not matter what clients or expats recognize it's what is recognized here legally!

Thanks planner.
And rightly so.....

Hello,

I'm wondering if you were able to make that work, starting your private practice?

I'm a medical massage and shiatsu therapist, somatic therapist, and meditation teacher and would love to legally practice in Santo Domingo to start. I'm just not sure if it's possible and to do it all by the laws.

Hope to hear from you. I may post a separate thread. I'm new to this website.

Hi Dianne welcome to the forums. I am not sure on the credentials you have and what you would need here.  I certainly have the contacts here in Santo Domingo to help you. 

I will message you to ask a few questions!

Welcome to the forums.  I  do not have any expertise in that area or experience helping anyone open educational / therapy center.

I will message you privately to ask more questions and  see what I can find out for you!

Hello all,

I just found this forum and I am grateful already as I see how responsive and community oriented it is.

I am a licensed mental health clinician in New York and in Florida.

I am here starting the process of legalizing my foreign degrees (which won't be a walk in the park, even with the levels of technology) with the end goal of seeing patients in the DR.

I wondered if anyone has gone through this process of becoming licensed or the licensure recognized to practice here. If so, what was the process?

Thank you in advance.

Evelyn Olivo

Welcome Evelyn,  we have been asked about this a few times.  So far no one has come back to say how it was!  I know its  a daunting task. Good luck to you.

Hi, I would love to open a rehabilitation clinic in santo domingo to start. I am an occupational therapist and have dual citizenship in RD. Can you help or point me to the right direction on what documents and certifications I would need. I would gladly appreciate it.

-Thank you

Welcome to the forums!  A rehabilitation clinic - as in physiotherapy?  Or ?

Give me more info and I can help!

Hi @planner,

Yes physiotherapy.

Ok.  I thought so but had to ask. I am going thru physiotherapy right now so let me find out!

@planner thank you

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