Tariq Al-Maáitah, Bild: Landesinitiative Fachkraft im Fokus
Gabriela Nagler (WelcomeCenter Sachsen-Anhalt) und Tariq Al-Maáitah, Bild: Landesinitiative Fachkraft im Fokus
Tariq Al-Maáitah was born in Jordan and has dreamed of becoming a doctor since he was young. Attending language courses and studying medicine is very expensive in Jordan, but his parents made this path possible for him and after graduating from high school, he studied human medicine at Mútah University in Al-Karak from September 2014 to June 2020. From July 2020 to July 2021, he deepened his knowledge in the fields of surgery, internal medicine, gynaecology and paediatrics at the Prince Ali Military Hospital in Al-Karak. He then worked as a general practitioner at the South Jordan For Occupational Health in Al-Karak until the end of 2022.
While looking for a suitable place for his further medical training, he became aware of the partnership between the Federal Employment Agency - the ZAV International Placement Services in Bonn - and Jordan and was one of 316 applicants to receive one of the 15 scholarships for entry to Saxony-Anhalt.
Tariq Al-Maáitah entered the Federal Republic of Germany on 10 January 2023 and received his employment contract and accommodation in a clinic in the Harz region on 13 January 2023. At the same time, he attended the C1 specialist language course alongside his work, which he successfully completed on 10/08/2023.
After successfully completing the C1 specialised language course and being able to apply for his work permit, he was suddenly confronted with the fact that his fixed-term employment contract could not be extended for financial reasons at the hospital.
In August 2023, Gabriela Nagler from the Saxony-Anhalt Welcome Centre in Halberstadt was involved in the further process. She immediately contacted the parties involved and the Federal Employment Agency and set all available measures in motion to find Tariq Al-Maáitah a new employer with suitable accommodation. Tariq Al-Maáitah's five-year training programme to become a junior doctor and his planned stay in Germany were at stake. Thanks to the good cooperation between the parties involved, a new solution was found quickly and he was taken on as an employee in the orthopaedics department at the "Teufelsbad" rehabilitation clinic in Blankenburg (Harz) on 1 October 2023 and was also allowed to live there. As the circumstances at the original clinic had changed in the meantime and a new opportunity for employment arose, he decided to continue his career as a vascular surgeon there from 1 December 2023.
His colleagues at the "Teufelsbad" rehabilitation clinic were extremely accommodating and supported him in his decision to continue his specialist training and made it possible for him to change jobs again at short notice.
He has since received his licence to practise. This means that his residence permit is no longer at risk and Saxony-Anhalt has gained a medical specialist who spares no effort in pursuing his career with determination and successfully completing his specialist training.
Tariq Al-Maáitah greatly appreciates the discipline and high quality standards in Germany, but would like to see less bureaucracy. He is grateful for the support of his parents, Inga Thomsen at the Federal Employment Agency, the doctor Katharina Bühl, Alexandra Hahne from the Employer Service, Gabriela Nagler from the Saxony-Anhalt WelcomeCentre and the entire team at the "Teufelsbad" rehabilitation clinic in Blankenburg (Harz).
The Saxony-Anhalt WelcomeCentre is a service offered by the state's Fachkraft im Fokus initiative, which aims to make it easier for people interested in moving to Saxony-Anhalt and their families to arrive in their old or new home, and to support companies wishing to employ skilled workers from abroad with their professional and social integration.
We are just a phone call away.
Gabriela Nagler, Regional Advisor WelcomeCentre (Harz)
nagler(at)fachkraft-im-fokus(dot)de | +49 152 56647855
